The improvement in look is fairly clear to see and I think you'll agree it look 100 times better than the old design which was from when we migrated the old forum to this new platform. Thank you guys. We are also making changes to the layout of the forum, and with it, some sections will disappear behind the members-only paywall.
This use of the wider paywall has been discussed before but not implemented, mainly due to lack of time and analysis of how to do it. This has now been done and we are going to move some of the major topic areas for the benefit of members only, and to encourage more people to sign up as full members. An increase in membership will be of benefit to all members with us being able to use funds for bigger events and hopefully further discounts on products and services.
The extra areas which will be accessible to Members only will be:
Events Detail (an events summary will be available to all still) - this will allow for more private details of events to be discussed openly
Technical - arguably the most valuable section for owners with years of recommendations and setups, questions and answers
Road spotting - the place to privately discuss the best roads
There may be more but these are the areas which will draw people in. The paywall change will happen on the 1st November.
There is also a committee change. [mention]Rob Evans[/mention] is having to stand down as Membership Secretary. It's a huge shame to lose him and I'd like to thank him for all his hard work over the years. Without him, no one would have got their insurance discount!
Losing a key member like Rob is never easy but I genuinely hope to see him back and active again soon.Joining us on the Committee in his place is [mention]Karl V[/mention]. Karl has been doing a great deal behind the scenes and has agreed to add this to his list of duties. We are aiming to streamline the membership process once the auto-renewal has been running for a year (in Jan) and so hopefully all new members will get their welcome packs and membership numbers in good time. Karl, thanks again for the help you are giving Phil and the insights into the club behind the scenes.
The changes going on are exciting and I hope you can support the move to the broader paywall. £30 is a small price to pay to access such privileged information, to get discount on servicing at the Factory and discount on insurance. It's time for more people to join us as active members, for everyone's benefit.
Cheers
Alex
