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John Wood · Postby **John Wood** » 07 Aug 2014 16:55

After all the spam episode I realise the forum was turned off to new members. Has this division been reversed?
The forum is becoming a little bit of a ghost town lately and I was wondering if that had anything to do with it?

TR7 Sprint & TR8

Maxwell · Postby **Maxwell** » 07 Aug 2014 17:31

Also the Holiday Season taking it's toll, John, but I'm still here!

Maxwell [;)]

2.0 TR7 FHC \ Current
1.8 Mazda MX5 \ Current

alc59 · Postby **alc59** » 07 Aug 2014 17:47

I'm here
Al

stevie_a · Postby **stevie_a** » 07 Aug 2014 17:59

It wasn't turned off for new members, just had to register and be activated by admin.

As said just holiday time and people out playing with there cars rather than talking about them.

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dursleyman · Postby **dursleyman** » 07 Aug 2014 19:01

Don't panic, you are not alone.

Russ

1980 TR7 Sprint DHC, 1981 TR7 Sprint DHC
Dursley
UK

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sydney.wedgehead · Postby **sydney.wedgehead** » 07 Aug 2014 19:26

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by stevie_a

It wasn't turned off for new members, just had to register and be activated by admin.
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Actually, registration has been turned off.

As [url="http://www.forum.triumphtr7.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20620&whichpage=2"]suggested at the time[/url], it would be good if this could be changed.

To do this, perhaps the mods could set up the email address forum.triumphtr7.com@gmail.com. so that all the mods could access it and deal with any new (legitimate) membership requests.

Owen, aka:
- Marsu (570 posts, last dated 28 Nov 2011)
- omichaelshar (557 posts, last dated 17 Mar 2009)

stevie_a · Postby **stevie_a** » 07 Aug 2014 20:09

I stand corrected.

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DNK · Postby **DNK** » 07 Aug 2014 20:22

Been trying to join the ODY Forum and on theirs the human being checking thing is fubar.

Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants

silverseven · Postby **silverseven** » 08 Aug 2014 02:09

Hey guys

So here is my take on the subject;

Yes the forum registration will be re-opened to new members soon, but probably not before September at the earliest.
The last spam attack was very time consuming for us , I was spending upwards of a couple of hours per evening deleting the crap, while Johnny and clay were doing their best to control it.
As was mentioned by Maxwell, the forum always slows down this time of the year , and in my part of the world summer is short, so you have to get out there and enjoy it!
This site is purely run on a volunteer basis and does not generate income, its run purely on appreciation for our little cars....
so things like the busiest summer in many years at the shop (thanks in part to those GM recalls

) a very very time consuming soccer coaching season with the kids and outings with the family become priority for me.
I'll be on vacation for the next few weeks and be in and out of town on occasion which means very limited "interweb" time for me...
it would not be fair to let the site and my fellow moderators to have to deal with rubbish , so everything is prolly going to stay status-quo for now .....

cheers

Ron.

Hasbeen · Postby **Hasbeen** » 08 Aug 2014 02:44

Don't worry about it Ron, most of us are well aware how much we benefit from the work of a few, & appreciate it greatly.

It is probably a fact of having cured most of our problems, for the moment. Never fear, I'm sure our cars will have a new age related curly problem, like the couple of years of rusting fuel tanks, to throw at us from left field.

Meanwhile you regular show goers, please keep the photos coming. On that, it would be great if you could identify some of the less well known cars in those photos. Out here in the younger colonies, we didn't get many of the low volume cars, & often I for one, have no idea of what I am admiring, but am still happily admiring.

Hasbeen

auto_cran · Postby **auto_cran** » 08 Aug 2014 10:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Hasbeen

... most of us are well aware how much we benefit from the work of a few, & appreciate it greatly.
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You can say that again! I'm on here daily, checking the latest posts, but mainly using the Search feature and the new Workshop Manual section as I work on getting my '76 Java Green FHC road worthy. The site, with its info and members is been greatly appreciated!!

Chris
'76 TR7 Java Green FHC â€“ a continued work in progress

trekcarbonboy · Postby **trekcarbonboy** » 08 Aug 2014 15:09

There where a couple people on one of the FB pages wanting to join but couldn't. I suggested they email the admin link to see if they could be added.

Craig '75 2.0 FHC

jclay (RIP 2018) · Postby **jclay (RIP 2018)** » 09 Aug 2014 00:51

I am just now getting to where I can walk again. I will be having more surgery on my feet in about two weeks. I will then be confined to the bed for a month. Bugger!

I don't know when I will be back on the Forum again.

Clay

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Hasbeen · Postby **Hasbeen** » 09 Aug 2014 02:50

Hi Jclay, really sorry to hear about your problems. I would have a real problem if I couldn't drive my cars.

Still, if I was confined to bed, I doubt I'd ever be off the net. There wouldn't be much more to do.

Good luck mate, hope it comes out OK for you.

Hasbeen

john 215 · Postby **john 215** » 09 Aug 2014 05:55

Hi Jclay,

Sorry to hear you going to be back under the knive, all the best from us in the UK.

I get on here at least once a day and since the locking it down it has been easier to keep an eye on things, really don't need another weekend like we had in May it was relentless spam attack over the two days, litteraly as you deleted them more would appear [:(!]

Not sure if this format can be set up where we verify someone is real or not but seems the way forward, when Jay unlocks things we will have to see what happens [?][?][?]

As far as posting is concerned it is always quite this time of year and at the end of the day its what everyone makes it............ so get posting !!........ don't be shy [;)]

Cheers John

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1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6, BUILT NOT BROUGHT !!!!

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