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[flash]

well, i have been doing some tracking, and after some more house cleaning, discovered the following:

we now have more than double the membership of what .net EVER had - this is verified membership, not spammers

we have had almost as many new members join since the takeover as have been total posts on the 968 section of rennlist in that same time frame - post count is not even a close race, with this site outweighing it by almost a factor of 10 (lol - and i'm only a small percentage of that)

the bid daddy is dead - rennlist is like your little sister's closet (a pile of fluff where you can't find anything) - even the hard cases come here and lurk, and post stuff from here to over there - the other attempts at sites over here were the sound of one hand clapping - looks like "junior" has graduated to the big time

it's all because of you guys - thanks

thanks to eric for the foresight to make this happen

[DayDreamer]

Thanks for the DIY content.. that is what made me come here ... besides owing 968.. Big pat on the back for you...

also... good solid helpful postings...

[Ryan]

Sounds like the "arms" race....why is it a contest?

[flash]

lol - it isn't - just saying thanks to those who helped make this site the best 968 site around - i didn't want it to go unnoticed that the members here have clearly been the reason for that - all hissy fits, rants, and ravings aside, and no matter how much work i do to reorganize it, add features and all of that, it is the members that are ultimately responsible for a site's success

since we took over, our lowest posting day was 12 (way back in december), with our highest at 124 - the average has been over 50

clearly, this has been a success, and again, thanks to all who have helped make that happen

[Seadweller23]

lol - it isn't - just saying thanks to those who helped make this site the best 968 site around - i didn't want it to go unnoticed that the members here have clearly been the reason for that - all hissy fits, rants, and ravings aside, and no matter how much work i do to reorganize it, add features and all of that, it is the members that are ultimately responsible for a site's success

since we took over, our lowest posting day was 12 (way back in december), with our highest at 124 - the average has been over 50

clearly, this has been a success, and again, thanks to all who have helped make that happen

This is a great site. I have learned a lot and got several good ideas. I also like the general friendly and positive approach to all the posts. I used to be in a 350Z forum community where people were afraid to express ideas because of the potential to get flamed.

[968Syncro]

I used to be in a 350Z forum community where people were afraid to express ideas because of the potential to get flamed.

Congratulations to all the members and those who have put in the huge extra effort to make this a great forum!

I spent some months on a 944 forum (but my 944 is now sold) and 1/3 of the posts were dribble, 1/3 were so poorly written or disrespectful as to question the language and thinking skills of the writer, and perhaps 1/5 had something interesting.

Roland

[redbaron]

Bob, Jay and Pete,

Congratulations on the website, keep up the good work!

Don

[xrad]

cuil......(cool)!!

we still don't show up here on first page...

[gryphon]

I haven't returned to R.L. since I read what they did to Lord Galva.

Tom

[Cloud9...68]

Only been to R.L. once or twice, and what I saw 968-wise looked pretty lame, so I have no desire to go back. This site has it all.

But I do wonder - whatever happened to the former 968.netters (I won't list their names here for fear of opening old wounds) who were responsible for so much of the nastiness on that site? These guys were extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the car, but they caused more grief than they were worth. Do they all hang out on R.L. now?

[biotechee]

I was on .net since 2001-2ish or something like that.

I now lurk both here and on R.L.. I spend most of my R.L. time in the 993 forum (closet 993 lover!) and the OT section reading all the interesting topics. The only advantage the 968 section of R.L. has over Forums is it is easier to catch up on what has been written over the last few days. On here, I need to "dig" more and that's my only gripe.

Jim aka Biotechee

[flash]

lol - yeah - when you can see all 12 posts from the last 3 days, i guess so - today alone, we have already had 45 posts - that wouldn't fit on anybody's screen

however, you can set your "view new posts" parameters to show "in the last week" or whatever - it's in the drop down at the bottom right after you click "view new posts"

[biotechee]

Bob-

Was not aware of that feature! Thank you! Will definitely make life a little easier for me...

Another interesting thing re: R.L. is I get to see some of your (Bob's) posts there as well as here!

[flash]

yeah - lol - pretty funny stuff - it just goes into the file as i archive the stuff for another day

[PorscheDude]

Nothing good going on over "there", I guess that is why they like to copy threads from here.

Keep up the great work guys.

[wiseman]

Theres not a day that goes by I don't check this forum for new information. I've learned how to repair my odometer, replace the side panel rubber, obtained parts from fellow members, taken advantage of the research(successes and failures) of members in installing new radio systems, and am going to get a Chassis Brace/Rollbar that will allow me to participate in DE events here at Sebring................all due to finding and joining this forum less than a year ago. This is a great site and is succesfull in large part to the forum moderators who devote a lot of their time to making it succesfull.
With all of that, participating financially to keep this site moving was a no-brainer. I would encourage all of our members to contribute something............it doesn't run for free. Lets all help keep this the best place to talk and share out thoughts on our 968's.

[hot968]

This is a fantastic site I have done so many things with my car and all because of the knowlegde and the people who share this with the members of the forum. The DIY is so much help and also the forum with the different interests and things to share, especially experiences with their Porsches. I check in every day to see what new posts are on. Great work guys keep it up!

[rxter]

Congratulations to all the members and those who have put in the huge extra effort to make this a great forum!

I spent some months on a 944 forum (but my 944 is now sold) and 1/3 of the posts were dribble, 1/3 were so poorly written or disrespectful as to question the language and thinking skills of the writer, and perhaps 1/5 had something interesting.

Roland

How could you sell the 944 without calling me first???? You know I loved that car. And my kid is finally getting his license..... I thought the garage looked a little empty on the "944 side" in your cool pic.

This forum is great because the folks on here are

1) knowledgable,
2) helpful,
3) generally friendly,
4) fun to hang with, and
5) passionate about their cars, and yours

Having met several at the CA get together in Paso made me a firm believer and a member for life. Can't wait for the Ortega run.