I don't get it, folk wanted more admins
And they wanted membership fees, now there moaning about it and leaving????????????

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1

Stan just read Chris' post from the previous page. That explains a lot.
Maybe the site costs should be transparent?

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Nothing to see here

Have to agree here. Reality is it costs hundreds a year just to run a forum like this, at the hosting company I worked at it was always the car clubs that had the issues, as people were on battering databases day and night, with all kinds of stupid searches and off-the-shelf software. Forums are high-intensity as computing goes, so you can't just slap the site on some £50-a-year hosting package, that's what we were on before and we all know how well that went.

You therefore have two ways of generating that cash - people pay, or you get advertisers. And who's going to advertise?! It'd take an advertiser ten minutes on here to realise half the people don't have '6s anymore, a quarter don't have the money to buy new parts and the rest already have all the shiny expensive parts they need.

Yes, if this was MLR, CSL Register, even ScoobyNet or one of those people have money, and 5-figure, even 6-figure build threads are commonplace. In that scenario it's worth a parts reseller paying to advertise, but here? Nope.

I genuinely cannot see why people won't pay a penny a day in this day and age, I think it's ridiculous and it'll be the end of the forum. Let's face it, most of the entertaining posts and threads are from people who've been on here years, far longer than I have; many of those will die off. Hell I'm still here (gutted) and I don't bother updating my build thread anymore as no-one reads it.

And as for the admin thing, you asked - you got. It's not like Stan goes around banning everyone who disagrees with him and even if he did then contact Ash and complain, don't just b**ch on here. I wouldn't want to be an admin, it's a thankless task and I for one think Stan does a very good job, especially for someone doing it as a hobby.

I was trying to avoid putting a bit rant on this thread, I failed. I just think some people are being pathetic.

O.

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What, a footlong cheese steak with the pepper cheese on Italian herb bread, heated but not toasted? Lettuce, jalapeños, red onion and plenty of pickles? Southwest sauce?

I agree.

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Wheres the drink though? and the crisps?

Let me tell you, them ones in the £5 lunch footlong deal dont cut it either..

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Its only a handful of people not paying, most people are. I think th whole thing of members not paying has been blown out of preportion to be honest.

I detest people that end a message or email with a letter.

B

Thanks for the support James, I certainly hope the forum is continuing to improve and will stay strong for many years to come.

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"Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
2000 (X), Moonstone

or next 5 without you here

jk <33 xx

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gay minds think alike

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I'm hoping quite a few of the knowledgeable people do hang around, my car is in pieces and I don't think I can put it back together without you!

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and for that month, they get the Bob Geldof icon under their username

this idea is full of winning formula

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gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
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That wouldn't be an accident, I'd go around adopting these randoms just so I could be like right, dance for me b**ch. Tell me about yourself, and why the f**k don't you ever post anything?

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