[Ron Earp]

Hi Jerry,

they are not gone, still here. I'm planning on taking the unsupported factory sections and dispersing the threads to their proper categories. The forum has had a few unsupported factory support forums and that isn't fair to the companies that pay to have factory support forums. For instance the old RF hasn't paid for a support forum since November of 2005, then went bust in March 2006.

I'm open to other suggestions of how to manage these forums. Since we starting the factory support areas way back in the day I never contemplated what to do with them when the factory no longer wants them, doesn't support them, or goes out of business.

Simply have forums for all marks? - tried this one but ended up with a lot of posts that should simply be in the appropriate category and really weren't mark specific. Guy figures since he has a GTD he needs to ask his GTD transaxle question in the GTD forum, when the question is really more general in nature and should be in the Transaxle Forum.

Have forums for all marks that only forum supporters can post in? Never tried this one, not sure I like that.

Only have forums for marks that will actually have a company representation on the site and pay for the privilege (current system)? Current system, works great with SPF, RCR, and CAV where the company reps/owners actually come on line and interact with customers, builders, or potential customers. Didn't work so well with MDA that have their own closed forum elsewhere, or GT40 Australia who don't interact with customers here.

Ideas?

The goal is to have a forum that meets the needs of the users, is easy to navigate for new users, and above all else has a high signal to noise ratio while preserving GT40 information.

R