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#1 BGB

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:35 AM

Can we have a NEW MINI section.

this is a Mini forum and lately there has been a fair few new mini owners coming on and gettign rather confused replies.

take the guesswork out of it and make the Bini owners welcome but corral them into their own area

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:39 AM

Sounds like a plan too me.

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:41 AM

Hello

To be fair, the amount of BMW MINI owners we get on here is minimal. I dont think a section would be ultilised.

Secondly, this has and always will be a forum dedicated to the classic mini. We welcome BMW owners and have made a rule of the forum that BINI bashing is not acceptable.

Yes, the BMW MINI shares the mini name. But it is not the same car at the end of the day. I dont think we need the section on the forum personally, there are plenty of BMW MINI forums available out there. I dont think the section would bring anything to the forum and I dont think we have enough resources/knowledge to help anyone with BMW MINI technical problems and such.

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:44 AM

Hello

To be fair, the amount of BMW MINI owners we get on here is minimal. I dont think a section would be ultilised.

Secondly, this has and always will be a forum dedicated to the classic mini. We welcome BMW owners and have made a rule of the forum that BINI bashing is not acceptable.

Yes, the BMW MINI shares the mini name. But it is not the same car at the end of the day. I dont think we need the section on the forum personally, there are plenty of BMW MINI forums available out there. I dont think the section would bring anything to the forum and I dont think we have enough resources/knowledge to help anyone with BMW MINI technical problems and such.

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we are a forum to EVERYTHING MINI

even if its not used as much its still there for Bini owners.

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:47 AM

ive been a member of this forum 5yrs+ now and have never seen the need for a BINI section. BINI's have been about longer then that too, so if it was needed, surely it would have been in place a long time ago......

its actually "your online guide to everything mini"

not everything BMW mini or MINI.....depends how you look at it I suppose

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:50 AM

why not cut to the chase and enrol on MINI2,or another bini based forum where they will be better suited for bini related questions/queries

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:53 AM

I don't think there's any point either.

There's so much crossover on different forums as it is already, all the information posted up here will only be taken from other well established New Mini forums to pad it out.

Also, you end up having the same conversation 4 times, eg. "As I said on xyz forum, blah blah blah."

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:55 AM

Agreed,

It's a forum to support Classic Mini enthusiasts, advice and discussion about a totally different car with a very similar name would just add confusion. There'd actually be more justification for a Metro or Midget section.

MINI owners are welcome, but they'll have to keep discussions about their cars to the sites dedicated to them.

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 12:02 PM

I don't think there is a significant bini knowledge base here to warrant a forum for it. Bini owners would be better looking for a dedicated Bini forum. Those that ask questions here and then get confused are clearly not reading the information at sign up that says it is a classic mini forum!

As mentioned, sub forums for other a-series cars would make more sense for the application of our knowledge base, but even those cars have sufficient dedicated forums already.

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 01:36 PM

Lets have a vote.
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#11 jaydee

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 01:39 PM

No Bini section please, most of us dont own a bmw, neither have any knowledge about that car, and having a bini section here will only increase bini bashing threads.

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 02:16 PM

fair enough.

just a thought

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 02:33 PM

Shot down in flames!
I'll mirror the above and say it wouldn't be a great idea.

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 03:47 PM

Dont be disheartened BGB its ideas and discussion like this that help improve the forum.

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 03:48 PM

why have a BINI section when there isn't a mini section are you trying to drive a wedge between classic and new ?




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