Re: Classic Oils
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:08 am
Seems you have a reprieve Greg, clearly Poplar trees have more to do with old motorbikes than I had previously assumed!
Yes, poplars and their little friends cherry laurels helped fund me and my bikes for many years. Unfortunately I am stuck with a name that seemed a good idea all that time ago. People don't pay attention - "Is that Popular Reg?" etc!en7jos wrote:Seems you have a reprieve Greg, clearly Poplar trees have more to do with old motorbikes than I had previously assumed!
I have been a member for years and advertise every month in the "Jampot", so can't be accused of freeloading.Rob Harknett wrote:Advertising is simple. Members personal ad's for spares, bikes of the margue are free, in the adverts section. Business / Commercial ad's paid for.
You expect to find adverts, in the adverts section, certainly not jumbled up in every topic on the forum. Not many people have time to read every posting on the forum to discover what's for sale or want.. It has always been excepted practise for the club to seek discounts from companies for members, also for companies to offer club member discounts. This being under control of the committee. Not a free for all. Members informed of discounts negotiated or offered by any means of communication the club has. The club is not for people to join, to freely promote a business.
Been misinterpreted as this:en7jos wrote:I have to agree with the point that Greg is making here. There are a number of members who, as part of their interest in old bikes, offer various parts and services that would be of interest to other club members. Be it tax discs, LED lights, magneto capacitors, tools to rotate the dynamo, etc, etc. Whilst I am in no way suggesting that the forum needs to become riddled with advertising, it would be nice to be able to be able to make mention of these offerings without upsetting anyone. I think a complete advertising ban (unless its wiring loom related! ) is a little self defeating.
Other bike forums have an advertisement section to keep all that sort of stuff separate - maybe we could have something similar here? That way the info is there if you want it, but it doesn't 'pollute' the main boards. I know we have an advertisement section on the website, but its pretty limited. No photos, small description, no way to ask questions or discuss. Could even be a paid for service, similar to the jampot adds, but with room for discussion. I for one would like to know more about what other club members are doing and offering (and of course would welcome an opportunity to share the same info)!
Well done Stuart with regards to negotiating the oil discount though - another added benefit to being a club member. Sorry your thread has gone a bit off topic, but at least it will keep it current so more users see it!
and this (sent to me via email):Rob Harknett wrote:Advertising is simple. Members personal ad's for spares, bikes of the margue are free, in the adverts section. Business / Commercial ad's paid for.
You expect to find adverts, in the adverts section, certainly not jumbled up in every topic on the forum. Not many people have time to read every posting on the forum to discover what's for sale or want.. It has always been excepted practise for the club to seek discounts from companies for members, also for companies to offer club member discounts. This being under control of the committee. Not a free for all. Members informed of discounts negotiated or offered by any means of communication the club has. The club is not for people to join, to freely promote a business.
I believe my post and suggestion was an entirely reasonable one and one which I thought would have merited at least some consideration. In particular, I would ask who the person referred to that has joined the club in an attempt to freely promote the business is? Presumably this was either myself or PoplarGreg? If so, I think that is a very unfair remark to have made and it is hopefully clear to other members that this is not the case.I am following up your recent entry on the website where you effectively complain that the club spares scheme is allowed to advertise its wares and discount deals on the club website but you are not....
I think this explains my email (which contained an offer to advertise on the website, in the Jampot mag and in the links pages)en7jos wrote:...... I think a complete advertising ban (unless its wiring loom related! ) is a little self defeating.........
Please would you reply to this request Rob?en7jos wrote:I believe my post and suggestion was an entirely reasonable one and one which I thought would have merited at least some consideration. In particular, I would ask who the person referred to that has joined the club in an attempt to freely promote the business is? Presumably this was either myself or PoplarGreg? If so, I think that is a very unfair remark to have made and it is hopefully clear to other members that this is not the case.
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