FTOAU changes please read and comment

Post by **smorison** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:08 am

Hey guys,
We are about to do a large upgrade to the site amongst fixes (lost usernames, gallery being restored) the following changes are proposed please comment

AND KEEP ON TOPIC!

FORUM CHANGES:
Each state gets:
* Cruise | State specific forum
* Spotted Forum

Tasmania gets its own forums
Western Australia gets it own forums

NEW FORUMS:
* FTO Help Forum - help me with my FTO

CLASSIFIEDS
The site will shortly have classifieds section with WTB included and the forums will be closed. Car Sales will be included in this.

NOT-GOOD-ENOUGH

a notgoodenough forum is going to be created. Posts here will be moderated.
Basically you can post, however your post will not be "approved" to go up until the company you have laid a complaint about has had a chance for "right of reply" this means that once you submit a complaint the FTO Club of Australia will contact the supplier and offer them the chance of reply on your behalf. They will be given the options of:

a.) fixing your complaint
b.) a written submission on the problem and why they are not at fault.

The delay will be seven days, if they choose to respond or not the post will be published after seven days. If they decide to fix the problem the post will still be published however there will be a note advising how the supplier rectified the problem.

If there is anything else we should add please comment quickly so I can include this in the upgrades.

thanks and regards

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:14 am

Sounds good Steven,
Don't you think that having a spotted forum under every state is a bit too much... Only the NSW, and VIC ones will be the most used...

Also are you doing anything about the problem with themes that a number of ppl including myself have had?

I think we should delete member profiles that haven't been online for more that a year or so, after we first contact them... maybe... probably not possible though...

I think the forums are good as they are, but i'm still welcoming change.

Just me 2 cents

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:36 pm

I assume we will still keep ICE / Styling / Performance / Gibberish Cnr etc??

oh, i wouldn't mind having a 100x100px 30kb avatar size either

ummm, also how about a quick reply window (rather than clicking on the 'Reply' or 'Quote' button)... it will save heaps of time for dialup users who want to reply to a post/thread (without the need to wait for a new page to be loaded)

Just my 2c...

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:59 pm

LOL!

Steve isn't re-coding the website, he is just upgrading from version 7.0 to 7.1 of the software used and then re-organising the topics.

If you want those features Mikey, suggest them to phpBB or PHP-Nuke

Post by **kazbah** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 2:08 pm

I like the notgoodenough idea, this is something that has been discussed before in threads and I think it would be very infomative. As I have said previously a lot of times I have driven into a workshop the dollar signs seem to pop up in the mechanics eyes

On the flip side - do you think it would also be a help to have a thread called something like "evenbetter" or something, for service providers who go above and beyond the call of duty. I know this can be a bit subjective, as the young good-looking chick may get better service than say the older not-so-good-looking lady all based on the fact that most mechanics are male (no offence guys!).

Anyway just a thought. I know how hard it is to find good places to go and how easy it is to find place that are not up to scratch and I think we all need to share the good stuff as well.

My 0.181818 cents plus GST!

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:07 pm

Steve sound good buddy...

Dont kill me if this is a little bit of topic..

One thing that members could do is when they go for service's or buying product from suppliers, they could mention that they are from FTO Australia and that they might post the results of the service they received onto the site.. That way they may not try to scam anyone as the results would be public (no-one wants bad publicity) and if they do a wizz bang job they would probably get more business thru positive publicity...

Not sure if that's a dumb idea or not

what do you all think...

Robb...

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:15 pm

The thing about the wa having it's own forum.

There is one already available, are you talking about that or another one??

I'm a member of both. They both supply good information but since WA is far away from the east, being seperate is a good idea. We still are proud of being FTO AUSTRALIA members, but also like the support we got locally.

My 2 cents.

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:23 pm

just an idea, what about a section for FTO Concepts? like the one in Fast Fours Forums called Chop Shop?? photoshopped FTO images, anything of that nature.. not trying to copy but im sure a few of us have good ideas on how to make our FTOs look good.. conceptually...
im sure mikey would have a few...

but then again this can go under Styling

lal · Post by **lal** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:11 pm

How about a BIO section... like the "introduce yourself" thread...

but this time, there's a template that can be filled out... name, location, age; hobbies; country of origin; notes; etc...
and a spot for 2 fav. pics of their car and themselves

so we know what they and their rides look like...
and Im sure many ppl here would be happy to host those pics.

this would make FTO OZ more like a family feel and although not everyone usually makes it to cruises.. we have faces to names

and if it can be done, sorted by username...

is this possible

scracy · Post by **scracy** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 5:00 pm

Great idea lal!!!!!!!!!

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 5:23 pm

at the risk of being flamed for this

, how about a restricted section for 'regulars' called BITCHFEST so that those who want to 'get it out of their system' can do so without scaring away the rest LoL...

btw, i'm just kidding...

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 5:32 pm

Steve I think this is a great idea, & i'm sure lots of members would appreciate your effort over the past few yrs.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:07 pm

GPXXX wrote:at the risk of being flamed for this , how about a restricted section for 'regulars' called BITCHFEST so that those who want to 'get it out of their system' can do so without scaring away the rest LoL...

LOL!

Steve could sell tickets for those who want to watch and make a fortune!

It could be like gladiator with the participants choosing "to the death" or "to the first cut"

Post by **smorison** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 7:14 pm

lal wrote:How about a BIO section... like the "introduce yourself" thread...
is this possible

i'm looking for a module that will do this... i've found on where you upload a picture of yourself (or your car)...

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:49 pm

The above upgrades sound good, as for the bio module, I suggested this a while ago, where people could also include modifications to their car as well as pics. And I can write a module to do this if you like steve

Post by **smorison** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:55 pm

G_A_V wrote:The above upgrades sound good, as for the bio module, I suggested this a while ago, where people could also include modifications to their car as well as pics. And I can write a module to do this if you like steve

feel free to write a hack to go with phpnuke/phpbb

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:06 pm

cool looks like a project for this easter break

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:49 pm

What about a section where people can donate money to me...

*Thinks me gonna get burnt for that one*

Mikey 'BitchFest' sounds good to me....

Seriously I like the sound of the Bio section, make it easier for people to know where everyone is located as I've noticed that a lot of people have not got their 'location' listed below their avatar, it would makes it a lot easier for when people ask for service/product locations if their own location was known first...

Ps. feel free to seen me donations...

Robb...

Teania · Post by **Teania** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:53 pm

Sounds good. I like the notgoodenough idea, based on the fact that submissions will be sent to the business involved for their chance to reply. This gives both sides an equal chance to state their views/opinions.

I also think Kazbah has a great idea with her even better forum. Again - to stop this becoming clogged, it could be run the same way with members "submitting" their post to the moderators for posting.

That's my WHOLE 2 cents worth - rounded up to 5cents in this current ecomonic climate.....

Tanya

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:54 pm

I also like the sound of everything.

For the bio section, couldn't we just modify the current module for member profiles? So that we can upload pictures to it and even have some more informative fields!!

I guess it's up to Gav to decide how he is going to go about it, if he's keen on the programming...

I like the idea of the good enough section, but don't you guys think that most of the time the people in the shops treat everyone diffrent?

Just like kazbah said...
For example male/female or dressy/bogan... I guess it revolves around the actual finished product...

Maybe we should get another person to confirm it etc.... or i guess we could just see how it goes...

I think this applies to the not good enough section too but not as much...

Just some ideas.