Trevor

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19 hours ago, Magnet said:

Wishing you all whatever you wish for in the coming year, and trusting 2023 will be kind to you and yours. 

...and a Happy New Year to you also Gareth, and I'm sure 2023 will be a positive year for all !

16 hours ago, audia4b5kev said:

i wish  i was not 61  tommorw   as olddddddddddd

...and a Happy Birthday to you Kev, age is just a number really...enjoy your day !

Hi Jack, thanks for the update on your trip....your road trip reviews always makes interesting reading, although I almost fell off my chair when you quoted the overall fuel costs 

Nylon

Thanks Steve and to you and yours as well.....have a good one mate

Thanks Gareth, and best wishes to your and yours as well.
Let's hope it will be a wonderful Christmas for all and an exceptional year to come!

On 7/15/2022 at 5:29 PM, Hamez said:

Ah I didn't notice I could contribute. Would be good for the site to have a nicer layout but that's personal preference. 

I'll sign up this weekend and check it out 🙂

Hamez  Thanks for the feedback, I have cleaned up the front end slightly, and is pretty much the same format as this site. Sign up and feel free to post up any trips (even if it is at the planning stage).

1 hour ago, Hamez said:

Thanks for that just read the road trip to Belgium.

our very own Steve Q wrote this one

1 hour ago, Hamez said:

I might go ahead and make a site for this as can't seem to find many online. 

....or you can just add to this site as anyone can post their road trips on there

https://autoevoke.com/index.php?/roadtrips/roadtrips/

You could have a look at this site, albeit there is not much on there at the mo but good for thoughts of where to go.....can highly recommend Germany and Austria

https://autoevoke.com/index.php?/roadtrips/

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What do you want to rename it to?

On 7/5/2022 at 8:52 AM, Magnet said:

One omission ( should be added Trevor?), from this set of Forum Etiquette ‘rules’, is that all important and most frequently overlook principle

                                 Politeness. 

Why does it now appear so difficult for many, to use the words           Please and Thank you? 

Constructive grizzle! - How many new posters do we see who simply wade in with ‘ Can you tell me how to…..’? 

The other (more often) ignored aspect is to acknowledge advice given.

Finally:-  follow-up on advice given. This is so often ignored, that when it happens, it really is surprisingly refreshing! 

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Good luck on the trip Jack and look forward to reading the instalments

26 minutes ago, Magnet said:

My suggestions ( in tandem with what you already have in mind):- 

Amend the Forum Rules to include words to the effect of ‘ please provide follow up on advice given…’

Have a mandatory tick box to agree to Forum Rules before registering. ( Yes, I appreciate horses-to-water, but at worse, it isn’t a retrograde step.) 

Can the system automatically e-Mail, alert first time posters, say after a week, if they do not respond? Again, better than nothing -? 
If that system is practical, is there any benefit in extending it to all posters who cut and run?  

Thanks for your valid suggestions Gareth, we should be able to implement most of the above points.
A short while ago we implemented the mandatory Registration for all members to view the forums rather than just peruse the content without contributing to posts. However, this may have inadvertently lead to new members posting and not responding once they have their answer

Certainly I think the above recommendations could lead to cutting back on the unresponsive posters along with some other potential measures to combat this problem.

On 5/2/2022 at 7:12 PM, Wakior said:

Greetings from France,

I’m owners of an Audi A4 B9 (8W) sline and I’m glad to join this forum. 

Hi @Wakior ....welcome to the Club

Where are you based in France?

Hi all,

Very valid points made in the above posts and myself, Gareth and Steve have been discussing this issue to try to come up with a working solution.
It does seem to be an issue with this site predominantly, as I am on several other forums and this site does have many more un-responded posts (by the original poster).

The issue is not easily resolved as would be difficult to get the OP to reply to their post if they do not wish to.
However, we are actively looking to find a software 'plug in' to encourage members to reply to their own posts.

Another feature we have is the 'Established Member' group promotion which has been active in the system for sometime now, albeit the original post number for promotion was set to 100 posts. We have now lowered it to 40 posts to qualify to be promoted to this group.
The benefit of this group is that much like Premium Members get to see less advertising, Established Members see slightly less and also we can set other functions to benefit this member group.

My thoughts are if we could get a plug in and run it in conjunction with the group promotion then it could see more responses from members in the forums.
Also, as mentioned in this thread, we can enhance the Member Profile on sign up with a requirement to complete more information about their vehicle and interests in the group, e.g. events participation, specific interests, etc.

Thanks for all your suggestions so far and will keep a close eye on this topic to see what else we can come up with to resolve this issue.

Cheers,  Trevor (Admin)

17 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

Nice video Trevor 👍 was great to catch up with you again 🙂

Thanks Steve.....and great to see you also

A short video I made (very badly) of the event

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48 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

You know me Trevor, even though an alroad makes sense. I'd have to do it in my a6 for the nostalgia, stupidity, sentimentality etc. 

I actually went onto Autotrader to look for Allroads and found a few very reasonably priced cars....and also the A4 and A6 later versions (not as robust as the earlier Allroad I don't believe)

47 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

That sounds cracking trip. I did do parts of route 66 in a convertible mustang back in 2018 in Nevada & Arizona and it was amazing. 

Here is the link to your road trip review in the States

https://autoevoke.com/index.php?/forums/topic/2860-road-trip-through-nevada-arizona/

I think the All-Road is the best choice of vehicle to traverse any terrain and also offering comfort and economy for the trip (which after a few thousand miles will certainly be noticable).

My ideal trip (latest hankering) is across America (east to west) but on a Harley and Mustang through various stages and even train for a certain part of it.

....and to you too Steve