I have been known as Fingers since 1979.

[quote=FingersI have been known as Fingers since 1979. [/quote]

Dare one ask why?



Mike.

Dare one ask why?



Mike.[/quote]

please no

my head can't take it today lol

i reg'd at the other site to show that the fake pugrambo is not me

but i also gave a few posts

I see some cheeky barstard pom has also posted.

I just can't think who that was.



Mike. aka hopeless.

PS. If there is an AF with the username hopeless I'll apologise now.

It had been intimated to me that a particular AF member was behind the ring-in.

I've been in contact with them, and they deny any involvement. In a way, I'm pleased. Saved me an airfare, LOL.

Also Mike, that two smilies with pots of beer thingy, reminds me of Smiffy, our Bristol member (other than Doc Chevron)...

[quote=Mimis_dadI see some cheeky barstard pom has also posted.

I just can't think who that was.

[/quote]

Meant to say, please feel free to comment in a similar vein. If they ban us all they're stuffed, right?
I'm looking forward to Friday night and very much doubt I'll still be a member when I wake on Saturday.



Mike.

It is better NOT to join.

Every added member, whether legitimate or not, adds to their site traffic, as does posting their link in here.

What a crazy thing to do, especially if you don't want a rival of any sort to get the better of you. (I realise the person who posted the link is not the owner of aussiefrogs, and possibly has no real interest in seeing aussiefrogs resurrected.)

How can you stop them using an alias? If they register "pugrambo" and the aussiefrogs pugrambo registers as "pugrambo_real" someone else can then register "pugrambo_fake" or whatever, and on and on you go.

The site will die without users.



It certainly is not identity theft. An alias or nickname on a website is not a true identity. If no one else registers, the fake/stolen aliases will all die a natural death.



It's probably attempted site-loyalty theft. It's not a joke, or not one in good taste.

Cheers ;-)

The T

I certainly am interested in seeing AF resurrected (although naturally it's not a financial interest)!

I posted the link to keep froggers informed of what is going on, and doing so has led to the discovery of a suspicious connection between this new site and Godaddy. People were definitely going to discover it for themselves anyway, as it's advertised on eBay, and goodness only knows where else!Discussing it here means that people are better informed and are less likely to stumble across the new site accidently and possibly mistake it for the real thng (especially as the number of fake posts builds up...).

I agree that the best policy now is to keep right away - don't even look, as that would keep the traffic counters ticking over, and defer it's inevitable demise.

I tend to find all the best jokes are in bad taste.

Jo

Dare one ask why?



Mike. [/quote]
Ask my brother, his name is Toes.....

The who-dunniting is a tad amusing coming from some who joined up leaving us to guess who they were.

I said which aussiefrogs member I was when I joined but have taken it off my sig. now ........ it might get pinched again.....

I, like many, don't like the thought that someone else could become me. Whilst only an AFer since late last year it has been a great ride.
Met some new faces, renewed friendships and got the odd part. Helped where I could and suffered the odd brain snap.
If at all possible when the new and improved AussieFrogs re-launches I would like the pseudonyms to be correctly assigned. Nothing lifts my spirits more than a post from "some Yorkshire gas fitter" as I know it will provide entertainment.
The thought that others could use "our" good names for mischief and worse abhors me. Not being that tech savvy and/or conversant as to the nice way to protest disapproval of cyber identity theft. I like my 'name' and would not like it besmirched.
Possibly another task I've just burdened GibGib and the leading lights with!

[quote=Mimis_dadI see some cheeky barstard pom has also posted.


[/quote]

Well, how surprising, some person has deleted my thread.

Doesn't do much for the self-esteem when a bunch of half-baked dickheads think you're not good enough.



Mike.

You're not related to the judge who hasn't got any fingers by any chance?

You must know the guy I mean,.....Justice Thumbs



Mike.

Not that I am aware

I confess to going over and having a quick look at the other forum. To save you all the same trouble there's FA going on. The posts are crap and 19 of the 35 members have made 48 posts in 14 forums. About 47 of those are rubbish

Hi everyone
That other site is not an issue anymore, popped in to check and they have closed down due to lack of support!!!!! although I like many others have appreciated being hosted here it will be great to have AussieFrogs back and really great to have as much as possible data retrieved. keep up the good work everyone.
Neil

Hey guys, I signed up to the forum and made a post under the name of "The sceptic". I just received this email from the website.

Hi,

Thanks for joining AussieFrenchCars.com

The Australian French Car community has made it clear to us that there is no requirment for another internet forum on the topic of French cars in Austrlalia.

We accept this position with grace, and wish AussieFrogs a speedy recovery.

It was never our intention to "compete" with or "hijack" or "muscle in" on AF, we just felt that as that site was up for sale / up and down all the time and now gone altogether the community might want an alternative.

You've told us that no you don't so all good!


Here is a link there:

http://www.AussieFrogs.com



Thanks

Hayden

They are


There is an email address, we need to send an email a day to them from every single one of us to fill their inbox and really piss them ORF.

aussiefrenchcars AT gmail dawt com

not sure I'd waste the 30 seconds to bother emailing them as I don't exactly want to give them my email address

but I will take 30 seconds to say that closing that site was probably the best decision they've made all year.

i dunno i found the whole thing rather amusing.

Maybe you're missing something.

Forget the humour a minute, even leave out the social functions. Right at the "guts" of AussieFrogs was a committed group (by no means a static collection; people came and went) - who shared what they were doing, with the idea it might benefit or inspire others.

David_S and the Xantia antisink valve. Magic and his incredible "lobster back". Double Chevron and his CX respray. Dino's shed. Gibgib and his 2CV rebuild. Owen Wuillemin's CNC mastery. The list could go on for ages.

To me (and a good few others, who may or may not post much), that was the kind of stuff which kept people coming back. Mocking it by assuming usernames and engaging in pretend antics, was a petty spoiling of the good bits.

That's why some of us got a bit irate! It's a three-dimensional thing, with real people, real cars and real grime and that element deserves respect.

Good post Schlemiel, you said it so well, thank you.

I’d also like to add that the overall true enthusiasm and goodwill of the majority of aussiefroggers
and the very kind help here from the AUS-City folks by allowing us to share their space
(that's not meant to be a pun ) more than makes up for some of the not so pleasant stuff that can happen on the internet.

Couldn't be bothered. I suspect they have learnt their lesson along with the wasted expenditure in time and webhosting.