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Well said Adrian.
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///Moose said:I've been guilty of missing a few of the recent events however I opened a Pizzeria in addition to my day job so my weekends are pretty hectic till 10pm.
Having said that we can do a Cars @ Pizza meet lol
VukMiler said:But maybe at events, the mods can wear identifying clothing (like the caps that have been suggested), so that newbies can easily identify them and then use them as a conduit into the pre-existing social circles.
herr bmw said:I stopped doing it as being awake for nearly 24 hours and doing over 350km in one day was taking it out of me
cheers herr bmw
Twinz@TheFanatics said:VukMiler said:But maybe at events, the mods can wear identifying clothing (like the caps that have been suggested), so that newbies can easily identify them and then use them as a conduit into the pre-existing social circles.
Cool idea. Then new comers can intro themselves to staff and that will enable staff to ensure that newbys are welcomed.
I like. :coolShake:
dvst8 said:Weird how the same concerns are raised by the same people over and over.
Somehow, I feel that even if every member is instructed to wear clown suits and juggle for 1st time attendees as they enter their first events, they still not going to attend. There will be other issues.
For those that are looking back 3-4 years and how much better the forum was ! Thats a joke, we have mived leaps and bounds and TheFanatics is in a much better place. The work done in the back end has been amazing.
The forum may be a business, however, the staff are not a business, their selfless effort and sacrifrice comes at personal cost and not any business. The events are not organsied for themselves or the "business", it is for members who join this forum at Zero Cost. As members, you pay nothing for any service or product, BMWFantatics is a free platform for you to love your brand, Events take it a step further and allow you to experience your brand with your peers.
Karsh330d said:I remember my first ice cream meet some years back. I dint know anyone, i walked around lost. next event i was two minds about going.
As i became more involved posting on the forum and getting help from the guys soon enough i made friends with a whole bunch of guys and their family's.
today i can say those people i have met are involved in my life daily and became like family.
Their will be groups at events.....Some talk about engines.....Some talk about weather....some talk about cars and women :rollsmile: Guess you know the group i stand with.
Newbies find your group start to talk. I can tell you from the small group of friends we had to the large group we have now. They were not invited to join us they just walked up and joined in the fun.
I wish i could go to every event, sadly time is an issue. I only get time to spend with my son on weekends and with school projects and so on the weekend is over before i know it.
The forum has grown miles in the last few years.....You cannot compare what it was to what it is now.
I think we can all look back at events and think this should have been done different or i should have done better. Thats how we grow as people. We have to better our self's before pointing a finger.
VukMiler said:I do apologise to any member/mod I might have offended, was not my intention.
All I really want (and I don't believe I am alone in this) to meet up and have a good time.
Fuzz@TheFanatics said:Just going to point out the glaring difference of views between those who regularly attend events vs those who sit behind their PCs and come up with various (mostly untrue) hypotheses.
Attitude gents, that's what determines a lot around here.
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ET was here said:is it possible that these so-called cliques are based on personal perceptions, perceptions based on race, ethnicity and religious persuasion
a solitary Afrikaner whitey, would feel obviously left out, or would feel hesitant and possibly unwelcome to join a clique or circle of strangers other than his direct values and comfort zone.
I see this obvious and natural behavior at my work place, and it does lead to a sensation of seclusion for the poor minority individual.
VukMiler said:BMW Fanatics: Hey why is no one attending our events?
Forum members: reason a, reason b, reason c, reason d, reason e...
BMW Fanatics: SHUT UP! There is obviously something wrong with you! Why cant you be like these other guys over here, that are 700kms away from the event you are complaining about.
Forum members: wtf?
922-ZN said:This right here is probably the reason you were met with the greetings you were at that event
#justsaying