DarkStryder360 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Down for good 3-5 days. I forget. And earlier an SQL error.Is this the end of the world? Is CL slowly dying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnsley-Arosa Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I thought it might have been the end earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbo Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74622&pid=882988&st=0entry882988Its all pretty much explained in here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V3 1UPO Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have had issues with my lupo as minor as they are that havin a quick look on club lupo has given me the info to solve my problems and sum! If it's money that is needed to keep this from happening again as at sum point WE r all lupo owners! I'll happily pay a fee to b a member as the info I have received is worth more than a £30-50 a year. VW charge alot ****ing more lol Cheers garetg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbo Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have had issues with my lupo as minor as they are that havin a quick look on club lupo has given me the info to solve my problems and sum! If it's money that is needed to keep this from happening again as at sum point WE r all lupo owners! I'll happily pay a fee to b a member as the info I have received is worth more than a £30-50 a year. VW charge alot ****ing more lol Cheers garetg100% agree with you here buddy. We need an incentive though. I recently joined a Renault forum which only allows access to certain areas without membership, classifieds etc were reserved for members only etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V3 1UPO Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I can only speak from experience.Was brand new to the whole Vw experience as always a ford won't go back now! My loop was bought as exactly wat it still is a PROJECT! I wnt forget 1 thing that really ****ing annoyed Nd bugged me everytime i used her was the service light one look on "CL how to" told me exactly wat how y and the whole shebang worth £30 just for that in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Premium members get their own special room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbles21 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I'd happily pay a bit to be a normal member, let alone a premium member with 'their own special room' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Why have none of you paid premium membership then?It's very simple to do, click your username at the top of any page and select manage paid subscription from the drop down menu, then select premium membership and send the money via paypal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairey Fairy Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 We need an incentive thoughPlease tell me this is a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 And be honest, who doesn't want a green username?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) The site shutting down due to lack of funds. Is that a decent incentive? Edited January 22, 2011 by danno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 The site shutting down due to lack of funds. Is that a decent incentive?Incentive enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I would have gone Premium. But I don't have or want a PayPal account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOCK Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I would have gone Premium. But I don't have or want a PayPal account.Oh my god, get with it...you are about the only person that I know that DOESN'T have paypal! I'm sure Matty B wouldn't mind you doing a bank transfer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDGM Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I would have gone Premium. But I don't have or want a PayPal account.We know who you are and know where you live from hacking your internettings. We'll take your money soon enough. Mwahahahahahahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicki Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I would have gone Premium. But I don't have or want a PayPal account.No excuse, there's an option that doesn't require paypal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbo Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Please tell me this is a jokeWhy would i be joking? The majority of people aren't going to pay the money out of the goodness of their hearts if they can get the same service for nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danno Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Why would i be joking? The majority of people aren't going to pay the money out of the goodness of their hearts if they can get the same service for nothing!With the threat of the site going under, which means no banter/help/advice etc i think people should willingly upgrade. After all its us that will feel the backlash should it come to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbo Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 With the threat of the site going under, which means no banter/help/advice etc i think people should willingly upgrade. After all its us that will feel the backlash should it come to that.That'd be a bit of a short term fix though. The site cant just keep threatening to close down every time it needs more funding, new members come and go all the time so there wont be a constant stream of money coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I think there is an annual charge for the use of the web space, and so if there is an annual fee to become a member of the forum then that will hopefully work out to cover the cost of the web space rental, and any extra would go towards club stand equipment. It isn't a case of having to keep asking for money throughout the year to keep the site going. Obviously people will sell their Lupo's and not need to renew their membership, but others will join and their subscription will fill the gap. That's how most forums work. But obviously it's voluntary, if you don't want to contribute then don't, if you don't find the info useful then don't, but hopefully you'll be in the minority buddy. It would be useful to know a ball park figure though of how much the charge is for the web space so that all those bothered can see how close or far away we are from the site going off line. Just a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbo Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Dont get me wrong bud, i am going to contribute now all of this has come out just waiting until next payday as i'm scraping the bottom of the barrel after paying some Christmas debts this month. All i'm saying is that a longer term solution is needed, i can just see this exact same situation coming about next year. Also, like you say, a lot of people (me included) have no idea of the costs of running a forum, so some figures might help put everything into perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 To be fair, many forums charge for what CL (MattyB) provides for free, SVAG for example allows only one for sale post at a time for non-paid members and doesn't give access to discounts for non-paid members.SVAG paid members have also had free entry (and discounted track time) to the last couple of MegaMeets which were located at Knockhill Race Track on a RWYB track day.So you don't get much more for your money as you are already getting it.Nobody expects anybody to be out of pocket to run a forum which is well used for social and technical aspects and whilst at the moment nobody is saying that anybody is out of pocket, there may come a day when a pot of money may be needed to keep the forum runnning. There is also an upfront cost to get stickers and t-shirts made up and I think you'll find in many instances that pre-spend comes from admin\Mods own pocket and is recovered as the goods are sold. ...and I note many of those whom reported to be having withdrawal symptoms when CL was down are in fact non-paid members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 No excuse, there's an option that doesn't require paypal. Anything that isnt PayPal is fine. Bank transfer, whatever. I just assumed that, considering the multitude of "Sponsor" and "Donation" things are usually PayPal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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