antsmands

Mike and Mike , This is a fantastic idea and web based is a great way to go. I an willing to be on the list no problem. I just broke down a few weeks ago so I know it can happen and the list may come in handy in the future.

Gary Knox

Mike,

Great move. I like the domain name, and the ease access that would provide. I'm on the original list, please keep me on your new list.

Gary Knox

Randy V

From the New Visitor...FAQ thread:

https://rennlist.com/forums/301029-post15.html

Is that still being maintained?

Mike Frye

Randy,

I posted two links and a reference to him in the first post. He apparently hasn't been here in over a year and no one seems to have heard from him in a while.

That's what I was trying to determine. I don't want to step on anyone's toes, I just wanted to volunteer to bring it back up to date if possible.

bronto

I think the best format would be a google map with a flag planted at each participant's location. These can be generated from a database, so perhaps the best solution is to do the database as suggested first, making it searchable, then creating the google maps interface on top of it for those that can handle it. Zip code references make sense data-wise, but not for humans. If I'm traveling somewhere it's unlikely I'd know the zip code of the location my alternator went out. But I could find it on a map of my route.

M. Requin

Well, in spite of what Perl the Perv reported, I like the "exclusivity" thing... I also like the way this is shaping up!

LUCKYJACKASS

I'm in when it's all figured out...

Randy V

Like this?

https://rennlist.com/forums/4091813-post41.html

AO

http://www.frappr.com/ appears to be down.

Bill Ball

frappr is gone for good.

bronto

I think in most circumstances plotting by zip would be sufficient. But I'm really not sure what the plotting requirements are by google.

Google has it's own version of Maps for Android, so yes, it's useful. Really depends on the size of the screen. With a GPS chip and the Navigation app, there's really no need for a Garmin-like device. Sell your Garmin stock.

dr bob

How spoiled we are by the technology! I like the Big Screen, loud audio, traffic monitoring, and the travel route memory in my oversized Garmin, compared with the nav apps for my iPhone. I use both, depending on circumstances of course. No matter what, if you build an online app for this, it will need to work with anything a user might have. Honestly, I generally have a pretty good idea where I am and what I might be near as I drive, such that choosing a potential support person from a static list with locations isn't such a stretch. I know we are all addicted to the voice from the girl-in-the-box giving directions, but just as easily I can cut-and-paste an address from a list to the nav app in the phone, and tell it to start here and end there. Assuming the car runs anyway, and I've stopped voluntarily.

Let's think KISS for the next go-around, and get a working list. Then work on enhancing the shareabilty and realtime search-and-destroy as the next phase.

Mike Frye

OK, let's try this:

If you want to be on the list please paste your responses to these questions in an e-mail to 928Assist_at_comcast.net. I'll see what I can do about getting it all together into a db and then we'll determine the best way to distribute it.

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Name: (real AND RL name) First name is OK
Phone number
Days/Times it's OK to call
The town or general part of the state you live in. This could include town but should at least let someone from outside the area know if they're near you. Southeast Georgia is good, tri-county area of Pennsylvania not so much. If this is not the US, include the region of the country you're located in.

E-mail address is required
Optional:
Is it OK to have your e-mail published on an unsecured website?
Is it OK to have your Phone Number published on an unsecured website?

Are you a mechanic who works on 928s as part of his job? (if so, please add business number and address)
Are you a shade tree mechanic who has a 928?
Can you recommend a 928 mechanic in the area? (if so, please add business number and address)
What facilities are available to you/in the area?
Got a flatbed or can you recommend one?
Can you recommend a hotel in the area?
Do you have tools/garage/manuals?
Liftbars and jackstands?
Spare LH/MAF/Other parts

What year 928 do you have?



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I'm still not sure which way to go with this and I will give every single person on the list a chance to opt-out of any online access to their data. For now my goal is to gather the names and contact info of anyone willing to help a fellow 928er in need in their area if possible. It will be a basic list that will be available for download either from some free download site or 928OC or somewhere else but until further notice it will not be generally published on the web.

The difference here is that if your e-mail is in an .xls or pdf that is downloadable it isnt' (easily) searchable, whereas if it's on an unsecured website it would be.

Bottom line: If you don't want your contact info to get out please don't send it to me, but if you want to be part of this I'll do what I can to have it stay in the hands of the 928 community that would need it.

dr bob

I've shared info formatted in Excel sheets, shared as "Password Secured" PDF files with "no text extraction allowed", that were posted on a public website just for download not display, and found them cracked, searched and indexed on Google within a day. Do not mislead yourself thinking that what you put up won't get the same treatment. The info is not secure. I'm all for e-mailing a list as was done previously. If you plan on posting it someplace, I can't participate.

AO

I gotta say I'm with drbob on this. I was recently a victim of identity theft that cost me over $6k - so I'm a bit gun-shy about sharing my info publicly. I'm happy to be on an emailed list as I was previously, but not a publicly hosted site.