Fran, try not to get your underoos in a bunch when less than 100% of the posts on this forum about you or RCR are less than 100% flattering. You’re a big boy and a successful businessman, you should be able to take a little constructive criticism.
It is a priviledge to belong to this forum and the priviledge could so easily be revoked for any advertiser or regular member...lets not lose sight of why we are all here
Is that a threat?
Of the range of current manufacturers I think that I am the only company owner that was a regular paying enthusiast supporter prior to being a GT40 replica company ...so it was cars first,business second.
So what? It’s cars first for 99% of the forum members. There are only a few businesses who post frequently on the forum, notably, yours.
As I said for PAID advertising I have the same size banner ADD as any other mnaufacturer. I have the same manufacturers forum as others too. I have the same manufacturers forum as others too
Yes you certainly do. The last time I counted there were 34 unique subforums on GT40s.com, of which RCR’s is but one. But, as a practical matter, nobody has time to click through 34 different forums, so I expect most people who browse the forum do what I do, and hit the “New Posts” button. And when they do, they may think this is the RCR forum, because you are all over it, like white on rice. It gets tiresome to load up a build thread with a bunch of pictures and scroll to the bottom only to find that the most recent post is you putting up a couple emoticons, or to read the incessant, mindless backslapping and leghumping that goes on amongst the RCR crowd, or to read that you have intervened again and answered a question that was directed at somebody else. I don’t expect you to stop it, but you should realize that a lot of forum members are getting tired of it.
I personally don’t post as much as I used to because there isn’t as much new tech on the forum as there used to be (a bad thing). The signal/noise ratio has dropped off and, honestly, a lot of the noise is from and about RCR. Even worse is that some of the forum members who used to be active and who always brought good tech and advice to the forum are now either gone or rarely post any more.
That said, on the signal side of the ratio, you are as capable as anyone of bringing the tech when you want to and a lot of the RCR build threads are fantastic and I’m just blown away at the high level of craftsmanship and passion that is exhibited by your customers. For that they are to be congratulated and you should be rightly proud. I love the build threads and I read every one, and I have the highest respect for the guys who are building their RCR cars to a high standard.
I also pay to sponsor another forum ..ClubCobra...we also advertise in Kit Car, Kit Car Builder,Vintage Motorsports along with others so your pressumptions of 50% from this forum are unfounded and misinformed....and the cars are much less than 50K...
You are an astute and successful businessman. Congratulations. I am convinced that the majority of your customers spend time at GT40s.com before they write you a check. If this forum weren’t so critical to your business you wouldn’t spend so much time here. Nor would you spend so much time, online and offline, sticking your nose into everybody’s business and trying to quell even the faintest hint of negative publicity. Relax. Let it go. Let your product speak for itself.
This is not the first time that you have used RCR/me as your sounding board for no apparent reason...
See what I mean? Please give me an example. With a link. Just one. Other than the white on rice comment.