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Yes - Areas and Groups - near the end of the list.

Not often I’m referred to as cool - thanks Alan - unless you were referring to @AnkerB-S or @oaries 

Ah thanks - every time I learn something at these meetings.

Here is a forum to for members in the US (and others) to talk about US issues! 

We don't have a Club Area Representative in the USA, neither do we run our own events. However, I hope that this forum is a useful way for members to help each other and get in contact.

Simon

Anyone into mountain biking might have heard of 'Sunday Saves'. Basically it's youtube clips where the rider is in trouble, looks likely to have an unhappy meeting with the scenery, but recovers (sometimes with style).

Anyone willing to share their best 'save' in a Seven?

Hmm… thats fairly hefty. You also need to go back to collect the second one.

The appeal might wear off quickly if you have to do that every few days.

Very good as a city shopping trolley, and the removable battery makes it ideal for city flat owners. I wonder if the heavy battery would be too much for older people (and I imagine this is the sort of market that it might appeal to).

A few people were getting near the storage limit (not many). On reflection 500,000 kB might have been a bit cautious - we have changed it to 750,000 kB.

Simon

removed!

Simon

Yes - thanks for the work going into this. Great that the Club is offering an in-house tour again. 👍🏻

Simon

Thanks John,

By the way, I meant to share this before. (Below)

A tough environment for European Manufacturers. We knew this already, but more to read…

Simon

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/26/mercedes-electric-car-market-brutal-manufacturers-price
 

9 hours ago, anthonym said:

Can we have a library for documents please?

idea from GJT here 

 https://www.caterhamlotus7.club/forums/topic/274158-bdr-owners-how-many-are-we-i-presume-thats-some-hpcs-as-well/?do=findComment&comment=2598212

yes - there is definitely some potential to explore here. There is scope to expand our guides section, we can also potentially create a 'downloads' library of useful resources. There are some wiki type editing functions too.

A group of volunteers could develop and update what we have into an excellent resource.

Simon

Hello Steve,

The site search function seems to work. You can access it from top of the page or the 'activity' part of the menu.

 https://www.caterhamlotus7.club/search/

(You get a lot of search options.)

Regarding personal messages - I'm afraid that these were not transferred over. We might be able to recover something if you are in a tight spot.

Simon

Hello Anthony,

Yes, not everything is going to be right for every individual on the new website, but the team have worked hard over the last months and discussed the various options and tried to implement what we we best. 

You'll appreciate that we are not going to make immediate changes on one person's view - we need to get an idea a range of feedback and consider the implications. It’s not set in stone.

There is a bit more depth to the point you raise. Yes, there are decent advantages for members to edit old text. However, some significant disadvantages too. For example, someone could render a useful thread meaningless with bad editing or simply a grudge. Some members might like to see how a discussion flows and adapts over the weeks, and it's stays accurate record of whats happened - personally I would prefer that, but I'm not wedded to it.

There is a balance here, and it needs more than one view.

OldAndrewE - yes, moderators/admins can change content on the site.

Simon

OK - we get the feedback! This and the other comments will be looked at a bit later once we have lived with the site for a bit.

Simon

'Solved' is a function where the OP can decide which post best solves a problem (but it's not enabled). I'm not sure that it would really work for the 'for sale' section. As has been said we will wait for the dust to settle and review some options based on how things have gone and the feedback here.

Simon

yes - thats the one (in the Activity part of the menu). It's quite adaptable.

Simon

This worried me!

However, I went back into the old test site - those photos weren't there either. So it doesn't look like it wasn't to do with the transition.

Simon

We did ask about numbered posts, but unfortunately it wasn’t possible.  Although it worked for us, in more heavily moderated forums it can get confusing and is not used so much now, apparently.

However, as Gulf Seven says, using ‘quote’ is the way to go.

Simon

Thanks Guy,

That information was transferred manually - so some errors were inevitable.

I have updated it - let me know if further changes are needed. (and it looks like we need an AR for that area - any volunteers?)

Simon

Rob O makes good how-to videos. See this…

and this;

best, Simon

 You have to scroll right to the bottom

Hello Alan,

If you go to your area, you'll see three tabs: overview, members and 'Xxxx news'. Click on the news item, and 'follow' that.

if you get stuck then let me know the area that you are trying to join.

Simon

Thanks for your quick flagging up. The permissions changed on the import (now fixed and spam removed).

Hello all,

There will be a lot going on in the next few days, and we will need to prioritise help for getting Club members logged in.

However, feedback is useful and if you have any non-urgent comments or ideas then please list them below.

Once the dust settles we can turn our attention to them.

Many thanks,

Simon.

I have had a Seven with carpets/mats and one with just powder coat.

Better without I say

Simon