Club – an association united by a common interest and meeting periodically for co-operation.

 

Ask yourselves do we have a common interest? The answer to that must surely be yes! We are owners and enthusiasts of one of the best performance cars to come out of Japan. Our Club helps us to enjoy our Zs with a huge pool of knowledge, enthusiasm, support and cooperation from fellow owners and enthusiasts from all over the UK. I’ve owned my Z for over eight years and I’ve loved every minute of it. For me the Club should represent everything that is good about the Z and the people who own and enthuse about them.

 

Looking back over the last few days I have to wonder though. We seem hell bent on spoiling all the good things about our Club that has been built up over the years. Why would we want to do that? To a visitor we appear to have a very hostile atmosphere. Do we really feel so bad about the way the Club runs and our fellow members that we have to resort to the sort of behaviour on the forums that we would never do if we were actually face to face? I’m always struck by the fact that when we get together at our meets how friendly everyone is towards each other. Why can’t we use the forums in the same manner as we do when we meet in person? Use common sense, and be respectful and decent to other people - that’s all it takes.

 

We have grown to over 450 full members and are the largest and best 300ZX community in the UK. Something we should be all proud of being part of. We are a mature and properly organised Club with a constitution, rules and structure. All the people who run the Club from the Committee, the regional events organisers and the forum moderators do so your behalf and freely give up their time because they believe in the Club and what it stands for.

 

We have our AGM at JAE this July and everyone has the opportunity to meet the Club’s team face to face and raise issues and make suggestions to take our Club forwards. From what I’ve read on the forums recently there should be plenty of things to discuss.

 

Let’s just take a deep breath and step back and remind ourselves what this Club is really all about - an association united by a common interest and meeting periodically for co-operation. In other words having fun and enjoying being part of a great Club.

 

Best wishes

-Andrew

 

I joined this club just over a year ago. I was quite new to this kind of thing and very green. I was easily pushed into an arguement and found it was very easy to loose the plot with other peoples opinions. This I am glad to say is a thing of the past for me and if I can do it so can anyone? I still disagree with some things but know the right time and place to aire my views. Its not easy to adjust to this way of life (and without a doubt, it is a way of life for most of us) and as Andrew says, in the flesh you would think we have known each other for many years but on the forum its back to the slagging matches????

 

I really think the best solution at hand would be to confine (ANY arguement (if there has to be one) between ANY member) to the members section. This will help stop potential new members from being discouraged from joining.

 

And please stop argueing with the comittee. They might not always seem to do it the right way but they will always do it for the right reasons. :bow:

 

We are none of us perfect?

 

Thats me done. Thanks.

 

Vince

 

i agree with you there vince .. i must admit i was a bit nieve when i came on the forum .. joined in the arguements thinking it was a great larf .. ended up with a months ban :rofl: :rofl: i know .. i shouldnt larf but when i look back on it i cant belive i got sucked in on silly rows

well said andrew, glad things are sorted, i do think though that some of the stuff over the last week should have been moved to the private forum for members, cheerz trish

Haha, I remember , I joined about the same time as you Vini. There was so much banter it was almost unbearable at times lol. Arguments about post whores etc.

 

 

 

I dont think anyone could have put it better Andrew. :bow:

 

I would like to have a say too. (if anyone could be bothered to read):

 

I joined this club just over a year ago. I was quite new to this kind of thing and very green. I was easily pushed into an arguement and found it was very easy to loose the plot with other peoples opinions. This I am glad to say is a thing of the past for me and if I can do it so can anyone? I still disagree with some things but know the right time and place to aire my views. Its not easy to adjust to this way of life (and without a doubt, it is a way of life for most of us) and as Andrew says, in the flesh you would think we have known each other for many years but on the forum its back to the slagging matches????

 

I really think the best solution at hand would be to confine (ANY arguement (if there has to be one) between ANY member) to the members section. This will help stop potential new members from being discouraged from joining.

 

And please stop argueing with the comittee. They might not always seem to do it the right way but they will always do it for the right reasons. :bow:

 

We are none of us perfect?

 

Thats me done. Thanks.

 

Vince

Haha, I remember , I joined about the same time as you Vini. There was so much banter it was almost unbearable at times lol. Arguments about post whores etc.

 

The old days eh? :rofl: Yes I remember them well. Still a great place tho? :rofl: :duffer:

isnt this why we had fight club

why the hell it was removed i dont know