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Frank.Ind
Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 25 Location: England
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:23 am Post subject: Why is there no "Readers Rides" Forum? |
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As the title really (Im clever like that!)
There are some great cars being/have been built and I have real trouble keeping up with what everyone has done as there are bits here, there and everywhere. It would be great to have peoples projects in one place.
I dont post often but I do hover around quite a bit. |
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ZODIAC

Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 342 Location: West Haven, Ct
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:41 am Post subject: |
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i think they dont have one because of the registry on the main page. _________________ "Kraut cars, they know how to build 'em".
1977 924 N/A - Red with waterdamage interior
yes...waterdamage is now a color... |
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ideola

Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:07 am Post subject: |
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The registry is not the same thing, and it sucks and is way out of date. It's probably because of the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mentality (just funnin' around boys, don't take it personal).
I like the idea. _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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Khal

Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 4872 Location: Sunny and lovely interior BC, Canada
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:45 am Post subject: |
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I'd say it's at least partly (probably mainly, IMHO...) to with what this 'board is. It's a discussion forum. I personally doubt the format of this 'board would work well in the capacity I think you envision i.e. kinda 924-only version of CarDomain, or MySpace or Facebook perhaps? _________________ '80 924 Turbo |
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JoeShmo

Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Posts: 67 Location: Hornell, NY
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: reader's rides... |
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| Actually, I wonder if there is a mod for this forum software that would expand the profile a bit. So there might be a spot in your profile where you can go through some of the history of your own car. That way, if someone posts a question, someone else can actually check the history/status/forgotten details of your car by viewing your profile. The registry doesnt quite work unless theres a way to search for a specific username tied to the forum... Then people could just have links to their registry entry in their sigs, or listed in their "website" entry of their profile. Actually wouldnt be that hard to code... |
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morghen

Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9102 Location: Romania
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flosho

Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 3160 Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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There is a "garage" mod for phpBB that would let us add vehicles to our profile.
We are better off to do a "build" forum or "project" forum and just post the projects and build threads. _________________ [This Space For Rent] |
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Martijnus

Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:47 am Post subject: |
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if you're active enough on the board, you'll see every update in the current projects. If you don't, you're not active enough.
Simple as that. _________________ "Rule: Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun." (C. Bell)
924 "50-jahre", 1981.
MSII/extra, LPG, ITB's, 5lug.
To be turbo'ed in a while.
Killed her at the Nurburgring, Porscheless at the moment |
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flosho

Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 3160 Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:18 am Post subject: |
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It would still be cool to have a forum with JUST build threads.. even if there are only 10-12 threads. Ideola could subsidize that forum on his own with his 5 build threads. _________________ [This Space For Rent] |
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Cedric

Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2815 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:28 am Post subject: |
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I agree with frank. Lots of car boards has that. just a part of the board where everyone can have a thread about their car. Easy to create, easy to maintain. Its almost impossible to follow cars around here. Look at the master example ideola with 57 parallel threads about his car, would be really nice to gather them instead. Its also easier to give people help when you have some more info on the car and whats been done and so on. Please think about it, its not a hard bit to fix !  _________________ 1980 924 Turbo
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9xx
Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 627 Location: Jarvenpaa, Finland
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Cédric wrote: | Its almost impossible to follow cars around here. Its also easier to give people help when you have some more info on the car and whats been done and so on. Please think about it, its not a hard bit to fix !  |
Amen! _________________ Mikko
All gone: 931 '82 Alpine White, original option "220" G31 with LSD + 3 x 944 |
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9xx
Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 627 Location: Jarvenpaa, Finland
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Don't forget this idea! I see it as futile to write about my car to a random thread, it will soon to be forgotten, like a fart in Sahara. But if there would be some sort of garage section I would write about it.
I'm sure many others would tell about their cars too? _________________ Mikko
All gone: 931 '82 Alpine White, original option "220" G31 with LSD + 3 x 944 |
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ZODIAC

Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 342 Location: West Haven, Ct
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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i like the idea, but on the other hand in the absense of a "garage" style section i just update the thread i have in General everytime i do something to my car. with the exception of my shifter mod which i posted to body/interior. _________________ "Kraut cars, they know how to build 'em".
1977 924 N/A - Red with waterdamage interior
yes...waterdamage is now a color... |
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Joes924Racer

Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 11964 Location: Oregon, Denver Colorado native!
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:07 am Post subject: |
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There is in a way see the pic box at the top for dailey pic exchanges of members cars. plus thats not what this board is for .. its for the 924 enthuisest looking to fix his car or upgrade its a knowledge base of
people helping people... though its grown the original people are still
here. I jus dread the day when they become obsolete. thatll suck. guess will all have to modifing 944s 4 the slim 24 look withh the 44 power plant though. Those cars still scare as i know about squate on the motors. Never have took one apart yet or a 24s motor. _________________ 1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo. |
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CorsePerVita

Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 1992 Location: Redmond, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:33 am Post subject: |
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Y'know there is technically a software called drupal which lets you integrate into your php/sql database with one log in that works with forums, galleries, and even blog updates. It also isn't full of security holes like this version of phpbb which is as old as the dinosaurs. Heck even the move to phpbb3 is easy to do from this phpbb version. Joomla would also yield the same result. _________________ - 1977 Porsche 924 2.0 N/A (Trackday Project)
- 1979 Porsche 924 2.0 N/A (The other daily)
- 1980 Porsche 931 (Daily)
- 1987 Lamborghini Jalpa
- 1999 Ducati 900SS |
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