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I see several options:

1. Die. It all goes bye-bye.
2. Create a USENET newsgroup hierarchy(like alt.autos.nissan.b15sentra.general, alt.autos.nissan.b15sentra.technical), and convert from the UBB board to those. Periodically (once a week), a FAQ will be posted to each newsgroup pointed users to the website, which will serve its current purpose, provide news, articles, links, etc.
http://www.geocities.com/eacalame/create/create.html
3. Ask for, or even require, donations, membership fees, the like, to cover operating cost.
4. Conserve bandwith. Remove crazy logos, ability to post pictures, UBB code.

Personally, I'd investigate option 2. If the groups can be moderated, and messages removed, maybe even specific posters (IP ranges) blocked, I'd say that would be a suitable way.

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2000 SE w/ PP auto in Heatwave



[This message has been edited by Y2K SE (edited March 08, 2001).]
 
I think that the newsgroup idea is a great idea! Much better than charging for the site. The accounting issues of charging for the site could be a real headache, if implemented. You'd have to deal with that year round, and then send out reminders that subscriptions are going to be up...etc.. on a regular basis. D you really want to get into all that.

I'd also vote for just going only for B15 and not all Sentra stuff.

But I think the newsgroup idea is best.

--*Rob

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2001 SE, Radium, PP, Rear Splash guards
 
Those suggestions getting posted are all good. Is there any way to move this to a "free hosting site" while we explore more permanent solutions?

We may have to dump the archives if/when we move, as well. A thought is to convert most of those archives into a FAQ section, with the moderator able to update those once in a while.

I know this is going off the wall, but how about charging for advertising space?

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waiting for stromung, got the unorthodox
 
I am game for what ever comes up but I think the news group is a good idea but I would be willing to make a fee or contribution to help out

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all your base are belong to us
 
Can't we just have this site for members only?.... That way uninvited people could not get in. This would save alot of space and aggravation. You know i'mm willing to pay for this site!!!!

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Sportin Da ILL 2000 SE, Greddy Exhaust, HID Hyperwhite Head bulbs, Turn Signals, and Fogs, Free Intake Mod, 35% Mirror Tint, Custom Made Grill, Vinyl Eye lids, Gas Cap holder, Sound system w/Amp, 1 1/2" Dome Tweets, and Sub...BOOM!...Primax 15" 10 spoke Racing Rims (in the mail)
 
The problem I see with making it a pay or membership due site is we have so far gotten several people to actually buy a Sentra, instead of say a Focus, a Civic, a Protege, etc. They wouldn't have gotten the exposure if they were forced to pay to get in on the "party."

We are a small enough community that I don't think we should be doing things to make that community even smaller.


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2000 SE w/ PP auto in Heatwave

 
Discussion starter · #27 ·
What I can do for right now, is switch this UBB over to EZBOARD, meaning everything will change. You will have to relogin, and it will not be as pretty. But it will take alot of our bandwidth away and give us time to decide what to do. Also I can find a hosting service that will only charge us $30 a month to support just the HTML part of this club, that will keep us up but not pretty. I think its the best resolution we have, but I am gonna have to pay this monthly fee out of my pocket which will not be good. I can probably ask for donations of $1 dollar to come into my paypal accout to help pay for the $30 a month.... Give me uyour ideas.

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2000 Sentra SE w/Performance Package,5spd,Granite
Strobe lights in headlights, SMC STS, Gas cap holder, BridgeStone RE730 205x55/16s, Timing Advance @18 degrees, Mobil 1 5w30
 
block EVERYONE.
like someone said above. and i guess when we begin paying our fees, you'll UNBLOCK us.

im sure a cookie could be created that would work like a timer on the visitors PC. the current cookie reads "You last visited: October 21, 2000 12:37 PM ". you could create a cookie to read something like "todays date it Macrh 8 2001, your last posting date is March 20 2001 unless we receive your mothly fee" or something to that effect.

another forum i visit often is www.sitepointforums.com its for webmasters and the like. they use the VBulletin v6. one feature that i really like about it is that it uses a script that emails you whenever someone responds to your post. let say for example i post a question in the 'CLIENT SIDE SCRIPTING' forum and i would like email notification when someone else responds to my post. that feature would work great for the Sentra Bulletin because right now, i have to come and read through all my posts on the boards just to see if someone responded or not. but with the VBulletin v6, it simply emails you when someone responds. i currenyl have over 15 posts in 15 different forums and i check the site only when i get an email notifying me.

the Sentra bulletin would greatly benefit from something like that. im not sure if you could simply insert the script into the server or if you have to convert all your files to the new VBulletin board (i know for a fact that they do offer a conversion).

it may be worth looking into.
and whatever the outcome of this holocaust, i am willing to pay for your service to me and every other Nissan Aficionado out there.

in my opinion, i am willing to pay $10 a month for your services.

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visit my site

i ride in a
2001 SE, color = Jaded, has the Super-Sized Performance-Package, 5 gears, no gascap holder, 16 inch 6 spoke alloy wheels by O.E.M., and an overhead compartment for storing my $10 sunglasses while i zig-zag past Hyundais or i mean, Honduhs on the street.

in da future i wanna
PR CAI, Stillen front-end, and a nice sexy exhaust note.
 
I will pay whatever it is in a resonable manner to keep this site up.

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Sportin Da ILL 2000 SE, Greddy Exhaust, HID Hyperwhite Head bulbs, Turn Signals, and Fogs, Free Intake Mod, 35% Mirror Tint, Custom Made Grill, Vinyl Eye lids, Gas Cap holder, Sound system w/Amp, 1 1/2" Dome Tweets, and Sub...BOOM!...Primax 15" 10 spoke Racing Rims (in the mail)
 
I only have one problem with the monthly fees being the poor boy with no credit card could we mail the fee to you

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all your base are belong to us
 
Well, I know I don't post off topic much, because I use this place for INFO. I actually care about the graphics and the UBB. I would be willing to pay. So, if 100 people actually become "members", the we'd all be paying lots of money on this site. The site wouldn't get that much traffic. I mean, people got cars from the information from this site. I've helped my share of people with problems. The INFORMATION part of this BB CANNOT DIE. Even with a free BB, that would be much better to limit people from accessing this site. I like the B10-B14 people's input. I agree that it will be harder to work that the UBB. I do like the way this site is set up right now.

I know that this is not much help, but I want everyone to still be able to chill talk about what they talk about, and still get the information about their Sentra. The Place Racing group buy would not ever have happened without this site and the knowledge I have gained from everyone here. I would just hate to see this site go down. I left last year when sentra.net UBB went down. That sucked. I'm glad this place picked up the pieces.

I'll pay if I have to, but I feel we will lose the most important part of the UBB, the people, unless we "members" could have the perks of the site, and the others have a more limited version, but the same access to information. Gahhh....I'm going nuts here!

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Marvin
-2000 Sentra SE w/Performance Package, Sunroof, 5 Spd, Avalanche
Current mods: Gas Cap Holder
Future mods:pR CAI, Stromung Cat-Back Exhaust System
-Previous Owner 1995 Sentra GXE, w/mods, Auto, Maroon
 
Discussion starter · #33 ·
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jam JAMMO:
block EVERYONE.
like someone said above. and i guess when we begin paying our fees, you'll UNBLOCK us.

im sure a cookie could be created that would work like a timer on the visitors PC. the current cookie reads "You last visited: October 21, 2000 12:37 PM ". you could create a cookie to read something like "todays date it Macrh 8 2001, your last posting date is March 20 2001 unless we receive your mothly fee" or something to that effect.

another forum i visit often is www.sitepointforums.com its for webmasters and the like. they use the VBulletin v6. one feature that i really like about it is that it uses a script that emails you whenever someone responds to your post. let say for example i post a question in the 'CLIENT SIDE SCRIPTING' forum and i would like email notification when someone else responds to my post. that feature would work great for the Sentra Bulletin because right now, i have to come and read through all my posts on the boards just to see if someone responded or not. but with the VBulletin v6, it simply emails you when someone responds. i currenyl have over 15 posts in 15 different forums and i check the site only when i get an email notifying me.

the Sentra bulletin would greatly benefit from something like that. im not sure if you could simply insert the script into the server or if you have to convert all your files to the new VBulletin board (i know for a fact that they do offer a conversion).

it may be worth looking into.
and whatever the outcome of this holocaust, i am willing to pay for your service to me and every other Nissan Aficionado out there.

in my opinion, i am willing to pay $10 a month for your services.

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2000 Sentra SE w/Performance Package,5spd,Granite
Strobe lights in headlights, SMC STS, Gas cap holder, BridgeStone RE730 205x55/16s, Timing Advance @18 degrees, Mobil 1 5w30
 
Go ahead and make it a B15 ****ing forum. You think that you can come up with $250 a month with just B15s??????
Over 3/4 of the people on the BB are not B15 owners. I am more than willing to pay. I am not lying like some people might be either. I will pay and do what I can to help. But if you make it a B15 only forum that just means that you all SUCK.
Look at my B13!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Discussion starter · #35 ·
Chrissy calm down now. No one is gonna pay a cent if its the last thing I have to do. We about to combine se-r.net sentra.net and b15 to all one forums and all one server. So this is good. Anyways, everyone be patient..I just did alot of cleaning so that is why alot of messages are missing now.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chrissy:
Go ahead and make it a B15 ****ing forum. You think that you can come up with $250 a month with just B15s??????
Over 3/4 of the people on the BB are not B15 owners. I am more than willing to pay. I am not lying like some people might be either. I will pay and do what I can to help. But if you make it a B15 only forum that just means that you all SUCK.
Look at my B13!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2000 Sentra SE w/Performance Package,5spd,Granite
Strobe lights in headlights, SMC STS, Gas cap holder, BridgeStone RE730 205x55/16s, Timing Advance @18 degrees, Mobil 1 5w30
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RussY2KSE:
Chrissy calm down now. No one is gonna pay a cent if its the last thing I have to do. We about to combine se-r.net sentra.net and b15 to all one forums and all one server. So this is good. Anyways, everyone be patient..I just did alot of cleaning so that is why alot of messages are missing now.



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Sweet! Keep everyone posted, Russ.


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Jae
'00 SE w/ some stuff...
 
Discussion starter · #38 ·
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chrissy:
SO its all done? Panick for nothing?
Now we know who the bad people are.....B15 only...hmmmffff
Russ get me on AIM will ya
ChrissyZCar

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It's still on the server that threatens to shut us down, so its not over yet for sure. But I am about to move it to the new one as soon as se-r.net and Mike lets me know.


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2000 Sentra SE w/Performance Package,5spd,Granite
Strobe lights in headlights, SMC STS, Gas cap holder, BridgeStone RE730 205x55/16s, Timing Advance @18 degrees, Mobil 1 5w30
 
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