Moderator: Robsey
Makes me think, why, you know 
Especially when there are people like you and me, keeping the Cavalier in our hearts and doing our best to keep the Cavalier living. Hell, We're still here i guess, it shows who the true owners are 
. Tend to find them posting in the welcome section when they realise they cant do it in the for sale bit. I get to be power mad and delete them, cheeky swines 
Squig wrote:yeah... and nobodies as cool as me! WOOOOOOO! SQUIG!!!
Got that right, Mr. Diversity 
Ye, i see that a lot, it really winds me up. Like i see on the "newest member" line, it has a new username, then i expect to see a post from that username in the welcome section, and it turns out their first post is in the Wanted sectionFoxyCav wrote:As far as im aware Dana(sri girl) has taken a break from forums , she hasnt been on ours for ages, but she has got her own (OVOC i think) but last time i was on there her and her bloke were having a break from that as well
Its mainly what squig says, people sign up then forget they signed up or they just dont bother posting, we really should auto prune the members down who havent posted, but will leave that till gaz get back online. Theres also the ones who sign up just to flog their car
Anybody got this? anybody got that? There's gotta be some way of telling people that this is a wonderfully respected owners club, not just a parts store. I have to say I disagree with you on that point. We should be encorouging members of the site to feel welcome and have a positive experience of using the site. If that means that they just want to find a part for their Cav (or sell one) and then move on then that is up to them. Hopefully while they are around they will see that we have a good community building up here and want to stick around and be part of it. But not everyone will want to join the community, and while I think that that is their loss, it is still their choice.Cavalier342 wrote:Ye, i see that a lot, it really winds me up. Like i see on the "newest member" line, it has a new username, then i expect to see a post from that username in the welcome section, and it turns out their first post is in the Wanted section Anybody got this? anybody got that? There's gotta be some way of telling people that this is a wonderfully respected owners club, not just a parts store.
Right not looking to cause offense here but there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes, as it were, that won't become evident for a while yet. Please don't bemoan the admin for not doing more, we all work hard for you guys, we do all this in or spare time and we rely on our community users to help us add content. No offense people but I have NO intention of stripping and rebuilding my cav for how-2's without needing to do the work firstMort wrote:I have to say I disagree with you on that point. We should be encorouging members of the site to feel welcome and have a positive experience of using the site. If that means that they just want to find a part for their Cav (or sell one) and then move on then that is up to them. Hopefully while they are around they will see that we have a good community building up here and want to stick around and be part of it. But not everyone will want to join the community, and while I think that that is their loss, it is still their choice.Cavalier342 wrote:Ye, i see that a lot, it really winds me up. Like i see on the "newest member" line, it has a new username, then i expect to see a post from that username in the welcome section, and it turns out their first post is in the Wanted section Anybody got this? anybody got that? There's gotta be some way of telling people that this is a wonderfully respected owners club, not just a parts store.
I have seen a couple of threads recently bemoaning the lack of members and participation in this forum, but there is a lot more that the administrators could (and should?) be doing to make this forum more appealing. The "How to's" section is looking particularly sparse (there isn't even a how to about reading your engine fault codes). I know that this information is available elsewhere but that means that people will go elsewhere to get it and not build up the community here. The only reason that I use this fourm is that I deliberatly don't use somewhere like Vxon, which has many more "How To's" (any admins talked with anyone on that site (and others) about the possibility of copying them here as well?) a bigger user community (including regional groups) and a lot more information.
I can see that this community can become something special to Cav owners, which is why I'm here (and will hopefully still be allowed to be here after this post). But if the view of the admins is that improvements to the forum to make it more useful to the members will be made after the community has grown, then I will expect the wait to be VERY long, and will probably eventually follow everyone else to the forums that are already more useful...
Fair cop, I missed that (when I was checking my facts I checked the engine section and not the maintenance section, a proper search would have found it)
I hope that we can all agree that no-one here is intending to cause any offence. If I have then I'm truly sorry, for that wasn't my intention. I just felt that I had a point that, imho, was worth making. I'm not suggesting that it is worth listening to...Squig wrote:Right not looking to cause offense here but there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes, as it were, that won't become evident for a while yet. Please don't bemoan the admin for not doing more, we all work hard for you guys, we do all this in or spare time and we rely on our community users to help us add content. No offense people but I have NO intention of stripping and rebuilding my cav for how-2's without needing to do the work first
Other forums spread the administrative burden with regional moderators. With regards to the need for regions and organising regular meets, how do people know if there are other active members in their area? Where would they post threads to organise these meets, in a way that would make them obvious to other people interested in them? When you already know active members of the site that live near to you, it's much easier to organise regular meets. I would argue that because we are such a small community anything that helps active members get in touch with other active members local to them would help strengthen the community.Squig wrote:Regional groups have been avoided ATM as none of the admin/mods have the time for this, I mean, I personally don't see the need for regions yet, as we are small, why can't people just organise regular meets and greets for the area they live in?
Rather than me suggesting specific How To's here, why not create a request thread in the How To section? That way people that can't find the How To they want can request it somewhere where more experienced members of the site can check often, and look into answering them. And remember, the How To's don't have to be complicated Cav specific things, I'm sure that there are lots of the more casual or new members that would appreciate simple How To's describing general car maintenance (a picture guide to how (and more importantly when) to change oil is something I would find useful for example, even though anyone that does even simple car maintenance would assume that that is common knowledge).Squig wrote:If you want a speific how 2 then ask us, if you want to make a suggestion toward the site then feel free and we will do what we can.
Then that is very sad, because the How To's that are complete are of a very high standard and are very useful.Envoy CDX wrote:In the beginning I worked rather hard putting together How2's, taking my car to bits and going through things step by step and jotting down pointers and expanding what normally could be considered "bare minimum info" that you sometimes get on other sites - I got very little input or response and have since not really bothered.
I absolutely agree with this point. Like I have said, I'm not trying to upset anyone here. I like the community here and will be looking for ways to do my bit to help it flourish.ilovemyelite wrote:admin efforts do not go unnoticed! early days... this club can and should/will grow...
Looks better and "busier" if you know what I mean?Gaz wrote:well ive given it a trial run for now, it does look like it will stay like this but its not much work to put it back if needed.
