WELCOME ALL BMWFANATICS

BMWFanaticscoza

Administrator
Staff member
We are delighted to welcome you to our brand new and exciting home.

Right off the bat you will notice our new LOGO:

We did not want to depart too much from the previous logo but gave it a fresher and bolder look. In particular adding a stripe to create the effect of speed, movement, momentum, drive, mobility, going forward and symbolizing a road. The logo and themes will also reflect the past and present of BMW models. Thank you very much to @aqeel.hotwired for designing the logos and the different themes.

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BMWFanaticscoza

Administrator
Staff member
Themes:

Members would initially be able to choose between a dark or light theme as a personal viewing preference but a number of custom themes will be made available soon.

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Some more sample images and themes that we experimenting with:
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BMWFanaticscoza

Administrator
Staff member
Farewell to Mybb:

We have closed the Mybb site and chose a new platform (Xenforo) which promises to provide state-of-the-art software architecture, reliability, improved data security and better interaction.

We would be able to access add on systems which was not previously available to us such as Enhanced Search which provides for better results and faster searches. It also boasts a complete Media Manager which provides a central hub for users to upload, manage, organize, share and exhibit their media, including video. Media can be tagged and assigned to albums and showcases making full use of the rich discussion features.

It also provides a rich Resource Manager, which allows the community to organize downloads, tutorials, guides, and more. In addition the discussion features provide a place to give feedback, ask questions, engage and interact. Announcements will be made as we roll out the various features for your convenience.

A major drawcard of the new platform is the ongoing paid-support for: software development, the creation of digital communities and for administrators.

Homepage/Portal:

The new "portal" or home page has been vastly improved and we start-off by showcasing from (BMW Blog) the top five best upcoming BMWs in 2021 and the BMW x5 M Final Edition. For fun we also invite you to participate in our (poll) of “Cars of ///M Town”.

What’s new?

You will notice a new subforum called What’s new.

And to kick start this conversation we are proud to announce that BMW South Africa will be using our platform to advertise its various products and services to our members. We are in the process of finalizing the advertising execution plan. We will post an update as the process unfolds.

Official BMWFanatics social media accounts:

We encourage you to continue to participate, follow and join the official BMWFanatics social media accounts. In due course these links will be available as accessible icons in the forum header. A huge thank you to @YasserIsmail for keeping the social media accounts active and for @FiRi@Rennzport for coordinating our social media.

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/bmwfanaticsza/ @bmwfanaticsza

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/bmwfanaticsza/ @bmwfanaticsza

Twitter : https://twitter.com/BMWfanaticsza/ @BMWfanaticsza
 
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BMWFanaticscoza

Administrator
Staff member
Covid 19:

Continues to sow devastation in our country as we struggle with the second wave of infections. There is also a “high risk” of a 3rd Covid 19 wave when we approach winter without rapid immunization. According to the National Department of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases a total of 1 380 807+ cases have been reported with 11 381 new infection cases by 22 Jan 2020. Sadly 39 501 people have died due to the virus.

We remember those that have succumbed due to the pandemic and the many livelihoods that are under threat and have gone under. We ask you to be safe, wear a mask, maintain social distancing and sanitise regularly.

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BMWFanaticscoza

Administrator
Staff member
Explore & enjoy:

We invite you to explore the new site and hope that you will find something of value. As with all new updates you will encounter a few bugs and we encourage you to alert the webmaster in the relevant subforum so that it can be fixed without delay. Try out the new features and we hope that it will enrich your online experience. A special thanks to our webmaster @Tinuva for all the hard work and behind the scenes effort over the past few months to get the new Site up and running. A huge thank you to @FiRi@Rennzport and @Twinz for helping the Site development team and for all the patience and time to bring this project to light. As always we also express our appreciation for the forum moderators and administrators.
 

Riaad

Events Organiser
Well done Gents ! ✌️ Things are looking promising... there are some minor bugs to attend to ...but all in, great transition over to the new platform (y)

...going to miss the old emojies ...RIP
 

SubLoaded

Resident Derailer
Staff member
Well done Gents ! ✌️ Things are looking promising... there are some minor bugs to attend to ...but all in, great transition over to the new platform (y)

...going to miss the old emojies ...RIP
:fencelook:
 

VinceM

Well-known member
I have been wanting to give “likes” to posts but seems that’s no longer available

I’m using TapaTalk on phone.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
 
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