08-06-2009, 03:40 PM
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Richard, would you divulge how much this forum costs per year?
I'd love to know that.
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08-07-2009, 06:34 AM
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Location: Des Moines, IA
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Richard, would you divulge how much this forum costs per year?
I'd love to know that.
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Truthfully, I have no idea. Richard Kwei and I split the duties; I do most of the moderation and he handles the tech and revenue side.
As far as I know, we are at breakeven since RK has never asked me for any money since we bought the site.
I do think this is the best forum that I frequent. We have such a high quality of members posting here and I so infrequently have to be a moderator in worse sense of that word.
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08-07-2009, 06:37 AM
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Location: Toronto
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PPBB layout gives me a headache... about 10 years out of date, until I changed the preference setting.
There's seriuosly way too many Boxster forums out there. If there's only a way to merge them into one big one.
Brucelee should cut down on the anti-obama posts, then this forum should gain more members...  (J/K! Please don't ban me! I hate Obama!!!)
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08-07-2009, 06:50 AM
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Location: Chicago suburbs
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I've always felt this is a very good forum; I was not a fan of PPBB...to "clique-ish" for me.
Members can post questions here and not be ridiculed or challenged to death, though everyone continues to shares their opinion on the topics.
And, we have Jake Raby, Charles Navarro and JFP piping in to keep the "expert" side of issues known.
Thanks all...
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2002 Boxster S
1973 911 Green FrankenMeanie
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08-07-2009, 06:54 AM
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Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by jmatta
And, we have ...
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"I have discovered great flaws with my findings, but I cannot disclose them due to litigations upon myself, my company and my proven data."
Where is FTD and LoveBunny?
We get teased by an expert (a man) and no women are in sight. This forum needs help.
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08-07-2009, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Des Moines, IA
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Originally Posted by ekam
PPBB layout gives me a headache... about 10 years out of date, until I changed the preference setting.
There's seriuosly way too many Boxster forums out there. If there's only a way to merge them into one big one.
Brucelee should cut down on the anti-obama posts, then this forum should gain more members... (J/K! Please don't ban me! I hate Obama!!!) |
I try, I really do. But then I read the news and I just go off!
That is why I use the lounge. Assume I have had too much wine and ignore me.
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08-07-2009, 07:53 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Texarkana, Texas
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I tried PPBB several times and then I tried it again.... I just hated the posting format that was quite dated and difficult to follow. I wish I had figured out how to change the preferences to get it to display better. I agree too that the content did not seem to be as good as 986forum. This is the only forum that I check every single day and check the "New Posts" every day. I think the high level of traffic here, quality of content, and civility of the citizenship makes 986forum the best for Boxster talk.
Kirk
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2000 Boxster S - Gemballa body kit, GT3 front bumper, JRZ coilovers, lower stress bars
2003 911 Carrera 4S - TechArt body kit, TechArt coilovers, HRE wheels
1986 911 Carrera Targa - 3.2L, Euro pistons, 964 cams, steel slant nose widebody
1975 911S Targa - undergoing a full restoration and engine rebuild
Also In The Garage - '66 912, '69 912, '72 914 Chalon wide body, '73 914
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08-07-2009, 09:30 AM
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There Is No Substitute.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: West Coast
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I have never been a fan of PPBB, but I have done searches there when I am trying to solve a problem. PPBB does have some useful information if you can find it through the difficult format. It's too bad the info there will be gone, but I have found that between this site, renntech, and google I have never really needed to use PPBB.
Long Live 986Forum!
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08-07-2009, 12:18 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Glenville, NC
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PPBB not closing down
It appears PPBB will not close down. The folks on that board are discussing ways right now to modernize the software and provide a more dependable funding source. It has been a very active board (I would guess a couple of hundred posts a day - maybe more). Admittedly, because of its format, it requires more than the occasional visit to "get it". It is more socially oriented than technical - although there are certainly technical issues discussed "ad nauseum". It has also spawned a number of annual or more frequent events around the country - such as the Blue Ridge Boxster Summit. For those of us addicted to it, it would be a great loss.
Lawdevil Mike
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08-07-2009, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Surf City, NC
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Originally Posted by rick3000
I have never been a fan of PPBB, but I have done searches there when I am trying to solve a problem. PPBB does have some useful information if you can find it through the difficult format. It's too bad the info there will be gone, but I have found that between this site, renntech, and google I have never really needed to use PPBB.
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+1
Also agree on RennTech. I also hit Babblers regularly, but don't post much there.
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04 Boxster S - Basalt/Savanna, 6sp, Carrera lites, hardtop
70 914-6 - Black over tan, original/stock
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