Beccy saying Hi

[Michael G 2]

Oh for Goodness sake.
Two posters, who I've never seen post here before, decide to come out of the woodwork and dig dirt against our members.
We don't come on to your forum and start digging up dirt WITHOUT any evidence of this stuff happening.
Why don't you either stay own forum and mind your own business like we do.
Or stay and get to know us all.

 

[dieselman]

Michael. They do both have post counts so must have posted sometimes and they are replying to a post made about their forum.

I do find it incredible that a member was banned for posting an unfortunate picture, surely removal and an advisory PM would have been more appropriate. Maybe the picture was a convenient reason.
Having just read the samples from the Gazzette leaves me thinking it's written in the same fashion as the quarterly Mercedes magazine.

Both of the above make me think my initial impression is fairly accurate. If I was managing that club I would be thinking of Rover car group, who were desperate for a younger clientèle, but couldn't attract them.

The one advantage I see is it being recognised by MB, but that also stops it being at all controversial, so is a double edged sword.

 

[Some guy on the internet]

Well said. No doubt this will be moderated but I'm going to have my say anyway.

I very very rarely visit this forum. I have a few reasons, but one of the main ones has been addressed above. I'm active on mbclub and the "official club" and am certainly aware of this "stuffed shirt" fallacy.

The forum is not what the official club is all about. I do agree it could be livelier, but, guess what? Members there actually pick up the phone and talk to each other, and they meet up at events and privately. Wow, imagine that!!!

Just as a point of order Malcolm. The members of the official club are actually particularly normal. I have been a member for fifteen years. I don't obsessively polish my cars and have never washed them underneath.

Why is it you just can't let it lie? You've been banned here there and everywhere, I doubt that you will ever realise that it's your over-zealous approach that alienates others.

Grow up.

Genuine questions here, not looking for a row:

What do you find missing from the official club (oc) that you seek out on mbclub?

If, like about 95% of the oc membership, you do not attend the GTGs & shindigs, what advantages does that club have over this forum, mbclub or any other free 'interent only' group?

 

[Michael G 2]

Michael. They do both have post counts so must have posted sometimes and they are replying to a post made about their forum.

I do find it incredible that a member was banned for posting an unfortunate picture, surely removal and an advisory PM would have been more appropriate. Maybe the picture was a convenient reason.
Having just read the samples from the Gazzette leaves me thinking it's written in the same fashion as the quarterly Mercedes magazine.

Both of the above make me think my initial impression is fairly accurate. If I was managing that club I would be thinking of Rover car group, who were desperate for a younger clientèle, but couldn't attract them.

The one advantage I see is it being recognised by MB, but that also stops it being at all controversial, so is a double edged sword.

Of course they are DM. I'm just saying that that they're saying Malc did XYZ, without providing any evidence to say he did.

 

[Mr Benjamin]

It is subscription only and is also self modding (no over zealous mods)the fee paying members tend to only reply to threads that they have knowledge about.

(ps i have never seen anyone looking for a secondhand fridge)

 

[Some guy on the internet]

It is subscription only and is also self modding (no over zealous mods)the fee paying members tend to only reply to threads that they have knowledge about.

(ps i have never seen anyone looking for a secondhand fridge)

You must have missed these threads then! :lol::razz:

Topic: Fridge freezers, which is best. - June 2010. 1 page about 12 posts.

Yopic: Bosch Appliances - June 2010. 2 pages, about 50 posts.

So then, no advantages?

I stand ready to be corrected.

 

[Mr Benjamin]

The fee paying members forums tend to be car fanatics NOT comedians

 

[Some guy on the internet]

Oh please! Don't sell it short. The side splitting banter amongst the 8 or 9 people who use that forum regularly is legendary.

Bantering aside here, it does have v. good, long running joke thread.


So then, still no other advantages?

I stand ready to be corrected.

 

[Michael G 2]

The fee paying members forums tend to be car fanatics NOT comedians

We are car fanatics, we also like a laugh too.

 

[Jay Gee]

We are car fanatics, we also like a laugh too.

Absolutely,Michael.They aren't mutually exclusive.And to think all this started off with Beccy just saying 'Hi!'

 

[Michael G 2]

Absolutely,Michael.They aren't mutually exclusive.And to think all this started off with Beccy just saying 'Hi!'

Yes, the few spoil it for the many.

 

[jonnyboy54321]

Actually, the grief all started off with the disparaging comments about the official club's forum. Just for clarity.

 

[jonnyboy54321]

Oh for Goodness sake.
Two posters, who I've never seen post here before, decide to come out of the woodwork and dig dirt against our members.
We don't come on to your forum and start digging up dirt WITHOUT any evidence of this stuff happening.
Why don't you either stay own forum and mind your own business like we do.Or stay and get to know us all.

But thats not what happened is it?
The other forum was disparaged here, hence my response, and that from Pontoneer and Retrodave.

Amazingly, it is actually possible to be active on more than one forum, without the need to slag another one off, which if you read my earlier posting, I did not do.

Criticised for not posting here often? Wonder why that is then.....

 

[jonnyboy54321]

Genuine questions here, not looking for a row:

What do you find missing from the official club (oc) that you seek out on mbclub?

If, like about 95% of the oc membership, you do not attend the GTGs & shindigs, what advantages does that club have over this forum, mbclub or any other free 'interent only' group?

I happen to like both places. I don't need to be coerced into only being a member of one. I'm not the biggest fan of the whole "them and us" lifestyle, hence I don't normally participate in such shenanigans, but when the posts on this thread were pointed out to me, I responded.

In terms of why people get banned - that really is between them and the organisation. I am not a committee member, so not privy to such discussions, however from what I know about the situation at both places, I am quite at ease about it.

 

[Michael G 2]

But thats not what happened is it?
The other forum was disparaged here, hence my response, and that from Pontoneer and Retrodave.

Amazingly, it is actually possible to be active on more than one forum, without the need to slag another one off, which if you read my earlier posting, I did not do.

Criticised for not posting here often? Wonder why that is then.....

No, some members all senior were just stating what they thought. In no way was it being disparaged or slagged off.
Yes, I'm well aware, I am too.
You're criticised because you only post when your defending your corner. If you stuck around you may see how nice we are.

 

[jonnyboy54321]

Shame about the forum.

Disparaging?

 

[jonnyboy54321]

He means the Official Mercedes Club forum.

From what I see that club is made up of stuffed shirts who don't have much to say, other than insisting they are better because they are the officially recognised club......Great...!![/QUOTE]

Not disparaging at all.

 

[jonnyboy54321]

Can you expand on that as my impression is borne from what I read on general internet forums.

I know they have a 'proper' presence at many car shows, but it all seems a bit high brow and sterile...a bit of a p!ssing contest.
I might have the wrong impression.

Not disparaging in the slightest.

 

[jonnyboy54321]

I could go on........but is it really worth the effort?

 

[Some guy on the internet]

Shame about the forum.

Disparaging?

Debatable. It's also unfortunately true.

Only last month the Internet Director of that club posted on that forum, referring to it as "this little sleepy hollow of late ."



Thank you for the answer on why you use other forums apart from the oc. I honestly cannot think of any advantages that club has over any internet forum for the vast majority of members who do not attend their functions.

If, like about 95% of the oc membership, you do not attend the GTGs & shindigs, what advantages does that club have over this forum, mbclub or any other free 'interent only' group?

Can you tell me?