Ideas for 914ev.com?
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Stephen Lacy
Aug 17, 2009, 3:22:22 PM8/17/09
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Hi guys,
Just a quick note that I've moved 914ev.com hosting to a faster server, and at the same time, I'm trying to think of something better that could be done with it.
Previously, I had it just redirect to groups.google.com/group/914ev
If you have any good ideas for what you'd like to see there (and, especially if you have time to help make it happen) reply to the group or send me a personal message. The machine is an Ubuntu Linux server, with whatever software I'd like to add. I'd love to hear your ideas for what you think would be great to see on the site. Some ideas I've had in the past are:
- A wiki of 914ev related info. I had this running for a while, but took it down do to security concerns with MediaWiki.
- A collection of blogs under http://914ev.com/blog/<your_name_here>. I can fairly easily set up a blogging service here if you want/need one, or I can redirect to your personal blog.
- A main-site multi-contributor blog. I'd be happy to set up something right on 914ev.com and hand out accounts so people can log in there and blog directly to the main site. Help with themes, customization, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
- A blog aggregator. Members could submit RSS links and I could aggregate them into a single-site 914-related blog.
I'm also open to any other ideas you can come up with!
Steve
Just a quick note that I've moved 914ev.com hosting to a faster server, and at the same time, I'm trying to think of something better that could be done with it.
Previously, I had it just redirect to groups.google.com/group/914ev
If you have any good ideas for what you'd like to see there (and, especially if you have time to help make it happen) reply to the group or send me a personal message. The machine is an Ubuntu Linux server, with whatever software I'd like to add. I'd love to hear your ideas for what you think would be great to see on the site. Some ideas I've had in the past are:
- A wiki of 914ev related info. I had this running for a while, but took it down do to security concerns with MediaWiki.
- A collection of blogs under http://914ev.com/blog/<your_name_here>. I can fairly easily set up a blogging service here if you want/need one, or I can redirect to your personal blog.
- A main-site multi-contributor blog. I'd be happy to set up something right on 914ev.com and hand out accounts so people can log in there and blog directly to the main site. Help with themes, customization, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
- A blog aggregator. Members could submit RSS links and I could aggregate them into a single-site 914-related blog.
I'm also open to any other ideas you can come up with!
Steve
David Dymaxion
Aug 17, 2009, 4:52:23 PM8/17/09
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I really like the "garage" feature some car boards have, listing members cars and stats.
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Subject: [914ev] Ideas for 914ev.com?
Randy Pollock
Aug 18, 2009, 11:56:07 AM8/18/09
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At a minimum, I would collect links for the 914’s on evalbum.com. Mine is: http://www.evalbum.com/1241
On 8/17/09 12:22 PM, "Stephen Lacy" <sl...@slacy.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
Just a quick note that I've moved 914ev.com <http://914ev.com> hosting to a faster server, and at the same time, I'm trying to think of something better that could be done with it.
Previously, I had it just redirect to groups.google.com/group/914ev <http://groups.google.com/group/914ev>
If you have any good ideas for what you'd like to see there (and, especially if you have time to help make it happen) reply to the group or send me a personal message. The machine is an Ubuntu Linux server, with whatever software I'd like to add. I'd love to hear your ideas for what you think would be great to see on the site. Some ideas I've had in the past are:
- A wiki of 914ev related info. I had this running for a while, but took it down do to security concerns with MediaWiki.
- A collection of blogs under http://914ev.com/blog/<your_name_here>. I can fairly easily set up a blogging service here if you want/need one, or I can redirect to your personal blog.
- A main-site multi-contributor blog. I'd be happy to set up something right on 914ev.com <http://914ev.com> and hand out accounts so people can log in there and blog directly to the main site. Help with themes, customization, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
kcrichar
Aug 18, 2009, 4:18:54 PM8/18/09
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As a matter of full disclosure I'm a 914 wannabe; I'm driving a
converted 68 Bug http://www.evalbum.com/2796 but I avidly follow this
forum.
As a suggestion to this post I've found two sites most helpful, make
that 3 starting with this one. But the other two are http://www.instructables.com
and http://www.thesamba.com If this site could incorporate features
from these two sites I think it would lend significantly to value of
what you've started.
The first site is one of those fun sites where you go to see what
other people have invented and/or innovated. The beauty is that they
have devised a process by which contributors develop Instructions for
other to do what they have done. Some have pics, others have video,
and some keep it simple with text write-ups.
The second, thesamba.com, is a forum much like many-a-sites with
contributors posting solutions and talking each other through the
process of some fix or fabrication. I'm partial to this site because
it has the video content I find quite useful, though, much of it is
actually hosted on youtube. Thesamba, however, is not EV oriented and
finding what you want is difficult at best.
As with any site finding specifically what your looking for is a
challenge but if there were a few ground rules to categories and key
words you could build a library of HowTo's for converting a 914. But
with the right amount of organization the collective EV knowledge and
experience of 914ev members could be applied to newbies of all sorts
of vehicles. No need to change the site name though, I've had several
914ev members contact me and help me with my Zivan charger issues
which bolsters the 914ev image as being EV friendly even if some of us
aren't lucky enough to have a 914.
Here's the final piece, its along the lines of the Wiki stuff; if you
had a member create a HowTo say....to install an amp gauge in the
speedometer rather than cut a hole in your dashboard or hang a gauge
cluster bracket below eye level (http://www.instructables.com/id/Amp-
up-your-VW-Bug-Speedometer/). You could have a basic 5 step process
but then for each step other members could post tips and tricks that
would be useful for others.
That's my two cents.
On Aug 17, 12:22 pm, Stephen Lacy <sl...@slacy.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Just a quick note that I've moved 914ev.com hosting to a faster server, and
> at the same time, I'm trying to think of something better that could be done
> with it.
>
> Previously, I had it just redirect to groups.google.com/group/914ev
>
> If you have any good ideas for what you'd like to see there (and, especially
> if you have time to help make it happen) reply to the group or send me a
> personal message. The machine is an Ubuntu Linux server, with whatever
> software I'd like to add. I'd love to hear your ideas for what you think
> would be great to see on the site. Some ideas I've had in the past are:
>
> - A wiki of 914ev related info. I had this running for a while, but took it
> down do to security concerns with MediaWiki.
>
> - A collection of blogs underhttp://914ev.com/blog/<your_name_here>. I can
converted 68 Bug http://www.evalbum.com/2796 but I avidly follow this
forum.
As a suggestion to this post I've found two sites most helpful, make
that 3 starting with this one. But the other two are http://www.instructables.com
and http://www.thesamba.com If this site could incorporate features
from these two sites I think it would lend significantly to value of
what you've started.
The first site is one of those fun sites where you go to see what
other people have invented and/or innovated. The beauty is that they
have devised a process by which contributors develop Instructions for
other to do what they have done. Some have pics, others have video,
and some keep it simple with text write-ups.
The second, thesamba.com, is a forum much like many-a-sites with
contributors posting solutions and talking each other through the
process of some fix or fabrication. I'm partial to this site because
it has the video content I find quite useful, though, much of it is
actually hosted on youtube. Thesamba, however, is not EV oriented and
finding what you want is difficult at best.
As with any site finding specifically what your looking for is a
challenge but if there were a few ground rules to categories and key
words you could build a library of HowTo's for converting a 914. But
with the right amount of organization the collective EV knowledge and
experience of 914ev members could be applied to newbies of all sorts
of vehicles. No need to change the site name though, I've had several
914ev members contact me and help me with my Zivan charger issues
which bolsters the 914ev image as being EV friendly even if some of us
aren't lucky enough to have a 914.
Here's the final piece, its along the lines of the Wiki stuff; if you
had a member create a HowTo say....to install an amp gauge in the
speedometer rather than cut a hole in your dashboard or hang a gauge
cluster bracket below eye level (http://www.instructables.com/id/Amp-
up-your-VW-Bug-Speedometer/). You could have a basic 5 step process
but then for each step other members could post tips and tricks that
would be useful for others.
That's my two cents.
On Aug 17, 12:22 pm, Stephen Lacy <sl...@slacy.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Just a quick note that I've moved 914ev.com hosting to a faster server, and
> at the same time, I'm trying to think of something better that could be done
> with it.
>
> Previously, I had it just redirect to groups.google.com/group/914ev
>
> If you have any good ideas for what you'd like to see there (and, especially
> if you have time to help make it happen) reply to the group or send me a
> personal message. The machine is an Ubuntu Linux server, with whatever
> software I'd like to add. I'd love to hear your ideas for what you think
> would be great to see on the site. Some ideas I've had in the past are:
>
> - A wiki of 914ev related info. I had this running for a while, but took it
> down do to security concerns with MediaWiki.
>
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