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Re: Parts Swap
Jeff,
I really like the idea. We had a parts swap forum on the Canadian Regional website this past season, and it worked wonderfully. It was different in nature, in that the Canadian forums are a lot smaller. The idea of the parts matching section would be a great improvement to handle the larger amount of traffic.
On recommendation I would add, is some sort of location filter. The reason the Canadian Regional parts swap forum was such a success, was because it was used extensively by the Toronto area teams. You posted a message about needing something, some responded saying they had, and bang you went to pick up the next day. No awkward and expensive shipping. I could see this being of special use for teams who come from densely packed FIRST territories, like Oakland County for example.
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