Governors outdoor recreation group

[pianoman9701]

It's a difficult website to navigate. There's one single stream of topics which you must scroll down through to find them all. The more you scroll, the slower the page reload gets. I'm not impressed with the design.

[fireweed]

I haven't been able to log on yet, but I've commented on similar websites for other state projects and I do believe no matter how many un-intelligent, frustrating, and just-plain-dumb ideas are out there, the cream rises to the top. 

It is actually worthwhile to add a good, well articulated idea.

They key is to get your idea into the resulting plan.  Better land access and more motorized opportunities seems to be important--now these could be included as a goal.

Then (someday when your grandchildren are grey) funding and projects are tied to this goal and improvement follows behind.

[Dave Workman]

I haven't been able to log on yet, but I've commented on similar websites for other state projects and I do believe no matter how many un-intelligent, frustrating, and just-plain-dumb ideas are out there, the cream rises to the top. 

It is actually worthwhile to add a good, well articulated idea.

They key is to get your idea into the resulting plan.  Better land access and more motorized opportunities seems to be important--now these could be included as a goal.

Then (someday when your grandchildren are grey) funding and projects are tied to this goal and improvement follows behind.

Actually, in this state, sometimes it's the $#!+ that rises to the top. 

My push for more hunting and fishing opportunity is generally getting good reviews. But we're competing with boneheads who want art in parks. 

As a group, we need to be aggressive, insistent and unflinching. If that means uncompromising, so be it. Hunters and anglers have been compromised for years and look what it's gotten us. A management structure that has us fighting amongst ourselves, reduced opportunity and an agency that seems to be more excited about having a bunch of hungry wolves and cougars in our midst than providing 10,000 more elk and 50,000 more deer.

[Special T]

It's a difficult website to navigate. There's one single stream of topics which you must scroll down through to find them all. The more you scroll, the slower the page reload gets. I'm not impressed with the design.

It seems like a rater cumbersome way to brainstorm and/or get a vibe for what the people want. A great idea that isn't too well excecuted.

[Elkaholic daWg]

 Add    Lupophobia to his list

[mfswallace]

It's a difficult website to navigate. There's one single stream of topics which you must scroll down through to find them all. The more you scroll, the slower the page reload gets. I'm not impressed with the design.

You would think with all the tech companies in our state, the state would contract with one of them instead of a letting a group out of Nebraska create a poorly put together site.  That's the mentality of our Governor

[Special T]

Wew need to do some quick research as to how the data matrix works, and how we assume they will intrepet it. I will see what i can dig up... i have a little understanding of polling and stats...

The layout of the programming MAY be less user friendly so that it is easier to mine the data of who thinks what on certain subjects. 

[Elkaholic daWg]

 Thought I'd throw hound hunting (Cougar) out there for him to rail on......Comments please.......

[Special T]

This is the company that runs the program and this article is written by Mindmixers Marketing Manger
http://blog.mindmixer.com/mix-tips/webinar-recording-ive-engaged-my-community-now-what


I often refer to data as a compass.

When you’re lost in a forest, a compass does a great job of telling you which way is north, allowing you to decide which way to proceed. But that compass will never tell you about that cliff you have to scale or the river you’ll need to cross.

In the same way, data helps point decision-makers in the right direction for where they should focus their time and efforts. But it is the person — the human with the intuition and critical-thinking skills — that must navigate the path that data lays out.

One of the most crucial elements to making sure online engagement fulfills its purpose as a guide or compass is the application of better decisions based on real data from as wide-ranging an audience as possible.

Online engagement is not a check box on a list of things governments and organizations should do. There must be a deeper level of intentionality and thoughtfulness to it — to separate noise from actionable feedback, which in turn is used to make smarter, more well-informed decisions on issues that affect the community.

This month’s MindMixer webinar tackled the subject of how to do this — what to do with the data and feedback communities and organizations get from online engagement efforts?

I was joined by Oliver Hartleben of the consulting firm IBI group to share best practices and tips

I am going to delve more into this subject and watch the webinars one of these evenings this week.
I think our challenge is going to get people from HERE to go THERE and support some well thought out ideas... I think some of the WFW issues that have been put forth that have broad support may be a good starting point... Like the letters of support on different issues WFW have written in the past. It would reinforce what we have told the state before. 

Before we go too Poco Loco on stuff lets think this through a little. the last think we need to do is dropp a bomb on the discussion that brings out all the freaks... We should start on what we all can agree on... Not saying hound hunting isn't one of them, but i think there are other lower hanging fruit to start off with. 

[Dave Workman]

WHOA! time out.

 

Before getting all wrapped around the axle about the technicalities of the website, how about throwing in some comments and ideas?  That's what this is all about, not some geek discussion on computer programs.

MORE OPPORTUNITY
MORE ACCESS
LOWER FEES
SIMPLER REGULATIONS...

And any other idea about improving OUR outdoor experiences that pops into your skulls. 

[Elkaholic daWg]

Thought I'd throw hound hunting (Cougar) out there for him to rail on......Comments please.......

Got ONE!!!
And so well thought out
Andy Z.    4 minutes ago



Perhaps the cougars would not be going hungry if hunters were not shooting their prey.

[Southpole]

Got it finally. Thanks. Andy Z is a real piece of work.

I joined yesterday and read some of the comments. If a person wanted to paint the perfect picture of a classic Northwest, emotional, anti everything, naive, emasculated, satchel carring, liberal man, that would be Andy Z

...did I go too far

[Ryans71]

Thought I'd throw hound hunting (Cougar) out there for him to rail on......Comments please.......

Got ONE!!!
And so well thought out
Andy Z.    4 minutes ago

I logged on, added some comments.  That Andy Z needs to be banned 

[Elkaholic daWg]

Got it finally. Thanks. Andy Z is a real piece of work.

I joined yesterday and read some of the comments. If a person wanted to paint the perfect picture of a classic Northwest, emotional, anti everything, naive, emasculated, satchel carring, liberal man, that would be Andy Z

...did I go too far

NO he makes Humanure look like one of us

[Southpole]

Got it finally. Thanks. Andy Z is a real piece of work.

I joined yesterday and read some of the comments. If a person wanted to paint the perfect picture of a classic Northwest, emotional, anti everything, naive, emasculated, satchel carring, liberal man, that would be Andy Z

...did I go too far

NO he makes Humanure look like one of us

Yikes!