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#523886 - 07/16/08 02:25 AM Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum
Peter Gariepy Administrator Offline
Web Mechanic

Registered: 08/30/02
Posts: 4626
Loc: Tucson, AZ
We all know first hand the benefits the AACA Forums provide to a wide array or enthusiasts and clubs. I continue to be amazed at the power of our online community! Contemplate the following:

~ the volume of automotive information exchanged
~ the vast quantity of cars and parts bought, sold and identified
~ the number of cars back on the road
~ the friendships created

Raw numbers: 44 participating clubs and marques, 4,000 visitors per day, 26,000 registered users, 400 new posts a day, and almost 600,000 total posts. For every 1 post there are over 25 people who read it. Pretty astounding statistics. – "The whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts." We can make it better.

HELP ME RECRUIT OTHER CLUBS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FORUMS

The AACA will extend to any national automobile club (organized or not) free use of this forum. Many of you are members of these clubs and already know they don’t have their own forums, or do, but are sparsely used due to low traffic or technical restrictions. The AACA forums can solve both these problems.

We’ll create a forum just for them. We’ll let them moderate themselves, or we’ll moderate it for them. We’ll even migrate their existing forum and all it’s posts and users (to the best of our ability).

If you know car club that needs a forum have them email me at webmaster@aaca.org or call me at 520-247-5918.

Thanks!

Peter Gariepy
AACA Webmaster

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#523908 - 07/16/08 08:02 AM Re: Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum [Re: Peter Gariepy]
rocketraider Offline
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Registered: 12/05/01
Posts: 3273
Loc: the Last Capital of Dixie
Peter, Steve M and I have extended the invitation to National Antique Olds Club a couple of times with mixed reaction. There's still a division between prewar and postwar (read Cutlass) there, which is sad. I have wanted the NAOC experience and knowledge on here for a long time.

We might try offering to the Toronado Owners' Association www.toronado.org as a subset to OCA forums, like the Riviera Owners' Association and BCA.
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Glenn Williamson
Rocketraider
member AACA and all major Olds clubs
1964 Starfire, 1969 Toronado, 1974 Hurst/Olds, 1976 Ninety Eight

There's a Dodge K-Car and a Ford truck hiding in there too! Hey, ya gotta have something to beat around in...




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#523947 - 07/16/08 10:25 AM Re: Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum [Re: rocketraider]
Peter Gariepy Administrator Offline
Web Mechanic

Registered: 08/30/02
Posts: 4626
Loc: Tucson, AZ
Rocket,

would it help if i contacted these folks?

Peter
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Peter Gariepy
Web Mechanic
www.aaca.org

CARS: 1961 King Midget, 1903 Curved Dash Olds (Replica)
CLUBS: Life Member, Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA)

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#523964 - 07/16/08 11:21 AM Re: Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum [Re: Peter Gariepy]
Oldsfan Global Moderator Offline
Member

Registered: 06/23/05
Posts: 617
Loc: Myerstown, PA
I've sent a link to this discussion to the club's President. Awaiting a response.

Paul
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Paul Hartlieb
Membership Chairman
National Antique Oldsmobile Club
www.antiqueolds.org

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#524134 - 07/16/08 10:48 PM Re: Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum [Re: Oldsfan]
rocketraider Offline
Long Time Member

Registered: 12/05/01
Posts: 3273
Loc: the Last Capital of Dixie
We can try Peter. Paul is NAOC Membership Secretary, and I know a couple of other NAOC directors/officers are on here sporadically, so maybe we can garner some interest on their part.

Some of the better discussions we've had in OCA Forums have been about 1936 Oldsmobiles and 60s Starfires, both of which are NAOC eligible.
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Glenn Williamson
Rocketraider
member AACA and all major Olds clubs
1964 Starfire, 1969 Toronado, 1974 Hurst/Olds, 1976 Ninety Eight

There's a Dodge K-Car and a Ford truck hiding in there too! Hey, ya gotta have something to beat around in...




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#525833 - 07/24/08 02:23 PM Re: Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum [Re: rocketraider]
1948Lincoln Offline
Member

Registered: 07/17/07
Posts: 734
Loc: California
Peter,
What about LCOC?
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Wes'
1921 Chevrolet '490'- in the family since 1973
1941 Dodge Buisness Coupe- in the family since 1955
1948 Lincoln Continental- in the family from 1975-1991 and bought back in 2007!
1966 Ford Mustang - owned since 2001
1978 Lincoln MKV- family owned since 1978
1989 Buick Lesabre Limited 2 door- family owned since 2006

Clubs:
WPC
LCOC
LZOC
VCCA
Tucker Club





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#525897 - 07/24/08 06:11 PM Re: Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum [Re: 1948Lincoln]
Peter Gariepy Administrator Offline
Web Mechanic

Registered: 08/30/02
Posts: 4626
Loc: Tucson, AZ
Wes,

The LCOC is more than welcome. As you know we already have LZ forum that is extremely popular. Certainly invite them to participate here!

Thanks,

Peter
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Peter Gariepy
Web Mechanic
www.aaca.org

CARS: 1961 King Midget, 1903 Curved Dash Olds (Replica)
CLUBS: Life Member, Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA)

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#526643 - 07/27/08 09:06 AM Re: Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum [Re: Peter Gariepy]
ChopShopCustoms Offline
Member

Registered: 07/31/07
Posts: 66
Loc: Woburn MA
Id be happy to place sopmething in my newsletter about the forum if you would like.It reaches over 4000 people.

Peter: Would you be able to provide a paragraph (or two) about the forum and a good graphic to use?

Id be happy to help
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Lenny Schaeffer
Chop-Shop Customs|235 Salem St Woburn MA
781-939-5660
chopshopcustoms@comcast.net
www.Chop-ShopCustoms.com

cars: 1957 Chevy Belair , 1966 GMC pickup, 1960 Oldsmobile Super 88

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#534377 - 08/30/08 09:59 AM Re: Help Recruit Other Clubs to Participate In This Forum [Re: ChopShopCustoms]
Bill Boudway Offline
Member

Registered: 01/09/01
Posts: 300
Loc: Canandaigua, NY, USA
Hi Peter,
How about a marque registry?
I'm thinking about the Early Packard Twin Six Registry, maintained by Tim Martin?
Regards,
Bill Boudway
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1919 Packard Twin Six Touring

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