Seeking your views [ADL people please read]

[DSNTGR8]

^^^ that was a nice write up, a couple of things i dont agree on but the majority with it i fully support

[ProECU]

well, you should voice your opinion on those disagreances.

[Q_ball]

Voices from above correct me if im wrong in saying this,
But this is the way i see things:

We'd like to see Ozhonda expand, in that we'd like to be associated with more car shows (not cruises, but actual properly organised shows) where there is little to no chance for a group of hooning idiots to surface and taint Ozhonda's name.

I believe that in the interim, the forum is to stand as is.
As much as we'd like to expand, the amount of work, especially legality coverups required to expand Ozhonda into some sort of official club is a bit too much work for anyone to handle at the moment.
We all either study full time, or work full time.

Maybe when things free up a bit, someone will take the reigns and step things up a bit.

[ProECU]

perfectly reasonable response.

[wynode]

the thing people are forgetting when it comes to car shows is this...

OZHonda is a Forum... not a car club... the difference between OZHonda and say NS.Com & EVO/GSR Club is they have a club affiliation and have are CAMS Licenced Clubs which covers them in the event of something happening and people try to make them liable etc. etc.

OZHonda however is not CAMS Licenced (that I know of) and would be weary of being advertised etc. at shows and cruises for the fact that they do not want to be held responsible for misfortunes (such as the last cruise organised via members of OZHonda)


I personally dont see why the people here wanting something done about a honda prescence at car shows and more regular cruises etc. dont just organise their own HONDA CAR CLUB?... it isnt too hard if the right people are at the helm... trust me.

and as far as advertising OZHonda... I'd suspect OZHonda gets the majority of its new members via word of mouth from other members... its not hard to open your mouth at a car show or driving around or whatever and tell people about OZHonda and give them the link...

Agree to that 100%.

What a lot of people have to realise is that Ozhonda is a forum and it is not a club nor is it CAMS affiliated. We also don't sponsor or allow any official events under the "Ozhonda" name because then we would be liable.

That said I do support the HCCNSW and all other Honda car clubs and am willing to promote their events if it benefits their members. I used to goto HCCNSW meetings up until I left and I made this clear to them.

EDIT: Just moved this to the Site discussion forum so that it won't get pruned when we cleanup the lounge

[Pogi]

You & your team are in a unique position. With this site, you have the means and potential to create a unprecedented presence within Australia and shape what the Honda community can achieve in the future. The potential to control a particular destiny is probably to greatest oportunity one can hold. This site holds that potential, the real question is... what will you & your team do with it for the greater good of it's members, not only its moderators ?

You fail to see that you are member, thus making you part of this forum, part of the team in that unique position, with the potential to create an unprecedented presence within Australia.

This site's pros and cons is its members, the members are the potential, anyone here can make a small wave and achieve more than they have hoped.

You've got the power.

*insert You've got the touch - Transformers The Movie*

[yfin]

It appears this place has turned into a database of DIY's aimed aimed at showcasing peoples prowess around an engine bay, and database of Traders, so that they can gain financial benefit from the exposure/recognition it brings. Ok it helps members, but it's nothing they cant get from the Honda Manual.
There are only a handful of knowledgeable people here who in fact do not have an expectation of gain and contribute with no strings attached. I commend those individuals (small pat on back for myself )
(you know what i'm getting at here)

I read your analysis in this para with interest but think you have glossed over what is really important. There is so much more to this forum than what you can find in a Honda manual. How about connecting people in the Honda community? Whether or not intended, it appears implicit in your post that this site should be eternally grateful to the "knowledgeable people" (including your self proclaimed nomination) without regard to the different qualities within the membership base. Not everyone needs to be a tuner. Not everyone needs to be a mechanic. This site needs people from all walks of life, noobs, experts, whatever. If you think technically exacting posts by "knowledgeable people" are all that is necessary for this forum to succeed you really have a strange slant on what is best for the Honda "community".

[ProECU]

I read your analysis in this para with interest but think you have glossed over what is really important. There is so much more to this forum than what you can find in a Honda manual. How about connecting people in the Honda community? Whether or not intended, it appears implicit in your post that this site should be eternally grateful to the "knowledgeable people" (including your self proclaimed nomination) without regard to the different qualities within the membership base. Not everyone needs to be a tuner. Not everyone needs to be a mechanic. This site needs people from all walks of life, noobs, experts, whatever. If you think technically exacting posts by "knowledgeable people" are all that is necessary for this forum to succeed you really have a strange slant on what is best for the Honda "community".

yeah ok man, you're right, I have skewed opinion, and I aparently have it all the time.

[A.G.System]

My skewed opinion was one that made me believe that people in Adelaide and OzHonda as a whole may want to have some form of direction.

Currently it seems as though a lot of people are taking the too hard/ really just cant be ass'd approach.

All i was hoping from the original post was to see what sort of direction people wanted to take and if things like 3rd party car clubs were needing to be formed what OzH's stand on this.

Think that if someone else wants to take over this discussion from now on then by all means please do so.

Think im going to go buy a 180SX :P

[DSNTGR8]

Think im going to go buy a 180SX :P

like the rest of the 'sheep' in adelaide? lol

The next recognised 'car show' is not for several months so we have an ample amount of time to organise whatever needs to be organised. The planning and preparing stage could take that amount of time since basically we are starting from scratch.

Its time to get the ball rolling in person, lets get a meet up between a few of us to start working on something. Drop me a PM!!!

[ProECU]

like the rest of the 'sheep' in adelaide? lol

They're already members here...