barls ·
its pretty quiet in here unlike the last couple of years.
Aussieveedubbers · General Chit Chat
quiet in here
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/106396/quiet-in-here
its pretty quiet in here unlike the last couple of years.
ACE76 ·
No-one NEEDS to comment or ask questions any more, they all have know-how, now; how I don't know... Anyhow, most everyone now knows increasingly more about less and less. And almost no-one knows now increasingly less about more and more. And now-a-days, you know, almost no-one now writes silly replies to trivial prompts. Strange days... Tumbleweeds take over the highways. Beetles hide in the dark places.
bajachris88 ·
I'm lacking economic stimulus to drown avd in queries and blogs during development with projects / motors.
You'd think there would be a few more project blogs up with the race to finish for valla. :S
You'd think there would be a few more project blogs up with the race to finish for valla. :S
SebastienPeek ·
Yeah, I am also surprised there aren't more project threads going on for Valla.
When is Valla anyway?
When is Valla anyway?
barls ·
News Flash
QLD in trouble after a truck carrying the tissues, required after the crushing defeat in the state of origin by NSW, has crashed
this will lead to runny noses and tears not being mopped up.
QLD in trouble after a truck carrying the tissues, required after the crushing defeat in the state of origin by NSW, has crashed
this will lead to runny noses and tears not being mopped up.
hellbugged ·
One in a row.... Pffft
always something happening on melburgluft
always something happening on melburgluft
vw54 ·
I am in MELBURG 4 3 days nearly snowing here no putor access at work ( buggar )
shokwave2 ·
I think people are also scared of posting project threads or asking questions in case they're attacked by keyboard warriors for not doing building it properly or asking "stupid" questions. "Use the seach button next time" is a popular response i see on different forums, which in turn scares people away from posting again.
nils ·
I'm with bajachris. less money,less time = less builds
I see the for sale section is pretty busy
I see the for sale section is pretty busy
fish26 ·
Too many people with actual know how have left the forum, I guess they are sick of all the BS.
Melburgluft IMO is a forum full of followers and ass kissers but at least they help each other out.
Melburgluft IMO is a forum full of followers and ass kissers but at least they help each other out.
helbus ·
You can Youtube so much these days.
I used to be on the old dial-up BBS's (Bulletin Board Service). How things have changed since those Nemesis BBS days
I used to be on the old dial-up BBS's (Bulletin Board Service). How things have changed since those Nemesis BBS days
Ampdub ·
Tend to agree with Shokwave2 a bit as some people tend to blast first, I know when I was a fairly new on a few forums I had been blasted a few times.
barls ·
its a start. besides last couple of years the game wasnt even finished and we had cries of queenslander and once it was over there was comments of well played from our supporters and that we would get it next year.hellbugged wrote:One in a row.... Pffft
this year nothing, didnt happen, burry our heads again and wait till next year.
Deadpan ·
While I am only new to AVD one thing I have noticed that in help sections the OP gets problem solving suggestions but alot of the time if the problem is solved and abit of thanks for helpful members can be rare to be posted
vlad01 ·
true.bajachris88 wrote:I'm lacking economic stimulus to drown avd in queries and blogs during development with projects / motors.
You'd think there would be a few more project blogs up with the race to finish for valla. :S
its quite everywhere with everything.
vlad01 ·
interestingly, for me anyway the selling days are over.nils wrote:I'm with bajachris. less money,less time = less builds
I see the for sale section is pretty busy
I used to be able to make money hand over fist with any used car parts from any model I had laying around. even rebuilding starters, alternators and restoring some vw and Porsche gauges made some good extra cash just few years ago. This is when I was unemployed and dealing with ongoing health problems.
been employed full time for 4 years now, Kept all the good shit I didn't want to sell.
when I want to sell some of the stashed goodies, no one want to buy anything now, the offers are just ridiculous. The irony!
People clearly don't have the cash or confidence to spend atm.
Also I see people are getting desperate to make money, stuff that is worthless junk its like drug money these days.
They are a good laugh though, best i seen is a gear stick for a common domestic model for $284 😂 😂
vduboy ·
x2 It is very rare for a thanks to be given or even the solution when someone finds the problem but doesn't post what fixed it..Deadpan wrote:While I am only new to AVD one thing I have noticed that in help sections the OP gets problem solving suggestions but alot of the time if the problem is solved and abit of thanks for helpful members can be rare to be posted
helbus ·
I give my knowledge without expectations of thanks. I do it because I really do want to help.
PHAT BUG ·
It's interesting you say this, about it being quiet.
Back in Feb I crunched some numbers over a 24hr period, on 4 aussie VW forums, results as follows:
Aussieveedubbers
73 posts
15788 members
Kombi Club
68 posts
10070 members
Melburg Luft
88 posts
590 members
DSK
38 posts
900 members
Interesting that the forum with the least members is also the most active.
I think the reason AVD has got quiet in recent years is directly due to to the fact that different VW "groups" have found it much easier to start there own forum and get the information that they are really interested in.
Back in the early days of the Australian VW internet movement, thanks to Jim Gow, AVD was the sole source of your VW fix. I suppose, 15 odd years later, it has become a bit generic, with people now looking for specific VW scenes to be a part of.
My 2c.
Back in Feb I crunched some numbers over a 24hr period, on 4 aussie VW forums, results as follows:
Aussieveedubbers
73 posts
15788 members
Kombi Club
68 posts
10070 members
Melburg Luft
88 posts
590 members
DSK
38 posts
900 members
Interesting that the forum with the least members is also the most active.
I think the reason AVD has got quiet in recent years is directly due to to the fact that different VW "groups" have found it much easier to start there own forum and get the information that they are really interested in.
Back in the early days of the Australian VW internet movement, thanks to Jim Gow, AVD was the sole source of your VW fix. I suppose, 15 odd years later, it has become a bit generic, with people now looking for specific VW scenes to be a part of.
My 2c.
Stanley ·
I think Phat Bug has nailed it.
There are also things like Ultimate Aircooled Forum which has recently gone through some turmoil and appears to have gone the way of Super League many years ago.
Then you have Cal-Look.com which has since closed it's doors but continues in some form on FB
And of course FB...I think a lot of people now use FB. You can create open groups and closed groups of like minded people and only invite those you want. Preventing in most parts those who just want to push there own agenda or stir trouble.
Me personally...I've taken a lot from this site so will always try and give something back where I can, however I don't post these days unless I have something constructive to add.
There are also things like Ultimate Aircooled Forum which has recently gone through some turmoil and appears to have gone the way of Super League many years ago.
Then you have Cal-Look.com which has since closed it's doors but continues in some form on FB
And of course FB...I think a lot of people now use FB. You can create open groups and closed groups of like minded people and only invite those you want. Preventing in most parts those who just want to push there own agenda or stir trouble.
Me personally...I've taken a lot from this site so will always try and give something back where I can, however I don't post these days unless I have something constructive to add.
h ·
Yep ditto above,
as a quick snapshot Rhett (Phat Bug) is all over it
the 'generic' site has moved on as many forums have developed their own specific niche
looking at the data however can be interpreted to which ever way you wish
sure the more posts on a given day may give the indication of a strong presence etc
but the quality of material being offered may seem to give more credence than constant tea bagging and fart jokes
it looks as if people now contribute if something constructive can be value added to the topic in question
seeing other forums wither and die maybe similar to the many vw clubs for example that were around twenty odd years ago, people move on and do other things
plus there is just so much choice on offer now that the only thing that hasn't changed is the time given to enjoy what's on offer
here unlike other forums around, caters for all variants of dub, sure the specific info maybe elsewhere but everyone is welcome and information can be freely decimated, a great thing either through club chat or events if you want to promote an activity or alike to get people actually together in the real world
and IMO having to conform to someone's specific agenda to be 'accepted' into some special golden ring or other is best left to the other places that pursue such.. thankfully it doesn't seem to be here
Interesting times ahead..
or everyone is out in the shed working on their cars and are too busy to post.. nobody thought of that one yet..
maybe it's just going to be the way of the future
as a quick snapshot Rhett (Phat Bug) is all over it
the 'generic' site has moved on as many forums have developed their own specific niche
looking at the data however can be interpreted to which ever way you wish
sure the more posts on a given day may give the indication of a strong presence etc
but the quality of material being offered may seem to give more credence than constant tea bagging and fart jokes
it looks as if people now contribute if something constructive can be value added to the topic in question
seeing other forums wither and die maybe similar to the many vw clubs for example that were around twenty odd years ago, people move on and do other things
plus there is just so much choice on offer now that the only thing that hasn't changed is the time given to enjoy what's on offer
here unlike other forums around, caters for all variants of dub, sure the specific info maybe elsewhere but everyone is welcome and information can be freely decimated, a great thing either through club chat or events if you want to promote an activity or alike to get people actually together in the real world
and IMO having to conform to someone's specific agenda to be 'accepted' into some special golden ring or other is best left to the other places that pursue such.. thankfully it doesn't seem to be here
Interesting times ahead..
or everyone is out in the shed working on their cars and are too busy to post.. nobody thought of that one yet..
maybe it's just going to be the way of the future
modnrod ·
+1.Stanley wrote:I think Phat Bug has nailed it.
........ so will always try and give something back where I can, however I don't post these days unless I have something constructive to add.
I also agree with the tea bagging and fart jokes.
Not that there's anything wrong with fart jokes.......
Joel ·
Facebook is a big killer of forums too as its just so much easier and convenient to post on there and get instant responses.
You can bet half the members of the Aussieveedubbers facebook group dont even come here, we're having the same problem on SuperBeetlesOnly.
But yes I've certainly noticed this place getting quiter and quieter over the last few years.
I do most of my technical stuff on Youtube now as not only is it easier not having to take a bunch of pics then write stuff up, most people seem to prefer seeing it done rather than looking at pics and just reading a description.
it can also be an alright little money spinner if you give the viewers what they are looking for.
You can bet half the members of the Aussieveedubbers facebook group dont even come here, we're having the same problem on SuperBeetlesOnly.
But yes I've certainly noticed this place getting quiter and quieter over the last few years.
This x2.helbus wrote:You can Youtube so much these days.
I do most of my technical stuff on Youtube now as not only is it easier not having to take a bunch of pics then write stuff up, most people seem to prefer seeing it done rather than looking at pics and just reading a description.
it can also be an alright little money spinner if you give the viewers what they are looking for.
Craig Torrens ·
Maybe if you didn't close, delete, edit threads or threaten to kick long standing members off it wouldn't be so quiet.👍barls wrote: its pretty quiet in here unlike the last couple of years.
h ·
Climb every mountain,Craig Torrens wrote:Maybe if you didn't close, delete, edit threads or threaten to kick long standing members off it wouldn't be so quiet.👍barls wrote: its pretty quiet in here unlike the last couple of years.
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow,
Till you find your dream.
there is something in that for all of us
snowman9 ·
I hadn't really noticed "the quiet" you blokes are referring to, although I haven't been on this forum for a couple of years.
In the last week I've read and looked with great interest at some of the projects that have been undertaken.
I've also read the usual bitchin' & trolling too.
When I changed my details, I was thrown out of the system, sent Andrew a txt and he called me straight away and sorted it.
It was tops!
People have also read & replied to my recent posts. Nice.
I also feel that there is no such thing as a stupid question.
In the last week I've read and looked with great interest at some of the projects that have been undertaken.
I've also read the usual bitchin' & trolling too.
When I changed my details, I was thrown out of the system, sent Andrew a txt and he called me straight away and sorted it.
It was tops!
People have also read & replied to my recent posts. Nice.
I also feel that there is no such thing as a stupid question.
HappyDaze ·
What do you mean by that?snowman9 wrote:I also feel that there is no such thing as a stupid question.
modnrod ·
* sigh *
snowman9 ·
hellbugged ·
Oh dear Greg, you ask the silliest questions 😉HappyDaze wrote:What do you mean by that?snowman9 wrote:I also feel that there is no such thing as a stupid question.
vlad01 ·
very true, this forum is quite generic.PHAT BUG wrote:It's interesting you say this, about it being quiet.
Back in Feb I crunched some numbers over a 24hr period, on 4 aussie VW forums, results as follows:
Aussieveedubbers
73 posts
15788 members
Kombi Club
68 posts
10070 members
Melburg Luft
88 posts
590 members
DSK
38 posts
900 members
Interesting that the forum with the least members is also the most active.
I think the reason AVD has got quiet in recent years is directly due to to the fact that different VW "groups" have found it much easier to start there own forum and get the information that they are really interested in.
Back in the early days of the Australian VW internet movement, thanks to Jim Gow, AVD was the sole source of your VW fix. I suppose, 15 odd years later, it has become a bit generic, with people now looking for specific VW scenes to be a part of.
My 2c.
I think its good the niche ones are starting to pop up. You find all the best brains. knowledge and help in them forums.
hellbugged ·
Hippieh wrote:Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow,
Till you find your dream.
there is something in that for all of us
Old Hutcho ·
Barls,
I suspect that everybody here has totally missed the point of this thread? Correct me if I am wrong but the colour blue comes to mind.
regards
Old Hutcho
I suspect that everybody here has totally missed the point of this thread? Correct me if I am wrong but the colour blue comes to mind.
regards
Old Hutcho
DubCrazy ·
im lurking in the back ground, lifes just gotten so busy and I'm in search of the next project.......
barls ·
pretty much. i was being too subtleOld Hutcho wrote:Barls,
I suspect that everybody here has totally missed the point of this thread? Correct me if I am wrong but the colour blue comes to mind.
regards
Old Hutcho
Old Hutcho ·
Yeah well I'm not subtle Barls. Its only quiet north of the border. And in parts of Bowraville of course. Clean sweep coming. Go the Blues!!!
Hutcho
Hutcho
penguin ·
Claims of "Well played from your (NSW) supporters"???barls wrote:its a start. besides last couple of years the game wasnt even finished and we had cries of queenslander and once it was over there was comments of well played from our supporters and that we would get it next year.hellbugged wrote:One in a row.... Pffft
this year nothing, didnt happen, burry our heads again and wait till next year.
Bwah ha ha ha - claims of QLD stole it from us and Ref ripped us off more like it mate. :P We lost it this year - the series that is - its just a chance to start the roll all over again.
Using what you said as a form of bait doesn't work.
You need to appeal to the base form of life, a cockroach, with words and phrases it can understand, like - "we finally won it bro!!!" and "F'in Oath, wes is good, dem Qweerlanders are F***ots", then you may get some response.
To get the response I believe you were after you should have used questions, not statements. Something like "So which state won this years State of Origin?" would work, not comments about activity levels on the forum or the weather.
As for Bowraville, who cares, Toowoomba still like to think of Peter Sterling as theirs, but he played for the southern side. Just because someone wants to play for QLD rather than NSW and they did it in a way that was accepted by the ARL there are a lot of people crying about it. bah, get over it, if you think you need one player that much, you need a lot more than just him.
Besides, it has been quiet in here compared to how it used to seem (to me that is).
penguin ·
Oops,
forgot to add, all this bought to you by the letters TIC, just in case someone was thinking I actually was questioning the intellectual capacity of people who willingly choose to live south of the QLD and north of the VIC borders.
🙂
forgot to add, all this bought to you by the letters TIC, just in case someone was thinking I actually was questioning the intellectual capacity of people who willingly choose to live south of the QLD and north of the VIC borders.
🙂
VDU.88A ·
I have notice the forum getting quite was a time when i would be here 4 or 5 times a week now maybe 2 times.
I've been here since 03 only posted 308 posts not a lot really considering. Would post more but not keen to cop shit like everyone else whos actually out there building cars and doing things a bit different and having a go. I occasionally post here and there if i can help someone out but generally it would be in a Pm .I have mates building some really out there things. But they won't post there projects because they know they will get a negative response from a minority of people. 4 wheel disc brakes ABS Canbus system modified axels trailing arms custom made abs rings etc the list goes on all done in a backyard (but to engineering shop standards) only a hand full of people know about this car would love to share pics but not my place just one example.
Maybe there should also be a 3 strike your IP address is banned for 6 months for for people ( trolls )who intentionally make negative and harrasing comments.
It is interesting to note that this forum has 16197 registered member. But how many of them are actually active. Maybe its time for a clean out to get some real numbers possibly inactive for 12 months or 2 years. If they come back reinstate there account.
My point is a lot of people come on this forum but don't post
because in my opinion and experience are sick of the "key board warriors" or what ever you want to call them either attacking them or trying to get a reaction weather jest or some other reason..
HS618 left the forum a real shame and he had a lot to offer I assume he was tired of the negativity , i enjoyed reading his posts and hes not the only one who has gone
To the guys/girls on this fourm who actually go out there and make it happen drag racing hillclimbs or just build a car in there shed to show or for no other reason than because that is what they like doing and makes them happy keep doing it and keep sharing you experience knowledge and project with out you the vw scene in this country would not be.
Just some ideas but now i'll wait for the knee jerk reaction for saying my piece.
It would be good to see more posts maybe i'll start posting a bit more.
I've been here since 03 only posted 308 posts not a lot really considering. Would post more but not keen to cop shit like everyone else whos actually out there building cars and doing things a bit different and having a go. I occasionally post here and there if i can help someone out but generally it would be in a Pm .I have mates building some really out there things. But they won't post there projects because they know they will get a negative response from a minority of people. 4 wheel disc brakes ABS Canbus system modified axels trailing arms custom made abs rings etc the list goes on all done in a backyard (but to engineering shop standards) only a hand full of people know about this car would love to share pics but not my place just one example.
Maybe there should also be a 3 strike your IP address is banned for 6 months for for people ( trolls )who intentionally make negative and harrasing comments.
It is interesting to note that this forum has 16197 registered member. But how many of them are actually active. Maybe its time for a clean out to get some real numbers possibly inactive for 12 months or 2 years. If they come back reinstate there account.
My point is a lot of people come on this forum but don't post
because in my opinion and experience are sick of the "key board warriors" or what ever you want to call them either attacking them or trying to get a reaction weather jest or some other reason..
HS618 left the forum a real shame and he had a lot to offer I assume he was tired of the negativity , i enjoyed reading his posts and hes not the only one who has gone
To the guys/girls on this fourm who actually go out there and make it happen drag racing hillclimbs or just build a car in there shed to show or for no other reason than because that is what they like doing and makes them happy keep doing it and keep sharing you experience knowledge and project with out you the vw scene in this country would not be.
Just some ideas but now i'll wait for the knee jerk reaction for saying my piece.
It would be good to see more posts maybe i'll start posting a bit more.
vlad01 ·
yeah i know what you mean by "real out there builds" those cars are my fav, I love seeing good out of the box engineering. I activity look for for this stuff in forums and dismiss all the usual stuff.VDU.88A wrote:I have notice the forum getting quite was a time when i would be here 4 or 5 times a week now maybe 2 times.
I've been here since 03 only posted 308 posts not a lot really considering. Would post more but not keen to cop shit like everyone else whos actually out there building cars and doing things a bit different and having a go. I occasionally post here and there if i can help someone out but generally it would be in a Pm .I have mates building some really out there things. But they won't post there projects because they know they will get a negative response from a minority of people. 4 wheel disc brakes ABS Canbus system modified axels trailing arms custom made abs rings etc the list goes on all done in a backyard (but to engineering shop standards) only a hand full of people know about this car would love to share pics but not my place just one example.
Maybe there should also be a 3 strike your IP address is banned for 6 months for for people ( trolls )who intentionally make negative and harrasing comments.
It is interesting to note that this forum has 16197 registered member. But how many of them are actually active. Maybe its time for a clean out to get some real numbers possibly inactive for 12 months or 2 years. If they come back reinstate there account.
My point is a lot of people come on this forum but don't post
because in my opinion and experience are sick of the "key board warriors" or what ever you want to call them either attacking them or trying to get a reaction weather jest or some other reason..
HS618 left the forum a real shame and he had a lot to offer I assume he was tired of the negativity , i enjoyed reading his posts and hes not the only one who has gone
To the guys/girls on this fourm who actually go out there and make it happen drag racing hillclimbs or just build a car in there shed to show or for no other reason than because that is what they like doing and makes them happy keep doing it and keep sharing you experience knowledge and project with out you the vw scene in this country would not be.
Just some ideas but now i'll wait for the knee jerk reaction for saying my piece.
It would be good to see more posts maybe i'll start posting a bit more.
sux those people get hammered all the time. I left a few forums because of that problem.
there was a saying I read not long ago that automatically made me think of forums.
"Small minds talk about people
Average minds talk about events
Great minds talk about ideas"
So true! 😂
Old Hutcho ·
Ahhh Penguin. Sorry old mate. There was a thoroughly unpleasant little man with the name of Carnavan wrote a stirring piece called "Thats in Queensland!" a year or so ago. Sold a motza south of the border but the Queensland Government thought it so provocative they banned in North of the Tweed.
Mr Carnavan has come up with an apology for his thoroughly precocious and unoriginal sentiments by publishing this
Enjoy.
regards
Old Hutcho
Mr Carnavan has come up with an apology for his thoroughly precocious and unoriginal sentiments by publishing this
Enjoy.
regards
Old Hutcho
1303Steve ·
Hi
I'm away at the moment and don't have full computer access, so I've been posting photos and shit about my travels on Facebook, its so much easier to post multiple photos etc in Facebook.
I don't post unless I have something to say, so I often come on, check topic activity and go.
Steve
I'm away at the moment and don't have full computer access, so I've been posting photos and shit about my travels on Facebook, its so much easier to post multiple photos etc in Facebook.
I don't post unless I have something to say, so I often come on, check topic activity and go.
Steve