ZHP Mafia SIG Status

[az3579]

If they're so hell bent on a minor roadblock to becoming a member, then perhaps they should just open up their registration to become a CCA member for FREE. That, to me, is a massive roadblock. Paying money is a helluva lot more of a hoop to jump through than it is to send an email to someone. Technically, it's easier to become a member here than it is to become a member of the BMW CCA.

I myself am a board member of my chapter and I have no issue with this policy.

[BCS_ZHP]

This place is "Cheers", and we're all "Norm" when we log back on whether it be daily, weekly, or monthly.

[johnrando]

Well put.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

That person has a ZHP, John.

[UdubBadger]

Nice


- Goin' H.A.M. Mobile

[JKO_ZHP]

Well that board member IS an idiot so don't let him/her in. lol Just kidding board member!

I'm not paying to be in BMWCCA now. Was planning on it for a long time too.
I used to be on other forums (like E46Fanatics....) and still am active on others (like MFESTForums). So joining BMWCCA (up until after reading this) was the last thing on the list I wanted to join.

Sounds like bureaucracy trying to tell the little guy what to do. Have they even taken the time to visit E46Fanatics and look at the threads and posts?

If they want to stomp on the unity here then those old farts in BMWCCA (no offense to anyone here) can keep running their old-school club. I'll be damned if they would be willing to open THEIR doors to E46Fanatics members with open arms.

You know they wouldn't. So why should we have to?

[Mtnman]

This place is perfect just like it is. I swear i welcomed multiple new members just this week. Dont change a good thing. I tried the the other forums. Me no likey. Your decision is

[GMATT]

Agree with the present format. We all have a place where we can discuss just about anything and not worry about a bunch of assholes sticking their $.02 in. This probably goes along with the couple of letters in the recent Roundel saying that Marc B. was not loving the ZHP, quite the opposite.

Stay the course, we love it here!

Gary

[kayger12]

This place is an incredible rarity among forums. No recognition or affiliation is worth jeopardizing what we have here.

Boss hit the nail on the head. I've had a crazy year and was severely limited in the time I was around. The only thing that made that possible for me with a clear conscience was the fact that I knew that this place essentially takes care of itself anymore.

Back in the open forum days, every new member was scrutinized by the Boss and mods. Running IP checks to make sure it wasn't a known spammer. Googling to find other forum activities to identify posters with a proclivity for being asshats. And then, of course, monitoring all the new posts from the new members to make sure they understood what this place was about and the level of civility that is expected-- actually demanded-- from everyone here, by everyone here.

I feel like at this point we have a forum full of moderators. We all look out for each other and the site. I think everyone realizes how rare and "not-special" this place is.

Closing the forum was the best idea the Boss had other than creating the site in the first place.

If the BMWCCA doesn't like or understand that, then it is clearly their loss.

[az3579]

I'm not paying to be in BMWCCA now. Was planning on it for a long time too.
I used to be on other forums (like E46Fanatics....) and still am active on others (like MFESTForums). So joining BMWCCA (up until after reading this) was the last thing on the list I wanted to join.

Sounds like bureaucracy trying to tell the little guy what to do. Have they even taken the time to visit E46Fanatics and look at the threads and posts?

If they want to stomp on the unity here then those old farts in BMWCCA (no offense to anyone here) can keep running their old-school club. I'll be damned if they would be willing to open THEIR doors to E46Fanatics members with open arms.

You know they wouldn't. So why should we have to?

BMWCCA will take anyone who pays the membership dues. You can be the biggest douche in the world and still be a member, as long as you pay your dues.
Granted, I have never come across anyone that's a Club member that I didn't like. So, to think that I'd come across a complete dickhead when at a Club event is completely unexpected. When I'm at a Club event, I always expect people to respect each other, and that is what I see every single time. Don't think about the Club in a negative way because of this little fiasco; they're just not used to this type of moderation as every other forum is "open join".

I do agree; if they decide to drop us as a SIG, then that truly is their loss.