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Subject:Re: Calling all Vanagon Mailing List Members for help with new Vanagon.com
From:Eric Caron
Date:Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:17:50 -0400

Hi Ken,

        I look forward to the site.  I can navigate your Vanagain.com <http://vanagain.com/> site better then most and certainly better then the Samba. My talking software is just not up to the structure of this site.  As a blind person using a screen reader I really appreciate a well designed up to date site.  Your work is excellent.

Having  multiple strong resources on the web would be a good thing. 

I appreciate your efforts.

Eric Caron 
85 GL Auto 
now in a middle of a blizzard and still waiting for all the spring projects I purchased parts for!

> On Mar 14, 2017, at 5:34 PM, kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> It will be the new Vanagon.com. The vanagononline.com is really just a
> place holder until I finish the domain transfer.
> 
> Ken Wilford at vanagain.com
> 
> On Mar 14, 2017 5:23 PM, "Rob" <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> It will be interesting to see how this goes with so many on fb rather than
>> the vanagon list and TheSamba already having so much on it.
>> 
>> To get this straight in my mind, you're taking vanagon.com over and
>> renaming it vanagononline.com?
>> 
>> 
>> Rob
>> vwrobb@gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 5:16 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
>> kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Several years ago, I noticed that the Vanagon.com page had fallen into
>>> disrepair.  I asked the owner of the domain Ron Lussier about it and he
>>> told me that he had sold his Vanagon years ago and was so busy with his
>>> normal work load, he had no time to update it, or make it what he wanted
>> it
>>> to be.  At the time I offered to take the site over for him, but he
>> wasn't
>>> ready to let go.  Fast forward to 2016 and he was moving out of the
>> country
>>> and ready to let it go.
>>> 
>>> I am currently setting up a brand new Vanagon.com and I wanted to get
>> your
>>> input and maybe your help in getting it revamped for 2017 and also
>>> polishing it up to make it the jewel of the Vanagon world it once was.
>>> Here is the current, Beta version of the site at www.vanagononline.com
>>> I still need to steer the vanagon.com domain to this new home but I
>>> haven't
>>> had a chance to do that yet.  Here are the ideas I had for the new site:
>>> 
>>> Interactive blog that will list all shows and allow folks to post new
>>> information
>>> List all travel blogs and allow folks to follow them via Vanagon.com
>>> Host forum that will also integrate existing vanagon/gerry email mailing
>>> list
>>> Map of repair shops that is interactive to allow users to recommend, and
>>> review shops that specialize in van repair.
>>> Chat room capability
>>> board for posting parts for sale/donation
>>> board for posting vans for sale.
>>> Facebook, twitter and instagram integration
>>> instagram feed
>>> Get volunteers to catalog and archive best articles from vanagon mailing
>>> list
>>> ecommerce web store to sell Vanagon.com merchandise (t-shirts, bumper
>>> stickers, mugs, hats, etc.)
>>> 
>>> If you would like to help out with this either by donating money (I am
>>> currently bearing all of the costs of the new site myself) or more
>>> importantly donating your time and efforts, please pmail me.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ken Wilford
>>> John 3:16
>>> www.vanagain.com
>>> 
>>