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What's it all about?
As the owner and creator of the site (Will Shaylor). My Vision for Warwickshire Online has been to create an Online Community and Voice for residents of it's districts. To share knowledge, meet people from the same area they live in, and find similar interests. As well as that I'd like the community to become a significant unified voice, which can be taken note of by our local councils, as a productive and positive community, who's opinion is worth taking note of.
To help create a good atmosphere, the site is moderated by myself and other volunteers. This we do to prevent offencive remarks or material being left on our forum, and we have the power to remove anyone who refuses to behave. We do though have a policy of making as few rules as possible, in order to stop people feeling like they're being dictated to. It's important to me that this service is offered for free, and will always remain that way. It's my hope that as the site grows, local businesses will take advantage by sponsoring the site.
My e-mail box is always open, and members and non-members are always welcome to send me feedback or ask any questions they like about the site. Or members can use our suggestions & feedback section.
Forum - The forum is the main focus of the site. The idea of the forum is to allow people from Warwickshire to chat about anything warwickshire Related they like. Some of the larger towns in Warwickshire have been given their own sub-forums to chat in. As the forum grows we will add more sub-forums for other settlements in Warwickshire. You can talk about anything from local events, sports, history, going out; etc., to just getting to meet people from your area. You can customise many aspects of your forum experience, and you'll have fun creating your own unique profile.
Features
Forum - The forum is the main focus of the site. The idea of the forum is to allow people from Warwickshire to chat about anything warwickshire Related they like. Some of the larger towns in Warwickshire have been given their own sub-forums to chat in. As the forum grows we will add more sub-forums for other settlements in Warwickshire. You can talk about anything from local events, sports, history, going out; etc., to just getting to meet people from your area. You can customise many aspects of your forum experience, and you'll have fun creating your own unique profile.
Blogs - Blogging as you probably know are online diaries, people use them in many different capacities. Some people use them to write about their day to day experiences and life, while other choose to turn their blogs into news resources, reporting on something that is of particular interest to them. Of course, some people just use them to entertain or share their creative writing with people. The choice is yours!
Live Chat room - Our live chat area allows members to chat in real-time, it's a great way to quickly get to know other members. You can see who's chatting at any time by looking at the bottom of the forum.
Picture Gallery - This exciting feature allows members to upload as many pictures as they like. Anything from a photograph you'd like to share, to something amusing you found on the internet. Members can also comment on each other's pictures.
Interactive Map - Utilising the power of google maps, we have created an interactive map, that allows members to add tags anywhere to draw attention to a significant area. This could be anything from a pub/restaurant that you like, to a place of historical value.
News Feeds - All the latest Warwickshire News from around the net, can all be found in our news feeds section. We have a good collection of feeds that use the power of RSS. Members can suggest any RSS feeds they like to be added to the news section.
Groups section - We have a special groups section, where upon request we can create a specific forum for members. There you are free to chat in your own forum about your specialised interests. Simply contact us to make a request.
Links section - The links section allows all members to add their own Warwickshire Links. All links submitted must be relevant to warwickshire. This way you are able to quickly find links to sites from your area. The links section is divided into several sections to make it as easy as possible to find what you're looking for.
