The future of Classic Audi, the forum

[Gaz]

Originally Posted by davallew

On facebook to find Classic-Audi the dash between Classic and Audi is vital or it will take you to the wrong group. You'll know when you find it because the front header is the same logo as the forum.

This is another problem with facebook.
Literally anybody can make car group page on there and you find yourself joining so many of then, all with similar names or similar types of cars you are interested in. But you are ALL then left wondering which one is the best one?

Its a case of 10 a penny and there is no content on them like you get on forums. All you get is a post in a time line and in the end you join up to so many of them that they don't give you any real community benefit at all.

Why people ever saw facebook as the place to go for car stuff is beyond me. I guess some people see these forums as old-hat maybe? But facebook is not the place to be building a car community. Advertising it, yes. But not hosting it.

Its time for a Forum resurrection.

[Kenquattro]

Originally Posted by Gaz

Been ripped off on facebook a few times! Why anybody would rather use facebook where a stranger who could be anyone can take your money over using a forum where you at least have a history and reputation to keep up, is beyond me.

Facebook is a dumbster fire for car enthusiasts and it's all to easy to get burned.

To be fair, there has been more than one instance of people being ripped off on here and other well known Audi forums by more than one person who were thought of as a friend, myself included.
At least one of those manipulative/lying/thieving sorts has re-appeared on Facebook in recent times.

[Hanuman]

Originally Posted by Kenquattro

At least one of those manipulative/lying/thieving sorts has re-appeared on Facebook in recent times.

Name and shame!

[Gaz]

Originally Posted by Isimmo

Right, so it’s absolutely fine to plug the forum on faceplant now, increase traffic and for the absent moderators and missing administration to rock up as saviours, but spare a thought for the poor sod who’s plied the fractious members with excuses after they’d paid up for a membership with no benefit or managed conflict between disagreements. I’ve an inbox stuffed full of (quite rightfully, from the customers viewpoint) snotty messages because the forum was dysfunctional.

I’m happy to tender my resignation as a moderator should you wish, but there’s a lot to fix before normality is resumed.... And replying to the moderator forum first might help stabilise things.

Just a thought, as it were...

Your dedication to the cause is greatly appreciated.

Maybe it would be an idea if Coxy gave you and some other committed members some Administrator privileges ?

There needs to be someone with these powers who has more time to keep on top of everything here.

[Duffy3074]

Agreed re Gaz’s comments

[Ben]

Anything happening?

[Duffy3074]

Originally Posted by ben

anything happening?

pmsl

:d

[John.]

Originally Posted by Gaz

Maybe it would be an idea if Coxy gave you and some other committed members some Administrator privileges ?

...... maybe he'd just rather hand over the reins ?

[Gaz]

Originally Posted by John.

...... maybe he'd just rather hand over the reins ?

Maybe?
Guess we need some input from the good man himself?