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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2012 12:41:38 GMT -5
64-67 is a good range, alot of Olds guys have more than one year cars, like others have said alot of the parts are interchangeable.
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Post by RAM Z on May 5, 2012 13:02:14 GMT -5
Opening up the forum to 64's would sound like a okay deal, as those cars are really similar to the '65s, but I guess I'm not too hot on adding the 66-67's. Those are a horse of a different color, as are the later ones. I've always considered the REAL 442's to be the 65's, since they were the first ones with the 400 motor, being in-line with the other true muscle cars. I don't regard the Lemans as the same as GTO's. If the forum is opened up to all 442's, it will be similar to some of the other Olds' sites. I've always liked the uniqueness of this forum because I could come here for information, conversation and tips that REALLY pertain to my car, not all 442's, or all Oldsmobiles in general. My two cents worth....... The limit would be 64-67, nothing newer. Same lounge, same for sale section. Three more tech/resto/mod sections, one for each year. Thats it. 65 stuff will be where it always has been, in the 65 tech section.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2012 14:04:23 GMT -5
Jason, Hope you don`t mind. But pretty soon you're going to run out of ways to say the same thing. It should be obvious that the site needs a infusion. I for one, visit the site SEVERAL times daily (so much so I`d be lost without it) I think it would be refreshing (in your outlined format) to see what others are doing, there trials and tribulations, tricks of the trade etc. There`s always something to be learned from others regardless of the year or model of car there working on. But since the range of years are so close, there will be several similarities. I expect once you make the change folks will all settle in and enjoy a great exchange of information.
"The board is 4.5 years old. Its not going to grow anymore than it is. This is it".
"The board is 4.5 years old. Its not going to grow anymore than it is. This is it".
"The limit would be 64-67, nothing newer. Same lounge, same for sale section. Three more tech/resto/mod sections, one for each year. Thats it.
65 stuff will be where it always has been, in the 65 tech section."
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Post by BR[] on May 5, 2012 20:14:53 GMT -5
I really don't understand why you even started this pole in the first place. You took the defensive stand on every post that said "leave it alone" so obviously you knew what you wanted to do from the start. It's your board, so just do what you want. It's been a great site for all of us and will only get better. I know you don't need mine or anyone else's approval anyway.
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Post by stan65cutlass on May 5, 2012 20:38:20 GMT -5
you make some good points jason, i change my vote to 64 67, its cool
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Post by RAM Z on May 5, 2012 20:49:05 GMT -5
I really understand why you even started this pole in the first place. You took the defensive stand on every post that said "leave it alone" so obviously you knew what you wanted to do from the start. It's your board, so just do what you want. It's been a great site for all of us and will only get better. I know you don't need mine or anyone else's approval anyway. Kinda, but I didnt want it to come across like that. I want to explain what it would look like if we did expand. Seemed like some thought the 65 stuff would just blend in with the other years. I started the forum but its not mine. Its ours, we all use it to a certain degree. Without members a board isnt a board, its talking to yourself. So I want to know if expanding would be something the membership could accept or if it would kill the board. I dont want the board to die over this.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2012 20:54:29 GMT -5
I really understand why you even started this pole in the first place. You took the defensive stand on every post that said "leave it alone" so obviously you knew what you wanted to do from the start. It's your board, so just do what you want. It's been a great site for all of us and will only get better. I know you don't need mine or anyone else's approval anyway. Kinda, but I didnt want it to come across like that. I want to explain what it would look like if we did expand. Seemed like some thought the 65 stuff would just blend in with the other years. I started the forum but its not mine. Its ours, we all use it to a certain degree. Without members a board isnt a board, its talking to yourself. So I want to know if expanding would be something the membership could accept or if it would kill the board. I dont want the board to die over this. Since it`s "OURS", can I take over for just 1 day?? Got some stuff I need to attend to
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Post by RAM Z on May 5, 2012 21:38:55 GMT -5
Legend on the list??
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2012 21:41:21 GMT -5
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Post by 64b09 on May 6, 2012 1:16:04 GMT -5
You would only need to seperate the tech forums into years and even that could be broken down into 64-65 and 66-67. The classifieds and everything else could stay as is. This sounds good.
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Post by mongoose on May 6, 2012 4:13:05 GMT -5
Ok, so let's go back to your original post Jason... What is your intent/desire? Is it to further the sharing of knowledge and continue to grow the community for '65 442's? Is it to build traffic to monetize the site via paid advertising? The board is 4.5 years old. Its not going to grow anymore than it is. This is it. The proboard forum we use is free, they make money by selling the ads you see. So I cant sell ads even if I wanted to. Only way I could is to buy a vbulletin board and try to find advertisers to cover the costs. I dont want to do that and I doubt there would be anybody willing to pay for ads on an Oldsmobile forum, a small one too boot. From what Ive seen no Olds site has ads, the market is just too small. You didn't really say why you're interested to make it grow... Are you looking for a larger pool of active participants, to bring new ideas, experience and personalities to the forum? Do you think that if new blood isn't introduced to our forum, the the existing members will get bored with each other and go away? I did vote no to the change, as I came to this site, and have stuck here much longer than any of the other sites, because the content was specific to my car. I used to go to CO every day, but lost interest when you introduced me to this site, as almost every post had relevant things to me. Plus most of those other sites ended up degrading the content with all of their attitude and chest pounding egos. Got tired of people talking down to each other. I understand your intent to maintain organization of the site to preserve the '65 content in its place, and not have it be lost with the greater volume from other years. Otherwise this site would end up no different than the other Olds sites... and to me then... what would be the point? So managed properly, I think this site can still be unique (and useful to me), and I think that is what is most important.
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Post by bubbasz1 on May 6, 2012 7:29:56 GMT -5
Kinda, but I didnt want it to come across like that. I want to explain what it would look like if we did expand. Seemed like some thought the 65 stuff would just blend in with the other years. I started the forum but its not mine. Its ours, we all use it to a certain degree. Without members a board isnt a board, its talking to yourself. So I want to know if expanding would be something the membership could accept or if it would kill the board. I dont want the board to die over this. Since it`s "OURS", can I take over for just 1 day?? Got some stuff I need to attend to Don't know if I like the way that sounds, let him have it for a day, I can't work on my car so some sort of chaos might be entertaining.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2012 11:39:57 GMT -5
No chaos Jeff, now your labeling me?
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Post by bubbasz1 on May 6, 2012 12:09:01 GMT -5
No chaos Jeff, now your labeling me? I wouldn't want to do that, maybe chaos was the incorrect verb to use.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2012 12:37:11 GMT -5
No chaos Jeff, now your labeling me? I wouldn't want to do that, maybe chaos was the incorrect verb to use. I think I`ll "re-join" the forum and use CHAOS as my user name. It does have a ring to it. Can I even do that? Oh, and while I`m thinking of it, remind me to send pics of the suitcase. It`s pouring rain now
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Post by Big Mike on May 6, 2012 13:14:06 GMT -5
Instead of adding additional years right now it would be nice to better organize the technical section first. Most forums have it broken into larger buckets (such as brakes, transmission, motors, etc) as a first step. It would make it much it more user friendly and easier to navigate to find information. Thats not going to happen. Thats what the search function is for. Im not going to have 10 forums with 2 posts in them. Most forums cover a larger market and can have forums for each. And they get the traffic to support that. We do not I'm sorry, I know the board is free and there are very valid reasons for not going with a for-pay setup and I'm not even suggesting so. However, the search function absolutely sucks. Any, ANY, automotive discussion board/form that you can't search words like Oil or Gas, is useless. There isn't a selection for my choice. I say stay with 64-65 or go 64-67, either is fine with me.
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Post by RIP OLDS on May 6, 2012 19:29:31 GMT -5
I say SIZE doesn't matter - leave it 65 only.
Once other years creep in the info will rapidly tilt towards the later years. This site was great because people actually had knowledge of 65's. All the other sites are already loaded with info on 66-72's.
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Post by BR[] on May 7, 2012 16:32:13 GMT -5
I say size matters when it comes to how many and how big your pics are in your signature.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2012 20:09:39 GMT -5
I don't believe busier is bettier. The 64 - 65 keeps it simple to me. Expanding takes the original 65 Owners fun out of it. I was never a big fan of change I guess!
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Post by guinness56 on May 7, 2012 21:09:04 GMT -5
It seems similar to defining a business identity. Do you want to be the service oriented, higher price local shop? Or would you prefer to leverage more volume with lower cost?
Personal opinion, this message board already has its identity: small town specialty shop. From the previous posts, I gather no one wants to lose that but would like to see more participants.
I would try recruiting a little first. Perhaps this could be larger, but still highly specialized.
If that doesn't work, open a thread for one of the other years to see if it works without killing what already works.
Small shops don't expand overnight without losing a loyal customer base, and conglomerates never truly gain that hometown feel. Trick is to find your niche and pour your resources into being the best at it. I say we start there.
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