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Thread for Disgruntled Rennlist Members.
Thought I'd create a place for RL members to vent. I'm not sure if I'll be re-uping for my membership. I paid for two years last time, not really sure when it expires. Things are very slow over there lately, and the ads. They don't bother me much, but what am I paying for? Hell, I don't even own a Porsche. And Pelican is free, right? I've bought my share of parts here as far as I recall. Plus there's BMW content here.
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There are many of us.
If that other board was a boat, it'd be the Titanic. Welcome.
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10-03-2008, 08:05 AM
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I gave up when the mailing list went from "porschefans" to "rennlist"... What was that? 8 years ago? 10, maybe?
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10-03-2008, 08:14 AM
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I didn't renew when my membership came up a few mos. ago. I have no problem with RL. I like it a lot and they do have the best 993 forum around. I guess I just don't need it as much, since my 993 is almost maint.-free. When it comes time to take on a big project with my 993, I'll probably head back over to RL.
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10-03-2008, 08:35 AM
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I just realized I put this thread in the wrong spot. Can someone move it to the regular OT board? Another reason to like Pelican, religion and politics separate from OT.
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10-03-2008, 08:42 AM
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Just a note: Please keep the "venting" on the mellow side and hopefully humorous. If it turns into a character assassination-fest it'll go away.
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10-03-2008, 09:01 AM
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what! there are "disgruntled" Rennlist members? Where is Randy when you need him!
seriously, Both boards are cool with me...I am just glad they put up with me! The mods here are great folks..and for the most part we have a great group here with MANY views on the world.
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10-03-2008, 09:10 AM
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I never used the boards on RL, I can barely keep up with this one. The email lists are definitely not up to the old standards. I understand JD had to move on. He did an outstanding job for many years. I won't be re-upping my membership, and have actually been thinking of unsubscribing from the email, but I get them still for now. Now that the list is corporate owned, it will not be the same.
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10-03-2008, 09:26 AM
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I'm a gruntled Pelican member.
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10-03-2008, 09:33 AM
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There really weren't a lot of answers to the 'what's wrong with my car' type questions I had when I owned my 924S. I got much better tech data here and at Clark's Garage. After becoming a member I still had a hard time getting responses compared to the other two boards. If I still had the car I wouldn't have renewed the membership when the time came around.
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10-03-2008, 09:44 AM
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...respectfully reserving judgement until we hear from our resident "poster boy" normy...
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10-03-2008, 10:53 AM
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That's the real problem, a trouble-maker gets booted from rennlist and ends up here and continues to cause trouble but doesn't quite go over the line far enough to end up on the island.
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10-03-2008, 12:02 PM
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Heck, I remember when it was porschephiles - before WWW. I used to post with a UUCP account!
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You are dating yourself  porschephiles was already dieing when I got on the scene and I could not get an account. Wasn't it porschefans right after that?
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10-03-2008, 01:17 PM
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rennlist does seem to have gotten quieter when john d sold it since inception, pelican has had more technical stuff on it |
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10-03-2008, 01:19 PM
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thom - those were the daze my friend!
i thought they'd never end... |
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10-03-2008, 01:20 PM
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Actually as a 997 owner (ducking) - I find rennlist excellent for all kinds of simple questions that are typically asked by owner/enthusiasts of newer, still-under-warranty Porsches. Pelican is a better resource for owners of older models that are inclined to do their own upgrades/maintenance.
So when I need to know whether aqua blue is ugly or not or whether it's cost-effective to order "Porsche crest in headrest" when placing my '09 order - Rennlist it is (well, and other more important stuff too). Heck- Pelican groups 996s with 997s for crapsake - blasphemy!!!! And Rennlist is so polite, even a committed crapshaker like me has a tough time getting a rise... If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all seems to be the motto. Can stand that some days, it can be a nice change from chicken and rice. |
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But pay for it? Never again. I like the "user" label under my Rennlist avatar. I've always wanted to be called a "user"... almost as good as being a "registered user".
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I remember when there were buffaloes everywhere...
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