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Well after 5 and a half years I'm off.Biggest mistake ever changing the forum and I'm just glad my last post before this was a meatspin that caught someone out
See you guys around, it's been fun!
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 gilesy
Seasoned Pro  Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
Biggest mistake ever changing the forum and I'm just glad my last post before this was a meatspin that caught someone out See you guys around, it's been fun! |
 Posted 23rd Sep 2011 at 20:12
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roland rat
Yeeeah Rat fans!  Location: Swansea Registered: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 22,282 Status: Offline |
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FOYC /Thread |
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Posted 23rd Sep 2011 at 20:13
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ian7675
Techno Viking  Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
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________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
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Posted 23rd Sep 2011 at 20:30
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pugzy
Seasoned Pro  Location: Forest of Dean Registered: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 5,543 Status: Offline |
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Later pal ________________________________________ Pugzy...aka Mike Ex-Platinum silver 306 GTi6 owner...now an Ex-Scarlet Red 406 3ltr V6 Coupe owner too  Now driving a China Blue 106 1.5 Diesel..."The Money-Saving and Debt-Busting Machine" |
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Posted 24th Sep 2011 at 00:34
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smegal
Seasoned Pro  Location: Leeds Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5,940 Status: Offline |
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 ________________________________________ Ex SC-6Now in a Megane R26 |
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Posted 24th Sep 2011 at 00:42
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monkeyman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Sunny St Albans Registered: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 1,955 Status: Offline |
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there's no sad wave ________________________________________ Spanner Monkeys Monkey SpannerForum Search Clicky |
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Posted 24th Sep 2011 at 12:15
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jamesgti6
Regular  Location: In my 6 hunting down a type R Registered: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 313 Status: Offline |
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gilesy wrote: Biggest mistake ever changing the forum  ________________________________________ Team Manstone |
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Posted 24th Sep 2011 at 12:21
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anth_gti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: sunderland Registered: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 5,264 Status: Offline |
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gilesy wrote: Biggest mistake ever changing the forum really...? so Ash has fixed the slowness, kept the style, and left you with free access to the general forum and you think that's not good enough and you cant afford £5 a year for full access. glad your leaving if that's how much support you are willing to put in ________________________________________ ex white Phase 1 Gti6, killed at cadwell park in November 07 |
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Posted 24th Sep 2011 at 23:45
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midlife
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colne, Lancashire Registered: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 7,544 Status: Offline |
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 ________________________________________ Get used to seeing the yellow one !!! Team 330™ Team "no front end or engine" Team "LIMITED EDITION" I live for the 306 sticker  Team 0-60 in 6.44 & standing qtr in 14.808 @ 94.55mph all with std engine 203bhp Corolla T-Sport daily driver stealthier than Kwai Chang Caine |
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Posted 25th Sep 2011 at 00:12
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cwspellowe
Seasoned Pro  Location: Calderbank Registered: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 6,496 Status: Offline |
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anth_gti6 wrote: gilesy wrote: Biggest mistake ever changing the forum really...? so Ash has fixed the slowness, kept the style, and left you with free access to the general forum and you think that's not good enough and you cant afford £5 a year for full access. glad your leaving if that's how much support you are willing to put in True but it's the principle, people are getting p*ssed off with changes to the way the forum works and aren't happy paying for what could be deemed an inferior product. I'm of the opinion of f*ck it, it's only a fiver. But there's lots of things I don't like about the new forum, the parts for sale changes being the latest. For instance, i'd have to pay another fiver to subscribe to my own threads that i was subscribed to on the old forum. I had a 25 page project thread that I now no longer receive updates for and half the people involved in the feedback on that thread haven't paid for membership so the thread's basically dying a death now. I paid so I could ask for advice on the odd niggling problem I can't fix. But people who DON'T need to ask for advice, ie the ones who are worth asking, haven't paid the fees as they're happy with the free access and there's less knowledge passed around as a result. Could always try searching but some unknown reason there's STILL no search bar! I'm feeling the same as a lot of people it seems but I don't care about having my money back, if it helps me fix one problem with the motor i've made my money back. I just don't think the changes are helping the forum in any way apart from the speed increase but Ash is having DNS issues with the site which, after months of waiting and promises and all this talk about an uber forum, is just disappointing. And now it feels like he's making changes just because he can. Site sponsorship aye fine, understandable, but long serving members are asking for their money back now which is a pretty sorry state of affairs. Meanwhile that *other* 306 site is going as strong as ever and i'm finding myself over there more often now. It only cost an extra quid a year more than here and you get FULL access too. Don't understand the reasoning behind a £20 membership level over here  More of a /moan than a /rant. Meh. ________________________________________ Bye bye Sundance Kid |
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Posted 25th Sep 2011 at 00:31
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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cwspellowe wrote: <general mangled ranting> Hear hear. I have no problem with paying for sites if they're worth the money, I completely appreciate the time and effort that goes into making and running them because I do it as a job. However I also know it's a 30-second fix to put the search button back in. It's another 30-second fix to put a link to the classifieds on the main page. I don't even bother slating noobs for their spelling, grammar and lack of searching anymore, as how can you when there's no search button?! Before the "new site", so many people had so many good ideas. Ratings on sellers, categorisation on parts for sale, easier addition of links and images, really good suggestions for banners. All technically possible and simple to implement. Then the new site came along, and all of these had been ignored and I simply don't understand why. I've had a few chats with Ash about hosting and the suchlike and he seems like a genuinely nice guy, but I regretfully think a ball has very much hit the ground here. There's still time to claw it back, but as has been pointed out - fair enough do what you like when no-one's paying. But once people are parting with their cash to use your service they become your customers, and any company who does not listen to its customers is foolish and will go under. See you all at 306gti7.com  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 25th Sep 2011 at 09:43
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dangti6
aka JKshooter  Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,305 Status: Offline |
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I don't think it would of been taken half as badly if people were asked about their thoughts rather than changing things, and waiting for feedback after.The classifieds for vehicles was hated by almost everyone, then the parts was shut all of a sudden with no notice. I'm glad I gave it some time to fall into place before I decided on my chosen level of membership. Was originally toying over the £10 or £20 option. You can see by my current membership level of what i'm currently thinking ________________________________________  |
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Posted 25th Sep 2011 at 09:56
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smegal
Seasoned Pro Location: Leeds Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5,940 Status: Offline |
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I have agreed with everything except the for sale section changes.________________________________________ Ex SC-6Now in a Megane R26 |
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Posted 25th Sep 2011 at 14:49
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arigti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Wiltshire Registered: 24 Jan 2010 Posts: 2,365 Status: Offline |
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I wouldn't pay the full wack, for one thing I don't currently own a 6 but I like to see how members Projects are coming on and I do thoroughly enjoy the banter Even if the whole change thing is not completely to my liking. I will say I miss seeing the little Nile 6 at the top of the page  ________________________________________ I Live for the 306TEAM CHERRY PINK RALLYE 2008 BMW ///M 320d |
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Posted 25th Sep 2011 at 16:46
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paul_13
Senior User  Location: Reading Registered: 10 Dec 2008 Posts: 693 Status: Offline |
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And now the thread about everyone hating the new classified has been locked, typical.I think your on a power trip ash. Sort it out, this is our money your playing with here. ________________________________________ 205 GTI6- Rebuilt engine, lightened flywheel, lightened pulley, 307 hdi brakes, Koni struts on gravel spec springs, 22mm TB's, 24mm ARB, Roll cage, Citreon ZX rear dampers, SL434's, Xsara box, Quickrack, Pipercross enclosed induction kit. Private work, not a prob |
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Posted 26th Sep 2011 at 10:07
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captainash
Admin Location: Ferndown Registered: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 3,923 Status: Offline |
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paul_13 wrote: And now the thread about everyone hating the new classified has been locked, typical. I think your on a power trip ash. Quite right. paul_13 wrote: Sort it out, this is our money your playing with here. And you wonder why I'm locking threads. WTF do you think I'm doing? If I did nothing, this site would get stagnant and old. I've put literally hundreds of hours of my own time into it and the first thing everyone does is complain. Thanks for the support everyone, really. If going without a Parts For Sale forum for a week is worth leaving for, then seriously ... GTFO. ________________________________________ quote: Ash is in charge, from afar |
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Posted 26th Sep 2011 at 10:18
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