BMW car club forum up and running

That is a joke, isn't it? Someone tell me it is!

a) NEVER give anyone your password...I know it's only a forum, but if they are storing details of passwords in a database alongside name, address, club membership number, etc, then perhaps your credit card details or bank account are in that database, too!

b) Ladies only....That is illegal...sex discrimination act, unless they have a men only forum, too.

c) Why real names only? Personally, I have no issues (Julz is my name...well Julian, actually), butwhy is it OK for "Avon" to use a nick and no one else? I do know some folk who just prefer to be anonymous on the 'net...perhaps because of their position at work or in public life...

However, although I suspect I won't be signing up to the forum, I am (for now) remaining a club member...I want to be able to have a chat to Andrew and Jeff as an equal standing member with equal voting rights...Personally, I don't particularly want to be a director or a chairman..I don't really have the time! However, if the reason that Jeff and Andrew are on the board is because no one contested the position, then I may just do that...I didn't vote for either of them. Partly because I was unaware of the AGM until it was too late to arrange to be there (postage issues, apparantly), an partly because there is no facility for postal or proxy voting...That is just wrong IMHO....

Steven; from my own point of view, and I think it'll reflect the majority of peoples views, I don't care whether or not anyone here is a club member or not.  I don't see how it can effect that persons contributions to the forum as a whole.

If you want to mention something to do with the club, then that's your decision and your right, and nobody should jump down your throat about it.

As Dergside said, feelings are still running a bit high here wrt the clubs committee.  However, the committee isn't the club.

As for posting on the club forum, I can't see why it should be a problem.  If someone has a post regarding a problem they're having and you feel you can help, I'd be disappointed if noone responded due to their reaction to the committee.  After all, part of both forums functions is to give technical help and advice.

However, haveing looked at what I could access last night on the club forum, it looks very much like an "old boys club" with the opening posts.  However, somebody had to get the first posts up, so maybe it's the nature of the beast.  Maybe it was the samw here back in the early days.

Anyway, thats my 2p.

Dergside wrote: The idea of telling someone your password up front is just wrong.  Working in IT, the message we drill in to users is to never share your password.  I won't be registering any time soon!

I find this very odd considering the stance published on their newsletter.

They claimed to be worried about the legalities of meets and runs organised in the club name.  Well, they can be assured there are MUCH more serious legal implications by having others knowing your password when you're going to publish opinions and advice on a website!

I'm astounded at sheer double standards and integrity-flouting actions of almost everything they seem to do.

I joined the club at the start but this year did not renew my membership the one reason was that there was no benifit from it no offence to you guys in the Uk but the deals etc did not apply to us in Ireland and the 10% didcounts in places are easily got if you ask or in my case I can get alot more. Alot of meets etc were organised outside the club with lads from other bmw sites in Ireland as we don't have such a large gathering. The only advantage maybe for people were the Mondello track or is that better driving days. the forum was also a great spot for advice but I did not limit myself to thsi forum and have found that alot of the US sites have alot more freedom and have alot more technical knowledge. BMW Uk/Ireland have yet to appear on the site offering deals or help etc maybe with informing people of recalls or other information. So for now I will not be renewing my membership and will keep my €55 for petrol or something for my car.     

Nigel wrote: Which in itself means that anyone who had the forum saved in favourites will still get the unavailable message. Maybe they like exclusivity...don't want too many common people finding it do they ?

 

I have it in mine and it links to it no worrys

comes up with front page with adds on as it did before

Pete,
yesterday I recieved a letter from the clubs solicitors regarding this site using the clubs copyright materials and the clubs phone number (which was very briefly on the homepage).
However, if you look at this sites T&Cs you will see how similar it is to the one in use by the clubs new forum. Our T&Cs have a copyright stamp on it and were in place before the club decided to make similar ones.

And this site is free to register you don't have to pay a €55 annual fee  

 

Yet

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Well I use my own name on here anyway, so that wouldn't bother me!  

ladies only section? why? I don't see the point.

At the end of the day they have their own forum and we have ours. If people wish to use either or both then good for them. It's time to let this one lie, live and let live I say!

Can we just lock up these "ours is bigger than theirs" threads and get on with our lives?

After all, we already know that ours is bigger than theirs!!!  (smiles, that is!!)

Well I think I am gonna get my password as I want to see what a "ladies only" forum is all about, or will I be the only lady there :(