[W126 Coupe] Clearing up confusion about the "new" MBcoupes mailing list & web forum
Dan Landiss
dan at landiss.com
Fri Sep 2 08:31:54 EDT 2011
Did I hear someone comment yesterday on "boorish behavior"?
Is there anyone still reading this list who did not understand that
Jay's answer "YES" was to Axel's question "Anyone else having the same
issue"?
(Actually, Gerry had already answered that in his message September 1 at
11:26am CDT. He stated: "The 'new' email list is deleted, mbcoupes.org
domain has been redirected to the MBUSA web site.")
If we switch to a Google Group it will easy to put boors and babblers on
moderation.
on 9/2/2011 5:42 AM James Oosthuizen wrote:
>
> Is that "Yes, I'm excited that you're getting screwed and confused by
> your own innate ability to manage anything but a simple 20 year old
> forum" or
>
> "Yes" (But really I don't know wtf I'm talking about) or
>
> "Yes you Neanderthal, just look at the stupid page and realize that
> you pissed off the guy who tried to make your life easier and now he's
> told you all to go to hell" or
>
> "Yes" so you can get one more point towards senior poster on the forum, or
>
> "Yes, I clicked the same link you did and ended up at the same page
> with a bunch of mumble jumble that looks nothing like an SEC" or
>
> "Yes"......(dumbazz)
>
> BTW, I'm just babbling and having fun....just in case someone takes
> all that personally for some reason
>
> Hein
>
> *From:*mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] *On Behalf Of *Jay Hirsch
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 01, 2011 11:57 PM
> *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] Clearing up confusion about the "new"
> MBcoupes mailing list & web forum
>
> YES
>
> Jay H
>
> On Sep 1, 2011, at 10:00 PM, Axel Wulff wrote:
>
>
>
> Hmmmm.....
>
> Every time I try to go tombcoupes.org <http://mbcoupes.org>, I get
> redirected to the arrival page for Mercedes-Benz USA.
>
> Anyone else having the same issue?
>
> Regards,
> Axel J. Wulff
> 610-731-5453 Cellular
> 610-572-4611 Home
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From:hugh587 at hotmail.com <mailto:hugh587 at hotmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 11:18:56 -0400
> To:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com <mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Clearing up confusion about the "new"
> MBcoupes mailing list & web forum
>
> Gerry, is thembcoupes.org <http://mbcoupes.org>sign up page still
> available ? I seem to have signed up for the 500E
>
> forum.
>
> Hugh MacGregor
>
>
> Sent from Hugh's iPad
>
>
> On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Gerry Van Zandt <gerryvz at me.com
> <mailto:gerryvz at me.com>> wrote:
>
> Just a few things to make sure people are not confused on this:
>
> THE OLD STATUS QUO
>
> * There is a web site that has been around for a LONG time
> atwww.mbcoupes.com <http://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 addressmbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> <mailto: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:
>
> * 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
> addressmbcoupes at mbcoupes.org
> <mailto: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 domainwww.mbcoupes.org
> <http://www.mbcoupes.org>(different frommbcoupes.com
> <http://mbcoupes.com>) and am using that address both for the
> "new" email list (mbcoupes at mbcoupes.org
> <mailto: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 <http://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 <http://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.
>
> 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
>
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
> The MB Coupes Website! W126 SEC Mailing List Postings remain property
> of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
>
> The MB Coupes Website!
> W126 SEC Mailing List
> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
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