Forum Rebranding (Again)

My I didn’t think the Car club would bite its nose of to spite its face. How unfortunate for all of us including the Car club, don’t they realize that their forum is about to Disappear?

I have seen site owners spit out there Dummies a few times over the years, it has always led to internet demise.

Long Live the Bavarian Board. & all that sail in her

Just had a gander at the "official" site, it's pretty painful reading. There's a complete reluctance/fear of posting anything inflammatory or critical of the club and BMW in general - everybody tags a line onto any post mildly questioning of the powers that be, stating that it might get moderated or deleted.

I guess they have extended their own little empire, just like when you overload a boat - when the water gets choppy, you'll sink............

Chin up Killian, everybody can see the wood for the trees.

nn_dd wrote: Just had a gander at the "official" site, it's pretty painful reading. There's a complete reluctance/fear of posting anything inflammatory or critical of the club and BMW in general - everybody tags a line onto any post mildly questioning of the powers that be, stating that it might get moderated or deleted.

Not true, I for one have never and will never be afraid to speak my mind about anything, one of the reasons why I have never seen the need to hide behind a pseudonym and withold my real name. The only tag or mention anyone posting has made to a post being deleted or moderated has been Jeff Spangle who by his own admission was stirring up mischief

(quote: For those that maybe interested, I'm teasing things here )    

  http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=33555&am p;PN=1&TPN=2.

If I see the need to criticise anyone or anything I will but it will be done in a constructive manner and directed where it should be and not at all in general.

Goldryder wrote: ....That shower of faeces....

There's a whole lot of it about!

steven.seed wrote: nn_dd wrote: Just had a gander at the "official" site, it's pretty painful reading. There's a complete reluctance/fear of posting anything inflammatory or critical of the club and BMW in general - everybody tags a line onto any post mildly questioning of the powers that be, stating that it might get moderated or deleted. Not true, I for one have never and will never be afraid to speak my mind about anything, one of the reasons why I have never seen the need to hide behind a pseudonym and withold my real name. The only tag or mention anyone posting has made to a post being deleted or moderated has been Jeff Spangle who by his own admission was stirring up mischief (quote: For those that maybe interested, I'm teasing things here )       http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=33555&am p;am p;PN=1&TPN=2. If I see the need to criticise anyone or anything I will but it will be done in a constructive manner and directed where it should be and not at all in general.

Good for you !  Still doesn't detract from the p$ss poor forum ! - Sorry - flourishing forum (if I remember from the last magazine update)

As for pseudonyms, what difference does that make - seems to have been a big issue with another bloke a while back.... not seen him since. Anyway, not very many people like their "real" names plastered all over a public access forum - so don't go barking up that tree. I'd say, of all the forum users on all the web, maybe only 1% of them use their own names when posting.

That locked thread was interesting reading - no more comments needed there then, don't want to fan those flames again.

Steven

My day job is in IT and security is a major issue.  Protecting identity and property from abuse and theft is a major issue in our technical age.  The reason that many of use don't use our names as identifiers is to reduce the risks to our identities being highjacked, being flooded with spam, phishing, etc.  As it is, any determined amateur can find out loads about a person simply by googling their name, e-mail address or telephone number and following the leads.  If an amateur can find out for example that someone gave a glowing reference to Powerbulbs then someone with a malicious intention could piece together other information to find out perhaps where you live, what kind of car you have that might be worth nicking, who you bank with, etc.

I have no problem is being accountable for the things I say in a forum but I have no intention of giving more information about myself than necessary to people I don't know and who may just have an unhealthy interest in me, my family or my belongings.

Dergside,Jeff,

                 Your points are well taken and I was in no way implying that everyone should use their own name on the forum, I was as I said trying to make a point about my own character which had been brought into question earlier in the thread as to being afraid to speak my mind. I’m actually a bit of a hard nosed Mancunian so nothing is further from the truth, but the recent situation has created a lot of ill feeling which in many cases has been directed at totally the wrong people. There have been a lot of very insulting remarks made towards people who are members of the car club and are using the other forum and yes people will say there have been insults made in the opposite direction but most of these people have no involvement in what has transpired and like myself just want to get on with the things that are good about the club. To go to a meet, a car show or like this weekend a race meeting are what I enjoy, and to be honest I don’t need a forum to do that but I come on the forum to exchange information and discuss things to do with BMW’s and motoring in general not for people to try and make me feel guilty for using the other forum or continuing to be a member of the club. I have been and would like to continue to be a regular contributor to this forum but if it is decided that I am not welcome then fair enough I will go away and stop using it. Many have already done that which is not doing the forum any favours and the more that get driven away the more difficult it will be for this forum to survive. That is something I personally do not want as this forum has always been a superb information resource as well as a constant source of amusement.

I understand that many of the comments made are because of  peoples allegiance to Killian and his team but surely driving forum users away will not help them. The forum needs as many contributors as possible to remain successful. Like myself the first time people use this forum is because they are seeking help or information regarding their BMW. The more of that there is the more likely they will return and continue to keep the forum so successful.

Steve.