AVO owners club

[plentysideways]

But is it £25 for a calender year or for one twelve month period, ie July 09 to July 2020?

[morcheen]

power crazy

It seems pretty simple to me . As some people on here were booted off the AVO club forum without warning it's just got their backs up a bit . I can see their point as it's a bit rude , perhaps the AVO club should have sent out a message to non-members before doing that instead of just doing it . I'm sure that they would have received much better press elsewhere if they had used some manners in the first place .

that's all that needed to be done,but they took the boot them out without warning route. odd

[YOD4]

yep £25 and there is a quarterly mag too, great value

http://www.avoclub.com/

To be honest it does sound good value

i must try harder not to be so grumpy

[Smudger]

It seems pretty simple to me . As some people on here were booted off the AVO club forum without warning it's just got their backs up a bit . I can see their point as it's a bit rude , perhaps the AVO club should have sent out a message to non-members before doing that instead of just doing it . I'm sure that they would have received much better press elsewhere if they had used some manners in the first place .

that's all that needed to be done,but they took the boot them out without warning route. odd

So, let me get this straight. As well as orgnanising the local shows, sorting an excellent national day with lots of guest clubs and groups and of course the special guests and traders (we even make sure the sun shines!), getting in articals and editing the magazine, buying the spares, selling the spares, writing to all the members, writing to all the popular classic car magazines, looking after the website, sorting the club accounts, making sure the Companies House returns, MSA fees, FBHVC fees etc. are all on time, driving hundreds of miles each year to meetings, sitting at said meetings and discussing how best to move the club forward, dealing with members phone calls, sorting membership renewals, enroling new members, plus many more mundane tasks we perform for the good of the club and its members - all freely given with no financial gain whatsoever - you also expect us to have good manners and inform people who aren't even in the club what we intend to do on our members website, just to keep them happy?

My God, you non-members don't expect much of a club you prefer not to join do you?

look it was simple...they could have given none members some notice or they could have made some of the site members only like the for sale and spares etc.that way mr public can go on the site and if he likes what he sees join.making the whole site private does not encourage new members as they get to see nothing other details how to slash out £30.easy really thats how the lotus cortina forum works.

Give notice? Yeah right, and you would have just said "Oh thanks for letting us know, that's very well mannered of you chaps, carry on!" wouldn't you?

There is plenty of access on the website for non-members, in fact non-members have access to ALL of it! It's only the forum that's members only, so I really can't see your point (unless you just want to use the site for your own needs and then laugh at the club for letting you get it for free - like several people did!)

As for not encouraging new members (as previously stated): Membership applications actually went up once the forum went members only - so again, I can't see your point.

The thing is guys, you seem to believe the club and its committee should be accountable to and run the club how people who aren't members, who don't contribute one penny piece to the upkeep of the club, feel it should be run... OK, I'll try not to be rude but to be blunt:

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS, SO GET OVER IT!

[grum]

good read this

[Smudger]

I think it will kick off again now - good eh?

[steven f]

I think MK1 owners should get free membership and all the non owners should pay membership

[mr freeze]

I think it will kick off again now - good eh?

your terrable steve ....

[mk1gaz]

Good manners from an organised club is paramount . Just booting people off a forum without warning or without a notice posted on the website is dam right rude . It would have took 2mins to post up a thread saying that after a certain date all non-paying website members would be exculded . Simple , quick and yet polite .

[Smudger]

Give notice? Yeah right, and you would have just said "Oh thanks for letting us know, that's very well mannered of you chaps, carry on!" wouldn't you?

I think I already addressed your desire for information above... 2 minutes to make the post and a further 18 months trying to make you understand why...

IT'S A CLUB RUN FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF (GUESS WHO?)... IT'S MEMBERS!

[grum]

[mk1gaz]

lol , well learn some manners next time and then you won't have people moaning about it 5 years later !!!!!

[morcheen]

gone fishing

smudger you should go into politics superb missing the point replys,i look forward to more.nice of you to presume what the booted off would have done

[Frosticles]

Bored now.

[richy c]

we could see how big this thread could get see if it can get more posts than GJ's black beast