[W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new" MB Coupes list

[Ruud Schuijt]

> 

> Hi all, I don¹t seem to get it; what¹s the link with 500E board?

> 

> 

> Hey Gerry,

>  

> Once again you¹ve stepped up added valuable contribution to our MBCOUPES

> community, thanks..   This one is an on going service to us all and it is

> especially generous of you and I sure everyone appreciates it.  But it will

> take a good bit of time before a majority of the listers will convert over.

> I would venture a guess that the reason this old format works is because we

> network through our email, which is (in most cases) always on.  It¹s easy to

> skim the new postings and delete/reply as to mood hits.   But the key thing is

> that I don¹t have to do anything special to stay in touch with MBCOUPEsters.

> Yes, sometimes it¹s a bit of a pain to skim through some of the garbage, but

> there is a lot of good stuff too.  Stuff that I know, I¹d miss if weren¹t

> logged on to a message board.

> I use message boards (cars, computers, home repairs, you name it) all day long

> and think they are great, but I¹m usually looking for something specific and

> don¹t have the time to dedicate to 1 or 2 of them to be a real contributor.

> That kind of bothers me, because I¹m not one to take without giving back.

> Message boards are a phenomenal success and a great source for information and

> social interaction and the way it¹s done now.  But, as far as converting us

> old timers (I joined up shortly after Satish set MBCoupes up) over night, it¹s

> going to take a little more time.

>  

> Thanks again,

> Chet

>  

>  

> 

> 

> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On

> Behalf Of gerryvz

> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:17 PM

> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new" MB Coupes list

>  

> 

>  

> Hello all,

> 

> 

> I got sick and tired of the spam on this list, not to mention the fact that

> nobody is minding the store here to stop it, and also the fact that this list

> software is really circa 1995 in terms of capabilities. I'm talking woefully

> out of date.

> 

> 

> I thought I'd provide folks with an alternative and with the help of Steve

> Nervig, we very quickly did just that. We have had about 28 people sign up for

> the new list, and there has been some traffic on it.

> However, I do see via this list that people want to continue using this

> antiquated list, and I guess people don't mind the spam here.

> The trial period for the "new" list at mbcoupes.org is coming to a close on

> September 2nd, and after that point I'll be required to pay $65 to continue to

> operate the list for the next year. I don't mind paying this myself (as I paid

> for the mbcoupes.org domain name already) for the good of the community, if

> people want to use it. It's not a money thing, at all. But it seems that the

> usage has been lower than I thought -- people didn't seem to want to move from

> this list over to the new one.

> I'm good with that, folks vote with their feet .. or not. If people don't want

> to use the new list, I'm not going to push the issue nor spend $65 per year to

> operate a dead list.

> 

> 

> So, just a heads up to all, I'm going to let the "new" mbcoupes.org e-mail

> list expire on September 2nd. I will delete all names and email addresses for

> the 28 folks who signed up. For those who signed up for the new list, a

> heart-felt thanks for your willingness to try something new.  I think Steve

> will also delete the sign-up web page he created for the new list.

> Cheers,

> Gerry

> 

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