Some changes ahead for the club

Hello everyone.

Dave has told me that he is stepping down as President of the club.  His life is just too complicated right now to deal with club issues.

One thing I would like to discuss is the storage facility in Cloverdale.  It just happens that the owners have sold the property.  So we have new landlords there at the moment.  I am taking over the unit on behalf of the club.

At the moment I am gathering all the details about what will change and so on.  Also I have offered to be webmaster if need be.

Anyone interested enough in saving the club by getting seriously involved should pipe up now.  Otherwise, I suspect we will not survive the winter as a group.

Also, I need to know if there is anyone interested in using part of the storge.  If the rates go up I am likely to pull out unless we can drum up some interest.

OK....there it is folks.

Hope you are all having a great summer.

Dawg (very busy guy this year)

i am wiling to offer up a static ip for the continued hosting of the site (if it helps)


Gary

Guys don't worry about the website, Graeme and I have the hosting stuff taken care of, and Damian has agreed to step in and take over moderating.

   5 or 6 years ago, I moved the club domain from its own host to my personal host. I pay about $180 per year, of that about $60 of it was club domain stuff. Note that its not just the domain name, its the unlimited @westcoastfieros.com email accounts, the email lists, and related sub domains. Several people do use the @westcoastfieros.com email accounts.   It was the only way to get an automated email system up and running as well as getting us unlimited Bandwidth for the larger club videos. I have given over the years a few people FTP accounts to upload the really big stuff.

Please also note that the forum software itself is actually not even hosted by me, Graeme has been hosting the forum for years, all I do is point the westcoastfieros.com domain to his server. What I/The Club host is the larger media content. This was done so Graeme could have unlimited access to the forum software and allowed me to handle all the media without the risk of breaking the forum. (you know me, If it ain't broke, I find a way to break it)


        The main issue is that I did almost all the behind the scenes stuff for Photo Galleries, and such. Posting all the club galleries from meetings, racing home, editing all the photos running it through my gallery software then uploading it via ftp, creating a link and posting the gallery to the site.   I would also do the same thing for Members that wanted a gallery for one reason or another.

        Same went for club videos of runs and such. Which in the early days I never missed a run. It was nearly 2 years ago that my father passed and I started this roller coaster ride in Oregon. Which has left myself and Lisa unable to really take care of club stuff. I am really grateful for the work that Harrison has done over the last few years. Glenn in Port Kells has agreed to also do some major help with the club funds. Things that need to be picked up from my house are the club scan tools, the club banner and the money box. I believe that Glenn is going to handle the money box in conjunction with Harrison.

      I would like to keep writing on this topic, but I have to run again.

   I assure you I am not leaving the Fiero World, and still do subscribe to every section of this forum, so I get instant emails anytime any one of you posts a thread or reply to a thread.   I don't always have time to reply, and sometimes don't even feel its right for me to add my 2 cents to a topic that I am not involved in.

        Take Care Everyone and rest assured the forum is not going anywhere.

P.S. I could add facebook.westcoastfieros.com to our domain list if that would be helpful and set it to go to our Facebook page.

I am all about having the site ...I miss read thinking there was a issues, etc...

Edited by Bassman

Patrick wrote: One "change" I'd like to see is the content of the club's front (home) page. The same blurb about Our Latest Meeting Wrapup Letter has been sitting there since October 2011. 06_110755_smiley_wtf.gif"> It's now August of 2013. Ironically, the write-up was about options on how best to update the front page.  TID=2715&PN=1&TPN=1">Option #2 won by a landslide... or so we've been reminded for the last three years! Considering that this is what everyone/anyone who visits the club's website first sees, it might be an idea to update front page current content on a more regular basis.

Very good Patty    who's in charge of the first page anyway lets get this club site updated

The Front Page info was automatically updated from the "Meeting Wrap Up" thread. Tristan stopped updating it so the front stopped being updated. I have went in and changed it to "Will be updated soon"   I will have to contact Graeme to edit the contact information and have Mine and Lisa's name removed from the front page.

  Not to worry, already in the works.

Dawg

Capt Fiero wrote: I will have to contact Graeme to edit the contact information and have Mine and Lisa's name removed from the front page.

Capt. Fiero ( Dave )
Very happy for you,Lisa and kids with your move, sad to see you go. (re- the club)
Thanks for all the help you have given me.
redwilley (Maureen)

Patrick wrote: One "change" I'd like to see is the content of the club's front (home) page. The same blurb about Our Latest Meeting Wrapup Letter has been sitting there since October 2011. 06_110755_smiley_wtf.gif"> It's now August of 2013. Ironically, the write-up was about options on how best to update the front page.  um_posts.asp?TID=2715&PN=1&TPN=1">Option #2 won by a landslide... or so we've been reminded for the last three years! Considering that this is what everyone/anyone who visits the club's website first sees, it might be an idea to update front page current content on a more regular basis.

I just want to let it sink in what a
landslide victory it was.

I have said that a few times again with the bridge tolls also...plan gather's:)