I am still of the opinion that we need additional forums for the following
Subsim Northeast
Subsim Southeast
Subsim South Central
Subsim Southwest
Subsim West Coast
Subsim Mid America
Subsim Northwest
This would allow members in those respective areas to plan a semi-annual meet & greet type of event.
a moderator could be appointed for each group to help keep things moving and coordinate events, and votes could be taken as to when and where to meet for each region whenever necessary.
Each group would be fairly close to a sub or warship and could visit for a guided tour, coordinate a sleep over aboard the boat and find local events for a weekend.
Texas has the seawolf park with the USS Cavalla
Oklahoma has a sub
Cleveland Ohio has the USS Cod
Mobile Alabama has the USS Drum and the BB Alabama
There is a russian boat by the queen mary in Long Beach, CA another off Manhattan
Chicago has the U-505
the list goes on really
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...#United_States
there actually isnt much of a reason NOT to do something like this regional subsim meet thing. Depending on interest you could have one every quarter or just one every 4-6 months or one a year etc
additionally, it would be a lot easier for members to attend a regional meet as opposed to someone in New York trying to get to Houston, or someone in Houston trying to get to Connecticut
Finally, with each member in attendence, a "finders fee" of sorts could be a minimal donation to subsim for allowing space on the site to coordinate the meet