Hampton Roads Club Mini

Okay HR MINI gang, I've got some concerns about having and corresponding on two different fronts. We have people here on HR MINI that don't do facebook. And I've seen names on the facebook page that aren't on this site. I like the fact that we can get the word out about events on facebook. I also like the fact that we attract more people to the club using our facebook page. However, I think main conversations should be kept over here on HRMINI.com. I don't want to see people miss an event or a dinner because they don't do facebook or miss it here.

Things get posted there and not here. Case in point, the Knuckleheads car show. I'm fairly confident some of our members didn't see that and would like to have known about it.

Let me know if I'm missing something. Is there a need for two different sites? Someone convince me I'm looking at this wrong.

I realize that I am just a lurker on HR Mini and Facebook for that matter. So my opinion does not count. I do agree that we should have one place for our event calendar. It is a dilemma though on which to use. Facebook has its place as a conversation board. HR MINI is a great place to see events and RSVP.  Not being an avid Facebook user, I do miss out. Steve is my event coordinator  so I do get to make most events. I think he looks to HR MINI first for events.

Here are some thoughts ....

Other car clubs know about HRMINI's website. We would not want to lose access to those clubs. We have a strong MINI community though it spans several states and many clubs.

Facebook is one place where people share thoughts on their personal lives, political opinions, etc.

Dale and Cathy are site moderators. Having two different sites to post information has to be time consuming, and most likely frustrating.

What would the effect be on the club if information -  was posted only to one site?

Would we lose potential MINI family members?

Maybe we could put out a real survey for responses.

Sometimes Facebook contains TMI (Too much information) Just my humble opinion, and one glass of wine!

Elaine, your opinion most certainly counts.

Here's the main issue. Not picking on Brian in any way. Just using him as an example. HE posted on FB about the MINI coupe unveiling next Tuesday. Nothing has been posted on HRMINI about it. I'm sure there are members that'll miss out if it's not on the website. If someone makes a post about an event of any sort, it needs to be carried over onto the website, and I'll add it to the calendar. And from a totally selfish side, I don't have time to scour two site to keep the different events updated. Between Pub nights on the Peninsula, Pub nights on the south side, car shows, ice cream runs, etc, tracking things down on two sites is a daunting task. If the FB page has a particularly busy day, something could get buried quickly.

Too few is definitely a problem. As is too many. Updating the calendar is slow sometimes, and often times I'll slip up adding events from FaceBook. A quick message on HRMINI usually gets it added quickly. There is an issue with linking a thread to the calendar. Only part of it comes through as a link, requiring a cut and paste. I'll get Jim to look at that.

Anyone that wants to help out on HR MINI send me a PM and give me an idea of what you wanna help with. I'm pretty busy at work and I've had several other big irons in the fire, part of which included some up coming runs and some other MINI related items.

Look for more MINI Runs in the upcoming months and more MINI opportunities!