OK, Gayle got me thinking - ways to better the board.

[dacoyote]

Gayle,

This is a good idea, not that I would get a lot of votes :-), however the people that know their stuff that keep us DIY'ers outa trouble make the board worthwhile.

-Charles

[mattyb]

i'll do body and interior if its not gone. im not an IT wizard but if i need help can i ask u? im sure if im allready here i should know enough to do the archiving.

[Zeuk in Oz]

I'm not sure if I understand this potential restructure completely but I am concerned that it might fracture the homogeneous nature of posts on this forum.
I frequent a mercedes forum at www.mercedesshop.com but due to its fragmented, compartmentalised nature I find nowhere as user friendly because you have to keep changing from one section to another.
I also find the same at an F250 forum that I use, www.thedieselstop.com which suffers from the same problem.
My opinion, for what it is worth, is change nothing. The balance is just right !
By the way, may I take this opportunity to say thank you for providing it !
May I also commend the quality of the members of this board. Cheers !

[Gayle]

I'm not sure if I understand this potential restructure completely but I am concerned that it might fracture the homogeneous nature of posts on this forum.
I frequent a mercedes forum at www.mercedesshop.com but due to its fragmented, compartmentalised nature I find nowhere as user friendly because you have to keep changing from one section to another.
I also find the same at an F250 forum that I use, www.thedieselstop.com which suffers from the same problem.
My opinion, for what it is worth, is change nothing. The balance is just right !
By the way, may I take this opportunity to say thank you for providing it !
May I also commend the quality of the members of this board. Cheers !

Aren't we talking about archives here? Not new posts. If the current posting system stayed the same would you have the same concerns?

[mattyb]

i must say i agree with zeuk on this. will archiving affect how we use the board, its brilliant the way it is. will archiving be more an exercise in just keeping all the older but eternally relevant posts easily available and the general day to day way we use the board remain the same? anthow good morning zeuk, lovely day here at terrigal, hows it down ur way?

[uscharalph]

I'm not sure if I understand this potential restructure completely but I am concerned that it might fracture the homogeneous nature of posts on this forum.
I frequent a mercedes forum at www.mercedesshop.com but due to its fragmented, compartmentalised nature I find nowhere as user friendly because you have to keep changing from one section to another.
I also find the same at an F250 forum that I use, www.thedieselstop.com which suffers from the same problem.
My opinion, for what it is worth, is change nothing. The balance is just right !
By the way, may I take this opportunity to say thank you for providing it !
May I also commend the quality of the members of this board. Cheers !

Actually moving threads that haven't been touched in say a month wouldn't be so bad.

[Zeuk in Oz]

hows it down ur way?

Bloody dry !

[BigKriss]

I would like to see a members section or noob section where existing members can show off their ride and describe / introduce themselves to other board members.

Other imporvements could be a permananet irc or chat channels where members could go on and chat (or improve the existing chat facility on here - i think it's pretty dodgy, i don't like it). I've been on www.e34.de a few times and I like their layout / format of things. too bad it's mostly in german.

Maybe there could be another 2 archive categories

- modifications and how to's - all the writeups around
- common faults / problems with the car and their fixes. I understand that some links maybe cross-posted.

[Gayle]

I would like to see a members section or noob section where existing members can show off their ride and describe / introduce themselves to other board members.

Other imporvements could be a permananet irc or chat channels where members could go on and chat (or improve the existing chat facility on here - i think it's pretty dodgy, i don't like it). I've been on www.e34.de a few times and I like their layout / format of things. too bad it's mostly in german.

Maybe there could be another 2 archive categories

- modifications and how to's - all the writeups around
- common faults / problems with the car and their fixes. I understand that some links maybe cross-posted.

Good ideas BigKriss

[dacoyote]

mye34.org chat

We could use this... it's my site (with nothing yet)

It's up to Ed.

-Charles