Dear all
Further to my posting last night I have slept on my thoughts and wish to continue as webmaster for the time being, subject to approval by a new committee. (And firstly the girlfriend!) I am not going to admit defeat to a bunch of idiots who just want to ruin it for all of us. So I shall retract my resignation in the short term.
I fundamentally believe that the forum is not the right place to air spleens. The forum is a place for fellow viva owners to get together and talk VIVAS (note the spelling SID).
Like all clubs, groups will emerge that can no longer follow the clubs path and will break away to follow their own course. I applaud the hard work done by those in the past for the club, and know that they will succeed in their journeys. They have taken a long time to reach a decision to leave; I have been party to some of this over the last few years, and they and I have worked to change the club from within without success (so far). They fought to make the club work; their decision is no fly by night action as it may appear.
That said, I don’t condone them for leaving but do understand why, I have given them space to announce their decision but have now locked that topic, as the Topic has descended into chaos and riot.
I see lots of comments about surely this could of been done etc. Great people are talking about how we can make the club better.
I am not concerned about you being a viva owners club member, a non club member, and or another club member when using the forum, its not restricted, and I have not previously imposed a set of rules on those who use the forum, but from now on I have no choice.
I will be enforcing the rules of the forum with greater vigour than I have in the past. A copy of the rules is on the website (and indeed has been on the website from day one) I will also be enforcing the terms and conditions of the website usage with equal vigour.
If you feel you cannot contain your warped humour and or sly comments about the club, then you are free to leave, and continue to use your own forums and or email groups to say what you feel. It is a free world.
1/. The concerns AUTOMAN has about estate cars, Please do not comment anymore about this until he has spoken to ADARIAN directly. Adding fuel to this issue will not help. If you are so drawn to comment them please do it privately, you all have the ability to private message each other. I cannot see or read those, even as administrator
2/. The concerns of accounts: this matter will hopefully be looked at by a new treasurer, until that happens their is no point throwing little comments to wind the forum members up. This matter is something Adrian needs to address directly and at this time he has no voice. Please give him time to respond.
4/. Modifications: I didn’t hear anyone say the CONCOURSE boys haven’t got a voice? The simple solution is to delete the modification topic. Look the nature of a forum is to provide areas for people with equal interests to communicate with each other, NOT to partition you away in the corner out of sight and mind.
I was going to create a section for the concourse boys, and area for youth, and area for? Well who knows, but some people jumped too soon and claim unfairness, censorship, racism (yes been accused of that), being a nazi (yep been called that as well).
I guess the modification issue is linked directly to the clubs constitution; the club is run wholly by Adrian Millar and until a committee is in place what he believes the club should do, goes! He has a vision of the club being mainly (but not wholly) about preserving the car in its natural form. I think it’s important for a club to have a viewpoint. There is nothing wrong with this stance, as long as everyone knows, and understands when they join.
People can sit and find holes in all of this by saying, he has the wrong wheels on his car therefore he is a hypocrite. That’s not the point! I said a stance not a set of golden rules cast by god and given down to him to enforce.
Life isn’t black and white, but some of you seem to spend way too long looking for the answer to life the universe and everything and in this case 42 isn’t the answer!
Anyways that’s plenty from me for now...
Speak nice and we will all get jelly and ice cream for tea.