What can we do to re-kindle interest/participation in the reincarnation of what used to be our great Forum ???
It's gone awfully quiet of late and part of the reason for that is obviously the disastrous tinkering, which was done a short while ago.
While we can't undo that, perhaps we can learn from it.....
If other MEMBERS have had the same experience as myself, then that may explain why the participation has fallen off.
To elaborate : -
The Forum ceased to exist (at one point) and then it was re-activated. I found this out ONLY from another member and friend from AUSTRALIA (Jalaski- who sent me an email) - - no message, no note from Admin or Owners.
Next thing I know, it was gone again.
I kept clicking on my bookmark for several days, without success. Eventually, I gave up trying - - and I think other members may have done the same.
Fortunately for me, I got a phone call from a fellow member and friend SCHESBH, who informed me that we were back in business, with new Owners in the Toronto area. Without that phone call, I would not be here now.
I wonder if the low participation rate at this time is due to the fact that members are unaware that the Forum is back in business ??
If that is the case, is it possible for the Owners/Admin folks to send a "block" mailing (either PM or email) to the membership list to inform folks of the fact that the Forum is back, up & running ????
Without some sort of ACTION (that the average member can't perform) then this Forum may indeed cease to exist - thru lack of participation - as opposed to any other intervention.
This Forum is worth saving - it has been a great venue for information sharing, DIY information, sourcing parts and accessories, sharing experiences, meeting new folks Internationally and by no means least of all - making friends.
I'll continue to do my fair share as an active, participating member and am sure that other like-minded members will do the same.
Let's hope we can get some ACTION from the new Owners to assist....
Sign me - hopeful Roger
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What can we do to re-kindle interest/participation in the reincarnation of what used to be our great Forum ???
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I'll continue to do my fair share as an active, participating member and am sure that other like-minded members will do the same.
Let's hope we can get some ACTION from the new Owners to assist....
Sign me - hopeful Roger
I feel the same way. I was disappointed when the site went down for so long, bu I never stopped checking. I'm glad it's back, but I miss the posts and discussions. Hopefully people will check it out again and see it's still here.
A huge mistake by the people who run this board was to post the "All done, folks" message that ran for a few days. Maybe some people thought this site was done for good. It might be smarter to get the new stuff up and running using a different URL, at least until the kinks are worked out.
Let's hope people come back soon. This is a very valuable source of information for all X_Trail owners.
basicly the old owners sold the site to new owners that dropped the ball
look in the announcments section theres all kinds of questions also
the NPM staff that sold this site has moved on to an "undisclosed" site to start over
all information is on here though in one form or another
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I believe people will come back no matter what. This forum has the most mature members that I have seen on these types of forums. People see that this is a great forum to ask questions and just chat. I don't think people will give up, I for sure haven't.
I hope people will come back too! But I'm sure there are others like me that thought "All done folks..." was a final farewell. Hopefully before they delete the bookmark they'll give it one last check!
I agree, so long as this place stays up and running people will find their way back eventually. When it did go down I went searching for other X-Trail specific discussion areas. Didn't find much. Don't worry, they'll be back. In fact, I think many are probably still around but just lurking, waiting to see what happens next. Just look at the responses you're getting!
Last edited by Rockford : Mar 8th, 2006 at 12:30 AM.
When I encountered the "All done folks..." message, I immediately went to the Australian forum, since I knew some of those members also post here. I was hoping somebody had posted some information there on what had happened here, but I didn't find anything.
Could it be that some members from here have taken refuge at the Australian site? Would it be worth posting a quick update there?
After the sale of NissanForums.com was complete, the DNS for the domain had been updated and Vertical Scope had been given copies of the database and files I put up the "all done folks" message. At that point the nissanforums.com domain was pointing to autoforums.com and I'd been told the transfer was complete. So if everything had gone according to plan no one should have ever seen that message. I never expected for the domain to be redirected back to the original site. However, at that point the server up and died. That's the reason why the site went down again for a couple days.
Maybe when spring arrives and we remove the 3 inches of calcium that is on our cars we will be able to start talking about the X-Trail. I just can't wait to wash and wax my baby. I know I'm more quiet about cars during winter... Then again, maybe it is quiet because nobody has any problems/questions about our great car. People tend to search for forums when they have problems.
Maybe when spring arrives and we remove the 3 inches of calcium that is on our cars we will be able to start talking about the X-Trail. I just can't wait to wash and wax my baby. I know I'm more quiet about cars during winter... Then again, maybe it is quiet because nobody has any problems/questions about our great car. People tend to search for forums when they have problems.
Ryan U : I, for one, am glad that you're still here - you've been an asset to the forum.
Think there may be some truth in your thoughts re the time of year etc....however, hope we don't just become a "fine weather"
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Other members - it's encouraging to see that others have the same feelings about this Forum - there's hope for the Forum yet - 10 replies to this post in such a short period is quite encouraging....
Onward and upward guys - when the goin' gets tough, the tough get goin'
__________________ 2006 Platinum Bonavista # 0001 May you always have love to share, health to spare and friends who care. .
Am still here and been involved through-out this saga of the site going up and down and been chasing it from one location to the other. It hasn't stabilized yet and I still can't get through to it sometimes. I guess they're "enhancing it" or so I hope
I haven't posted much here lately due to the number of new things and developments taking place on the Aussie Forum and I only posted one update here.
You have my full support and I have already emailed the guys I keep contact with advising that this forum is back. 3 of our active guys/members are on another forum (allnissans.com) and I did receive an invite to go there, but did not fancy starting everything from scratch and loosing all the good info. and posts made here.
Let's get this baby rolling again and I will start posting some new updates soon to get the blood circulating in your system and keep you warm there LOL
And you can throw some snow at me to cool me down a bit. hehehe
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