[W126 Coupe] new listserv (WAS: PINHEAD)

[Gerry Van Zandt]

OK Folks.

With the help of Steve Nervig, we have set up a new listserv (to replace this one).  

We have a web page where you can sign up for it here:

http://web.me.com/dakota/Mercedes/MBCoupes.html

You can subscribe or unsubscribe yourself from the new list at this web page.

Once you are signed up, to send an email to the list the address is:  mbcoupes at mbcoupes.org

Again, the reasons why we did this are several-fold:

1) This old mailing list has long been neglected by its owner(s) and is falling into disrepair through spammer abuse, etc.
2) This old mailing list doesn't readily send photos inline with emails, making users take extra effort to view attachments
3) We can finally move this listserver into the 21st Century
4) The 126 Coupe listserv archives have been dodgy / unavailable in recent years
5) There is a dedicated MBcoupe internet forum (www.mbcoupes.org) that is associated with this new list

We hope people will sign up for this new listserv using the web link above. Steve and I realize that you may not want to unsubscribe from this one but we hope that the new list can become a more modern gathering place for 126 coupe owners.  You'll be able to attach photos to your emails and have them display properly :)  We'll have searchable archives in a web format that is arranged by date and thread.

Steve and I pledge to be "on top of things" and won't let the new list founder and fall into a poor state. We'll be here to help if you have problems. We promise to remove you from the list if you want to go, rather than have to suffer from these constant "Jane, stop this crazy thing!!!" (Jetsons) emails from boggled list members.

So how about it?  People game to migrate to a more modern listserv and forum combo for the MBcoupes?  Version 2?

Regards,

Gerry - gerry at vanzandt.us
Steve / Dakota - dakota at mac.com









On Aug 19, 2011, at 11:24 AM, Gerry Van Zandt wrote:


> We can have both.  The 126 coupes forum is already set up and functioning at the link on my web site (of course, there are other 126 forums at Benzworld.org and mbworld.com too, though the "signal to noise" ratio of both of them tends to be … uh … pretty low).  I only started my web forum  earlier this year and there aren't a ton of 126 folks who are yet registered on the site, but everything is searchable and viewable except for pictures, which you have to be a registered user to see, and the number of 126 folks is growing steadily.

> 

> I like the email listserv format, too though. I like the fact that I get a daily update digest email in my inbox.

> 

> Started thinking about this a while back when the mbcoupes listserv archives went down.  There is SO much good info in there and now a lot of it seems to be lost.

> 

> So why not have the best of both worlds ?!?  I will point the mbcoupes.org domain right to the web forum I've set up, to make it easy for folks.

> 

> The good thing is that we can have a listserv that is moderated by real people and problems can be taken care of quickly.

> 

> The chief annoyances with this listserv -- spammers (and inattentive listserv members), the people who can't figure out how to get off this listserv, and the inability to post photos that actually show up properly in emails -- can finally be a thing of the past and it will improve everyone's experience.

> 

> Perhaps Mr. Nervig would be interested to be a co-admin for the listserv.  Steve -- how bout it?

> 

> Cheers,

> Gerry

> 

> 

> 

> 

> On Aug 19, 2011, at 11:15 AM, mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com wrote:

> 

>> Message: 3

>> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:59:54 -0700

>> From: Michael Ramay <mike.ramay at gmail.com>

>> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] PINHEAD

>> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>> Message-ID:

>> 	<CABmf+BG=cSUZj_jfry-1ML19XoLP2di7hm5Lb45JA8nw87yFPg at mail.gmail.com>

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>> 

>> Thanks!! Is this going to be a forum or another email list? I vote for

>> forum.

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