Just Curious - Where are the Old Pro's

[Silverghost]

Back to my hole now, time for a nap . . .

pssst...Mark....close your eyes and be still....here comes Nurse Ratchet with our pills!! :wink:

 

[TR3driver]

I seem to recall this same discussion coming up time and time again on the Triumph Mail List with nothing resolved.

I guess that depends on what you consider "resolution". Certainly some folks forget to supply a decent subject line, but IMO most are pretty good. Of course as I mentioned, many topics are not specific to a particular model, so for those, no model in the subject line seems appropriate to me. (Eg, the recent discussion of electronic ignition systems)

Of course, I'm not on 6pack or the wedge list, so maybe things are worse over there.

 

[SkinnedKnuckles]

Ahh - great to hear some of the greats are still around & kicking. This was a good post - much better than when I ask something and get crickets.

I guess that makes me old, but not necessarily any type of expert.

Of course, never sell yourself short. Being an "expert" doesn't mean knowing it all, it means you've done something enough to give good advise on how to do it and avoid getting "stuck" by the process. There's always room to learn more.

 

[SkinnedKnuckles]

I guess I'm a thread killer, too. Not the 1st time.

 

[UmmYeahOk]

My opinion is that the Mail Lists have taken a huge hit in terms of posts from just a few years ago. It wasn't unusual to get 75 to 100 Triumph Mail List messages a day.

See, thats why I was never into news groups. Who needs that many emails a day? And youre pretty much forced to read it too. Most of the stuff on this forum I dont read because it doesnt pertain to me, or I have no interest.

I once posted on a google groups forum. It said "forum" right on it, but I apparently ticked one person off because it emailed them every time I posted something. Just like if it were a newsgroup, and I guess assumed that everyone else was getting the same emails. This was quite sad, as that "forum" got a new topic every other week, so you really shouldnt tick off posters. Anyway I can understand why some people would subscribe to a topic, but not EVERYTHING.

What I'm wondering is if the model specific forums (6-Pack, Wedge etc) have now taken away from the general forums like BCF. I know if I'm away from 6-Pack for 24 hours, it takes me a long time to catch up on all the posts. It's easier to peruse a model specific forum then a generic one that has posts on models that you know nothing about.

Depends on the vehicle. I specifically chose this forum, because all the GT6 forums were pretty much non active. Theres this one, but its pretty much UK city. Since so much in regionalized there, I dont really post.

Thing is, you have to be careful with niche sites. For model specific forums, the only way a rarely produced vehicle will be successful is if everyone uses that site. With the GT6, theres like 5. Thats too many IMO. They need one big one. I know a car with just as rare production numbers, and its successful because there is only one site. Now then, I am a member of so many active mustang forums, and it works. Why? because there are just so many mustang owners on the net that they can have 500+ forums dedicated to them. Course, I guess the GT6 is a bad example, being that it has so much in common with the spitfire.

 

[vagt6]

The big reason why there aren't many GT6 specific forums is, well, there ain't many GT6s around!

I go to a lot of major, regional LBC car shows and it's not unusual to see ZERO MK I or MK II GT6s. On a good day there may be a MK III or two, but generally never a nice MK I or II.

Scarce as hen's teeth, they are. I'd be very surprised if there were a thousand MK IIs on the road and running today in the whole country. Maybe half that number is more realistic.

Not nearly enough enthusiasts to make up an active, marque-specific forum.

Sooo, encourage ALL the nice GT6 drivers you see to join the BCF!

 

[DrEntropy]

See, thats why I was never into news groups. <span style="font-style: italic">Who needs that many emails a day?</span> And youre pretty much forced to read it too. Most of the stuff on this forum I dont read because it doesnt pertain to me, or I have no interest.

I once posted on a <span style="font-style: italic">google groups forum</span>. It said "forum" right on it, but I apparently ticked one person off because it emailed them every time I posted something. <span style="font-style: italic">Just like if it were a newsgroup</span>, and I guess assumed that everyone else was getting the same emails. This was quite sad, as that "forum" got a new topic every other week, so you really shouldnt tick off posters. Anyway I can understand why some people would subscribe to a topic, but not EVERYTHING.

E-mails?? From a Usenet newsgroup?!? I think NOT. GOOGLE did that. They (and many other) WEBsites allow an e-mail notification opt-in for "subscribers". They've layered themselves between news servers and the WWW, dubbing it a "forum". To read/post to <span style="font-style: italic">newsgroups</span> you need a <span style="font-style: italic">news READER</span>, not a web browser. Usenet is chiefly <span style="font-style: italic">text</span> based, with no generating of e-mail notification.

Accessing a newsgroup through a web browser is like, well, like... awwww goshdarnitt, Basil's Rulez...

 

[TR3driver]

Anyway I can understand why some people would subscribe to a topic, but not EVERYTHING.

<shrug>
Different strokes for different folks. I'm subscribed to the entire BCF Triumph forum, just because that is easier for me. My email program downloads the messages (so I never have to wait for a page to load) and puts them in a special folder for me. Makes it really easy to delete the stuff I'm not interested in reading.

And best of all, it looks like I am working if the boss walks in

As Doc said, Accessing a newsgroup through a web browser is like ...

 

[TR6BILL]

What ever happened to Piman?