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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?




    Here is what happened ^^^
    “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”

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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    Quote Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy View Post
    I just peeked over there and was reading the "We're Back and Better Than Ever" or whatever it was called. Seemed no one was mincing words (management included).

    I dunno...I've lost that loving feeling. Just kind of feels like getting cheated on and you don't ever feel the same way again.

    Good way of putting it.

    Frankly, the smart thing to do when new owners take over a successful website is to try and make the switch over as seamless and unnoticeable as possible. Nothing could be further from that here. Going to "Autopia Version 2.0" was (and is) a horrible decision, and as it turns out, just the beginning.

    The site is still not completely fixed either. I don't get any email alerts to subscribed threads.

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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob T View Post
    Frankly, the smart thing to do when new owners take over a successful website is to try and make the switch over as seamless and unnoticeable as possible. Nothing could be further from that here.
    I disagree..it was seamless and unnoticeable...for 7 months or so after they bought it, while they still had DavidB running it. Then he disappeared and it's been like no one is home since then.

    If there's been one thing I've learned about this crazy virtual world, is, if you have a problem, you have to be on it instantly and over-fix it. That goes for product/shopping problems and forum problems, because they are inevitably intertwined. If you have a store problem, it will wind up on the forums, and you'd better handle it quick or everybody and his brother will be on it. If you have a forum problem, you'd better handle it quick, or it will wind up on a bunch of other forums...

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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    I hate the new owners.

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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    Don't hide your feeling Griz, tell us how you really feel

    The change over to the new forum is what killed the place for me. They had all kinds of issues and didn't really seem to want to correct them.

    I would be scared to buy anything from their store if its ran like the forum is...

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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    they need to bring DavidB back (he was pretty active), he would of been on that virus/hack issue immediately. no matter what though, IMO it's always going to be his board despite being sold...

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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    Sorta like the Old Coke and New Coke discussion. If you liked the old, you will not likely like the new one.
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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    Quote Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy View Post
    I disagree..it was seamless and unnoticeable...for 7 months or so after they bought it, while they still had DavidB running it. Then he disappeared and it's been like no one is home since then.
    Yes, you are absolutely 100% correct about that. My bad for not mentioning that part of it.

    If there's been one thing I've learned about this crazy virtual world, is, if you have a problem, you have to be on it instantly and over-fix it. That goes for product/shopping problems and forum problems, because they are inevitably intertwined. If you have a store problem, it will wind up on the forums, and you'd better handle it quick or everybody and his brother will be on it. If you have a forum problem, you'd better handle it quick, or it will wind up on a bunch of other forums...
    Bingo!

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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    Is the site safe to log on?

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    Re: What happened to Autopia forums?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rsurfer View Post
    Is the site safe to log on?
    Yes, it's clean now.

    Quote Originally Posted by BigAl3 View Post
    they need to bring DavidB back
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