What happened to Autopia forums?

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Mindflux said:
Not even about you. Don't flatter yourself. :)
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Don't need to, but on a serious note if you knew the truth about what I think you are talking about you would have a whole different view. So we will leave it at that Ryan.
 
ASPHALT ROCKET said:
Don't need to, but on a serious note if you knew the truth about what I think you are talking about you would have a whole different view. So we will leave at that Ryan.
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Fill me in via PM if you do desire. :)
 
BigAl3 said:
hopefully they get it back up soon, still the best detailing forum. i miss the write-ups of some members...
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+1 There were some great craftsman. How do we get them over here? Scottwax, they guy from Hungary who did all the Sick Ferrari's? Not sure who more pro's don't post their work here?

Autopia really had alot of before and after and in process pictures and steps that have helped me get better and also decide to try some products.
 
JSFM35x said:
+1 There were some great craftsman. How do we get them over here? Scottwax, they guy from Hungary who did all the Sick Ferrari's? Not sure who more pro's don't post their work here?

Autopia really had alot of before and after and in process pictures and steps that have helped me get better and also decide to try some products.
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Why do we need them when we have Mike Phillips?
 
JSFM35x said:
How do we get them over here? Not sure who more pro's don't post their work here?
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you won't be able to, there are some members on Autopia that will not join/post here. that simple...
 
Rsurfer said:
I wonder why Al?
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Because this forum is run by a vendor, and there are some folks who don't want to be seen as supporting the vendor for whatever reason. I know Autopia was a vendor too, at least at one time, but it was a forum long before that.

Personally, I'd rather just go wherever the best information resources are. Hence why I visit this site. Im the MAN
 
Rez90 said:
I noticed as soon as they changed over to 2.0 the site was never the same........
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Setec Astronomy said:
I'd say new owners, no leadership, and not enough tech savvy.
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Sadly, I very much agree with both points.

I am still hoping for some type of big time turn around. I am probably being far too optimistic though.

Man, talk about crash and burn...
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
Because this forum is run by a vendor, and there are some folks who don't want to be seen as supporting the vendor for whatever reason. I know Autopia was a vendor too, at least at one time, but it was a forum long before that.

Personally, I'd rather just go wherever the best information resources are. Hence why I visit this site. Im the MAN
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Exactly right.

I know some people are concerned about posting solely on a detailing forum that is run/controlled by a vendor for obvious reasons.

But...as stated, Autopia became a vendor itself. And yes, it did cause some issues (though I thought it was handled pretty well overall).
 
BigAl3 said:
you won't be able to, there are some members on Autopia that will not join/post here. that simple...
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Al, good to see you here. I guess I get their reasoning but they we such a great source of hands on info. They had done so many cars they actually were able to give combo's of polish and pads for each make and model. I got many Pm's over the years from them with pointed specific information.
 
Autopia's loss is a lot of other forums' gain.
 
It appears that the Google bots last visited Autopia two days ago. The site could well be repaired, but I for one ain't going anywhere near it until Google gives it a clean bill of health, and I say this as one who plays on an iMac. OS X may not be as vulnerable to viruses and malware as Windows, but I'm not going to jump off the pinnacle of the Temple trusting that God will rescue me.

It's a shame about Autopia. The new owners have mishandled this property and puts its future in jeopardy.
 
LoweJackson! What happened to DavidB...well, if you remember, first he separated himself and Autopia.org from the -CarCare part of it. Then he apparently sold it in early 2009 to the company he was launching a new product line for, but didn't tell anyone, including the mods, although he continued to manage the forum for the remainder of last year and then just disappeared. You can find him at his personal website.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
LoweJackson! What happened to DavidB...well, if you remember, first he separated himself and Autopia.org from the -CarCare part of it. Then he apparently sold it in early 2009 to the company he was launching a new product line for, but didn't tell anyone, including the mods, although he continued to manage the forum for the remainder of last year and then just disappeared. You can find him at his personal website.
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So who are the people who are managing Autopia now?
 
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