Hi,

 

In my efforts to think of ways of expanding the club, along with my other Hobby of sitting alone in the dark:eek: ! I had an Idea!

 

There are many "experts" on tuning, zeds and ex members that could and have contributed more to the forum, than they have given!

 

An example of ths would be Lymon, he always crops up on the difficult question and gives you the answer!

 

A person who may have never even heard of our forum may be Mike Kojima, he has tuned a Zed for Sports Compact Car Magazine in America and he tunes other cars for them as well! He has written many interesting articles on tuning Zeds!

 

Another person is Hairsy he has contributed to the forum for years and has sold/selling his Zed, and it would be a shame to lose contact with him!

 

Big Roy might be another, let us say we should keep him around because we need a poopra owner, so that when we have a bad day we have someone to take it out on!!

 

Your choice guys, try and think of the long term and we can always revoke their membership if they don't contribute!

A lot of these people can save you money on your zeds through their advice and give this forum a bit more of an international flavour!

Yep,

 

I think this is a cracking idea, my only reservation is the likelihood that we piss off people who don't get selected, but nonetheless have contributed immeasurably to the rest of us at some time or another ...

 

Also, who will choose who and how?

 

Can I just clarify, this would only include people who would otherwise *NOT* be subscribing to the club?

 

It's just that I can think of quite a few current members that provide much more than 20 quid's worth of value ...

 

CheerZ,

JB.

Well I vote for Lymon to have his own section,Call it ASK LYMON;)

 

The guy has given me tec answers everytime I have asked him and he does know his stuff IMHO!

 

Lymon you up for it?:bow:

Have to say I voted no. Reasons? It will be a huge source of argument about who should / should not have honorary membership. There's quite enough factions / cliques / cults (did I spell that right?) without regularly pouring more Optimax on the fire.

 

At the risk of opening old arguments (which is not my intention - this is just an example), there are a number of people who were at one time or another seen as really contributory people with lots of good words. I can name at least three who mentioning again would cause yet another bloody flame war.

 

And the principle is we are all a club together - so we should all pay, comrade. I would stretch the occasional point - but making people an "honorary member" (snark fwiff wibble) should be a rare honour.

 

EG Craig.

 

And there is a case for people who have arranged "invoiceable services" for the club - e.g. we are being hosted for free which is a tremendously supportive thing.

 

But again,this should be rare, and in the accounts and agreed by committee or members beforehand. Otherwise there is a risk of funny business and accusations thereof.

Yes,

 

I should have said this would only be open to people who would not otherwise be members!

 

Of course we should include Craig in this he no longer has a Zed and yet continues to assist with the running of the club, who said Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results!!:D

 

OK then lets start some Parameters for who should qualify for membership!

 

1. People who been long term contributing members of the forum and have sold their Zed.

 

2. Well known international Zed experts who would probably not even dream about paying £20 to join our forum! E.G Lymon, Henri Le Hir, Mike Kojima!

 

This would also give the club a higher profile internationally, which when you want to buy those turbos from the US might come in handy and also give our traders a higher international profile!

These people have nothing to gain by being members of our Club and everything to give! Even ex members like Roy, if someone on here wants to get a Poopra (god Forbid),we have someone who can introduce us to Poopra contacts, (sounds like a go lightly swingers mag).:D

Craig & Hairsy :hyper:

I'll go with the majority on this.