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As this is by some way the most active forum within the Club, I thought I'd update you as there has been much discussion about it's future.

Things have changed. When I first bought my 944 the Titanic forum was a few guys talking about their boats with the occasional new member asking about the DME relay. Now this forum has thousands of threads read by thousands of people each week. This is no longer a little corner where we are hidden away and can say what we like, but a shopfront for the Club, it's Business Partners and the Porsche brand. As such, it is going to be moderated more closely to ensure it's future success. John Sims and myself have been recruited to the Admin team to help with this, thanks to them and the Board for their vote of confidence in us!

Hopefully you won't notice any changes, this forum has rarely been anything other than friendly. A couple of points to note, though:

Can anyone with a web link in their signature please remove it immediately. It's always been against the rules and will now be enforced.

Please fell free to use forum nicknames, but have your real name in either signature or profile. Some people really don't feel comfortable with this anonymity.

Please keep the threads friendly and 944-relevant.

If you are at all unsure about the forum, or unhappy about being moderated, please feel free to call one of us and discuss it. We really do want to keep this little group of friends doing what we do best, which is sharing our knowledge and enthusiasm!

Thanks for your support,
 
I had picked up that there was some issues with the forum expressed at the AGM. I don't pretend to know the details and I'm sure that you'll get no trouble from the vast majority if not all the people on this part of the forum.

I think it is sad that it has come to this though - effectively censoring what we can say and what opinions we can express for the fear of offending a minority people. Compared to other forums I keep my eye on and contribute to this forum is by far the most well behaved and friendly. Anyway I'm glad that both you and John have not decided to make any rash decisions about your involvement - you both do a top job!
 
well I for one would certainly miss the help, advice and community if the forum was open to members only. I appreciate all the efforts of those who have worked hard to keep it open to all Porsche enthusiasts throughout the world.


I'm pleased to see that the success of the 944 board clearly demonstrates the strength of interest in this car despite PCGB and the PP giving only a token coverage for the past 10 years.

Long live the 944![:D]


 
I think it is sad that it has come to this though - effectively censoring what we can say and what opinions we can express for the fear of offending a minority people. Compared to other forums I keep my eye on and contribute to this forum is by far the most well behaved and friendly. Anyway I'm glad that both you and John have not decided to make any rash decisions about your involvement - you both do a top job!
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Scott - you've made a happy man very old.....[&:]

I think we're all going to have to get over the "censorship" word though. Imagine you went on any open forum in the world and slandered a major wordwide brand. Obviously the business would have to either pursue you, in which case they'd be seen as being heavy-handed, or to ignore you in which case they would be held to be admitting guilt by omission.

Please feel free to keep the debate here open and free. There's not been a problem with this forum, but I wanted to be as open as possible so we keep it that way!


 
I just had a look at a few other "model" forums and a notice such as the one above was not posted at the top of either the 356, early 911 or Boxter forums.

What trouble is being caused?? As far as i can see this is an extreemly well behaved forum. Should a simmilar notice of moderation not also be applied to the other Porsche model forums too?
 
John, 'our forum' refers to all forums and the moderation refers to all, as opposed to the 944 forum, which, as you say, is generally especially 'well behaved' and supportive.

Paul Mc has the unenviable task of assisting with moderating all areas of the forum, not just our corner of it. He needs all of our support to stop a handful of muppets spoiling things for the constructive majority[8|][:D]

 
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John, 'our forum' refers to all forums and the moderation refers to all, as opposed to the 944 forum, which, as you say, is generally especially 'well behaved' and supportive.

Paul Mc has the unenviable task of assisting with moderating all areas of the forum, not just our corner of it. He needs all of our support to stop a handful of muppets spoiling things for the constructive majority[8|][:D]
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I'm not disagreeing with anything you have said, just expressing surprise that the 944 section seems to have been singled out for extra moderation attention. Surely if "our forum" means all parts, then a similar notice should be stickied at the top of each section?
 
Boxster area now has a similar message.

We are all volunteers, so forgive us if it takes us a while to work our way around the dozens of forum areas. We all have real jobs as well [:D]
I'd prefer the various Moderators to be posting such a message myself, but maybe we'll take it on a forum by forum basis.
 
I'm not disagreeing with anything you have said, just expressing surprise that the 944 section seems to have been singled out for extra moderation attention. Surely if "our forum" means all parts, then a similar notice should be stickied at the top of each section?
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Hi John,

Well - that shows how even someone as clever with words as me can get the message across wrong! [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

I only posted the message above here because it's such a busy forum and it seemed easier than having to talk or e-mail the many forum users who'd have wanted to know the reasons for the slightly tighter regime now in place! Rest assured that the problems didn't come from you guys and that I hope you'll not even notice a difference here except the cleaning up of links in signatures that everyone has agreed to.

There is talk of a note on every forum, but it wouldn't get noticed on some of them!

 
I'll second the comments above - I knew there were rumblings, and like it as it is. Let's keep it as on-track as possible, as I woul dhate to see it changed for the worse by some people's behaviour. (I have noticed from weblogs of late that I am spending more time here than on Pistonheads, which surprised even me!)

My one question is around the use of names; I appreciate the need to use real names, but are we obliged to offer a surname as well as a forename? On an open web forum, I prefer to keep my personal details to a minimum for obvious reasons. I'm happy to give away my surname to people meet in real life, but is it a problem to just be 'Oli' on here?


Oli.
 
You'll always be Oli to us. [;)]

The whole "names" thing is due to the perception of less frequent forum users that trouble makers may be more inclined to stir things up if they thought they could hide behind the anonymity of a silly name.

On a friendly forum, personally, I do agree it is much friendlier if you are dealing with peoples real names. It also makes it much easier when, as we do, we meet people in real life. As my years increase I find it more dificult to remember that Barry is Blodwin29 from some forum or another.

"Hi, this is Jon. You know, Suffolk944" does become a little tedious after a time. Sorry Jon I didn't mean to single you out it is just your name that popped into my head. You don't know Blodwin29 do you?

It can also be so embarrassing when talking to someone at an event if you don't realise you have been "chatting" with them on a forum for years. Or, worse, you get talking about the forum and say "Grimrod54 is a right stirrer" when you don't know you are actuality talking to Grimrod54. Hah, the times I've done that.
 
John,

Good points. I agree with the concept of trouble-makers hiding behind anonymity, and the desire to avoid this. Surely this could be alleviated by asking people to provide a full name (along with their eMail address) at the time they register for the forum, but not displaying this to other forum members. This information could then be viewed when necessary by the mods.

As far as identifying 'real' people from their forum handles goes; I thought that was one of the joys of web forums and meeting up in real life! The fact that I post as zcacogp on here (and on several other sites as well) and claim to be 'Oli' just means that you are never quite sure whether it really is my name or not. After all, I could be a 44-stone Scania-mad trucker called Alan who hasn't the foggiest what an Porsche 944 looks like and has a liking for wearing crimpolene dresses in my spare time - something that makes me amusingly harder to identify when you meet me in the flesh ...


Oli. <Adjusts crimpolene dress.>


 
After all, I could be a 44-stone Scania-mad trucker called Alan who hasn't the foggiest what an Porsche 944 looks like and has a liking for wearing crimpolene dresses in my spare time - something that makes me amusingly harder to identify when you meet me in the flesh ...
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Seems a pretty fair description if I remember you correctly....[8|]
 
Sir, your memory serves you well.

Congratulations!

Now, has anyone seen the June edition of "Trucker Monthly"? That swedish 6-axle tractor unit really looks the business, don't you think?


Oli.
 
Anyone know if it's possible to change your username?

(Without losing all your points and the connection to all the posts you have previously made?)

I'm happy to be known by my real name but can't see there is a way to change it - perhaps one of the admins can just hack the database to do it?
 
just email me and I can do this

btw, I am insisting all new users put their full name and am questioning any silly looking ones
 
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