What do YOU do on the site

Post by **kazbah** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:54 pm

Ok, I've noticed that things are getting a bit quiet around here, but everytime I come on (a number of times a day) I notice that a lot of people are "on" or have been "on" very recently..... So what do you do when you come in??

sxcfto · Post by **sxcfto** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:25 am

ALL OF THE ABOVE ....
No Input means no Club .... so my guess is maybe no one is interested in having a club forum anymore ......

I agree more input is needed guys and girls so get those fingers warmed up and start replying today !!

Geezzz that sounded like a tv Commercial

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:38 am

I log into this site every morning just after arriving to work, and stay logged in all day long. However, only check it out 3 or 4 times during that 8-9 hours. I try to comment as much as I can, as long as there is no personal chitchat involves too much.

I reckon it could be a great pump up if someone do a DIY for tappet adjustments. This will boost the web site usage incredibly for months. There are lots of people who want to do this, however, not brave enough. Like me, I need bit more info and encouragement, then, I will definitely try the tappets.

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:00 am

I try to do all the above, xcept when i'm too tierd to do so. All the people that just read aren't gonna vote. lol.

Post by **kazbah** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:16 am

Boris wrote:I try to do all the above, xcept when i'm too tierd to do so. All the people that just read aren't gonna vote. lol.

I would have agreed with the readers not voting, but so far there have been seven votes and only 4 replys..... What does that tell ya

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:45 am

I check the forums about 10 or more times a day......I just don't neccesarily post everytime I'm on as I'm only relatively new here and don't know you all.

But I'll be damned if I don't love FTO's........I go around putting flyers on cars too!

Edit: That reminds me..........anyone heard anything more about the new batch of club stickers??

Post by **kazbah** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:30 am

Ok we have 1700+ registered members. Now I know about 90% are inactive but what I think we need to find out is who, in each state, is an active member of the club..... If memory serves me sxcfto is asking the Vic chapter to contirbute to a survey on age, gender, type of vehicle, last FTO get together/cruise they attended, best FTO get together/cruise they attended etc. From this I'm sure she can then ascertain what the Vic members would be most interested in doing. Maybe this should be done by each State Co-ordinators in consultation with the committee. I hope I'm not stepping on anyones toes here by suggesting this, its not my intention, I'm just looking for ways to liven the place up a bit and reduce the number of activities being cancelled due to lack of interest on behalf of the members.....

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:05 pm

A lot of those 1700 or so people aren't neccessarily members, heck I'm willing to say that over half probably don't even own an FTO.

It's amazing how lifeless the club is at the moment..........the local Skyline club has events twice a week

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:35 pm

BuCkEt wrote:A lot of those 1700 or so people aren't neccessarily members, heck I'm willing to say that over half probably don't even own an FTO.

Well considering there's probably only 500 or so FTO's in Australia, I think that figure is understated

Post by **kazbah** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:39 pm

BuCkEt wrote: It's amazing how lifeless the club is at the moment..........the local Skyline club has events twice a week

Yes but look at how many of our recent events have been cancelled due to lack of interest

Its a big question but WHAT THE HELL DO PEOPLE WANT FROM THE CLUB???? Buggered if I know, I certainly contribute to discussion, post topics and try to turn up to most events (crashed car held me back for a while!!) Even if there are only 200 legit members its still enought of a cross section to have a decent few turn up to most events...

I'm very interested in other peoples thoughts on this and PLEASE if you are a reader only, break out and submit your thoughts.....

K

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:00 pm

sigh.... yeah WTF happened to the good ol' days hey...

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:16 pm

Good old days?

Ha! I've only been around for a few months

Are there really only about 500 in Australia?? Surely there has to be more.

FTOluv · Post by **FTOluv** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:17 pm

I try really hard to go to cruises/meets not just for the sake of the club but i generally like to attend. This does take a huge portion of my weekend that I usually have saved for an important chore/errand.

U can probably best put it like this. In general, FTO owners love their car BUT they are generally not CAR enthusiats.
For eg. I attend other cruises organised by other NON FTO clubs but thats because i love the whole car scene. On these cruises i dont usually see that many FTOs.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:19 pm

But you'd think that by loving their car.........they'd in turn want to know more about it.

sxcfto · Post by **sxcfto** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:26 pm

We all agree that life is getting more hectic and that other clubs other than the FTO club do exist....

We are not saying that you can't attend these in fact we encourage it as you all are aware Im also part of other clubs..

All we are saying is maybe more constructive contributions to events, we ask if you could just respond with a yes or a no so we can organise things such as Autosalon, cruises etc...

It's really hard to stay focused and enthusiastic when we post things and don't get any replies. You see a heap of people have viewed but no one bothers to send a quick reply or there thoughts on the matter ???\

We want to hear from you in fact if we didn't we wouldnt have a forum !

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:02 pm

Well what we need to know is what it is people enjoy.
People who like their cars but aren't car enthusiastic might enjoy an event that isn't AS car orientated.

Do people prefer BBQ's, dyno days etc etc?
Then we gather the information and set up an event.

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:01 pm

I mainly use the forums to learn stuff about my car, and mods are good etc, and also to buy/sell fto parts.

oh and I occasionally post stuff which is FTO related, eg the state of the FTO car market at the moment.

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:02 pm

What i don't get is the need for there to be 50 people at each meet or cruise. Why does there have to be such a big number in order to participate?? I've been to many a cruise or meet with as little as 3 or 4 cars and it was awesome. There seems to be this push for a majority rules and i don't understand it.

I can understand what toni was saying about wanting to hear back about events but like Mil said most people on here are not car enthusiats. Things like having an auto salon stand takes time and money. Also you have to be without a car for the weekend, now i know all of you don't have a seperate car. Not to mention i work most weekends as do others.

I have to say that i have been turned away as of late due to certain things, and i don't think much has been done to rectify them. I am in no way attacking anyone, as this seems to be the undertstanding at the moment no matter whats said.

I think the co-ordinators are trying hard and doing a good job, but why cancell a cruise or postpone it just becuase we don't have 10-15 cars at an event. First and foremost this is an internet based club and as such the majority of activity will always be on the forums not out at cruises, maybe the fact that it is really quiet here these days should be an indication of why there aren't many people at meets these days

Post by **kazbah** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:03 pm

MrFT000 wrote:

I mainly use the forums to learn stuff about my car, and mods are good etc, and also to buy/sell fto parts.

oh and I occasionally post stuff which is FTO related, eg the state of the FTO car market at the moment.

Thank you - sanity has prevaled!!!

afterburner · Post by **afterburner** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:49 pm

I use the forums and website to learn about my car - I haven't had it that long, and there's a lot to learn. I'd always liked the FTO before I got mine, but didn't really know a lot about them. That's rapidly changing thanks to you people

And it's also nice to participate in discussions with like minded people. I think this forum is great - if only there were as much enthusiasm for the FTO over here...

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