Just so everyone is in no doubt.....
Over my dead body will we become a "club"...
Oh well, since your one of the people who run the site, it seems further rational debate is now pretty pointless....
I find it sad that you don't even want to debate the pros and cons and listen to your members views :-/
Eddy
Just to make entirely clear, my following response is purely as a member here, and not as a representative of OOF
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Having been an active member of another forum that turned into a club, and ended up being an outcast there, I have a reluctance to see this place turned into a club for no real benefit. In fact, any view/direction I have pushed towards for this place are mostly a consequence of my experience from that time. Thats why the key thing here is any Omega owner should have free access to all the info we can provide here, and I hope we present a friendly enough face that anyone can post queries, including those who are not Internet/Computer savvy, and may not know about 'forums' etc.
I, personally, would never say never. Also, I hope I come across as always welcoming debate on anything (legal). My mind can usually always be changed with a suitable case (Sony aside
). I (remember this is personal comment) disagree with LB66's stance, but (currently) agree with his view. He was a moderator at the other site, and undoubtedly saw more than I did as a member, and hence his strong views.
However, until I can see real benefits of a club over a free forum, and those benefits outweigh the problems associated, I would like to see this place stay as-is (which enhancements).
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Putting back on my Admin hat, rest assured that the Admin team - myself, Laidback66, Marks_DTM_Calib, and Auto Addict - do discuss many such issues privately. Major decisions are not lightly taken.
Site funding is currently covered - current hosting situation is for another debate, which is anyone wants to start, I will happily engauge in.