I just wanted to welcome all IMOA members to our all new forum!
Look forward to seeing tons of posts!
Jerry Robbin
President
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Dave & Wendy Jackson
MemberJerry,
Is the format of this forum set or is there still features that are to be rolled out?
Are all of the old posts gone for good? Or will they be added to this forum at some time?
Will we have the ability to change user settings in the future like the old forum?
Posted 1 month ago # -
Jerry Robbin
MemberWe can leave the old forum up, but make it read-only. Though, don't you
think people will be confused why there are two forums, and only one of
them accepts new posts?Also, Dave & Wendy what do you mean when you say "the beta test isn't looking so good." Are you talking about the visual look, the functionality, the forum or
the site as a whole....???I'd recommend letting the new site/forum sink in for a week or two
before making any changes. That way, we will gather a bunch of feedback,
and will be able to see what people are consistently asking for. It's
better to respond to opinions that are held by the group as a whole,
rather than responding piecemeal as they come in.Posted 1 month ago # -
Dave & Wendy Jackson
MemberThe old forum allowed users to add data as to location, signature lines, have a moniker, join date, how many posts made, change user name and password - not to mention all of the data that was contained in the old posts.
I do not like my user name and the password selected can be hacked. (And you don't know how to address me since there are two names in my user name) I have a concern for securirty, and all I need is some one's member number and their name and I can hack into the account. There is no option for me to change passwords.
The old forum notified me when some one replied to a thread I had posted to or subscribed to. You posted to this thread. The only way I knew that occured was to come back here. Not the best feature to encourage use.
I have an ad on the old forum that I will have to re-create if I want it here. And likely I will not re-post.
I am a moderator of a very large RV forum and a user in several other forums, these are a few of the issues I have with the change. I do not see the current changes in this forum as a step forward, rather as a step back in features and function. The look is fine.
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Dave & Wendy Jackson
MemberMore
The classified are in a different section. It is just different. However like ads are not grouped with like.
There is no date indicating when the ad was posted. It could have been generated last week or last decade. If I wanted a response or was responding to an ad, I would have no way to know if this was recent or??
IN addition as a user sorting through stuff I have to go through parts for sale and wanted items to see if there was a car for sale.
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Larry & Joyce Wagner
Member<div>Jerry,</div>
<div>If an announcement would be made relative to posting of the old forum and not being able to add to it (FYI only), I don't see that as a possible problem, especially if access is made through a link off of the main page. It should be made clear where it goes to.</div>
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<div>Also, the idea from Dave & Wndy about leaving the site as-for a time first is probably a good one.</div>
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<div>Kudu's to you for putting up with this... It can be a real pain. Dave and Wedy Jackson brought up some very strong points... Looks like he's had some real boots on the ground.</div>Posted 1 month ago # -
Jerry Robbin
MemberHi Everyone,
I just wanted to post a reesponse from a past forum member William , who is not a IMOA member. He has some concerns about our new forum and I wanted to share with everyone.
Jerry
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:52 PM, William
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<div>Okay, I know I'm not a member of IMOA, but I had
written prior to the change that I was considering whether it would be
worth joining. At that time, the change was announced and the time frame
of its having been implemented was longer than the original
annoucement. </div>
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<div>Some members have already expressed they think the old forums
should be available, and I'd agree with that - there is a lot of useful
information that's lost if the old forums are discarded. You've also
seen complaints about the degree to which features of the forums that
used to be there are not there any longer. These are all concerns I have
as well.</div>
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<div>But I also wanted to add that when the forum change was announced,
it was said that there would be a way to join on-line. Well, it's not
there and if I was to join, that would be how I would do it. Is this
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Barry & Anne Ashdown
MemberHi Guys
The new format looks quite impressive, and i hope it works really well, however, i did post a question in theTEchnical Forum a few weeks ago and received one reply instantly, but since the new change over it appears i am unable to return to my question posted in the old forum so i am unable to see if anyone else has responded to my query. Is there any way i can get to see the old postings or are they now lost forever?
Many thanks
Barry
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Jerry Robbin
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Membership Directory is now on
the site. Unlike the printed version, you cannot search for State or Year
listing. Will this eventually be available on the site? Will the $5 hard copy
mentioned in Quicksilver still have this feature?<p class="MsoNormal">
<p class="MsoNormal"> Secondly, will the Vendors and
Parts Suppliers listing be done on the site for 2011? If so, will it also be
available in a $5 hard copy?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->Hi Larry,
Eventually on our web site you will be able to look up Mercury cars by year,
but not by state.The printed hard copy for $5 will only be alpha and no vendor directory.
The vendor portion of the directory was not updated in years and presented more
of a problem due to lack of updates.Sorry for the cut backs , but due to state of our economy the move was
necessary.Thanks for your understanding,
Jerry Robbin
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