Future of this group

[DeWitt Harrison]

I am pleased to see this blast from the past and I hope the the q-list can
experience some sort of resurrection.

I don't agree with Cody that a FB group would be the way to go. If the
"Large Chassis Audi" FB group is any example, the list would become a bunch
of youngsters with zero resources trying to keep their POS '90 20Vs running
on a hope and a prayer and asking for free stuff. And the posts there have
a very short dwell time before they evaporate forever. Not very much tech
give and take, either, that I can see. But lots of photos by kids looking
for "likes." To be fair, I don't think much of the QW and AW forums either:
it always seems like a hassle to read them. More trouble than they are
worth in some ways with their nested, hard to follow conversations and
limited search tools. Unlike the smooth flow of information on the old
quattro list, these other venues are just plain noisy, like a really loud
restaurant where you can't hear anything. Just gettin' old maybe.

Anyway, I'll just sit back, be quiet and see what you folks figure out.
Thanks.

DeWitt Harrison
'88 5ktq



On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 10:34 AM W. Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Dan,
> Not sure what happened to the list but it went away on my end.  Cody
> brought it up and we discussed it back a few months ago.  I checked the
> audifans email page and the daily archives indicated that messages had been
> sent to the list, but I never got any of them.  Who knows....anyway,
> definitely not complaining and am glad to see it's "back."  Also glad to
> hear you're back in the Audi fold.
>
> Wondering if Mark C. can update the marketplace software?  I think it's a
> valuable resource for us and having the ability to minimize the spam posts
> would be great.
>
> Either way, again, I think we all share our gratitude for what you've done
> for the community for 20+ years.
>
>
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq (track conversion suspended animation mode)
> 91 90q20v sport (daily driver mode)
> 91 200q20vT (limbo rock)
> 92 UrS4 (hibernation mode)
> 01.5 S4 (son's)
> 08 Q7 3.6 (wife's)
>
>
> ---- Dan Simoes <dan at simoes.us> wrote:
> > Hey folks.
> > First off, hi.
> >
> > The list didn't vanish 8 months ago, it's likely that traffic was very
> low
> > so it seemed dead.
> > I'm around, and Peter is keeping an eye on things as well in terms of
> > activity.
> >
> > The funny thing is that my Audi enthusiasm has come somewhat full circle.
> > I went from owning multiple Audis to none.  Then I bought VWs.  Then I
> > bought BMWs.  I even bought an Alfa Romeo.
> > After years of no Audis, I chose an A3 for my daughter's first car, and
> > spent a lot of time wrenching on that.
> > Then I got my wife a new 2017 Q7, deciding that it was the best option
> > among 3 row SUVs.
> >
> > Throughout it all, I've kept the site up.  Financial contributions fell
> off
> > long ago (and I'm not asking for money, it's a nominal cost to run this
> > thing).
> > So it's been a labor of love to keep it going.  Some things are broken
> > (marketplace software won't support new captcha, etc).
> >
> > At times, the site needs attention.   Software gets outdated, virtual
> disks
> > fill up, etc.  When I know there's an issue, I take a look at it.
> > This most recent problem prevented me from even logging in, so I had to
> get
> > creative and I think it's (mostly) back to normal.
> >
> > I'm looking at ways of simplifying the setup.  I don't think a facebook
> > group is the right move but I'm not opposed to one - I use facebook
> myself
> > of course.
> > I do think perhaps, with low traffic, it's time to reconsolidate all the
> > lists down to two (s-cars and quattro).
> > I'd love to clean up the archives but that may have to wait for my
> > retirement.
> >
> > So, I'm here.  Hopefully this thing works well enough where someone will
> > see this.
> >
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> quattro mailing list
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
> http://www.audifans.com/kb/List_information