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Coffee Freak Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2015 Posts: 137 Location: Lexington, NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:07 am Post subject: volksrods.com |
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Is anyone still administering it? I signed up for an account there about a month ago and my account still isn't activated to post anything. I've sent e-mails to the admin and nothing. It looks like a wealth of information. I can tell people are still posting to it. |
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tattooed_pariah Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2006 Posts: 2047 Location: El Cajon, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: volksrods.com |
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Coffee Freak wrote: |
Is anyone still administering it? I signed up for an account there about a month ago and my account still isn't activated to post anything. I've sent e-mails to the admin and nothing. It looks like a wealth of information. I can tell people are still posting to it. |
Steve (the owner/president/admin) has gotten really busy with his regular life the last few years.. he is the only one that can approve new accounts I think. He keeps it that way to eliminate spam. I don't think I've ever seen a bot get through to the forums, but yeah, it does hinder new members..
Not sure what else to tell you, hopefully he gets a chance to check his e-mails soon.. sorry :/ _________________ -pariah (just a novice from "that other VW site")
'72 Volksrod "Effigy"
"Never worry about stepping on people's toes. People who get their toes stepped on are either sitting down, or standing still on the job."
-Admiral Arleigh Burke, USN(ret.) |
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MMW Samba Member
Joined: April 30, 2012 Posts: 846 Location: northern NJ
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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When I signed up it took a few months if I recall. I had given up until one day out of the blue I got a notification that I was approved. By then I wasn't even going on it. _________________ Mic
1959 356 coupe
Missing the original engine 72488
Update - third pc. found!
Now just need the case halves.
1965 fenderless beetle |
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rmh60bug Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2015 Posts: 124 Location: Northwest PA
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Same issue here. Waited a few days, sent a email, waited a few more weeks. Still no admin response. But in time hopefully get approved. The Samba has helped me out of more than a few jams on my build ! Great site, lots of info here. |
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Coffee Freak Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2015 Posts: 137 Location: Lexington, NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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That's kinda disappointing really. It's a really nice site and appears to have a lot of good information. There is a project on there by a guy named Shindig that is almost exactly what I'm planning on doing, but I wanted to contact him to see if he ran into any problems or finished his project up. Without the admin approval, I can't email him, PM or anything. |
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tattooed_pariah Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2006 Posts: 2047 Location: El Cajon, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Coffee Freak wrote: |
That's kinda disappointing really. It's a really nice site and appears to have a lot of good information. There is a project on there by a guy named Shindig that is almost exactly what I'm planning on doing, but I wanted to contact him to see if he ran into any problems or finished his project up. Without the admin approval, I can't email him, PM or anything. |
he hasn't logged into VR since 2013.. but I sent him a PM with a link to this thread.. _________________ -pariah (just a novice from "that other VW site")
'72 Volksrod "Effigy"
"Never worry about stepping on people's toes. People who get their toes stepped on are either sitting down, or standing still on the job."
-Admiral Arleigh Burke, USN(ret.) |
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Coffee Freak Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2015 Posts: 137 Location: Lexington, NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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tattooed_pariah wrote: |
Coffee Freak wrote: |
That's kinda disappointing really. It's a really nice site and appears to have a lot of good information. There is a project on there by a guy named Shindig that is almost exactly what I'm planning on doing, but I wanted to contact him to see if he ran into any problems or finished his project up. Without the admin approval, I can't email him, PM or anything. |
he hasn't logged into VR since 2013.. but I sent him a PM with a link to this thread.. |
After posting that, I thought to myself, "Self (that's what I call myself when I'm talking to myself).... I wonder if that guy used the same user name on here as he does on Volksrods." So I sent him one on here too.
Thanks for the help! Hopefully he finished his project and it's not sitting under a moldy tarp like a cocoon on his driveway or worse yet in a scrap yard somewhere. |
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sixfootdan Samba Smartass
Joined: February 13, 2002 Posts: 4848 Location: \Lo*ca"tion\, n. 1. The act or process of locating.
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Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:18 am Post subject: |
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I was on VR for awhile many moons ago but did not care for it and have not been back since around 2007-8 I like how the samba has opened up to volksrods and the info one here overall is awesome. _________________ Schrodinger's cat walked into a bar and it didn't.
GO SEAHAWKS!!! |
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Coffee Freak Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2015 Posts: 137 Location: Lexington, NC
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:56 am Post subject: |
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sixfootdan wrote: |
I was on VR for awhile many moons ago but did not care for it and have not been back since around 2007-8 I like how the samba has opened up to volksrods and the info one here overall is awesome. |
Funny thing is that I read through a bunch of the Volksrod posts on here, and most of them in some way mention, "You should check out Volksrods.com". I think The Samba kinda did volksrods a bit of a disservice by lumping them together with Fridolins, trikes and Pumas, etc. Not that they are bad cars or bad company, but they just aren't similar at all in vehicle or the people that are interested in them.
There is still a BUNCH of really good information on here, however and I love the willingness to help out. |
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sixfootdan Samba Smartass
Joined: February 13, 2002 Posts: 4848 Location: \Lo*ca"tion\, n. 1. The act or process of locating.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:06 am Post subject: |
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Coffee Freak wrote: |
sixfootdan wrote: |
I was on VR for awhile many moons ago but did not care for it and have not been back since around 2007-8 I like how the samba has opened up to volksrods and the info one here overall is awesome. |
Funny thing is that I read through a bunch of the Volksrod posts on here, and most of them in some way mention, "You should check out Volksrods.com". I think The Samba kinda did volksrods a bit of a disservice by lumping them together with Fridolins, trikes and Pumas, etc. Not that they are bad cars or bad company, but they just aren't similar at all in vehicle or the people that are interested in them.
There is still a BUNCH of really good information on here, however and I love the willingness to help out. |
We asked for our own forum and it took awhile to get this but it's better than nothing so I'll take it. _________________ Schrodinger's cat walked into a bar and it didn't.
GO SEAHAWKS!!! |
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