What's with the new PCA Forum?
12-31-2007, 01:49 PM
#20
These guys are a bunch of tools. Trying to copy the model of Rennlist in the hopes of cashing in. Gotta love the free-market system.
What boggles me is why in the world do they call themselves "PCA"forum when they are in NO WAY affiliated with PCA? Sounds like deception to me to gain membership.
What boggles me is why in the world do they call themselves "PCA"forum when they are in NO WAY affiliated with PCA? Sounds like deception to me to gain membership.
Guys, haven't seen the invite yet, but the letters PCA are not trademarkable. Porsche Club of America is. They are "People, Cars and Activities". Bottom feeders, most likely, but legally they might be able to use the letters PCA, especially since they put a disclaimer on the bottom. Google PCA or PCA.com and you'll see even though we believe that the world revolves around Porsche, it doesn't.
Car forums like rennlist are nothing new or exclusive and I know it is hard to believe, but Porsche didn't invent the car forums...Al Gore did.
12-31-2007, 02:20 PM
#21
Nordschleife Master
12-31-2007, 02:23 PM
#22
Nordschleife Master
I'll play devils advocate for a second.
Guys, haven't seen the invite yet, but the letters PCA are not trademarkable. Porsche Club of America is. They are "People, Cars and Activities". Bottom feeders, most likely, but legally they might be able to use the letters PCA, especially since they put a disclaimer on the bottom. Google PCA or PCA.com and you'll see even though we believe that the world revolves around Porsche, it doesn't.
Car forums like rennlist are nothing new or exclusive and I know it is hard to believe, but Porsche didn't invent the car forums...Al Gore did.
Guys, haven't seen the invite yet, but the letters PCA are not trademarkable. Porsche Club of America is. They are "People, Cars and Activities". Bottom feeders, most likely, but legally they might be able to use the letters PCA, especially since they put a disclaimer on the bottom. Google PCA or PCA.com and you'll see even though we believe that the world revolves around Porsche, it doesn't.
Car forums like rennlist are nothing new or exclusive and I know it is hard to believe, but Porsche didn't invent the car forums...Al Gore did.
The question is, "would a reasonable person be confused by the use of PCA in the context that these people are using it?" I think from the response of this group it is safe to say that the answer is yes.
12-31-2007, 02:26 PM
#23
Nordschleife Master
And that's the counter point to "devil's advocate". Anybody who owns a Porsche (for the most part) knows that "PCA" is synonymous with Porsche and to setup a "Porsche" chat board that is entitled PCAForums you are going to get ALOT of people thinking that PCA set up a discussion forum. Don't think for a second that their intent is People, Cars, and Activity 
12-31-2007, 04:36 PM
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Well, I figured that at least it would be an email scavenging exercise. I went in and chan ged my personal information after I figured out that it was a PCA rip-off.
12-31-2007, 04:37 PM
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I just registered a cool name....
User Name.......PCAforumsAreBogus
Location: The real Porsche sites.
Cars : You know how many 911's there are guys?
Anyhooo....sounds like a scam and a run on Rennlist's long tenure at providing a great site.
Location: The real Porsche sites.
Cars : You know how many 911's there are guys?
Anyhooo....sounds like a scam and a run on Rennlist's long tenure at providing a great site.
12-31-2007, 04:40 PM
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Everyone should set up a bogus account and use a yahoo address. Then set your user profile with a url to the Ren. They will get the idea.
Time to bring on the new year.
Hope everyone has a great evening and a safe one as well.
Time to bring on the new year.
Hope everyone has a great evening and a safe one as well.
12-31-2007, 06:48 PM
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