Members , would you like a TRIPS UNDERTAKEN section like MY RIG ?

Hi Wane ,

"However i would like to see where non members go and no doubt they might like to know where members go.
I would like to see it more open to the whole forum."

Then nobody would bother to become members and the EO team would lose a lot of income . There must be an incentive to become a member .

Willie

Willie,

In a waY I can see that members would have and advantage to use MM to find out about trips. They could do that now.

What I was thinking was to open to all. You might have more looking at the site and this can onlY help with increase membership.

WaYne

WaYne ,

Members cannot see where other members have been now , so whY would theY just ask them just on the off chance they have been on a particular trip ?

I would not want my rig details available to the general population . That will cause an uproar from non members now eh ! Willie's an elitist , a snob etc etc blah blah blah .

Cheers ,

Willie

Willie

I am a 'non member' and can see your rig details so not sure what your concerns are

ARB steel bull bar
Rhino alloy / plastic roof rack ( 6'x4' )
6 x 8.5 " rims with Coopers LT 265 / 75 R 16 AT, 10 ply

Well , I'll be buggered !

That means that all people will be seeing the TRIPS UNDERTAKEN data , so what are WaYne and I on about .

I guess it's just the fact that non members cannot post this info that will be the problem .

Cheers ,

Willie .

Willie,

And therefore a logical reason for people to join up!!!

Barnesy ,
Did you have the plug in the wrong way like me ?

I tried connecting the cable to the gps both ways and it didn't make any difference. Are you saying your explorist 500 now works with oziexplorer? I'm still trying without success.

How do you connect the bsb plug to your laptop? Do you plug it straight into a female bsb port on the laptop or do you have a connector and plug it into a serial port?

Do you have the gps calibration settings on "magellan other" or some other setting?

Thanks

Barnesy

Barnesy,
I just emailed your hotmail address with my phone number . Ring me and I will run through my set-up which is working perfectly .
Willie .

It would be a lot easier on the site , especially for computer cretins like me . What's a blog anyway ? Is it an mud stain ?
Willie .

Google 'Blog', Sir Willie, and all will be revealed.

Willie, when did you become an elitist?
An aboriginal art/artifact lover does not an elitist make.
Oh I see, it's the TOYOTA....fair enough :))
Good idea, whether private or public by the way.

Willem, I don't think there's enough space on the server for all your trips, is there ? :)))))

Ahhh Footy....and I have only scratched the surface....LOL

That would be even better if people took photos as good as you do Mr W.

Appreciate the comments Willie. Just need a new camera now seeing as I buggered my current camera big time. They don't bounce too well.

Very eloquently put Mr B. , my feelings entirely .

Perhaps I really should look forward to those discussions around the camp fire at Cue .

Willie .

Bungarra as a regular non member contributer I think you & other members totally misunderstand us. We don't want 'Member Rigs' and have little interest knowing where everyones been. I don't feel the need to post all my exploits as if it were a competition or list every accessory on my car like an advertising glossary. I doubt if this feature was added that membership would rise much if at all :-))
Making direct contact just between 2 members may just detract from the forum with less discussion for all to see, particularly for newbie's that are nervous to post a similar question.
As an example if you as a member sends a private message to another asking about a trip to the High Country they have listed you will get one opinion. Submit a new post on the Forum about the same subject & you'll get a dozen responses quite possibly more up to date & very likely a few Visitors will contribute as well, possibly even I who was up there 4 days ago ;-)

Cheers Craig.............

Planning on it Willie.......coming back from the Kimberley only 4 days before...

the timing is difficult and therefore causing a few issues getting someone back on the farm ........ to release me to go again....working on it

regards

Craig ,

I am impressed that you seem to know what non members want . Next time EO staff need information on non member requirements , they need only contact you for advice .

I think you are losing site of the original question here . It is not an argument about members and non members egos , it is a proposition about enhancing the members page to make it more interesting for them .

Your comment that members using direct contact will detract from the site is a bit far fetched . Has MEMBER RIG stopped members asking questions on the site about gear for their cars ? NO it has not .

As a non member it will not concern you too much , so just relax and let us do our thing .

Willie

No need to be impressed Will as it's pretty simple really, if any non member wants a Rig Pic they simply join up. If they dont join they obviously don't want one. Somehow I dont think Dave & his crew will need to contact me :-)
When you posted "Does anybody have any suggestions about this... Feel free to poo poo the idea as well" I didn't realize you had already loaded the gun ready to shoot down non members if we did ;-)
I have no doubt many members would like a trip feature as you suggest, but I doubt bungarra's suggestion it "may encourage others to pay the membership fee" would have much impact, we will no doubt see.
Cheers Craig..............

Craig ,

" We don't want 'Member Rigs' and have little interest knowing where everyone's been. I don't feel the need to post all my exploits as if it were a competition or list every accessory on my car like an advertising glossary."

Yes , members are all stupid egotists and you are the one clever , superior person , who can see it and rise above such pettiness - bully for you Craig .

You seem to be able to only think of yourself as a non member . Why don't you think of yourself as an ExplorOz "person".

Willie .

Jeez sorry Will I didn't realize I'd hit so close to the mark until I opened up your Rig Pic :-)))
Anyone with "Hot & Cold running blondes" would have to have an ego wouldn't they? :-)
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ARB steel bull bar
Rhino alloy / plastic roof rack ( 6'x4' )
6 x 8.5 " rims with Coopers LT 265 / 75 R 16 AT, 10 ply
6 x 6.5" rims with B'stone 661 . 235 / ? R 16
Kaymar rear bar and wheel carrier and flood light
Recovery front - two Outback Ideas tow eyes
Recovery rear - solid billet Hayman Reece insert with shackle
Milford cargo barrier
Window tint ( darkest legal )
Michel's Sacks water crossing bra
ARB long range tank ( 270 litres total )
ARB front and rear difflocks
Safari snorkel with Donaldson pre-cleaner
ARB compressor with extra length hose for trailer
Breather on Diffs and gearbox - not on transfer case as engine had to come out for this to be added
Third battery
Inverter
Honda 4 stroke generator
Battery charger - three stage , 15 amp , smart charger .
ARB heavy duty springs
OME shocks
Hvy duty torsion bar - wound up .
Polyair bags on rear
ARB front suspension arm re-enforcing bracket
Hella Predator HID lights ( which leak like a sieve in creek crossings )
Autofridge 73 litre fridge / freezer (eutectic )
Waeco 65 litre
Outback drawers / shelves + fridge slide
Middle seats out - replaced with aluminium cargo platform
Warne 9500 lb winch + 40m braid rope
30 m Braid rope winch extension
Maxtrax thingies allways on the roofrack
Glind Shower with roof rack attachment for head
Black Duck canvas seat covers
Tyre Pliers and BIG patching kit
Magellan FX 324MAP colour GPS - ext aerial
Bluetooth GPS , Fujitsu Laptop with OziExplorer
GME TX-3400 UHF radio
Nokia CDMA with external aerial on bull bar
Two stage hydraulic jack with screw out extension , wood base and 3" thick wood ramp
Bushtracker 16 ft caravan with hot and cold running blonds.