I don't see how the two pictures of a Classic Mini at the top aren't enough to show this site is for the Classic Mini.
I don't really think it would make a difference personally.
Are you saying our BINI friends are a bit fick ?
Your On Line Guide To Everything Classic Mini ?
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, Jul 11 2014 01:24 PM
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 04:19 PM
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 04:37 PM
The other thing is, if we add the word classic we'd have to either re-design the logo, or make the writing on the bottom smaller (making it even less noticeable)
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 04:39 PM
I never even noticed that it said 'your online guide to everything mini' 
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 04:40 PM
Infact when i first joined, i had been a brief member of another mini forum which was rubbish so i just googled 'classic mini forum' and this one was at the top of the list!
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 04:47 PM
We ain't having a MINI section...ever.
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 04:50 PM
^^^ Which has been said numerous times i believe.................
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 04:59 PM
If MINI owners use their phones to search for a forum then it doesn't say anything on the mobile version
Just The Mini Forum at the top
I don't know how many people use their phones for internet but I am most of the time
Just The Mini Forum at the top
I don't know how many people use their phones for internet but I am most of the time
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 05:17 PM
There are already forum's for MINI owners so lets just keep this mini
Speaking for myself, i have no interest whatsoever in BINI's and i think its a joke they used the brand for that big ugly car to be frank
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 06:49 PM
There are already forum's for MINI owners so lets just keep this mini
Agreed........................
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 06:51 PM
i think its a joke they used the brand for that big ugly car to be frank
Yawwwnnnnnnnnnnnn.
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Posted 12 July 2014 - 01:49 AM
The OP of the thread about the auto transmission was online for less than 15 minutes, and I doubt they'll ever be back.
We see this quite a lot, they post a question, someone directs them somewhere else or they realise it's mainly classic minis here and they never return. I often direct people who ask about welding to the MIG forum, they may get the answer here but I think the information on there is clear and concise. Directing people to a Bini specific forum is a place where people are more likely to have experienced similar issues.
If we have a Bini section (which we're not going to) where do we draw the line? There are many cars with links to the classic mini.
I know some members have both and may be able to offer advice, many members have several cars, we're not going to start a section for every brand of car or it'll no longer be a mini forum
We see this quite a lot, they post a question, someone directs them somewhere else or they realise it's mainly classic minis here and they never return. I often direct people who ask about welding to the MIG forum, they may get the answer here but I think the information on there is clear and concise. Directing people to a Bini specific forum is a place where people are more likely to have experienced similar issues.
If we have a Bini section (which we're not going to) where do we draw the line? There are many cars with links to the classic mini.
I know some members have both and may be able to offer advice, many members have several cars, we're not going to start a section for every brand of car or it'll no longer be a mini forum
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Posted 12 July 2014 - 05:14 AM
Yup. The Metro being a prime example. Loads of users have Metros AND Mini's, they're a very similar car in mechanical terms. But we don't have a Metro section on here for them.
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Posted 12 July 2014 - 06:36 AM
if you put 1959 - 2000, people with 2001 MINIs will think "oh it's only 1 year off, how much difference can their be".
If you put classic mini, well I've met MINI owners who think theirs are classics too.
just leave it - it's not causing major distress is it?
best option would be to put a message in during registration that requires a tick to say they acknowledge, that the forum is for owners of the original, classic mini, and while MINI owners are welcome they would probably get better help/advice/experience elsewhere.
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Posted 12 July 2014 - 10:56 AM
if you put 1959 - 2000, people with 2001 MINIs will think "oh it's only 1 year off, how much difference can their be".
If you put classic mini, well I've met MINI owners who think theirs are classics too.
just leave it - it's not causing major distress is it?
best option would be to put a message in during registration that requires a tick to say they acknowledge, that the forum is for owners of the original, classic mini, and while MINI owners are welcome they would probably get better help/advice/experience elsewhere.
Good idea, this would be more effective.
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Posted 12 July 2014 - 11:18 AM
It would be the end of Theminiforum as we know it. MINIS are going up in numbers while Minis are going down. Over time there would be a majority of MINI threads and us Mini folk would be pushed into the background. Eventually the forum would be a MINI forum with a Mini section.
Keep it as it is- The best god damn Mini forum on the web!!!
P.S. I think adding 1959 - 2000 into the heading would be a nice touch.
P.P.S. I think a redesign of the header wouldn't go amiss. Something retro looking with a Mk1 and a Clubby maybe. Why we have had that blue race Mini for so long I really don't know. The only thing I can guess is that it has something to do with someone that runs the forum?
Keep it as it is- The best god damn Mini forum on the web!!!
P.S. I think adding 1959 - 2000 into the heading would be a nice touch.
P.P.S. I think a redesign of the header wouldn't go amiss. Something retro looking with a Mk1 and a Clubby maybe. Why we have had that blue race Mini for so long I really don't know. The only thing I can guess is that it has something to do with someone that runs the forum?
Edited by Daviewonder, 12 July 2014 - 11:22 AM.
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