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Old 11-22-2011, 12:48 PM   #16
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Please don't come over mining for members. A lot of us are familiar with VRA and would join if we wanted.

Personally any group who has dues will not see me or get my recommendation.

Too many rules.

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I did not realize that, introducing a new riding group would lead to a hostility festival.

Crazygene49: (well named)

Your territorial instincts are noted. However, people are allowed to belong to more than one group. They cannot join if they do not know about it. After that, they can then make a choice. The fact that we already have 6 members is of no consequence.

MAS Tequila:

There are no dues. You get to ride with good people when you want to. No participation requirements. You must be thinking of another group.

Yoda:

If we are to introduce ourselves to Vulcan owners, we naturally looked for places that they would go on the internet.

You folks really know how to make someone feel welcome. Reminds me of my first day on a small island in South Carolina.



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Old 11-22-2011, 02:17 PM   #17
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No, we're just suspicious of someone representing another group, who signs on here once to fish for members. We welcome new members all the time, but most of them have an interest in THIS organization and what we have to offer.

Also, if you are a chapter of the Vulcan Riders Association (VRA), there are dues involved. I am a member of the Phoenix Chapter myself.
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Old 11-22-2011, 02:48 PM   #18
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My thoughts on this are that I feel a person's first post should be the new member thread. Intoduce yourself, where you are from and what you ride. That would be the end of the first post. Once you get to know a few people on the forum and they get to know you then it would be okay to mention something about another association. But not the very first post. Just seems to me and others you joined to try to get new members with no interest in our association. Just my thoughts.

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Old 11-22-2011, 03:25 PM   #19
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I did not realize that, introducing a new riding group would lead to a hostility festival.

Crazygene49: (well named)

Your territorial instincts are noted. However, people are allowed to belong to more than one group. They cannot join if they do not know about it. After that, they can then make a choice. The fact that we already have 6 members is of no consequence.

MAS Tequila:

There are no dues. You get to ride with good people when you want to. No participation requirements. You must be thinking of another group.

Yoda:

If we are to introduce ourselves to Vulcan owners, we naturally looked for places that they would go on the internet.

You folks really know how to make someone feel welcome. Reminds me of my first day on a small island in South Carolina.
Two posts and still no introduction? We're not a bad group once you get to know us.
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Old 11-22-2011, 04:23 PM   #20
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No, we're just suspicious of someone representing another group, who signs on here once to fish for members. We welcome new members all the time, but most of them have an interest in THIS organization and what we have to offer.

Also, if you are a chapter of the Vulcan Riders Association (VRA), there are dues involved. I am a member of the Phoenix Chapter myself.
The dues you pay are something your chapter decided to do. It is not organization wide.



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Old 11-22-2011, 05:43 PM   #21
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Old 11-22-2011, 06:15 PM   #22
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The dues you pay are something your chapter decided to do. It is not organization wide.
Actually, it is organization wide, last I checked. I guess that is, IF you are actually a VRA organized group. If you are not, then that would be an infringement on the national VRA and they will probably ask you to change your name.

I once was a member of the VRA also and paid dues. As others have said, if you come aboard our group, let yourself be known for a while. Then there won't be an issue with you advertising and recruiting for your local group. I was a member here before my local group got started and I didn't have any issues with trying to recruit, but that's because these guys knew of me before hand. Just some friendly advice. ;)

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Just saw your intro post... welcome aboard This is a great group of guys with a TON of information at hand. Hope you stick around.
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Old 11-23-2011, 04:21 PM   #23
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Actually, it is organization wide, last I checked. I guess that is, IF you are actually a VRA organized group. If you are not, then that would be an infringement on the national VRA and they will probably ask you to change your name.

I once was a member of the VRA also and paid dues. As others have said, if you come aboard our group, let yourself be known for a while. Then there won't be an issue with you advertising and recruiting for your local group. I was a member here before my local group got started and I didn't have any issues with trying to recruit, but that's because these guys knew of me before hand. Just some friendly advice. ;)

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Just saw your intro post... welcome aboard This is a great group of guys

with a TON of information at hand. Hope you stick around.

Thanks for the welcome. All I can tell you is that, I have been a VRA member for more than a year and have never received a request for money. Maybe things have changed. Time will tell.

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Old 11-26-2011, 08:57 PM   #24
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well......in his defense he did say hi and he was very polite in his invite. And yes he is looking for folks, in his local area to ride with.

That being said...VRA dues are collected at the chapter level and used by the chapter...amount...up to the chapter $1 to whatever the chapter decides...generally for buying patches and T's, summer picnics, Christmas party, whatever the chapter decides...

As for rules, well, there aren't many...other than have enough folks to start the group...the rest is small potatoes....

I am a VRA member, and like the group. I am also a Vulcan Bagger dude and like this group....of the many, these are the two Vulcan Groups that I chose to affiliate with.

Vulcan Baggers is regional to riders, VRA is Local to riders in their area.....Both good groups with good people.

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