Regrouping of AlfaBB forums

[Roadtrip]

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Originally Posted by Craig_m67 nailed it right there i think. for the record, i wasn't sledging americans, simply making an observation about most all canadians i've met who don't want to be mistaken for one. i thought this was an international forum, mistaken obvioulsy.

[py105]

And don't take my comments as anti-American sentiment either, our little island would be rather screwed without them. I have met someone who said they were Canadian but weren't - perhaps they had some other issues... :?

Most of the left wing hippies over here are calling Australia the 51st state now due to the recent partnerships... We might have to be 52 then, with a designator AU

[nero]

Its spelled Winnipeg,eh.

[Roadtrip]

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Originally Posted by nero Its spelled Winnipeg,eh.

[nero]

You should see what winter has done to my alfas.

[84_SPIDER]

Jim:
You said

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If you want to get a Canuk roused-up, give'm a few (err . . . probably even more) Molsons.....

[GoldCloverLeaf]

All this talk about reorganization and look how disorganised this thread has become!

I grew up in Canada and I find most Australians are quite good at telling the difference between accents or ask if they aren’t sure. I have never seen or heard of any Americans pretending to be Canadians over here, seems ridiculous to me.

The only reason I like to make sure people know im Canadian is because its my place of birth and even tho I have been in aus for 6 years now I still have a sense of Canadian pride. Think of it as a New Zealander going overseas and being constantly mistaken as an Aussie, im sure they will always be quick to correct everyone.

I think it is pretty slack some of the comments about the yanks on this board, especially coming from the Aussies and its really obvious too. And I wouldn’t be surprised if most of them have not been to the US or even outside of this country.

I have been all over the US and enjoyed it immensely. Like every country it has its good and bad sides, and this is what makes it interesting at the end of the day.

I think the Americans on the AlfaBB are the most well informed I have come across and considering the traffic on the board arguments and politics are kept to a minimum. I cant see things staying this way for very long with all the little snide comments, and this goes for peoples cars too. It bothers me how certain people always have to put in their little negative comments about peoples cars, hardly ever constructive critisism, even if using things like and its still going to rub people up the wrong way.

[GoldCloverLeaf]

And to make a suggestion... I have noticed in other forums they have a FAQ sticky.

This could work well in certain threads. It wouldnt take too long to set up with the help of others, simply thinking of certain topics that get asked a lot and using the search function to find relevant threads that have been discussed in detail before.

Once the most suitable thread(s) have been found they can be posted. This will help many people find stuff more quickly.

Here is an example of what the sticky might look like for say... the GT105 thread:

Exhaust:

SS exhaust - pro's and cons

improving exhaust note

Suspension

Suspension + other work B4 and after

Spindles: Suspension Geometry


And so on......

This list can be simple or very detailed and quite long.

This is a good system because it cleans up a lot of clutter and when really good threads happen they can easily be added for future refrence.

Of course all these links would need to be kept in the first post of the sticky so someone would have to keep it updated with BB member suggestions and additions. I can give it a go... let me know what you guys think.

[Craig_m67]

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Originally Posted by GoldCloverLeaf I think it is pretty slack some of the comments about the yanks on this board, especially coming from the Aussies and its really obvious too. And I wouldn’t be surprised if most of them have not been to the US or even outside of this country. .. I cant see things staying this way for very long with all the little snide comments

[py105]

Hmm I wasnt going to say anything either but I think you went a bit OTT GCL.. I don't think either Craig or myself were sprouting anti-US vitriol or putting all Americans in one basket.

If anything in fact, this board has shown to me that there are heaps of great people in the US. Yeah, the US has it's ugly side, but then so does Australia - can't gloss over events like Cronulla, Woomera/Baxter etc.

And for the record, I've travelled fairly extensively too and I'm half dutch, so hey, I get the whole "world outside of my own country" thing.

Cheers

[Mr. C.]

The only difficulty I have run into is where are posts for "differential" problems. I think they should be added to "Transmissions"

[ALFA-75-MAN]

I spend some time reading mostly and found in general most people thoughtful and helpful. I have gone through some learning curves especially when I went over the top with some poor wording. I apologize!

I found the technical stuff most helpful and appreciate it immensely.

I think this site may need some improvement on some things but never looked towards improving it. In short it works for me....

I also belong to Camaro forums so I may not be posting all the time but do read many things here.

A noticable difference between the sites they are more open to criticism when it comes to there cars.
I'll try to stick to the topic sorry...

I belive I'll leave it up to the people who made this site possible to make changes. I guess I'm a follower unless I'm in a car then not so much.

One other note I think it's great to have differences in opinions be it politics, religion and especially cars thats what makes the world go round some of you have stated that this should be a car forum only. Yet seems like it always leads to other stuff....Some have apoligized for stupid comments (me mostly) and thats life.

What I don't like is being told you can't say that or discuss that...

Thats why there is the off topic part which is terrific!!! We go through some tremendous amounts of stress in life some people need to vent or discuss daily occurances some serious some not.

I find the Yankee/Ausee battle quite funny and not offensive and it may even be healthy.

I'm an Italian born raised Canadian and see faults in being both but the positives outweigh the negatives and this is what this forum reflects mostly positives.

Keep up the positive recommendations interesting and necessary.

[Craig]

G'Day All,

On topic:

I do think the Anything about Alfa Romeos and AlfaBB.com forum should be sub titled That isn't covered by any other forum.

On the other topic:

When I travelled in Europe I met many Americans posing as Canadians. Quite a few were displaying Canadian flags.

Of course, I don't blame them, as Ronnie had just had Libya bombed and any American could have been a target for retaliation.

Now if anybody wants to construe this as an anti American post, don't bother, it's not.

[Pat Braden]

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Originally Posted by Craig G'Day All, On the other topic: When I travelled in Europe I met many Americans posing as Canadians. Quite a few were displaying Canadian flags. Of course, I don't blame them, as Ronnie had just had Libya bombed and any American could have been a target for retaliation. Now if anybody wants to construe this as an anti American post, don't bother, it's not.

[Alfisto Steve]

Cheryl,

I met you at New Hampshire convention in 2004 as you were with Robert Bently book display as I remember with Pat's newest book, right?

Live does go on doesn't it? I had to miss Seattle and Tulsa due to scheduling conflicts.

All the best to you.