View Poll Results: What should Chuck do with the 928 Registry?
928 Registry - I've read post #1 and I thoughtfully say sell it!
66
73.33%
928 Registry - I've read post #1 and I thoughtfully say donate it to the OC!
19
21.11%
928 Registry - I haven't read the post and I do not have an opinion.
5
5.56%
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09-19-2012, 12:10 PM
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09-19-2012, 12:16 PM
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09-19-2012, 12:56 PM
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I get your point and don't know if this is your intention but, I won't be spooked into making a decision about what to do. You can dispense with all the trademark stuff......
09-19-2012, 12:58 PM
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09-19-2012, 01:09 PM
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09-20-2012, 01:44 AM
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I think that the 928 Owners Club is the logical choice.
The recent election obviously has created a lot of ill-will, and that ill-will and the resulting negativism about the OC have resulted in some negative assumptions and statements in this discussion. While it is currently fashionable to automatically bash the OC, there are valid reasons to consider the OC and its website as the natural home of the Registry.
As a Trustee, I see absolutely no reason that the OC would make the Registry a "members-only" feature of the OC website. It makes no sense to lock up what could be a powerful draw for non-members to learn about the club. There are currently plans in discussion for making the OC website more accessible and useful for both members and nonmembers.
The OC is more likely to survive and grow now than ever. If it survived the doldrums and the turbulence of its past, it will live long and prosper. Clubs outlive bickering and rivalries. The OC provides the best chance for the Registry to survive in its present form, or even better, to grow and become an active, vital part of owner participation.
The 928 Owners Club might represent the best opportunity to have Porsche accept the existence of the Registry. While the 928 is a dead brand, so is the 356, and Porsche certainly guards that brand jealously. Having the Registry as a part of a non-commercial, owner-oriented site might be its best chance for tolerance from Porsche. While this betrays my bias, PCA as a whole has shown little interest in supporting the 928, and I doubt that there would be sufficient interest in maintaining the Registry.
The OC has the best chance to attract dedicated volunteers for maintaining the Registry on a continuing basis. There is less incentive to volunteer to help a profit-based organization.
The recent election obviously has created a lot of ill-will, and that ill-will and the resulting negativism about the OC have resulted in some negative assumptions and statements in this discussion. While it is currently fashionable to automatically bash the OC, there are valid reasons to consider the OC and its website as the natural home of the Registry.
As a Trustee, I see absolutely no reason that the OC would make the Registry a "members-only" feature of the OC website. It makes no sense to lock up what could be a powerful draw for non-members to learn about the club. There are currently plans in discussion for making the OC website more accessible and useful for both members and nonmembers.
The OC is more likely to survive and grow now than ever. If it survived the doldrums and the turbulence of its past, it will live long and prosper. Clubs outlive bickering and rivalries. The OC provides the best chance for the Registry to survive in its present form, or even better, to grow and become an active, vital part of owner participation.
The 928 Owners Club might represent the best opportunity to have Porsche accept the existence of the Registry. While the 928 is a dead brand, so is the 356, and Porsche certainly guards that brand jealously. Having the Registry as a part of a non-commercial, owner-oriented site might be its best chance for tolerance from Porsche. While this betrays my bias, PCA as a whole has shown little interest in supporting the 928, and I doubt that there would be sufficient interest in maintaining the Registry.
The OC has the best chance to attract dedicated volunteers for maintaining the Registry on a continuing basis. There is less incentive to volunteer to help a profit-based organization.
I am only one member, but I would be pleased to see my money used to buy the Registry if that is what Chuck insists. Chuck is right that it certainly has value.
09-20-2012, 02:32 AM
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10-24-2012, 04:48 PM
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Guys,
I wish to thank all of you for your thoughtful comments regarding this topic. You guys have given me much to think about when it comes to the future of my site. After careful thought and weighing the options, I have decided to sell the site and transfer the domain name to a new owner. I will consider all serious purchase options, some of you have already sent PMs to take over the site.
Sorry for the delay but, we're moving and renovating a house that is coming down to the wire whether or not it will be ready the end of this month. Also, if that weren't enough we're packing up, selling, giving away, donating or throwing out 10 years worth of crap we've accumulated. And is that weren't enough, I've been absolutely covered up with work (a very good thing!) so I just haven't had the time to address this aspect of my life. I've done lots of windshield time though and have had some down momments to think about what to do with my site.
If there are no serious offers between now and the time we move; after we settle in, I plan to put it on eBay.
What goes with the site:
Of course, all of the online stuff but in addition to that:
All of the paper files/records/documents that I have accumulated over the years. Some of which is on the site and some of which is not.
To contact me regarding the purchase of the site, please send email to: chuck "at" 928registry.org Please do not PM, with my schedule its just to hard to respond in a timely manner since I have to log on to RL to do so.
Best to all,
I wish to thank all of you for your thoughtful comments regarding this topic. You guys have given me much to think about when it comes to the future of my site. After careful thought and weighing the options, I have decided to sell the site and transfer the domain name to a new owner. I will consider all serious purchase options, some of you have already sent PMs to take over the site.
Sorry for the delay but, we're moving and renovating a house that is coming down to the wire whether or not it will be ready the end of this month. Also, if that weren't enough we're packing up, selling, giving away, donating or throwing out 10 years worth of crap we've accumulated. And is that weren't enough, I've been absolutely covered up with work (a very good thing!) so I just haven't had the time to address this aspect of my life. I've done lots of windshield time though and have had some down momments to think about what to do with my site.
If there are no serious offers between now and the time we move; after we settle in, I plan to put it on eBay.
What goes with the site:
Of course, all of the online stuff but in addition to that:
All of the paper files/records/documents that I have accumulated over the years. Some of which is on the site and some of which is not.
To contact me regarding the purchase of the site, please send email to: chuck "at" 928registry.org Please do not PM, with my schedule its just to hard to respond in a timely manner since I have to log on to RL to do so.
Best to all,
10-25-2012, 10:00 AM
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Chuck,
I am going through much of the same with my parents right now. They are downsizing for retirement, perparing to sell thier home and move to a smaller retirement condo. Reducing 42 years worth of household stuff is a monumental task at best. Good luck with the reduction, and with the website sale efforts.
I am going through much of the same with my parents right now. They are downsizing for retirement, perparing to sell thier home and move to a smaller retirement condo. Reducing 42 years worth of household stuff is a monumental task at best. Good luck with the reduction, and with the website sale efforts.
06-28-2013, 02:30 PM
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Way to go Chuck
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
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928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
06-28-2013, 02:52 PM
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Sounds like a great deal for the club.
06-29-2013, 05:54 PM
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A great big thanks go out to Chuck for this gift to the 928 Owners Club! It was very gracious and I think is in the right place and I can assure you we have a WONDERFUL and dedicated team taking care of it and updating it! You guys will LOVE IT!!! You will be able to sign up and enter your own cars and pics and then edit things as you improve, change or sell your baby! Derrick Bass has done an unbelievable job setting this up, so a HUGE THANK YOU to Derrick also!
Derrick is also handling the 928 Owners Club Newsletter too! Doing a great job with that as well!
So, its a great time to be a 928 Owners Club member! Join if you have not and support the club that supports 928's!
www.928oc.org
Special thanks again to Chuck for his kind gift to the club!
Derrick is also handling the 928 Owners Club Newsletter too! Doing a great job with that as well!
So, its a great time to be a 928 Owners Club member! Join if you have not and support the club that supports 928's!
www.928oc.org
Special thanks again to Chuck for his kind gift to the club!
