I hate message boards for official information. There's too much risk of the intended message getting lost or misinterpreted. I'll now go back and hide in my hole.
Chap
Just a suggestion, for official information you could have a club members section on the message board where permission has to be granted to enter that forum from admins. Or Newsletter's could be emailed to the actual members containing the information you want to make sure everyone recieves.
I do agree w/ Post counts, why people see it fun to have the largest number is beyond me.