wally wrote:
frankly, you might want to read up on the RSA's governing access in the state of nh. otherwise, from your statement, a neutral observer would be lead to believe that you (and, by implication, your club) are ignorant about a nh landowner's responsibility to post his/her land. to that end, it isn't necessary for nh landowner's to post their property against motorized - wheeled vehicles. the law prohibits it unless you have written permission from said landowner. so, the absence of a sign does not give you, or your club, carte-blanche to explore nh.
do it right. and if you don't do it right, don't complain when someone (mikey) takes you to task over your illegal behavior (or the illegal behavior of yahoos that are members of your organization). i'd do the same, especially since you wanted information about the MapSix project. Scott spearheads that project AND he's a member of NEWJO - a club that i'm a member of, too. he has done a tremendous amount of work for the benefit of four-wheeling in new england, a benefit that extends to non-nea clubs and non-club members equally.
the nea doesn't have to prove itself to you - especially on THIS site. rather, you and your club have to prove yourselves to the NEA.
wally
You seem to be mistaken on so many points, let me try and clear a few things up so you can better restructure your arguments.
1. "to that end, it isn't necessary for nh landowner's to post their property against motorized - wheeled vehicles."
I was under the impression that the land they were on was reverted or closed class 6 roads when I wrote that. In which case, it
is up to the landowner to properly and clearly mark the road. Like I said before, I am not familiar with the property they were on, and that will be cleared up once I take a ride with Scott/Jay.
2. "don't complain when someone (mikey) takes you to task over your illegal behavior"
Mikey wasnt calling us out on illegal wheeling. He was registering several user names and continuing to visit the site after being banned for trolling for fights. Since the first ban, new usernames were started, posts have been made, and PMs were sent to a couple members. Instigating more fights and harrassing members is not acceptable.
This isnt about the one instance that we all know about with the two users that happen to post on ENH that were on NEA property. Even so, like I said before, go find illegal wheeling on the site, please.
3."or the illegal behavior of yahoos that are members of your organization). "
What organization? We are not a club. Its an open forum for anyone to post and conversate in. There are no dues or membership required events. Its a central meeting place for all things offroad in NH. We do not condone illegal activities and anything that does happen to get posted is removed as soon as it is confirmed (or most of the time even suspected) to be illegal. The moderating staff cant possibly know every road and piece of private property in the state, so if people post wheeling on land we dont know about, then it is up to users to report that and the thread will be removed and the posters disciplined. If it is determined that someone is on NEA land, by all means PROSECUTE!. If you cant do that, dont whine to me about it. I do what i need to for my site to run properly. Prosecuting people for being on your land is not in my job description.
4. "especially since you wanted information about the MapSix project. "
This one is a big one. WE DID NOT ASK TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT MAPSIX!!! I wanted to make that clear. We had a mapping program in place when the NEA approached us. We decided to try and work together on the project. This was later disbanded and we are both left with our respective programs to map the state.
4. I dont understand how Scott's credentials come into play here? I know who he is and what he has done, but thanks for clearing that up. It doesnt really sound like you know whats going on here, but thanks for the input.
5. "you and your club have to prove yourselves to the NEA."
HAHAHA. We will
NEVER be a part of the NEA, and as such, have no desire to prove ourselves to you.