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bok · Nov 17th, 2006, 02:52 PM

Hey Western Canada folks

I took the liberty of purchasing a domain this morning and will work on the weekend to set up some Western Canada specific forums so we can plan our runs and such much like the folks out east do with their local club boards. This one will be mainly for the calgary crew, but all will be welcome.

the new site will be SpiritedDriving.com

mark-o · Nov 17th, 2006, 05:02 PM

Are you putting a website on it? Have you got webspace etc?

-M

bok · Nov 17th, 2006, 05:07 PM

have the webspace set up and all that, was going to put up the forums first and then see about taking some time to design something a bit more static etc. but if anyone wants to help out on that end it's welcome

mark-o · Nov 17th, 2006, 05:42 PM

I'm in for that kind of thing - I think we would need some kind of static content to keep people coming back, you know - to differentiate it from this forum...
User submitted stuff like MINI profiles, owner bios, local events, upgrades and general experiences etc...

-M

mark-o · Nov 17th, 2006, 05:43 PM

Oooh, and a free classified section!

I could go on and on...

bok · Nov 17th, 2006, 06:02 PM

i'm all for any of that sort of thing. just need to find some time to make it all happen hehe

we shall see how it goes, but i am excited hehe

RS3TURN · Nov 17th, 2006, 08:00 PM

I brought up this idea in the past, and received resistance from the group as the general consensus was that they did not want "another forum to keep track of".

I also requested a Calgary MINI Club section on North American motoring, and it is rarely used.

With that being said, let me know if you need any help. I run my own forum and have experience with vbulletin installs, setup, etc.

mark-o · Nov 17th, 2006, 08:03 PM

bok, what's the tech on your webhost?

mark-o · Nov 17th, 2006, 08:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by RS3TURN (original)

I brought up this idea in the past, and received resistance from the group as the general consensus was that they did not want "another forum to keep track of".

Perhaps to ask again? Or ask, "What one feature would bring you to a Western Canada MINI site?"

-M

bok · Nov 17th, 2006, 08:54 PM

well for me what i am seeing this for is not only for a forum, but for places to put upcoming mini runs, photos, calendars, western canada specific topics like "best roads", best muffler shop, etc. We can post race city schedules, for sale stuff, and stuff that isn't really even mini related.

sure all of this is available on other forums, but this one would be "ours" where we could post that we are selling a calendar and not get posts removed or moved to another forum or whatever.

new mini owners in this area might be more apt to type or remember spiriteddriving.com than mini2.com/forum/canada to find out what's happening.

local "sponsors" could also step up and donate to local contests or things of that nature when they can see that it's targetted toward their marketplace (as a side note, i am not looking for sponsors but if say Carline mufflers wanted to "advertise" i wouldn't say no)

having our own regional site is for the same reason that people have their own mini club websites/forums elsewhere. i don't see this replacing MINI2 or NAM or anything like that but as a supplement to it.

If it doesn't attract any huge attention and never gets used, then i am the only one out of pocket on this so it's really a win win for everyone /shrug

as for the tech on the server it's your basic LAMP set up.

mark-o · Nov 17th, 2006, 09:26 PM

It's all good. Let me know if you have something you want / need help with. I'm interested to do my part - it sounds like fun.

-M

bok · Nov 18th, 2006, 01:05 AM

the site is up in it's super basic form and the link to the forums is on there so feel free to sign up and such.

for now the registration is pretty open, but if spammers start to hit it, then we will change it to where an admin will have to approve membership

Welcome to Spirited Driving

mark-o · Nov 18th, 2006, 05:15 PM

Doh! I managed to bake my webserver yesterday and haven't had a minute to check out the site...
I will soon as I'm able to get it back.

-M

Temane · Nov 21st, 2006, 12:09 AM

The forums are up and running now we just need more people.

Bump.....

Tem

mark-o · Nov 21st, 2006, 02:32 PM

Hey bok,
I fixed my misspelled email address on the SD forum and it de-activated me.

*sigh*

bok · Nov 21st, 2006, 03:23 PM

reactivated you, check your pm here since i had to change your pword (/mutters about bb software)

RS3TURN · Nov 21st, 2006, 04:13 PM

Good start. Looks good so far.

Again if you need any help with admin issues, installs, or even photoshop let me know.

-RS

Ferroequine · Jan 4th, 2007, 05:09 PM

So what happened? Trying out new forum software?

mark-o · Jan 4th, 2007, 09:20 PM

Did you see it?

The old forum is still there, I just clobbered the main page and hope to migrate over the users & posts. We'll see how hard that's going to be and go from there. If it's too hard we'll have to ask people to re-register...
I have an updated style template kicking around that I'll apply to the site as soon as I have some time. Bok is going to make up a new header graphic for it this evening.

-Mark

faster,Tobias! · Jan 5th, 2007, 03:48 AM

Ooops. I forgot my password....

Nov 17th, 2006, 02:52 PM	#1
bok BluMeNe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cowtown Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 126 Offline	Spirited Driving Hey Western Canada folks I took the liberty of purchasing a domain this morning and will work on the weekend to set up some Western Canada specific forums so we can plan our runs and such much like the folks out east do with their local club boards. This one will be mainly for the calgary crew, but all will be welcome. the new site will be SpiritedDriving.com

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Ferroequine Formerly known as MiniVee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Calgary Local Time: 01:46 PM Posts: 1,320 Offline	So what happened? Trying out new forum software? www.MINICalgary.com

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Nov 17th, 2006, 05:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	Are you putting a website on it? Have you got webspace etc? -M

Nov 17th, 2006, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
bok BluMeNe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cowtown Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 126 Offline	have the webspace set up and all that, was going to put up the forums first and then see about taking some time to design something a bit more static etc. but if anyone wants to help out on that end it's welcome

Nov 17th, 2006, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	I'm in for that kind of thing - I think we would need some kind of static content to keep people coming back, you know - to differentiate it from this forum... User submitted stuff like MINI profiles, owner bios, local events, upgrades and general experiences etc... -M

Nov 17th, 2006, 05:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	Oooh, and a free classified section! I could go on and on...

Nov 17th, 2006, 06:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
bok BluMeNe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cowtown Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 126 Offline	i'm all for any of that sort of thing. just need to find some time to make it all happen hehe we shall see how it goes, but i am excited hehe

Nov 17th, 2006, 08:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
RS3TURN Shizzak ma blizzak? Join Date: Nov 2005 Local Time: 01:46 PM Posts: 415 Offline	I brought up this idea in the past, and received resistance from the group as the general consensus was that they did not want "another forum to keep track of". I also requested a Calgary MINI Club section on North American motoring, and it is rarely used. With that being said, let me know if you need any help. I run my own forum and have experience with vbulletin installs, setup, etc.

Nov 17th, 2006, 08:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	bok, what's the tech on your webhost?

Nov 17th, 2006, 08:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by RS3TURN (original) I brought up this idea in the past, and received resistance from the group as the general consensus was that they did not want "another forum to keep track of". Perhaps to ask again? Or ask, "What one feature would bring you to a Western Canada MINI site?" -M

Nov 17th, 2006, 08:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
bok BluMeNe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cowtown Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 126 Offline	well for me what i am seeing this for is not only for a forum, but for places to put upcoming mini runs, photos, calendars, western canada specific topics like "best roads", best muffler shop, etc. We can post race city schedules, for sale stuff, and stuff that isn't really even mini related. sure all of this is available on other forums, but this one would be "ours" where we could post that we are selling a calendar and not get posts removed or moved to another forum or whatever. new mini owners in this area might be more apt to type or remember spiriteddriving.com than mini2.com/forum/canada to find out what's happening. local "sponsors" could also step up and donate to local contests or things of that nature when they can see that it's targetted toward their marketplace (as a side note, i am not looking for sponsors but if say Carline mufflers wanted to "advertise" i wouldn't say no) having our own regional site is for the same reason that people have their own mini club websites/forums elsewhere. i don't see this replacing MINI2 or NAM or anything like that but as a supplement to it. If it doesn't attract any huge attention and never gets used, then i am the only one out of pocket on this so it's really a win win for everyone /shrug as for the tech on the server it's your basic LAMP set up.

Nov 17th, 2006, 09:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	It's all good. Let me know if you have something you want / need help with. I'm interested to do my part - it sounds like fun. -M

Nov 18th, 2006, 01:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
bok BluMeNe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cowtown Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 126 Offline	the site is up in it's super basic form and the link to the forums is on there so feel free to sign up and such. for now the registration is pretty open, but if spammers start to hit it, then we will change it to where an admin will have to approve membership Welcome to Spirited Driving

Nov 18th, 2006, 05:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	Doh! I managed to bake my webserver yesterday and haven't had a minute to check out the site... I will soon as I'm able to get it back. -M

Nov 21st, 2006, 12:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Temane Drivn' the sales guy nutz Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Calgary Local Time: 01:46 PM Posts: 7 Offline	The forums are up and running now we just need more people. Bump..... Tem

Nov 21st, 2006, 02:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	Hey bok, I fixed my misspelled email address on the SD forum and it de-activated me. sigh

Nov 21st, 2006, 03:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
bok BluMeNe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cowtown Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 126 Offline	reactivated you, check your pm here since i had to change your pword (/mutters about bb software)

Nov 21st, 2006, 04:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
RS3TURN Shizzak ma blizzak? Join Date: Nov 2005 Local Time: 01:46 PM Posts: 415 Offline	Good start. Looks good so far. Again if you need any help with admin issues, installs, or even photoshop let me know. -RS

Jan 4th, 2007, 09:20 PM	#19 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 02:46 PM Posts: 295 Offline	Did you see it? The old forum is still there, I just clobbered the main page and hope to migrate over the users & posts. We'll see how hard that's going to be and go from there. If it's too hard we'll have to ask people to re-register... I have an updated style template kicking around that I'll apply to the site as soon as I have some time. Bok is going to make up a new header graphic for it this evening. -Mark

Jan 5th, 2007, 03:48 AM	#20 (permalink)
faster,Tobias! Fanatically Enthiusiastic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta Local Time: 01:46 PM Posts: 1,165 Offline	Ooops. I forgot my password....

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