25 Posts for the Manuals

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Originally Posted by mudski

Why not just remove the 25 post thingo and let them down load it and then they won't fill the forum with 25 post of crap. Or, don't have them available, or, only have them available upon request. any of those ideas would surely stop the 25 post of crap. But then again, how many people do come here just for the manuals, and then find themselves stuck here and making friends?

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Because that is not my call, Personally I would remove the 25 post rule but only have it available to paying forum members

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Originally Posted by AB

Cuppa nailed it right there. I apologise for the ship that gets put on here from time to time but its the foundation of building this place. It bought a lot of traffic to the forum and we snagged a lot of members and good friends as a result of it folks :)

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Yes the manuals do bring a lot of traffic 2 the forum but what does this traffic really do for you / the forum?

I don't believe "we snagged a lot of members and good friends as a result of it" I think those like me stayed because of the friendly ( 99% of the time ) community we have here. And yes I did find the forum by doing a google search on GQ manuals, but that has nothing to do with me staying. If you took a poll on who came for the manuals and stayed and done a search between 0 post and 25 posts. I would put money on more people grabbed the manuals and haven't been back and that's even taking into account 50% 0 post for spammers.

Top of the list is the one I sent an email to AB about but AB says he was asleep, I believe he was trying make babies ;)

I found this place cos I googled for the manuals, whether that is a good or bad thing is for you guys to decide,but i`m here now and your stuck with me...............;)

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

Because that is not my call, Personally I would remove the 25 post rule but only have it available to paying forum members

Yes the manuals do bring a lot of traffic 2 the forum but what does this traffic really do for you / the forum?

I don't believe "we snagged a lot of members and good friends as a result of it" I think those like me stayed because of the friendly ( 99% of the time ) community we have here. And yes I did find the forum by doing a google search on GQ manuals, but that has nothing to do with me staying. If you took a poll on who came for the manuals and stayed and done a search between 0 post and 25 posts. I would put money on more people grabbed the manuals and haven't been back and that's even taking into account 50% 0 post for spammers.

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I would not have signed up at all if it were not for the manuals.

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

Because that is not my call, Personally I would remove the 25 post rule but only have it available to paying forum members



Yes the manuals do bring a lot of traffic 2 the forum but what does this traffic really do for you / the forum?

I don't believe "we snagged a lot of members and good friends as a result of it" .

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I would not have found the forum if not for the manuals.

I would not have still been here had it not been for the 25 post "rule" (I thought how the eff am I gunna get 25 posts) Saying gday to other members wasn't "pushed" as much then

I probably wouldn't have stayed if members like BigRig (AKA Scotty) hadn't sh1t stirred me.

Aaaand Clunk and Nowoolies and wild98 and Kat
Sh1tstirrers

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

Because that is not my call, Personally I would remove the 25 post rule but only have it available to paying forum members

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Unfortunately that would be illegal and a risk for me

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

Yes the manuals do bring a lot of traffic 2 the forum but what does this traffic really do for you / the forum?

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Pays for the forum, creates a targeted audience for sponsors to be interested in. A percentage of them also stay around and now have 20,000 posts and keep this place humming and become friends.

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

but that has nothing to do with me staying

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For sure mate, but unfortunately if left open to download the server will max out. We currently almost max out 500gb each month, average 450gb

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Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2

I would put money on more people grabbed the manuals and haven't been back

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Of course, my money would be on that too ;)

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Originally Posted by winnie

i did......

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i did and still here like most of us
just have to take the good the bad and the ugly with it
thats what makes this a great place to be

Ah this old chestnut hey............... as Gman already stated, if it weren't for certain members stirring the pot, I probably wouldn't frequent the place as much as I have....... which I guess some would think was probably a good thing.


Now AB, how about those REDBACK ROOFTOP BAGS!!!!!!!????????

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I think I was at about 100 post's before I asked how to download the manuals.......
only because everyone else was......

I found this site, and thought "what a great Idea.........."

and I stuck around....