[DeTomaso] Email Forum Opportunity
Jeff Detrich
jjdetrich at gmail.com
Tue Apr 19 18:18:37 EDT 2016
This comes up regularly and there are a large number of DeTomaso regulars
who still like the old style email forum, me included. It is open to any
Detomaso enthusiast, has a long history and I believe the quality of the
responses for tech questions is generally better.
Personally, I don't see why we need a "new" style POCA forum when we
already have the PI forum. It isn't really be a "new" style forum, these
types of forums have been around for 20 years. And the PI forum works
exactly the same way as the proposed "new" one from POCA, is open to
everyone, has been around for years, and it has a long history of
searchable information that will take forever to build up, especially in a
new "members only" restricted POCA forum. It has what is called "dominant
market share" (by business people trying to decide whether to compete
against an established product like the PI forum with something new) for
that type of forum catering to DeTomaso enthusiasts. Why reinvent the wheel.
Furthermore, POCA has had a "new" style forum available for years on the
POCA website. Despite several efforts over the years to get it used by the
members, it never caught on. Why do we think it will this time? And the big
question is, will the experts that so graciously help us on the email forum
move to the new POCA forum, especially since none of them moved to the old
"new" style POCA forum, and many have not have been active on the PI
forums.
For this reason, I truly hope that someone can take over the POCA email
forum. Or perhaps POCA members can make their opinions known to the Board
that they want to keep the old email based one going.
Lastly, one of the goals enumerated in the POCA By-Laws is to promote the
Detomaso Marque. The email forum does that because it is populated by more
than just the members of POCA, including many folks looking for a car. What
better way to build awareness of the marque. Will a members only forum do
the same thing?
My 2 cents,
Jeff
6559
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
wrote:
> This email forum currently uses the [1]poca.com domain or URL.
> The new website will be taking it over in the next few weeks and the
> forum is not
> compatible with the servers at our new host.
> We are going to archive all the forum emails and eventually place them
> in a searchable database on the new website.
> The new website will have a far superior forum system, like PI Forum,
> except much better.
> It will have over 40 topics.
> Every Chapter willl have their own private forum as well. ( only
> Chapter members can see or post in those )
> The BOD has two choices,
> 1) allow this forum to be adopted by somebody who will foster itA
> A A ( there are some conditions, regarding privacy issues since all
> the email addresses are in the archives.)
> or
> 2) Let it die.
> There are no other options.
> If anybody out there wants to take it over, please contact me ASAP.
> You must provide a hosting solution and you will be the one fighting
> hackers and spammers 24./7.A It is no picnic.
> the new website has amazing security and all these constant problems of
> people being kicked off will be a faded memory.
> I know it is not a popular decision, but one that can not be avoided.
> If you love it, step up and own it.
> Michael Shortt
> President
> POCA
> --
> Michael L. Shortt
> Savannah, Georgia
> [2]www.michaelshortt.com
> [3]michael at michaelshortt.com
> 912-232-9390
> A
> This email is protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy
> Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally
> privileged.A If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby
> notified
> that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this
> communication is strictly prohibited.A Please reply to the sender that
> you
> have received this message in error, then delete it.A Thank you
>
> References
>
> 1. http://poca.com/
> 2. http://www.michaelshortt.com/
> 3. mailto:michael at michaelshortt.com
>
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This comes up regularly and there are a large number of DeTomaso
regulars who still like the old style email forum, me included.A It is
open to any Detomaso enthusiast, has a long history and I believe the
quality of the responses for tech questions is generally better.A
Personally, I don't see why we need a "new" style POCA forum when we
already have the PI forum. It isn't really be a "new" style forum,
these types of forums have been around for 20 years. And the PI forum
works exactly the same way as the proposed "new" one from POCA, is open
to everyone, has been around for years, and it has a long history of
searchable information that will take forever to build up, especially
in a new "members only" restricted POCA forum. It has what is called
"dominant market share" (by business people trying to decide whether to
compete against an established product like the PI forum with something
new) for that type of forum catering to DeTomaso enthusiasts. Why
reinvent the wheel.
Furthermore, POCA has had a "new" style forum available for years on
the POCA website. Despite several efforts over the years to get it used
by the members, it never caught on. Why do we think it will this time?
And the big question is, will the experts that so graciously help us on
the email forum move to the new POCA forum, especially since none of
them moved to the old "new" style POCA forum, and many have not have
been active on the PI forums.A
For this reason, I truly hope that someone can take over the POCA email
forum. Or perhaps POCA members can make their opinions known to the
Board that they want to keep the old email based one going.A
Lastly, one of the goals enumerated in the POCA By-Laws is to promote
the Detomaso Marque. The email forum does that because it is populated
by more than just the members of POCA, including many folks looking for
a car. What better way to build awareness of the marque. Will a members
only forum do the same thing?
My 2 cents,
Jeff
6559
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Michael Shortt
<[1]michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
A A This email forum currently uses the [1][2]poca.com domain or
URL.
A A The new website will be taking it over in the next few weeks
and the
A A forum is not
A A compatible with the servers at our new host.
A A We are going to archive all the forum emails and eventually
place them
A A in a searchable database on the new website.
A A The new website will have a far superior forum system, like PI
Forum,
A A except much better.
A A It will have over 40 topics.
A A Every Chapter willl have their own private forum as well. (
only
A A Chapter members can see or post in those )
A A The BOD has two choices,
A A 1) allow this forum to be adopted by somebody who will foster
itA
A A AA A ( there are some conditions, regarding privacy issues
since all
A A the email addresses are in the archives.)
A A or
A A 2) Let it die.
A A There are no other options.
A A If anybody out there wants to take it over, please contact me
ASAP.
A A You must provide a hosting solution and you will be the one
fighting
A A hackers and spammers 24./7.AA It is no picnic.
A A the new website has amazing security and all these constant
problems of
A A people being kicked off will be a faded memory.
A A I know it is not a popular decision, but one that can not be
avoided.
A A If you love it, step up and own it.
A A Michael Shortt
A A President
A A POCA
A A --
A A Michael L. Shortt
A A Savannah, Georgia
A A [2][3]www.michaelshortt.com
A A [3][4]michael at michaelshortt.com
A A 912-232-9390
A A A
A A This email is protected by the Electronic Communications
Privacy
A A Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be
legally
A A privileged.AA If you are not the intended recipient, you are
hereby
A A notified
A A that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of
this
A A communication is strictly prohibited.AA Please reply to the
sender that
A A you
A A have received this message in error, then delete it.AA Thank
you
References
A A 1. [5]http://poca.com/
A A 2. [6]http://www.michaelshortt.com/
A A 3. mailto:[7]michael at michaelshortt.com
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