I never had the opportunity to meet them but I have however been a part of this....so now you know that then instead of excuse making start posting again and move on...
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Bring back Maximus.
I've heard enough bitching and complaining and am trying to fix what needs fixing so hang tight.
We lost the little things we did. It started with the hanging out and ended with the death of the spring and fall cruise. I always looked forward to those. Some years I didn't have a mustang for either one of them but that never stopped me from parking with the mustangs. Even when we had a cruise in very few people showed. The reason I chose this site is because it was local. I like mustangs but it wasn't all about the mustangs. It was about all kinds of cars and people hanging out and helping each other. I was one of the ones watching the founders of this group slowly leave. I always asked what happened and where did everyone go. Now I find myself being one of the older members and I'm never here any more. Well no where near as much as I used to be. The shirt thing was annoying but I guess what got me was the notion that the site was about money. How it costs so much money and no one was helping. Then we all came up with ways to help and donate but all that happened was more bitching. I just don't feel connected any more. I really don't know how this place has survived this long.
Good deal man! If I can be of any help let me know.
Plated you say this all the time about you guys talking everyday on FB. Now bring him back over here since youre such good buds with him!!
I make all the girls giggle:DQuote:
This post made me giggle
I doubt the site can be saved at this point but if you want to start getting it anywhere near it's former glory, you need to start at the top. Get the people who are currently in top positions on this site GONE, and by gone I mean you remove them from any position of authority or influence on this board. Period. You need people who honestly still love this board and actually come here. Get people who have good heads on their shoulders and no PERSONAL vendettas against any other members of this site, past or present, in the key positions.
Un-ban most, if not all, of past banned members and let them know there are new sheriffs in town and they are once again welcome here. Get people like Craig back, I know he wasn't "banned", and let him put some energy back in this place like he was before that whole t-shirt fiasco. Start treating our vendors with some modicum of respect so they will once again want to invest their time and money back into this site. LISTEN to your members. Quit bitching about their bitching when all they are doing is voicing an opinion. Perception is reality for people, if you don't understand that, you have no business being a moderator or anything more than a member on here. Most of you "men" have toilet paper for skin and hearts that I can only assume pump Kool-Aid. Without members this board is nothing. Some of you really need to think about that.
There is PLENTY more that would need to be done here but it's a start. The problem with any of this though is the owner. They don't care about this site. And it shows. There is plenty of lip service about the caring of this site, etc., but the proof is right here in front of all of us. My eyes work way better than my ears and over the past few years I've seen the slow, deliberate, dismantling of this once awesome site. The sad truth is, until you have an owner with the kind of love and passion for this hobby as Vinny had, this site will most likely never recover. I'm not saying things can't improve here, but it will only get as far as the proper people will allow.
Atleast its running faster now!!! That shit was getting old!
Now lets get some cruise's in the works, some good ole drag racing, and hang out...
XOS has some of the best racing around and is always a lot of members there! Come hang out and enjoy the cars!
Remember the days of the KOC cruise in, burn outs, buell motorcycle crashes....trips to Louisville to hang with other mustang clubs, NMRA columbus and bowling green (burning picnic tables..LOL). How hard is it to get back to those days? We used to have a ton of cars at the shows....remember when we overtook the Wayne Homes show? Tri-State Mustang Club got "Stangbanged".....LOL
It seems easy, but life seems a lot busier now.
I can tell you I don't have any time to commit here anymore. I have no problem stepping aside and letting someone else have my spot. I also don't have a problem bringing back banned members.
With that said I think Metcalf should be brought back as well as Rob. Im sure there are quite a few others. I think if we could talk Craig into coming back he would be a good fit for your position there Kelly. Takes a man to admit to not being able to keep up with it all. Thanks for doing this for the site. We all appreciate it!
Id love to take on some more authority around here though dont get me wrong. Just dont want to be one of the main Admins. Id definitely appreciate whatever is decided. :D
I'll see if I can get a hold of Brian graham. Come on excopcar. Lol
Yeah thats definitely one member that needs to keep his distance.
I don't care is Metcalf comes back I've already told the other admins that's fine with me. Rob is still here
Remember the ignore feature can be your best friend.
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Bring Craig back, But that Rob guy is a Real A$$HOLE !!!
Lmao, "I'm with you fellers".
Where's shady shaun?is he hanging out with evil8 these days?
This current crop of mods are dickholes. Ackbar, Rob and Metcalf brought the excitement in. The Midnight Mafia all have Golden Buckeye cards.
The BEST Mustang meet in the Tristate is put on by a Chevy Guy and a Mustang guy thats rocking a SBC!
^^^ WOW so that means you're a whole 47 years old ??? I'm surprised you're still able to form a coherent sentence at your ADVANCED age !!!
it would be a nice change if the logo's and shirts etc. had some updates , flames and tribal have definately been done!
maybe change the board colors up ?
fresh people in charge is moving in the right direction. it is crazy the mods and such that havent been on in yr's or even have a stang.
I think the shirt ordeal was the final straw for a lot of people.
The cruises being gone isn't helping.
The constant whining about the dozen. That's a huge thing. No one can win.
When Craig was handling the dozen, it wasn't any different than when I was handling it.
Everyone wants to cry that there car is a street car when it's not. Everyone wants to whine that they don't get to be on the list when they made 2 posts in the year.
It's the same every year come October. Whoever was handling the list did nothing but catch shit from everyone.
Hell, even with a "no name" person handling it. Still isn't much interest.
A lot of the other original guys don't hardly post.
A couple reasons, some just don't have a mustang any more. Some have developed families and it just isn't a priority.
Back in the day, it was about Mustangs, hanging out, drag racing, helping each other out, having a good time.
I don't think social media has anything to do with it. Big Mustang sites like svtp, corral, s197, etc.. are bigger than ever.
You need some heart in this place, the problem is, any time anyone tries to infuse some good hear. The bad bunch just beat em down.
Look at Chad last year. Great guy, big heart, gung ho about helping out. It took all of about 2 months for the shit heads here to break him down and he stepped down from moderating.
Who want to deal with all the negativity. I sure don't.
The Dirty Dozen is easy, you guys make it difficult. Is everyone ever going to be happy with it? NO. Can it be 1000% better than it is now and have much more interest? YES!
Is there really an interest to get this site back to something close to what it was previously? Craig was almost single handedly bringing this site back from the dead, enthusiasm and optimism were up, people were getting excited about meetings and other members builds again, etc., ..... Then you have the whole t-shirt fiasco. The upper echelon here killed it (not just the owner) and it had NOTHING to do with their thinking Craig was going to do something he shouldn't with the profits. Anyone with half a brain knew what he was doing and going to do. He tried to bring this place back and got stabbed right in the back for it.
The iron-fist mentality here has, and is, killing the site. That kind of thing just doesn't work for a place that should be fun. You can't have members fearing that every time they have a disagreement with another member, mod, or whoever, that they will be banned. The abuse of power here has been ridiculous.
Look, it still all comes down to "If you don't have the right people in the right places, this site will never be much more than what it is now". Passion for the hobby and for the growth of this site are key. You need energy and a true love for the hobby that goes deeper than profiting from it. Vinny brought that, as did Craig. The formula is there, you just need to follow it.
This is the first thing that comes to mind when I think "stangbangerz". The cruise ins just kept getting smaller and smaller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb16ffCgttw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_tzPwaodIg
I'm not sure how many people know about it but both Miamisburg and Germantown have monthly car shows where they shut down the Main Street, there's live music and vendors as well as a few good restaurant's to get food and drinks. I plan on hitting several this summer, it would be great to get a bunch of Bangerz to make a showing.
I am in for Miamisburg and Germantown. That is a nice drive from my area.