[W126 Coupe] Clearing up confusion about the "new" MBcoupes mailing list & web forum

[Hugh MacGregor]

Gerry, is the mbcoupes.org sign up page still available ? I seem to have signed up for the 500E
forum.
Hugh MacGregor

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On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Gerry Van Zandt <gerryvz at me.com> wrote:


> Just a few things to make sure people are not confused on this:

> 

> THE OLD STATUS QUO

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> There is a web site that has been around for a LONG time at www.mbcoupes.com. This web site has not been updated/curated for at least 5 years

> There is an email list (THIS e-mail list) that has been around for a LONG time at email address mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com.  This email list is not actively managed and hasn't been for a long time. Furthermore it uses antiquated 1990s email list technology.  This email list's archives were once available but don't seem to be available anymore (or only partly available).  The list has a number of members whose accounts have been taken over by spammers -- mainly an irritation, but if the list was actively managed this nuisance could easily be eliminated.

> 

> 

> WHAT STEVE AND I DID ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO:

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> Recognizing that 126 coupe owners deserve an actively managed and curated e-mail list, two weeks ago Steve and I established a REPLACEMENT e-mail list at email address mbcoupes at mbcoupes.org (i.e. the "new" list).  We had about 30 people sign up for that new list using a web page that Steve graciously set up for this purpose, to make the signup process easy.  At my request, Steve has taken that signup page down because as I indicated, I have been planning to abandon the "new list" effort due to a lack of critical mass over the past 2 weeks.

> I reserved the domain www.mbcoupes.org (different from mbcoupes.com) and am using that address both for the "new" email list (mbcoupes at mbcoupes.org) and also to point directly to a separate, SEC-focused internet forum that I tacked onto a web site I run that caters to 500E and 400E owners.  If you go to the web site "www.mbcoupes.org" you will get pointed to this Internet forum.  It is primarily a repository for how-tos and other information that is of interest to 126 coupe owners.   

> The "new" mbcoupes.org email list that Steve and I set up IS ONLY for SEC/126 related information.  There is no 500E information on this list - it would be off-topic.

> If you want full access to photographs posted on the 126 sub-board on my 500E web site, you have to sign up for the forum for a free membership, just like with any other web forum.  Full text is available for anyone and doesn't require sign-up, but for photos associated with the how-tos you do have to sign up.  This is TOTALLY OPTIONAL and is NOT ASSOCIATED with the "new emai list" that Steve Nervig and I set up.  The web forum is only an additional resource out there that I made available because it's an easy add-on to the 500E site I have already been running for several years now.

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> I hope this clears things up.  It seems that people do seem to have interest in the "new email list" and I intend to make a final decision about it tomorrow (Thursday).

> 

> Thanks and regards,

> Gerry

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