Date:         Tue, 20 May 2008 09:02:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <macgroup@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <macgroup@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      New platform-www.vanagon.us.com?
Comments: To: Jim Arnott <jr.arnott@GMAIL.COM>
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So it looks like Vanagon.com 1.0  has to upgrade to something more Web 2.0
after ten years!  Life happens, and people move on, but this community is
too valuable to lose.  I was on it from 1997 to 2003, and then left when I
bought an EVC.  I've come back because there is useful info here for anyone
who travels, camps, or just tries to keep an out of production VW van on the
road.



One suggestion is to move to a supported platform like www.vbulletin.com
<http://www.vbulletin.com/> .  This platform requires hosting, but the
software is not expensive:  $160 license fee, and $30 a year for updates.
Support is also available for extra $$$.  Horror of horrors, we could even
post ads!



www.advrider.com <http://www.advrider.com/> , is a pretty slick site you can
check out.   It's one guy's effort. Register, and play around on it, and
share your opinion.  I particularly like the thread management, search
engine, and journal features.



Has anyone put in a request to transfer Vanagon.com?  I just checked, and
Vanagon.us.com is available.



Stuart MacMillan

VW camper owner since 1976



BTW, the EV list is on Yahoo! Groups, and it's search engine is almost
useless.