I am running what I call a 'build thread' for my journey through restoration on another forum:-

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18536

 Where should such topics (or headers that link to the thread) go please? I tend to try to keep everything I do, or questions I ask, in the one thread, rather than have it spread across other topics like Mechanical or Electrical, but thats just me.

Do you plan to run make specific sub forums, or country of origin, or similar ?

thanks

john

John,

What I am suggesting is that I put up a topic like '1926 Rover 9 restoration' somewhere on this forum, and insert a link to the web site as I did in the msg you have read. This avoids duplication, but shows anybody in VDC interested that the car is being worked on, and what I have come across along the way.

Are you saying that you dont envisage this forum being used to document restorations? Over in ozclubbies there is a whole topic of 'Build Diaries' with hundreds of builds, like this one of mine:-

http://www.ozclubbies.com.au/index.php?/topic/9830-jp-maccas-almac-clubsprint-xl-build/?hl=almac

thanks

john

John,

As soon as I am able to start a Topic under General for the car, I will do so.  If it just becomes one of many posts in there(as distinct from a topic), I think it would be waste of time.

Odd that you think  a split by makes is not useful, seeing as the original forum was set up like that. Why would you not want all the T-Ford or Dodge stuff gathered together, so that members with interest in a specific make know exactly where to go? Why does the number of makes matter, especially when there is a big bias to Dodges? Dodges might even be usefully divided up by model? Somebody joins with a make not seen before? Start a new topic heading for it. Once things get into the www people all over the world will be able to find it, and benefit from things learned or developed by our members.

If we want to encourage people with an interest in our type of cars to join the club, we should make it easy by putting up FAQ topics - eg Can one of our members advise on what to look out for when thinking of purchasing a 'barn find' or a restored example of model X of make Y? 

Here are some more examples of how other forums separate topics:-

http://www.rover-forum.thersr.co.uk/index.php

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/index.php

http://forums.aaca.org/  select Forums

http://www.ozclubbies.com.au/  look inside Build diaries

http://rennlist.com/forums/  Porsche only, divided into models

In all of these any registered user can start a topic

(which a moderator may delete or move) within a relevant heading , and get an email when anybody posts on the topic.

thanks

John

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Let the growth of threads within topics be organic - wait for users to ask for a topic (for me, British Vintage Cars), and allow ordinary users to start their own threads within their chosen topics. At the rate of postings so far it wont require any intensive work . If there was a topic of American Vintage, and a sub topic of Dodge Brothers it would cover a large proportion of the members cars.

As an aside, there is lot of screen space (known as 'real estate') going to waste here with the current layout.

john 

Early 1930's Rover

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Seemed reasonable value for a barn find vehicle

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