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Author Subject: Why can't I post a thread in the wheels forum?
Pipps

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Location: UK

Registered: 16 Oct 2011

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Post #1
I have just registered. Why is my access restricted? I want to post a question about wheels!
Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:06
ian7675

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Location: Gloucestershire

Registered: 12 Oct 2007

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Post #2
Welcome to the club Thumbs up

When you registered did you pay or go for the free option?

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:09
jim01uk

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Registered: 16 Dec 2005

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Post #3
You can either pay to use the technical section or post your question in here where the same people will answer it with the same information but it won't cost you anything. Erm?
Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:13
dj_rykos

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Location: UK

Registered: 23 May 2004

Posts: 158

Status: Offline

Post #4
I have not paid anything.

Why can't I post?
Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:13
Pipps

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Location: UK

Registered: 16 Oct 2011

Posts: 6

Status: Offline

Post #5
Are you saying that you have to pay to use the sub-forums?
Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:15
ian7675

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Registered: 12 Oct 2007

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Post #6
Yes, you have to pay to use the technical parts of the site.

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:20
Pipps

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Post #7
When did 306gti.com start doing this?

It is completely against the spirit of the internet.
Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:21
ian7675

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Post #8
The new paid version of this site started up recently. Mixed opinions but that's just the way it is. Have you tried searching for the info you need?

edit: click_me for membership prices etc.

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:23
Pipps

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Location: UK

Registered: 16 Oct 2011

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Post #9
I will happily search the forum for all the wheel related info that I need.

However, I will not be able to participate in any new 'technical' (!) discussions.

Your loss.
Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:26
ian7675

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Post #10
Pipps wrote:
I will happily search the forum for all the wheel related info that I need.

However, I will not be able to participate in any new 'technical' (!) discussions.

Your loss.


Me personally or the club as a whole LOL

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:27
seans6

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Location: Cheshire

Registered: 11 May 2011

Posts: 530

Status: Offline

Post #11
tbh basic is only a fiver, and you can get and share knowledge.

I cant see the owners making much out of it, and after all they have to put in the time to maintain the site etc.

Whats a fiver? Dont be so tight Razz
Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:29
AndyJ

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Location: Birmingham

Registered: 09 Apr 2005

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Post #12
Pipps wrote:
I will happily search the forum for all the wheel related info that I need.

However, I will not be able to participate in any new 'technical' (!) discussions.

Your loss.


Aw, go on. Please grace us with your technical expertise. I'll give you a curly wurly. Cool

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:35
Pipps

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Location: UK

Registered: 16 Oct 2011

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Status: Offline

Post #13
Why would I pay to be a member of a message board. The internet is about sharing knowledge - not charging for it.

I have just spent 20 minutes on this forum and I now have the information I need. The admins have gained nothing, and I have only wasted my time.
Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:41
AndyJ

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Post #14
You just said you found the info you needed, so your time wasn't wasted. Doh

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:43
mcfc1987

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Location: lincoln

Registered: 13 May 2008

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Post #15
Well, you sound like a miserable bas**rd

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:45
ian7675

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Post #16
mcfc1987 wrote:
Well, you sound like a miserable bas**rd


LOL

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:48
thugpuggin

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Location: Bristol

Registered: 10 Apr 2004

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Post #17
Pipps wrote:
It is completely against the spirit of the internet.


Pipps wrote:
The internet is about sharing knowledge - not charging for it.


Agreed, where do I sign up to reclaim the internet and shall I go looting again?

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:48
ian7675

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Post #18
Pipps wrote:
Why would I pay to be a member of a message board.


Because it's a great little community of people who actually help each other out in person as well as just on here and so many illiterate idiots kept joining with stupid comments and trolling that it was decided to charge to help keep them out (amongst other financial reasons)......so your loss really. Wave

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 16:51
musclebeach

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Location: Yorkshire

Registered: 13 Aug 2006

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Post #19
Yep! And you can't expect one person alone to do all the changes and backups and make things better for the forum without being able to cover his own costs.

£5 is nothing, you save that straight away when you find the answer to doing something rather than taking it to a garage.....

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 17:15
CUJ

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Location: Southampton

Registered: 18 Apr 2006

Posts: 22,218

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Post #20
Troll Yes Ninja

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 17:25
ian7675

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Post #21
CUJ wrote:
Troll Yes Ninja


Funnily enough from Cheltenham too....

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 17:30
Scrompy

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Location: Warrington

Registered: 02 Apr 2007

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Post #22
jim01uk wrote:
You can either pay to use the technical section or post your question in here where the same people will answer it with the same information but it won't cost you anything. Erm?


What he said. f*ck paying for this site, its not worth it.

I feel sorry for newbies on here now. It's like some random stranger walking up to you saying "give me five quid please..........thankyou now GTFO!"

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 18:08
rikky 🦔

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Post #23
to a degree he is right, as is jim

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 18:16
ian7675

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Post #24
I expect admin will start to clamp down on this soon and start deleting threads in the wrong sections....

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 18:18
Scrompy

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Location: Warrington

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Post #25
ian7675 wrote:
I expect admin will start to clamp down on this soon and start deleting threads in the wrong sections....


Why dont you just marry admin then?! Yes

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Posted 16th Oct 2011 at 18:45

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