Don't be shy about the rider profiles. The more, the merrier.

Submitting a profile is by far the easiest way you can help our local community out. It takes about 30 minutes to write a decent sized profile (it can be shorter) and include a few pics.
Make it as long as you want though, with up to 7 pics.

How would a profile on a website accomplish anything?
Well, if we got half of the locals to submit one, we would have over a hundred of them. In a time of need, such as talking in front of City Council or talking to Jim Wilson at Fort DeSoto, having 100 profiles of nice people on a site saying how much they love kiting can only help our image. It can't hurt to have a positive reference for news paper articles, etc., as well.
Plus, it helps us know one another.
So, please don't underestimate how much we value your profile, don't be shy, and send them in.
Like Steve said, how well or how long you have ridden doesn't matter. What the profiles are going for (in my mind) is how much kiting means to you.
If we have a hundred people saying that kiting means a lot to them and brings their life joy, it's going to make people think twice before taking it away (at least that's my take).
It also matters zero which shop you work at or whatever. So instructors, please do include where you work with a link.
Sponsored riders, feel free to include who sponsor's you.

In terms of the photo gallery - if you register for the TBKA forum, you have registered for the gallery and receive permissions to upload kiting pics to the TBKA gallery, if you so desire. Just keep them PG please, since the site is trying to put out a positive image.