[seenenuf]

I'm wondering how anyone can find/ping locals for some of that 'spontaneous activity' in the future?? Too many in the California board have no local listed. I'm wondering if CA has more, or less than normal numbered registered? I've spent tons of time looking for locals to invite to the Orange County Chapter meeting. It would be great to find a way to get the city, at least the county into each profile.

[diotima]

People have the option of saying they are in a specific county when they access their local. Many people don't, however. All you can do is post on the CA board and ask if anyone is in OC.

As far as having a way to access instant action items, the forum doesn't have that ability at the moment, but I think it will soon. Until then, usually instant items are placed in breaking news. I know when I see something, I ping all the chapter leaders to it.

[wita]

and while we are at it, a profile, a flag, for everyone, but then it wouldn't be called FreeRepublic. It bothers me when I see a particularly vocal reply to someone from another who has been on the board for some length of time, yet for whatever reasons, has no state affiliation, nor bothered to post a profile, but then I remember, why it is called "FreeRepublic".