addition to forums - United Bimmer Community

**Addicted?** · 04-15-2005, 01:24 AM

i think we need a members gallery and a product/vendor review section on the boards..

What do you guys think?

David

**Addicted?** · 04-15-2005, 01:29 AM

also i have been on a few forums and they had something really cool... pretty much what it could be is a section called BMW vs the world or something along the lines

what it would be is a section that contained a seperate thread from auto x, drag/drift, track ,street racing and any other type of racing peple do.. it keeps things more organized etc.. and we wouldnt need the kill story section anymore... only problem for an idea like this to work we need more members to fill up the extra forums... so maybe keep it on the back burner... orput it up now! i know i will be able to talk in the autox and street one! haha

David

**ChrisWorrell** · 04-15-2005, 08:05 AM

yea, there are a lot of good ideas, but some are just not feasable until we get more members

**komodo** · 04-15-2005, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisWorrell

yea, there are a lot of good ideas, but some are just not feasable until we get more members

Thats what I'm thinking. I actually really like the idea of BMW vs World... but we'd need more members to make it work, so that'll come in time.

**ChrisWorrell** · 04-15-2005, 11:47 AM

good idea, LETS GET SOME MORE PEOPLE HERE, im looking forward to all the plans we have that require lots of members.

**komodo** · 04-15-2005, 11:51 AM

Hopefully we'll get to a point tonight where tomorrow we can start getting the word out and actually telling people about it.

I think the last piece that needs to be done is the header image needs to be made better.

**Addicted?** · 04-15-2005, 07:13 PM

i already got someone to join... devin

David

**Addicted?** · 04-15-2005, 07:38 PM

well for the mean time we should have a section called motorsports and just have it be drag auto x track road racing etc... gives us a place to post 1/4 mile times, autox tecniques etc

David

**Addicted?** · 04-15-2005, 07:42 PM

a bmw shopping section could also come in handy in the months to come, have it be a place for insurance quotes, monthly payments, pretty much a place to let people that ask something like i make 700$ a month can i afford an e36 m3... give them the run down of monthly payments insurance, gas maintence everything to owning/buying a bmw

David

**komodo** · 04-16-2005, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 95bmwpwer

a bmw shopping section could also come in handy in the months to come, have it be a place for insurance quotes, monthly payments, pretty much a place to let people that ask something like i make 700$ a month can i afford an e36 m3... give them the run down of monthly payments insurance, gas maintence everything to owning/buying a bmw

David

That sounds like a large thread would be more appropriate there than a forum...

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**Torque** · 04-16-2005, 11:13 AM

Harry, I think we should make off-topic and/or other general sections invisible to visitors, and write 'visible to members only' in red across there.

**komodo** · 04-16-2005, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Torque

Harry, I think we should make off-topic and/or other general sections invisible to visitors, and write 'visible to members only' in red across there.

From AIM:

CalliditasCastor: we thought of that
CalliditasCastor: but right now we need visibility in the search engines
CalliditasCastor: and if off topic is our biggest forum
CalliditasCastor: then there's more for the search engines to hit on

From that, do you think it's better to keep it visible now for exposure, and make it invisible later... or what?

**Torque** · 04-16-2005, 11:18 AM

I guess leave it for now.

**komodo** · 04-16-2005, 11:20 AM

CalliditasCastor: i think later we should make it hidden
CalliditasCastor: but i think now it's better for more "content"
CalliditasCastor: in search engines
CalliditasCastor: ya know?
touchmybiscuit: i understand
touchmybiscuit: havent really thought of that

**ChrisWorrell** · 04-16-2005, 11:25 AM

Yea I already tried to mention the Invisible place for members, and was shot down by harry a couple days ago

**komodo** · 04-16-2005, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisWorrell

Yea I already tried to mention the Invisible place for members, and was shot down by harry a couple days ago

Haha, not shot down per se... but do you see my point from a marketting stance? Early on we need as much content out there as possible for search engines. lol, then after we build a member base we'll have more freedom for stuff like that.

witeshark · 04-16-2005, 02:15 PM

Well, in any case, that was fast Harry!

**Turbodefrost** · 04-16-2005, 02:53 PM

i think a good way to get the word out fast would be some window decals for the new site! eh?

**Addicted?** · 04-16-2005, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbodefrost

i think a good way to get the word out fast would be some window decals for the new site! eh?

already looking into it

David