Voodoo
03-31-2014, 04:20 PM
Hello all,
I wanted to take a few minutes and write up some information about some of the changes that have been taking place at TGC recently so that everyone is in the loop.
As some of you may have noticed (especially the more senior members), there were recently some advertisements added to the site that were not there before. This is because I have officially taken over the responsibility of paying for the operating costs of the website. VegasMatt has decided to step down from this role for personal reasons, however he still owns the rights to the site and is still actively administering it.
Over the past few years, I have invested quite a few hours and some late nights into keeping the site running smoothly and improving the overall user experience, the results of which are often blind to the users. Although I don't personally own a Galant, I feel a certain attachment to TGC and the great people I've met here, so I told him I would take over the responsibility of paying for the server. After all the work that myself and the rest of the staff (thank you to ALL of you) have put into the site, it would be a shame to see it handed off to new management or to have it simply cease to exist.
TGC is the #1 resource for Mitsubishi Galants on the Internet. It has a great history and wealth of information about not only Galants, but other related Mitsubishi platforms as well. Although the activity has slowly declined over the years (many Internet forums are giving way to social networking sites like Facebook), TGC still provides something that social networking currently does not: searchable, organized discussions where knowledge is shared and ideas are created. This alone was reason enough for me to step in and keep TGC alive.
I feel as though the number and the placement of the advertisements I have added to the site are reasonable and they don't interfere too much with the useability of the site. It is not my intention to make a profit from them; I just wanted to introduce a way to recoup some of the operating costs and costs of making improvements to the site. Contributing members (such as administrators, moderators, vendors and patrons) will not see the advertisements. I thank you all for your continued help and support. Now that my dollar is on the line, I will be doing everything I possibly can to keep the site running smoothly and provide the best user experience possible.
As a result of the changes, I have decided to run a sale on TGC Lifetime Member subscriptions throughout the month of April. I will be offering them at half price ($25 instead of the normal $50). Becoming a liftetime patron means you will never see an advertisement on TGC as long as I'm in charge. Plus you'll get access to a whole slew of extra features.
In preparation of this, I have gone through and updated all Patron statuses to reflect the current active subscriptions. If you feel as though your Patron status was removed in error, please contact me and I will do everything I can to fix it.
I am excited about the changes coming to TGC. Mitch (Galant306m) and I are actively working on fixing the dark theme and making improvements to it. I will also be revamping the vendor program to make it more streamlined with vBulletin 4. We are also going to work on bringing the Garage feature back to TGC :icon_cool:
I would like to take this opportunity to ask a favor of all of you. Please take a couple minutes to thank VegasMatt for everything that he has done for TGC and the community. He stepped in when TGC needed it the most, and without him, TGC would likely not be here today.
We love you, Matt :wub:
Thank you all for your continued support of TGC. I will post a thread tomorrow when the April prices are live. In the meantime, please resist the temptation to use ad-blocking software while browsing TGC. The future of the site may depend on it :orangesmile:
Your friend,
Rob
I wanted to take a few minutes and write up some information about some of the changes that have been taking place at TGC recently so that everyone is in the loop.
As some of you may have noticed (especially the more senior members), there were recently some advertisements added to the site that were not there before. This is because I have officially taken over the responsibility of paying for the operating costs of the website. VegasMatt has decided to step down from this role for personal reasons, however he still owns the rights to the site and is still actively administering it.
Over the past few years, I have invested quite a few hours and some late nights into keeping the site running smoothly and improving the overall user experience, the results of which are often blind to the users. Although I don't personally own a Galant, I feel a certain attachment to TGC and the great people I've met here, so I told him I would take over the responsibility of paying for the server. After all the work that myself and the rest of the staff (thank you to ALL of you) have put into the site, it would be a shame to see it handed off to new management or to have it simply cease to exist.
TGC is the #1 resource for Mitsubishi Galants on the Internet. It has a great history and wealth of information about not only Galants, but other related Mitsubishi platforms as well. Although the activity has slowly declined over the years (many Internet forums are giving way to social networking sites like Facebook), TGC still provides something that social networking currently does not: searchable, organized discussions where knowledge is shared and ideas are created. This alone was reason enough for me to step in and keep TGC alive.
I feel as though the number and the placement of the advertisements I have added to the site are reasonable and they don't interfere too much with the useability of the site. It is not my intention to make a profit from them; I just wanted to introduce a way to recoup some of the operating costs and costs of making improvements to the site. Contributing members (such as administrators, moderators, vendors and patrons) will not see the advertisements. I thank you all for your continued help and support. Now that my dollar is on the line, I will be doing everything I possibly can to keep the site running smoothly and provide the best user experience possible.
As a result of the changes, I have decided to run a sale on TGC Lifetime Member subscriptions throughout the month of April. I will be offering them at half price ($25 instead of the normal $50). Becoming a liftetime patron means you will never see an advertisement on TGC as long as I'm in charge. Plus you'll get access to a whole slew of extra features.
In preparation of this, I have gone through and updated all Patron statuses to reflect the current active subscriptions. If you feel as though your Patron status was removed in error, please contact me and I will do everything I can to fix it.
I am excited about the changes coming to TGC. Mitch (Galant306m) and I are actively working on fixing the dark theme and making improvements to it. I will also be revamping the vendor program to make it more streamlined with vBulletin 4. We are also going to work on bringing the Garage feature back to TGC :icon_cool:
I would like to take this opportunity to ask a favor of all of you. Please take a couple minutes to thank VegasMatt for everything that he has done for TGC and the community. He stepped in when TGC needed it the most, and without him, TGC would likely not be here today.
We love you, Matt :wub:
Thank you all for your continued support of TGC. I will post a thread tomorrow when the April prices are live. In the meantime, please resist the temptation to use ad-blocking software while browsing TGC. The future of the site may depend on it :orangesmile:
Your friend,
Rob