Well, I think its pretty clear. No use in waiting any longer. With 2/3 of the votes for privacy, I will turn it all back to private. 
Without compelling public content how can you expect growth beyond the initial bump you get from POA SZ closing?
Pilotspin, naturally would contain that type of content but if its not public you would have to rely on meta data which doesn't really work well these days.
A model like POA works well due to the abundance of public content, seems you are trying to put the cart before the horse.
As long as POA keeps Jason's "New Spin Zone" thread as a sticky, those looking for these types of discussions will funnel to Pilot Spin. Winning!
One sticky thread isn't going to do it. Sticky threads become dormant, the event at POA will become old news and then where will the viewers/new members come from?
I think we mostly all agree that we want the "Spin Zone"-type discussions to be private - not searchable by google, not subject to random trolls, etc.
But I hear you about keeping the forum moving forward. What we gain in the next two months in membership could be lost in the next two years in staleness.
Perhaps there could be a single non-private forum, called "Topics in Aviation" or something similar. That could lead to traffic, and additional people who may wish to join the SZ.
Now, here's the biggest question: how long before Jason throws up his hands and regrets founding Pilot Spin? Jason, you've done an AWESOME job in just four days, accomplishing so much, and accommodating nearly everyone's requests. None of us would fault you if you just want to let this ride for a while so you can get back to your day job.
. Again, thank you!
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I see what you did there.
