Notthedoctor said:Actually I thought ALL the replies were good.
Agreed any thing constructive positive is a bonus .[]
Notthedoctor said:Actually I thought ALL the replies were good.
greg_harm said:......................... I believe the board started looking at a much more modern idea some time ago which we were told would blow our socks off and be an unprecedented huge leap forward, but unfortunately after almost two years it still hasn’t come to fruition.
alastairp said:Good morning Brian.
Don't be feeling lonely [] - I am usually lurking somewhere observing posts but just don't usually have anything interesting to say.
House-build still not quite finished (although been in for almost a year after four and a half years in a caravan!), but starting to look at my cars again - Cayman actually MoT'd and back on the road last month for the first time since 2017 Knockhill trackday.
Almost-finished and road-legal (if it had an MoT) 1982 SC still in hibernation in my shed until I get around to re-fitting the rear screen and rear seats & trim.
Nice little job if anyone is bored and wants to assist?
Also, happy to host anyone who needs covered space to store/ work on their car [s5].
How's that?
Stay safe.
Regards
Alastair Price
Nick_USA said:Late to this but perhaps if the board at the time weren't so keen to promote the new DMP website in late 2014; notably we club officials were encouraged to move content such as news, events, galleries to the website it wouldn't be so quiet here. Not criticising the decision, but we have to live with the consequences.
Peter_Bull said:Our forum is the only place within the clubs social media where members and non-members alike can share information equally across all Regions, Registers and General Discussion areas, gaining information from the rich source of material that is available 24 hours a day from our knowledgeable contributors.
Peter_Bull said:Nick_USA said:Late to this but perhaps if the board at the time weren't so keen to promote the new DMP website in late 2014; notably we club officials were encouraged to move content such as news, events, galleries to the website it wouldn't be so quiet here. Not criticising the decision, but we have to live with the consequences.
That’s a pretty dramatic and critical statement that’s so far from reality.
On behalf of the then board, chaired by Nick Hine, I instigated and lead the DMP team of hard working volunteers, including Chris James who became the IT Director in 2015 - a full year before you were appointed as the Communications Director.
At no time was anyone 'encouraged to move content such as news, events, and galleries to the website'. That is untrue.
What we did encourage is for all officials to embrace the new website and use it to the best of their ability. We did encourage to fill out their respective website areas with the information they had on the forum, but in most cases this did not happen. Let’s face it the forum and website are chalk and cheese, providing different platforms in which we all see things in different light.
Had we started the current website before we had a forum then I am sure that all the officials, with the necessary tools, would have engaged it in its entirety and the forum would not be the place it is now.
Our forum is the only place within the clubs social media where members and non-members alike can share information equally across all Regions, Registers and General Discussion areas, gaining information from the rich source of material that is available 24 hours a day from our knowledgeable contributors.
If that is living with the consequences then so be it. Its not too shabby is it?
Peter_Bull With reference to your statement [i said:‘[/i]The simple answer to this is most don’t because it’s easier and less time consuming and, in some instances, more effective to use other formats. E.g a post on Instagram can be automatically duplicated on both Facebook and Twitter at the click of a button’ You summed it up nicely ‘easier and less time consuming’ and that is exactly where I came from in my post about the lack of engagement. Any committed official would take an extra two minutes to post on here. But of course it’s so easy to say ‘I can’t be bothered to do a few more clicks’.
On the topic of posting pictures. Sure I concede that it’s not as easy as the likes FB or eBay but it’s not really hard is it? There are two ways to do it and it is so easy! The trouble is people are used to doing things the ‘easy’ way like drag and drop etc. and don’t bother reading the instructions.
Thankfully we both have the same interests in pursuing what if good for the club.
alastairp said:Now look at what you’ve gone and started Brian.??
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