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this thread seems to me like a bunch of high school girls. all i see is drama, drama, and more drama. Personnaly, all i see are clicks of people who bad mouth other clicks behind their backs. S2ki is about S2000 owners, weather they be past, present or future. from some of the meets i have been to, all i see is clicks. when i was new the only person i hung around was scrapdog, because he doesn't limit himself to a certian group of people. this is the same for urmil. if you want to get this so called "community" going back in the right direction, then you need to stop all this offical and un-offical meets crap. you put on a meet and thats it. most S2000 owners i know are responsable and dont do stupid crap. mods should pick the next CO because then there is no popularity contest. CO's know what to look for and they look out for the best intrestes of the community. IMO, we should look at this community as a group of car nuts who love the S2000, but who also like cars as a whole.
Originally Posted by the-moss,Mar 30 2010, 07:31 PM
I would suggest that's also why new people may not be attending. It's certainly part of the reason why I haven't been to more meets.
and have been stumping it for about a year now as a CO to all the other CO's; pete, Sam, Charlie. It can't be said that this wasn't known about or wasn't brought to anyone's attention.
Originally Posted by sw05s2k,Mar 30 2010, 07:43 PM
I'm curious as to what you'd like, or expect, to see out of a meet.
I've been to quite a few different types of meets over the years - tech days, group drives, BBQ's, lunches, dinners, all sorts of things. Each meet has its purpose, but they all revolve around the car, and they are also for building friendships and common interests.
I'd really like to get your thoughts, especially on why you didn't like the meets you attended in the past, we can't fix a problem if we don't know it's broken.
I'm not the most sociable of people and feel ashamed that I don't force myself to speak to people I don't know at meets. This, I feel, is rather important when it comes to welcoming new members. Not only does this make THEM feel more welcome, but it leaves behind the notion of clicks. True that we will all have a smaller group of people that one of us will more likely hang out with, but does that really classify as a "click"?
When I came to my first meet, there were only a few people that I can think of that went out of their way to welcome me. The rest seemed to be content in going about their own business.
Perhaps. Just perhaps, for meets in which new members join up, we aught to have a formal introduction... What I'm trying to say is that if we all introduce ourselves to a new member at their first meet or just have an introduction in general that may help to not only break the ice, but also break the notion of a click. It will also help others who have been here longer get to know each other. I for one can say that there are quite a number of people that have been here as long if not longer than I have, been to meets that I've been to, and I don't know a single thing about them or have spoken to them.
Do I think name tags would be appropriate? This isn't a corporate luncheon by any means, and that would be taking things too far. But a formal introduction, say, a few hours into the meet to allow for 99% of people to show up, may be a good thing.
Originally Posted by Mountain-man,Mar 31 2010, 03:54 AM
I'm not the most sociable of people and feel ashamed that I don't force myself to speak to people I don't know at meets. This, I feel, is rather important when it comes to welcoming new members. Not only does this make THEM feel more welcome, but it leaves behind the notion of clicks. True that we will all have a smaller group of people that one of us will more likely hang out with, but does that really classify as a "click"?
When I came to my first meet, there were only a few people that I can think of that went out of their way to welcome me. The rest seemed to be content in going about their own business.
Perhaps. Just perhaps, for meets in which new members join up, we aught to have a formal introduction... What I'm trying to say is that if we all introduce ourselves to a new member at their first meet or just have an introduction in general that may help to not only break the ice, but also break the notion of a click. It will also help others who have been here longer get to know each other. I for one can say that there are quite a number of people that have been here as long if not longer than I have, been to meets that I've been to, and I don't know a single thing about them or have spoken to them.
Do I think name tags would be appropriate? This isn't a corporate luncheon by any means, and that would be taking things too far. But a formal introduction, say, a few hours into the meet to allow for 99% of people to show up, may be a good thing.
I agree, big time.
I also fall into the introvert category, this car and the people I've met because of it has caused me to come out of my shell more and more. I think a lot of the issue is that a lot of us are actually the same type, with very few of us being comfortable enough to introduce ourselves to new people. Pete certainly doesn't fall into this category, but he isn't the "norm" from what I've seen.
It took me attending several meets before I felt "accepted" and now, due to this, I fear I may now be considered one of these "clique" people, I don't like that at all. I did meet quite a few new people this past weekend, but even then, I was more comfortable hanging out and talking with the people I knew, rather than trying to converse with someone I didn't know.
I'm not against the nametag idea, I know it will sound lame to some, but once you put a person to a screen name, it becomes much easier, since you've more than likely chatted with them on the forum.
I'm starting to realize there are a lot of issues for us to "fix"
I really liked the idea that was brought up a while ago for a swap meet. A physical meet where people could bring parts for sale and try to work out a deal with other members, and vice versa. Wether you pay cash for an item, or trade your parts for theirs I think it would be an interesting thing to do. (Heaven knows there are some parts that have made their way AROUND this community. )
I am not against the nametag idea. I also liked the idea that they used at WTD one year, of a nametag for the car. Put your screen name (and your real name) on a plackard and put it on the dash of your car at meets.
If we do the nametag thing, I suggest the badge holders (again, like used at WTD.) Instead of the "Hello my name is..." stickers. People can keep the nametags in the car for easy use, and reuse.
and have been stumping it for about a year now as a CO to all the other CO's; pete, Sam, Charlie. It can't be said that this wasn't known about or wasn't brought to anyone's attention.
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