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Forum Sales, Site Supporter Tags and how to fund MK....
Hmoon27:
Griff, I'm not up on this malarkey , but is there a way to allow sales on Facebook , but restricted to only those that have a site supporters tag ? That way , you can raise a bit of cash through the site and enable sales on both platforms ?
Maybe this would encourage people to come on here ( to initially register for St etc.)and a tenner isn't much to ask ,to open up another sales avenue ( Fbook )?
griff:
--- Quote from: Hmoon27 on February 12, 2016, 03:56 PM ---Griff, I'm not up on this malarkey , but is there a way to allow sales on Facebook , but restricted to only those that have a site supporters tag ?
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Not that I'm aware of Mark
you could set up ANOTHER group on FB (like we need another one of those :D ) and only invite people you know are tag holders, but this would mean -
- you'd need to manually add people into the new group (and as you know rad usernames very rarely match FB names). This was attempted briefly a good while ago but didn't get anywhere, especially once people started pissing about giving out the wrong name
- you'd need to keep on top of everyone's tag status to ensure that they remained live tag holders
- you'd struggle to get new members if the group was closed and if open people would be reluctant to post because they're posting at work/out of sight of mrs etc etc
factory pilot:
It's looking that many of us are definitely on board with the wristband for SSTs idea ( for the D and D and Hog Roast ) :yahoo_silent:
rodriguez:
In my opinion time has come to separate the forum and the financing of MK.
MK could be run a long the following lines people pay for it 6 months in advance giving the organisers plenty of time to organise it and people time to book their holidays. Take a copy of your paypal payment receipt with you and you receive a wrist band for the D&D and a voucher for the spit roast, job done enjoy yourself.
The forum could become free using advertising, they've become so advanced the ads hardly interfere with the enjoyment of the forums, most forums have gone down this route now because of pressure from other platforms that are free to use and you don't have to muck about with subs and the associated administration.
Just food for thought long live the forum and MK :daumenhoch:
griff:
--- Quote from: rodriguez on February 12, 2016, 04:50 PM ---
The forum could become free using advertising, they've become so advanced the ads hardly interfere with the enjoyment of the forums, most forums have gone down this route now because of pressure from other platforms that are free to use and you don't have to muck about with subs and the associated administration.
Just food for thought long live the forum and MK :daumenhoch:
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You've put this suggestion forward several times now Paul
if you want the forum to live long, then shifting the platform across to a board that has adverts on will (apart from looking crap in MY opinion) mean that we risk losing loads of members. By far the biggest kick in the bollocks the forum ever got was the crash which caused everyone to have to re-register again. If we combine the increased admin with a 'new' site full of ads then that potentially makes the place less attractive for many people, well myself anyway.
I understand that you haven't been to MK (fine) also note that you don't have a SST (fine too, you're still very welcome to post here). No-one's asking for your money, but I don't understand why you're so passionate about trying to separate the forum from its biggest annual event. My only guess is because you haven't been to MK, then you would see how MK represents everything that's great about this community - not just on the internets but in real life. I strongly recommend that now the dates have been posted that you do whatever you can to attend, like I said before I can guarantee you a very warm welcome and a weekend seeing the best bikes this community has to offer :daumenhoch:
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