Newsletter

[Gary]

Poll time.
Is there a need for a weekly newsletter to active members that would include site info and new threads? members who opt in would receive an email newsletter listing new posts, etc.

[crabiebear]

Opel GT newsletter: excellent idea long overdue I'm for it.

[marc556]

Very good idea, Gary !

[guyopel]

This is a good idea . I am a member on a Buick site and it has the newsletter and I find it very helpful . Hope this will work out here . Thanks again for all your hard work on this Great site . Guyopel

[benncojr]

Cool idea!! It will let me keep up with the trieds when I am not on the computer. (I will print it out and take it with me to the reading room )

[Clayton918]

I thinks its a great Idea. I love how this site just keeps making owning an Opel easier and easier.

[nobody]

Interesting timing to say the least. We have been cussing and discussing this topic for a while now. How about a paid option to get it Via the internet instead of all snail mail? I have been rewriting the missing pages for the 2.0 build just for such a thing, How to keep a heating system with twins is another one. How much is to much in the horse power range would be nice too. Best to have it on line in my opinion.

[Gary]

Can someone go into their "UserCP" --> "Edit Options" and see if the default for the community Newsletter is checked off to receive?
Here's a link:
http://www.opelgt.com/forums/profile.php?do=editoptions

[yellaopelgt]

mine is there, and checked.

[Gary]

Thanks. I need to see if the default can be changed or all 7,000+ members will receive the email

[Thom71GT]

Works for me!!

[spdkilz02]

definately think its a good idea...it will be one way to help everyone stay up on the latest if they havent been to the site in awhile...

[Gary]

I think I'll send a one time to all and then change it to an "Opt in" where you need to sign up to get it. I'll post a text sample here before the real one goes.

Sample is Here!

[tomking]

I think we are making more work for Gary for little benefit. I go to the site twice a day to get just what the newsletter will contain. I dont see the need for the newsletter.

[baz]

i agree with tmk
i log in and read the site many times a day and think it would just add to garys work load to do an extra e-mail to every one (have changed my user cp to not get it as there will be nothing in it i have not read before )
i dont red news papers because of the same thing , if i want to know what happened yesterday i use my memory , if i could get a paper that tells me tomorrows race results and next saterdays lotto results ,that i would buy

[jakob]

Agree with Tomking, I'm on the forum twice a day and use the search function if I'm looking for speciffics. What would be nice is to collect writeups such as the Weber tuning, Nobodys 2.0 thread etc into tech letters

[spdkilz02]

i really like it...good job gary

[EJprovost]

Originally Posted by baz i agree with tmk i log in and read the site many times a day and think it would just add to garys work load to do an extra e-mail to every one (have changed my user cp to not get it as there will be nothing in it i have not read before ) i dont red news papers because of the same thing , if i want to know what happened yesterday i use my memory , if i could get a paper that tells me tomorrows race results and next saterdays lotto results ,that i would buy

Baz, Your reading the wrong newspaper then, try this one: www.theonion.com

[baz]

Originally Posted by EJprovost Baz, Your reading the wrong newspaper then, try this one: www.theonion.com

liz i watch the news
if its written down its history not news

[GTJIM]

I can see that it would be lots more work ... for someone!

Would it be possible to just send it to those who have not logged on for a couple of weeks or a month to keep them in contact and show them what they are missing? That may be able to be automated and there could be a link to unsubscribe. I tend to agree with Baz, in that "regulars" already see or have the information.

[soybean]

I agree with GtJim, Tomking, et all. It does add an extra workload for someone, whom I guess is Gary. Doesn't the subscribed threads cover the same thing? The ones I want to read and re-read again, I subscribe to. 97 in all.
JM2CW. Jarrell

[jeff denton]

That's why I voted no, Gary has enough to do, and those of us who are "into it" come here often enough to know what's up. It would be horribly tragic if he started feeling sick of it. I wasn't gonna say anything because it seemed most members like the idea, but as usual sooner or later I just can't hold it any longer...
I truly think the best new thing here would be what was suggested a long time ago, maybe it was baz who put it up, but it was something like "Required reading for newbies", a rather humorous but informative instruction manual for using forum style sites like this. Remember it? I thought it was great.

[yellaopelgt]

My reason for voting no was because I visit here several times a day and I really dont miss any posts! So if it reduces the work load of sending me an e-mail thats fine. Just trying to help keep it simple!!
Joe

[asdasc]

I like the idea if it could be automated.

The reason I went away for a few weeks was that work was getting busy, and I saw myself not getting work done because I was addicted to the website. I hated to miss ANYTHING, whether it had any benefit to me or not. With work slowing during the holidays, I am fully addicted again. I might have to go 'cold turkey' again at some point. Getting the reminders would be a good way to stay in touch without getting overboard!

[Gary]

It only takes a couple of minutes to set up and send. The first one went to every member. I changed the default after that so if you want to receive it, you need to go to your UserCP and "Opt in".