Thankfully, for many people I guess, I don't log into or post on ApexSpeed. If our site was there I would though. I wonder why they default to the worst possible view of the site? Trying to drive potential users away?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >if you are having to click on everything, be sure you are logged into the apex >site. If you are not logged in, it really is a PITA to use. There area >several ways to view the messages, including just a running reponse. > >What >about just being part of apexspeed? > >Don't worry though, we still love you >Eric... > >jim > >----- Original Message ---- >From: John Whitling ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 >12:51:25 PM >Subject: Re: [F500] Forum vs Mailing List > >I vastly prefer phpBB, >and it's free. having to click on every reply, as >you have to on Apexspeed is >a PIA. Plus the thing looks very cluttered >.. because it is. Don't get me >wrong though .. I prefer any forum over >the emails. Having said all that, our >communication medium isn't nearly >as important as the ideas that flow within >it. > >dan hester wrote: > > > >>Hey guys >>The vbulletin software to set up the same >> >> >exact type forum here is > > >>rather inexpensive 160.00 and 30.00 a year after >> >> >that, that does not > > >>include web hosting thats just the software >>Eric >> >> >allready has the web hosting maybe everyone outa be askin him if > > >>he's open >> >> >to tranfer this mailing list to the forum board type system, > > >>then people >> >> >can have thier own profiles pictures etc. > > >>person to person im's messages and >> >> >other stuff, maybe even a chat > > >>board added so everyone can get together and >> >> >bs live!!!, If he doesnt > > >>have the time to do all the setup and stuff i >> >> >would be more than happy > > >>to give him a hand and get it running, I think we >> >> >all outa ask Eric > > >>first before mentioning the idea of asking some other >> >> >forum to host a > > >>forum for the f500 group, Eric has supported the F500 team >> >> >from day > > >>one with web hosting and a lot of effort keeping the list running >> >> >and > > >>keeping this community connected. what really sucks is having to goto >>3 or 4 different forum boards because a few of the guys post here and >>few >> >> >more post somewhere else and so on > > >>This is the biggest group of F500 racers >> >> >drivers and fans so why go to > > >>some other site? >>I agree the mailing list >> >> >type communication is outdated but i dont > > >>thing anyone has suggested or >> >> >even asked if eric is open to the idea > > >>of an upgrade, especially if the >> >> >group is willing to throw in a few $$ > > >>to pay for it. I would like to see >> >> >the f500 site expanding with more > > >>pictures, video footage, expanded car >> >> >information etc, and i can do a > > >>lot of this work too. I think we just need >> >> >to ask the question. > > >>Dan Hester / waterford >> >> >> >>>From: Stan >>> >>> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>Reply-To: [email protected] >>>To: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >Subject: Re: [F500] Forum vs Mailing List > > >>>Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:13:16 >>> >>> >-0700 (PDT) > > >>>Has anyone thought to ask the ApexSpeed guys if they would >>> >>> >offer an > > >>>F500 section? They recently added an FM section, so they aren't >>>exactly fixated on any one class. You would have the benefit of being >>> >>> >>> >able to track the on-going issues in other like-minded classes while > > >non-F500 guys could see that you are a thriving community struggling > > >>>with >>> >>> >the same issues and are they. If everybody throws in a $10 > > >>>annual donation >>> >>> >the financials would covered and no one from here > > >>>would have to go through >>> >>> >the steep learning curve to get a forum up > > >>>and running. Just a thought. >>> >>> >Stan > > >>>edward capullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I for one would prefer >>>the forum setup to free my mailing list. I will come >>>back from a weekend >>> >>> >away and find as many as 80 or more messages. My > > >>>natural >>>curiosity >>> >>> >prevents me from just automatically deleting any except > > >>>obvious >>>junk >>> >>> >items so I lose a lot of time reading the emails. I prefer the nice > > >>>setup >>> >>> >that Apex Speed and Sports Racing have where their forums are > > >>>organized by >>> >>> >categories. For example on the sports racer site you have > > >>>separate >>> >>> >groupings for technical, driving, aerodynamics etc. I don't > > >>>know >>>what >>> >>> >it costs to run such a forum format but I am a $$ contributor > > >>>to the >>> >>> >>> >Apexspeed site and would entertain contributing to a F500 site if it > > >>>was >>> >>> >on > > >>>the forum format. I certainlyu agree that it would be easier for new >>> >>> >>> >people > > >>>to call up such a site without having to rely on email type >>> >>> >>> >operations as > > >>>they do now. >>>Capt E. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >--------------------------------- > > >>>Sucker-punch spam with award-winning >>> >>> >protection. > > >>> Try the free Yahoo! 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