R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 2:21 pm
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Just wanted to let the group know that the new RSWasserboxer.com website is up, as is the forum that is associated with it. The website has been something that I wanted to do for maybe a couple of years now but was procrastinating until the old forum went down. Then I figured I'd have to get off my butt. The RSWasserboxer Forum Community is an adjunct to the website, the latter being my focus in providing a dedicated web resource for the RS. With the website I intend to let viewers know that there is more to the R-series (and BMW motorcycles) than the venerable and immensely popular GS.
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Does that happen with other sites or is it just my website?
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I like the idea of the website but concerning the forum there... |
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Zitat von Pietah im Beitrag #4 I do not want to do that at all, but appreciate your comment that you don't want to hunt between different fora for information on the RS. I too share that preference. The fact of the matter is, I have had the website idea for a long time now, and it included a forum - always did. There were certain aspects of the old forum that I did not like, one of which was the lack of responsiveness of the Admin and the fact that there were no moderators to pick up the slack when he was not around. So the website (and its forum) is nothing new to me, and I had hoped that came across in my original post at the top. There is surely enough room on the Internet for more than one forum, and as a matter of fact SauRoN has a forum as well that I believe pre-dated this one (http://r1200rs.proboards.com) and it sprang up in response to the demise of the old forum. Looking at it another way - if any one goes down we won't have the problem like we faced when the old one did. As for the content from the old site - there is work involved in not only identifying the information it but making it available for others to consume efficiently. In light of that effort, I feel that it is only fair that the information be housed on the RSWb site (not even on the associated RSWb forum!).
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Grumpy Goat Moderator |
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A bit difficult to register when the site moans about not entering a valid email for sending the activation request while the provided email address is simple and of course valid (it is even the same address used for the old forum...). The email was accepted while registering but no activation code appeared and when trying to get it resent it won't accept same email address... |
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Zitat von PeterG im Beitrag #6 The good thing is, the Admin is around!!  Activated.Funny story - in testing I registered one of my other aliases and never got an activation email also, so ever since then it has been in the back of my mind. Thanks for letting me know. I will investigate and advise the resolution.
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Grumpy Goat Moderator |
Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #3 Unfortunately yes but it is the work server settings, no problem at home.
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Zitat von Pietah im Beitrag #4 I have a similar feeling: a website as a permanent and convenient source of technical information and links to video’s etc will be a great resource, but another forum is likely to just dilute the following from this site. Wouldn’t it be better to have a link from your website to this forum so that we keep the whole community together? |
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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #10 I hear you but I have a software preference and also branding would be an issue. I am even starting a Facebook page with the same branding as the website and the Forum Community. Then could come tee shirts, ball caps, etc. Who knows …. sky is the limit. 
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Grumpy Goat Moderator |
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I’ve had years (26) of “surfing excursions”, as it applies to info valuable to the ownership and upkeep of my Ducati. In all this time, the different sites that have popped up have only strengthened that info base, to the benefit of the owners. The abrupt ending of the former RS site really drove home how fragile this shared content can be. I’m very thankful to Holger for taking on this project. The response from those of us from the old site (and newbies) demonstrates how much of a good thing this is. |
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I think the main reason for losing the old forum is that there was only one stakeholder/admin and with his disappearance the forum disappeared. |
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Zitat von Pietah im Beitrag #13 I told Macca that on more than one occasion and he did not respond. Maybe he did not want that. Maybe he did not want to continue the forum. Maybe he had no control over its domain name expiring. Maybe …. Managing a forum can be a fair bit of work and not all are prepared to have that responsibility in addition to the other responsibilities in life.
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Grumpy Goat Moderator |
Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #1 The website and forum appear to be down today.
Lee
2016 R1200RS Iowa, USA |
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