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11-02-2009, 01:17 PM
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Super Moderator
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2004 GMC Envoy SLT "Roadiemobile"
Extreme Offroad Pewter 4.2L I6 4X4
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Vista / San Diego, CA
Posts: 19,020
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Originally Posted by m0stly_harmless
They're just hired as techies and admins for menial tasks, correct?
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No. The "menial tasks" are still done by volunteer admins and mods. The hosting, bandwidth issues, and larger infrastructure items that cost $$ are handled by the new owners and their paid admins. We just play in their sandbox. 
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Originally Posted by kevinwilesjr
if there is going to be any changes made, are they going to be proposed to the community first for approval?
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Losing the store for tshirts and stickers wasn't done with the volunteer's knowledge or approval. For instance.
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11-02-2009, 01:37 PM
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TrailVoy Alumni
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2005 Chevy TrailBlazer LS
Black 4.2L I6 4X4
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Nashville,Tennessee
Posts: 1,651
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Originally Posted by the roadie
No. The "menial tasks" are still done by volunteer admins and mods. The hosting, bandwidth issues, and larger infrastructure items that cost $$ are handled by the new owners and their paid admins. We just play in their sandbox.
Losing the store for tshirts and stickers wasn't done with the volunteer's knowledge or approval. For instance. |
 Well, already it looks like we lost something without our main peoples knowledge or approval! That don't bode well  What is your honest opinion roadie, since so many of us rely on your input?
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11-02-2009, 02:31 PM
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Super Moderator
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2004 GMC Envoy SLT "Roadiemobile"
Extreme Offroad Pewter 4.2L I6 4X4
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Vista / San Diego, CA
Posts: 19,020
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Originally Posted by lynch55
What is your honest opinion roadie, since so many of us rely on your input?
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I love the sandbox the way it is. I love the members. I like to be able to volunteer whatever time I can afford to saving people money and denying it to those who would rip us off like dishonest mechanics and incompetent dealers.
That said, I won't poop in the sandbox. I'll wait to see if the new owners have a budget for cleaning it up or repainting the playground or what. But the hardcore offroad discussions have for the most part moved elsewhere, you might have noticed.
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11-02-2009, 06:58 PM
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Senior Member
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2004 Chevy TrailBlazer LT
Summit white & Graystone 4.2L I6 4X4
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Braintree, MA
Posts: 810
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Originally Posted by the roadie
I love the sandbox the way it is. I love the members. I like to be able to volunteer whatever time I can afford to saving people money and denying it to those who would rip us off like dishonest mechanics and incompetent dealers.
That said, I won't poop in the sandbox. I'll wait to see if the new owners have a budget for cleaning it up or repainting the playground or what. But the hardcore offroad discussions have for the most part moved elsewhere, you might have noticed.
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The keyword there is "Hardcore". I would expect the hardcore offroaders to branch out and do their own thing.
The nice thing about this site is that anybody and everybody with a Trailvoy can join here, no matter the level of modifications made to their rides. This is a great place to get ideas for future modifications, and also a great place to find help with everyday issues that may come up that could be something that can be done on your own instead of taking it to a mechanic and paying out the nose for repairs that you could do yourself, with the help of some of the members here. I've been a member since 4/08 and I have found many ideas and tips that have helped maintain my ride and also add a little custom touch.
I guess we will just have to give it time to see if anything else "dissapears"
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11-04-2009, 12:31 AM
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Junior Member
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2002 Chevy TrailBlazer LT
Summit White 4.2L I6 2WD
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: dallas, texas
Posts: 48
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Im pretty sure these new people have purchased this site and now have free rein to do with it what they want. This is how it goes with these forum buyouts which is happening to any decent size auto forum on the web these days. Still this is not nec a bad thing.
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11-07-2009, 01:36 PM
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TrailVoy Alumni
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2005 Chevy TrailBlazer LS
Black 4.2L I6 4X4
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Nashville,Tennessee
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Have you noticed the influx of Ford, Dodge, and Jeep ads that appear now? I guess whoever will pay will play! But this in my opinion is the most informative and member friendly site there is! And these ads will not change my allegiance!
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11-07-2009, 05:08 PM
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Member
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2004 GMC Envoy SLE
Charcole Gray 4.2L I6 4X4
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Jackson/Ridgefield, NJ
Posts: 306
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Originally Posted by Trailblazerfans
Im pretty sure these new people have purchased this site and now have free rein to do with it what they want. This is how it goes with these forum buyouts which is happening to any decent size auto forum on the web these days. Still this is not nec a bad thing.
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still not a pleasant thing to hear with the chance of it being negative
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11-24-2009, 11:47 AM
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2006 Chevy TrailBlazer SS
Summit White 6.0L LS2 V8 AWD
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MD
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Been biting my lip, still am not going to get into it.
If anybody wants answers about the new management, do a search at LS1GTO on "autoforums." Might need to use google and the terms, because for some reason the search function doesn't work well now at the GTO board......Autoforums bought out the original owner of that site over a year ago. All I know is that the previous owner ended up with a Z06 afterward.....and I'm almost positive the owner of Autoforums company has a Lambo.
Moral in short: Autoforums MO is to buy up any site they see will make them $$. They will allow the current forum mods to do teh grunt moderating work and claim nothing will change. In reality, Autoforums will implement, post, and/or change anything they want at anytime using their full Admin functions that will increase their profits.
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