Another thanks from me, for all the behind the scenes hard work.
I find this particular forum the closest to “ideal” of all those I do/have frequented. It’s better than the “one model” type, which seem to attract a 50/50 mix of rivet-counting miseries, and clueless numpties who are just mining for free information to be spoonfed with before they disappear off on a different tangent as soon as the novelty wears off.
Rather than being united by a particular make/model/style of car, people here seem much more connected by attitude, outlook and a love for things mechanical and retro. I like that. There’s dozens of threads on here that I follow religiously, despite them being about vehicles that I have little interest in; because they are well written by people who quite evidently share my passions. I really like the fact that the forum has shown clear common ground between those of us who at first sight you’d be forgiven for thinking would be poles apart. This bloke with a scruffy Land-Rover and a never ending lorry project, that bloke with a hotrod you can eat your dinner off the underneath, the Austin seven owner, Princess owner, Hillman Imp, 2CV… and more importantly, the support we give each other. When it’s cold. When we’re struggling. When we can no longer see the wood for the trees. When a project is finished *. It’s all priceless.
As for threads, and their length, I have noticed two types: ones like mine, which tend to be diaries/blogs of what I have done. Yesterday I took this bit off, found that bit broken, sourced one from RockAuto/Halfords/ebay/my shed, fixed it and put it all back together. This kind tends to get lots of “likes” and few comments. The second type is the “I have a noise I don’t recognise” or “I have taken this off, what do you think”, or even “I can’t decide which option, a, b, or c”, all of which inspire much more written responses and less likes. Both are good as far as I am concerned.
A side note, I also have a pet peeve about quoting a long post in full to add just a brief response. The chief culprit for that is someone who I still keep in touch with on a regular basis, and regard highly, but I am awfully glad he’s not still doing it (here at least 🤣).
Finally, other platforms. Well, I really only use YouTube for videos. I would think that it might be worth a RetroRides channel where you could pull in curated content from those of us that have our own footage on there, even if it was just shorts or tasters that pointed people to where they could find more in depth stuff.
Oh, and lastly, like others, I’m more than happy to maintain my membership. I regard it as a small price to pay for what the community gives me back. My only concern, having read how much sits on your shoulders, is what would happen to the forum if for whatever reason you were unable to carry on?
Cheers, Glen.
*Don’t kid yourself; they’re never finished. 🤣
I find this particular forum the closest to “ideal” of all those I do/have frequented. It’s better than the “one model” type, which seem to attract a 50/50 mix of rivet-counting miseries, and clueless numpties who are just mining for free information to be spoonfed with before they disappear off on a different tangent as soon as the novelty wears off.
Rather than being united by a particular make/model/style of car, people here seem much more connected by attitude, outlook and a love for things mechanical and retro. I like that. There’s dozens of threads on here that I follow religiously, despite them being about vehicles that I have little interest in; because they are well written by people who quite evidently share my passions. I really like the fact that the forum has shown clear common ground between those of us who at first sight you’d be forgiven for thinking would be poles apart. This bloke with a scruffy Land-Rover and a never ending lorry project, that bloke with a hotrod you can eat your dinner off the underneath, the Austin seven owner, Princess owner, Hillman Imp, 2CV… and more importantly, the support we give each other. When it’s cold. When we’re struggling. When we can no longer see the wood for the trees. When a project is finished *. It’s all priceless.
As for threads, and their length, I have noticed two types: ones like mine, which tend to be diaries/blogs of what I have done. Yesterday I took this bit off, found that bit broken, sourced one from RockAuto/Halfords/ebay/my shed, fixed it and put it all back together. This kind tends to get lots of “likes” and few comments. The second type is the “I have a noise I don’t recognise” or “I have taken this off, what do you think”, or even “I can’t decide which option, a, b, or c”, all of which inspire much more written responses and less likes. Both are good as far as I am concerned.
A side note, I also have a pet peeve about quoting a long post in full to add just a brief response. The chief culprit for that is someone who I still keep in touch with on a regular basis, and regard highly, but I am awfully glad he’s not still doing it (here at least 🤣).
Finally, other platforms. Well, I really only use YouTube for videos. I would think that it might be worth a RetroRides channel where you could pull in curated content from those of us that have our own footage on there, even if it was just shorts or tasters that pointed people to where they could find more in depth stuff.
Oh, and lastly, like others, I’m more than happy to maintain my membership. I regard it as a small price to pay for what the community gives me back. My only concern, having read how much sits on your shoulders, is what would happen to the forum if for whatever reason you were unable to carry on?
Cheers, Glen.
*Don’t kid yourself; they’re never finished. 🤣
