[TR] Other Triumph Forums

[John Macartney]

I've only been on this list since 1997 but have fond memories of 'fluif' and
dear Fred Thomas powder-coating everything that moved - and a few things
that didn't. Joe Curry and his camber-compensator, the other guy (name
fogbound) with his special valve cover gasket and the times you've all have
had me in fits of laughter when someone stepped out of line. I've noticed
traffic slow on this list over the last two years which is a shame.
Personally, I'm an (almost) Facebook Refuse-nik and the concept of Twitter
bores me witless - but hey, I'm threescore and ten and a grumpy old git, so
I'm entitled to be out of date. That said, I'd be very sorry if this list
migrated in those directions.

Jonmac.

-----Original Message-----
From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill
Brewer
Sent: 31 March 2015 16:16
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Other Triumph Forums

     Is it just me or is our Triumph forum waning? I have been a list member
for about 17 years now and still use the term "fluif" for those of you that
remember that string. I recently changed email accounts and found that the
Scions of Lucas website for logging on to our list doesn't work anymore
(http://www.team.net/sol/sollists.html ). If someone can find the list then
they can't sign on. I figured out how to sign on to the list again by asking
Randall. Based on that and the number of posts recently, I would be betting
that our membership is dwindling.

     Is there another way to attract list members? Should someone make up a
new webpage to show people how to sign on?

     Is there a way to get the old webpage with the non-working links taken
down to not frustrate and confuse potential list members?     

 

     I have been considering dropping out of Triumph list and going to the
six-pack forum and the Triumph Experience forum (http://www.triumphexp.com/
), but am reluctant to do it being that I have been in this list so long.
Are other listers on other forums? If so, how is it? I feel like I am
converting religions or something.

 

     Years ago, I was on a Mini-Cooper forum. We had a SOL forum and the
Mini-Cooper guys (a bunch of rabid Chihuahuas) got all spun up on each other
and got into a list flame war. Everyone migrated to another forum and the
list died. Bizarre. Maybe the list forums have a useful life or half-life.

 

     I would be interested to know what other listers think on the subject.

 

     Bill Brewer    

     Tehachapi, CA

 



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