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[dylan]

Some tech articles would be cool. If people want to write them up and such. Other sites have them, but the goal is not for people to go to other sites, but to stay here and become part of the community.

18+ is a horrible idea. Maturity and age are not always related in any way.

[1ViciousGSX]

Originally posted by dylan@Apr 20 2004, 02:38 PM
Some tech articles would be cool. If people want to write them up and such. Other sites have them, but the goal is not for people to go to other sites, but to stay here and become part of the community.


We had them at one time, some really good ones. But they got lost during the site change overs. They never got written again. I haven't had time to re-write the ones I contributed.

[JDM]

There are a lot of good ideas on here, and I apologize here if I have repeated them. I tried to read most of the three pages that have appeared


1) I can appreciate making it more of a club. If you do such, some people may work toward, or strive to be in DSMStyle, making it a closer, more elite group of people.

2) I can also appreciate making it DSM exclusive, being it DSMStyle and all, but there are a lot of great and wonderful people I would not have met, had it not been for this site. I don't even have a DSM, but my love for the car will never die. This site is alread a club in itself, and I feel greatful for meeting those I have, and for the support those have given me.

3) 18+, Tech, and Classifieds make restricted sounds like a good idea. Require restricted access areas users to be 18. Once againl, something left to be desired, instead of giving it all at once.

4) Let me into "On the Street" again. I race more than any of you anyway.

-Kiel

[tpunx99GSX]

i really dont understand the whole 18+ thing if we're not allowed to post porn. LOL there is nothing wrong with kids wanting knowledge about cars especially dsms that are underage. if they learn something just think of it as when they finally get a dsm they will make it faster and faster and improve our name and stop the domestics in their tracks when they blow by them from the knowledge.

as far as the club thing goes, i have been saying this for the past year, i even started a dsmstyle club rules and bylaws for if/when we started to make it a club. I have always considered dsmstyle a club. but i do feel if we made it a inclusive club there would have to be a yearly/monthley fee involved so aj and jana are not fitting the bill for the site and hosting of events, prizes etc... the whole idea of being a club means that you belong and share a simelar interest (such as dsms) and do your best to keep the clubs name with the utmost respect. I have supported dsmstyle since i first started and till it ends and have great pride in what it has become. Aj and Jana have done a beautiful job in picking moderators and the moderators have done a great job in controllign the forums.

so basically the items i agree with are make the site more of a club, but still have a public forum. the site will always be evolving and changing and hopefully it will always be for the better, if it is for the worse it will be changed.

[tpunx99GSX]

**just thought of something**
I remember when we had the contest for the number of referalls, and look at how the site has grown over the past year. and now its funny how we are almost trying to get rid of people, for this year lets have a ban-all-you-can contest... the person that bans the most people gets a prize, LOL.

[Halon]

this may sound ricey or whatever, but i'd be interested if you designed some nice windshield stickers. I want one for the talon and I can't seem to figure out a good design. But a nice DSMSTYLE once might look cool.

[unreal808]

-DSM only- except girls
-- 25+ -- except girls
:toast: :3gears: :banana:

[b.a.]

I would like to see the site become more of a club, and I like the 18+ idea, but agree with those who think younger individuals should be considered through a public application as well. I think people already have the right idea with the moderating issue; Either hire more mods or have current mods buckle down and enforce rules more strictly. My last comment is on the restriction of all forums accept the parking lot, because I feel that such action would cause the site to become more of a club and ease the prevention of drama and postwhoring.

[Shifty]

Originally posted by me612@Apr 20 2004, 11:16 PM
this may sound ricey or whatever, but i'd be interested if you designed some nice windshield stickers. I want one for the talon and I can't seem to figure out a good design. But a nice DSMSTYLE once might look cool.
dsmstyle on my windshield isn't something i'd like...

anywho, I don't see what the big deal is... I frequent other boards a lot more than here and to me you are a group of people who live pretty close to each other. Know each other, and as far as I am concerned this site is to "inner friend-ish".
No where near as bad as what it could be. You don't have enough people to be to bad.

18+ is just... stupid (no offense)

More mods isn't bad, but don't pick a powertrippin duche. I left preludepower.com because they let hitler become a mod.

Plus when everyone says, "we're meetin at *name* at 9.." like anyone that isn't in that circle knows what/where you are talking about.

Just my .02, I am on here a lot lately, but I don't post much, cuz most questions are answered and most other posts are for the inner circle.

[Jacek]

id say going with 16+ because some states go from 16 to get your drivers license. plus another thing is i agree that more moderators are needed and the forums need to be watched a little more for the crap that people say to eachother. respect is needed on this website for people nomatter what. if your mad at someone, go kick their ass or something. maturity has to be watched for. the off topic thing has been a problem and i know ive probably been a culprit of it also.
also yes, the site should become more of a club instead of a coffee house, we should accually have some people write up tech articles and have them checked off with mods and/or people who know their stuff so that we can have how-tos and other little dandy things like that so then we wont be having the same posts all the time about the same thing.
last thing i must add to this is if you plan on changing the forum to people to own a dsm which i am for, at least keep the srt-4s or any other at least turbocharged cars that belong to crystler just like the dsm. if you dont own one of those then thats what being a guest is all about..