Yep, there were also strict requirements to trim posts or it wouldn't let
you post!
But it did generate 60-80 emails a day in its heyday!
YMMV,

Mr. BZ

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 11:42 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> The old type2 list was way over moderated. I was kicked off several times
> for posting "off topic", one post was about propane heaters and using them
> in a camper. One moderator (who shall remain nameless, but I'm sure today
> he on his HOA board harrassing home owners) told me "Propane heaters are
> not VW buses". Thanks for clearing that up you sniveling little p*ss
> ant. Then a couple of days later he is posting stuff about bike racks. I
> just gave up on that list in disgust.     Jeff
>
> ------------------------------
>
> This same thing happened to the Vintage bus group about 10 years ago when
> the samba chat groups became prevalent.  That Type 2 group has pretty much
> dried up completely, which is one reason why I originally joined the
> vanagon list.
> I am recently a member of the FB group, & you are right about the newbies
> feeling less looked down on there, but give it time!  That site also is
> more "connective' in that you can post pics, so volks can feel your pain,
> etc. So far, way less technical info to wade thru, good or bad, so
> amazingly enough it is more of a social link.Heaven forbid that there be
> more "noise"!
> YMMV,
>
> Mr. BZ
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I dunno. Traffic on the FB groups has been steadily increasing, and think
> > of how many times you see "check out this thread on the Samba" in these
> > posts. It's just the way people expect the internet to work these days.
> > There may be fewer and fewer Vanagons, but there are also fewer and fewer
> > older owners.
> > Somebody on one of the FB groups recently mentioned "that other forum"
> > where people were prickly and unhelpful to newbies ... wonder who they
> were
> > talking about? :/
> > It's unfortunate, in that there are several people that appear to use
> this
> > group exclusively that make up what I consider to be the main brain trust
> > as to deep info on these vans. I think this trend has those individuals
> > becoming increasingly isolated from those that could use their help the
> > most.
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm pretty sure that alternatives to the old newsgroups are taking
> their
> > > toll on the newsgroups, but I doubt that they will replace them.
> > >
> > > It also may be that as time goes on there are fewer and fewer Vanagons
> on
> > > the road, thus there is going to be less need to talk about them.
> > >
> > > I still think that her newsgroup like Vanagon List is the best
> > arrangement
> > > to satisfy the needs of the home mechanic and trouble shooter. I don't
> > see
> > > Facebook or Pinterest being very good at that.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > > > On Oct 3, 2014, at 8:40 AM, KI4TLF <ki4tlf@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I don't know if you've checked the spam folder for your mail, but I
> was
> > > getting 5 to 20 messages a day in there from the group.  As I've marked
> > > them Not Spam, the number seems to be decreasing, with more coming into
> > my
> > > inbox.
> > > >
> > > > GregM
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Don Hanson
> > > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 8:00 AM
> > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > > Subject: Crickets..
> > > >
> > > > Recently someone wrote of another Vanagon site that people were
> > switching
> > > > to.   Also recently, the message count in my Vanagon List mail has
> > > declined
> > > > radically.  Is this the case, List-wide? or did Gmail revise my spam
> > > filters or something?  Did everyone flee over to another forum?  Where
> is
> > > that, again?
> > > >
> > > >   I am not even getting enough Vanagon list mail to read while I
> > > microwave my first coffee  in the morning, I used to have to cut my
> list
> > > reading
> > > > short without finishing all the interesting posts.    Is list traffic
> > in
> > > > radical decline?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cya,
> > Robert
> >
> > '87 2.1/Auto GL
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Tom Buese
>
>
>

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Tom Buese