Member of the month

Mustanglvr · Mar 11, 2006

Hey Jon,
How`s the new baby doing? Great I hope.
I have a suggestion for the site. How about the site having a special section for GT/CS or HCS member/owner of the month, with pictures and story about that person and car? I suppose that would be alot of extra work but I`m sure some of the members could collect the information and post it. Or we could submit our information and you could chose which one to use for that month.

admin · Mar 15, 2006

Yes, I think that's been brought up before. It's a great suggestion and I don't mind setting it up. I just want to be sure we have enough interest.

I see "featured rides" sections on some sites that get stale and have the same car for months on end. If we're going to do it I'd like to do it right.

What I'd like is to get at least 4 cars set up in advance. That way if there's a slow month we already have a car set for that month. It will also give me a sense of how many people would be interested. It's one thing to say it's a great idea, but it's another to actually take the time to type up your info and gather photos to submit.

390cs68rcode · Mar 15, 2006

let's get the ball rolling!

Midnight Special · Mar 15, 2006

390cs68rcode said:
let's get the ball rolling!

...I nominate Rhonda. A most animated and consistant participant and "Mustang Lover" ;-)

Mustanglvr · Mar 15, 2006

Um, I really don`t photograph very well......

joedls · Mar 15, 2006

I'd also like to nominate David Athan's cool 12 second GT/CS.

Midnight Special · Mar 15, 2006

joedls said:
I'd also like to nominate David Athan's cool 12 second GT/CS.

Amen!... I think this would be extremely popular. Not unlike the 'what do you do' thread.

gt bandit · Mar 16, 2006

Bring it on , I wanna see Joes Blown baby doinn busienss down the drag strip.

PFSlim · Mar 16, 2006

I am ready and willing to nominate away!!!

Paul

Mosesatm · Mar 16, 2006

It looks like some criteria or process should be established before we end up with a free-for-all.

Should we choose 10 at a time so we have that out of the way or do we have a monthly discussion? Should we nominate and vote or should it be some set criteria? For example are we looking for people with a large number of posts per month, or those who have been on the site the longest, or something more subjective like who is the most helpful or knowledgable?

Should we make it more about that the car than the person, like the articles written about Casey's and Jason's cars? By doing that the person being profiled can sumbit as much or as little about himself or herself as is comfortable.

I'm just throwing out discussion ideas to see what sticks.

390cs68rcode · Mar 16, 2006

how about twice a year we figure who/when?

PFSlim · Mar 16, 2006

Another idea is that we submit our stuff, and Jon just pulls a person out and puts it on the site. That way, he is only pulling from those who have submitted.

Paul

Mustanglvr · Mar 16, 2006

PFSlim said:
Another idea is that we submit our stuff, and Jon just pulls a person out and puts it on the site. That way, he is only pulling from those who have submitted.

Paul

Yep, thats how I thought it would go. I think anybody, whether their car is concourse or a basket case is eligible and it should`nt matter how knowledgable they are or how many posts they have written. As long as they submitted their info and Jon can pull it out of a virtual hat. It would be nice if they were an active member, I spose.

390cs68rcode · Mar 16, 2006

Mustanglvr said:
Yep, thats how I thought it would go. I think anybody, whether their car is concourse or a basket case is eligible and it should`nt matter how knowledgable they are or how many posts they have written. As long as they submitted their info and Jon can pull it out of a virtual hat. It would be nice if they were an active member, I spose.

I completely agree.

joedls · Mar 16, 2006

gt bandit said:
Bring it on , I wanna see Joes Blown baby doinn busienss down the drag strip.

My GT/CS wouldn't stand a chance with David's 347 stroker. Now my convertible ???????

6t8-390gt · Mar 16, 2006

I like Paul's idea, let people submit a small piece on themselves and cars and Jon can pick one each month (or week) depending on response. That way it is more unbiased.

390cs68rcode · Mar 16, 2006

maybe my 66 will give him a run for his money with the 200 hp shot of NOS it has on it. :grin:

nfrntau · Mar 16, 2006

I think once a person/car is selected they should not be allowed to be re-selected for at least one year (maybe two). The members of this site have a a lot of fine cars to choose from should the members that have them wish to participate.
If the response falls in the future, drop it. It should not be left to Jon to encourage participation. (ie the same car for months at a time)

joedls · Mar 16, 2006

390cs68rcode said:
maybe my 66 will give him a run for his money with the 200 hp shot of NOS it has on it. :grin:

I think that 66 would win if you could launch it.

admin · Mar 16, 2006

Let's see how many submissions we get and then decide how to choose them. If we get enough I may set up a vote or something each month, but we're a small enough group that I'm sure everyone who wants to will get a chance to be the "Special of the Month".

So, let's see what you've got. Here's the form to send in photos and your info:
http://www.californiaspecial.com/featured_submit.htm

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