Would it be too hard to make a Forum for "anything goes" so we don't have to wade through the off topic threads to get to 914 threads?
It's been discussed, but the OT is part of who we are. Don't look for any changes to the format any time soon.
The beauty of a BBS format is... you don't have to wade thru off topic threads. Just avoid the ones that start with "OT" or "WOT" Click on the ones of interest to you, be it machining services or what type of wax to use on your car.
HTH,
Jen
we can't even get people to post their WTB and parts for sale in the classifieds - and you want Admins to enforce posting OT's to a separate forum ?
there will always be OT threads - and OT comments made in technically relevant threads.
i'm just glad that so many people appropriately label their inappropriately OT threads...
if the thread's labeloled OT and especially if it's titled consistent with that, i just won't go there.
seems to work ...
( and BTW - shouldn't this have been posted to the "Feature Request and Classifieds issues" list and not the Technical list ? )
( since you ask ... :-) )
I think this idea has merit... there are days when the majority of new posts are off-topic,
and the whole tech forum seems like an off-topic forum.
But with the "club" atmosphere here...
Jeez,
I just thought if the Ford Terminator (03 and 04 supercharged cobra ) guys and gals could do it a bunch of sophisticated Porschephiles could pull it off, but if yall can't then ya can't...
i too like the idea of the OT page, since Tech topics get buried or ignored since it seems most people just look at the first page and don't go back a page or two to see if there is a Tech topic they'd have interest in.
i also like the idea of people cleaning up and deleting a post if asking an OT question once they get thier answer.
I've noticed we get TOO many duplicate OT posts such as the "emachining", the skateboarding dog plus many others.....and this is due to people NOT going to page 2 or 3 and reading the posts because they get buried too fast.
We wouldn't have the comradery we have here if it wasn't for OT threads. I can tell Qarl apart from all the other Carls because of Hunter and all the penguine games he keeps finding. I know Korijo is Dave's screen name because it's his wife's name, and I know we raised money for a wheelchair and van for him, and he's giving his two boys a bug and a 914. And Fiid is short for David, and he's riding his bicycle down to SoCal for an aids benefit. I feel like everyone here is a good friend that I'd do my damnest to help if I can, and I probably wouldn't feel inclined to do so if it'd just been a year and a half of technical threads about how to fix my car. It's just an added plus that all my friends here are extremely 914 savy.
Jen
It can be done. It'd take me mere seconds to get it done. BUT, it won't happen. Brad's idea for this place was/is...a buncha guys standing around a garage shooting the shit. Loose the OT, loose the atmosphere. Go hang out with the pony guys if you can't handle the OT.
As I tell my wife when she complains how I do the laundry or clean the house.
Seanery, Andy, seems like we have a new administrator.
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L. Mccheseny
I have another question for the admins
- I have currently 3 X 914s registered under my name - 2 of them are no longer in my possession (sold) - if the new owner for some reason doesn't join this board we loose the serial nr - how do we prevent this from happening - should we have a special parking place for those or just take them off ?
The 914 sig has a registry. They are part of PCA. I'm not sure if Charlie has a spot for sold cars there.
Admins: Please don't change a thing (except allow more naughty avatars ). If you segregated the OT threads to another forum, I would miss the occasional technical thread that pops up because I would be in the OT forum so much I enjoy the atmosphere here. We always have OT comments in an on topic thread. Are we going to disallow that too? Who wants more unnecessary rules in their life?
Andrew
I enjoy both on and off topic. Some of the OT stuff that comes up here is just great. The subservient chicken made me LMAO. I think we would lose the great atmosphere around here if there was a seperate area for OT. And, I think the Admins do a great job! Keep it up!
this is a club, not just a forum -- don't change a thing!
I just ask people to keep their OT count down. I have found that OT posts are higher during the winter/cold/rainy months because people are not working on their cars as much. Seriously, it is seasonal.
Seanery nailed my approach when "going live" with this place. I want to know more about the people involved with the cars. We will always have tech questions. I think this format is easier on OT discussions than an email group format.
Bottom line: if you have a question ..ask it.
One big family brought together with one common interest.
B
Since you asked...
This question was asked just the other day in the admin forum (where the admins discuss stuff like this):
I wish there was an OT forum. lately there have been way more OT topics than 914 topics. pretty soon you're going to need to change the site to www.OTclub.com.
The most important part/system on the car is the driver/owner. So OT threads are really technical threads.
If you're hungry for technical topics, go to the beginning of "time" and start reading towards now. That'll keep you happy for a long time.
Don't change a thing! Everything is cool as is AL
I think the site rocks the way it is. That is why I keep coming back over and over again. Why does it seem so hard for some people to NOT click on the damn OT if they dont like OT. Some people just cant refrain from complaining. Same goes with the damn avatar thing. Turn them off if you dont like them. It appears to me that all the admins on this board are doing a fantastic job. Please keep it up. My .02 cents of course. Oh and by the way, I am in dire need of a drivers door panel, anybody got one? I am trying to finish up before the WCC
415PB, What color? What material? Speaker cutouts okay?
Details, details.
Don't mean to "pile on" this bandwagon but......
I used to frequent the MGA BBS and received tons of good advise and plenty of help. But it was nothing like this place.
I have never talked to any of you in person. Never even attended on of the events posted on the board (hopefully will do fall-foliage this year...we'll see Seanery) but I still feel a connection with all of you based on the goofed up OT crap we post. It's a nice break from reading about someone's AX times or bigger Jugs for a motor (I do kinda miss the female variety on the board though oh well other places to get that).
We all know who has what job, who's dogs nuts are getting wacked off, no pun intended, and who had a bad day at work so they went driving.
Doesn't get any more "family" than this.
Keep it up guys and I LOVE YOU MAN
a buncha guys standing around a garage shooting the shit. Loose the OT, loose the atmosphere.
When I talk about this place and hats/shirts, etc...with vendors I always feel like we're a concrete club, not just a virtual one. I've met a lot of folks from this place that I never did with the old DGI and RennList, even Pelican. I haven't met most of you, but feel that it would be like we knew have met already. A lot of that comes from the BS that goes on in the posts. It happens in both the on & off topic posts. I know I'm beating a dead horse, but I'd probably come here less if it were different.
Have you ever had a conversation with anyone and stayed " on topic ".
I know I don't. "Hey, how about this" or "What'd'ya think about that". Always.
Don't be robots! They're not cool.
Every post has it's audience...you'll look or you won't.
OT or NOT.
I'm staying.
trekkor
Yes, for me this club site has enabled me to develope new friends across the world. I talk to them here about all kinds of varied subjects. Sometimes I do get a chance to meet these guys and girls in person at swap meets, club breakfast, tech sessions,races and just vacationing.
This fall was really special because I was able to meet Jeroen and Christy in Holland, get shown around his town, ride in his hot rod 911 and cement a friendship in person.
As far as I know there is no other place to do that but here on the net. So lets keep it friendly and with a personal touch.
Straight tech talk is boring after reading it for 9 years now. I don't know how many times I have read the same effin questions! (Is my 914 a VW or a Porsche?)
I really enjoy the banter the girls bring to this forum even if they are just the wifes of some of the kooky guys on here or car owners.
In the Seattle/Tacoma/Portland area this internet club has fostered a strong 914 club that will pitch in to help fellow teeners in a pinch. Wow, this place has really gone in the right direction so don't change a god damn thing.
Sean, I didn't know you were on the dgi net site or deadlist? When?
Geoff
i lurked the dgi site starting in early 99. bought/sold some stuff, too.
Sorry, I love to tease women.. with my comments especially Jenny. She's a good sport for work fun.
Geoff - I don't know how Monique puts up with me sometimes....
Geoff~ eat my shorts
I've met a handful of out of state guys that I know here. Geoff, Jamie Rust(?), Seanery, Ginter, Vegasracer and many more. All were extremely positive experiences. It really enforces my wanting to meet more club members in person. Everyone is so laid back, and I find we all have much much more in common than just cars. Most IHOP 914 breakfasts are't spent talking about 914s at all! WAY OT!! We should call it an OT breakfast, but BYOP (bring your own porsche)
Jen
Hi Jenny!
Buying Punkin was the best thing that ever happened to me cuz now, I have more friends than I've ever had in my life due to this site & the way it is. A garage BS session hit the nail on the head. This place is an enlargement of a get-together at JP's. It'd be great to find a GIANT garage big enough to hold all of us then put a keg of FAT TIRE in da middle
............b
Even though we've pretty well flogged this thing to death I'll add a few comments:
I enjoy 914 owners because you work on your cars. It's not that the work itself is the issue, it's that you're hands-on with solving problems. You're not afraid to try things or get your hands dirty. Experimenting, trial and error, it's fun, educational and something we can share. It's not just owning a car, it's the process of owning it.
The internet is an enormous boost to 914 owners. There's no way I'd continue to own the car without this support group to help answer the technical questions.
That being said, what makes this place a "club" is the texture provided by the OT material. OK, so do everyone a favor and label the subject lines, but the quality of the exchanges is so much better when it's clear who you are. The off-topic material (well, some more than others) helps complete the picture I have of you. The more finished the picture, the more I understand and the more I think of you as friends.
Brad continues to surprise me. Whenever think that his only interest is the next car, the next rebuild or the next race, he makes a comment that strikes to the heart of this virtual club - that it's the cars that bring us here, but it's more than the cars that keeps us here.
Thanks to the Admins for their watchful eye but, mostly, thanks to all of you for creating a place where no day is complete without a visit.
I'll bet Karl will push me out of the way to "eat your shorts" Jenny.
Geoff
the same basic tech questions do pop up repeatedly and that's ok in my book. for the most part the ot posting is just sharing things that you think others might find interesting. my progression, lurking at dgi, stf, the bird, and 99% here now. due to a change of lifestyle most of my former friends are now acquaintances', none of them drove 914's anyway. through 914club i've met some great people i am sure i would have NEVER had the pleasure to know. if jerry seinfeld would just sign up and BUY ONE OF THE LAST 95 stickers my life circle would be complete . this went ot and i'm wiping the tears of happiness from my eyes. ot forum? check out the bird's and play there . neutered dogs, sad dog stories(could'nt even reply to that one), my stupid flora/yard pictures, peoples new houses, z's pickup, chickens i can't look due to dialup,... it's all good.
kevin
Chris C. If you know where to send one, I'll buy one for JS and his "collection".
O.T brought me in contact with the Moon kittens who subsquently went on to Quiznos fame
I am eternally grateful. O.T's are the best and so is this board !
http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/
Neal
On the preceding question.
1. Yes
2. Cherry
Neal
I feel I have friends from all around the world. I don't always want to just know how you changed your doors but how you think about life, politics, sex, jobs, religion...I think you know what I mean.
I love this site and you guys just the way you are
I look forward to the day I can meet some of you in person and have a
Doug
Ok, group hug time! and I WILL do anything to get out of mowing the lawn, this fills the "Hey, baby, if I can't buy that (insert part here) new, I have to find out how to fix it!" excuse very nicely!
Just have fun. Its ok. These cars BEAT us up repeatedly.. I enjoy providing encouragement and guidance to people willing to tackle their own projects. I have been called the "Tony Robbins" of 914's several times. Dont let it sit. ASK questions. Find local people to you that can help you out in times of need. SLAM me when I'm wrong.. it doesnt matter. I refuse to follow what other sites have done.
How many other sites have admins from all over the world ?? The very first thing I did was delegate some of the load so we would have fresh views. There is NO way one admin can run a site and not lose his hair in the process. I felt that several good people needed to be involved to help this grow.
B
I lurk here more than post and seem to have sense of all of you and look forward to what some of you might say (again, some of you ).That is largly because of the OT shit.
If I wanted to have just the facts of how-to, I would buy the service manual, not log on, and lock myself in the garage. It's all right there in the book.
Humans have this weird habit of socialization, and the need to be heard.
Power to the OT people
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