it's lacking in alot of places in todays fast and furious world but i know its something here at the ZEN that at least the original members understand and promote.

the purpose of this post was not to lay down anymore 'laws', but it fell close to being something of a GUIDEline.
take it for what its worth. It's what at least *I* feel differentiates our forum from :cough: some others trying to stand up.


Borrowed from NICOclub-

By now, you've probably come to the realization that what we do is not about the cars, it's about the people. Forums which exist solely for revenue generation are NOT to be confused with a true enthusiast site.

It's a shame and it seems to be happening more and more today. These revenue-based sites do a huge disservice to the car community. They're often well-indexed in search engines, and a car owner seeking information may stumble upon them seeking an answer to a question. After a day or two of no responses, or inaccurate answers, the hapless searcher leaves, frustrated with the forum experience as a whole. The remnants of these once-vibrant communities litter the Internet landscape, serving as a stark reminder that success is often fleeting without dedication and enthusiasm. Those who have been purchased and have not yet withered away have a bleak future. The eventual loss of valuable information for the community as a whole is something most of us do not think think about but it is an eventual fact.

For those of you who are members of a TRUE enthusiast site, take some time to thank the staff. Whether it be in the form of seeking new members, contributing new content, or just a simple "Thank You" to the staff for their efforts. Be proud that you support an environment that is getting more scarce each year and that you are associating with those who feel the same way you do.

To those of you running TRUE enthusiast sites, our hats are off to you. As we look to the future in this changing forum landscape, I'd encourage the real enthusiast sites to work together, look out for one another, and collaborate to provide auto enthusiasts with the best possible forum experience - THAT is our mission and our goal.


Authors: Matthew Moody (audtatious) and Greg Childs (AZhitman), NICOclub Administrators


thanks for giving us a home Christina!

Aww thanks Nate that is awesome! I totally agree...I couldn't have done this without my wonderful mods!

Likewise,
Us Mods are not able to do what we do with out a great Admin who set this up. Thanks Christina

Yes, thank you Christina and don't worry about the wax and wane of activity on this forum. As long as we maintain our courtesy to each other and to newbies / new members we'll continue to have a nice little ZEN place.

I totally agree with that statement. These bigger sites, i'll leave the names out of it, only want to produce revenue like it says. I am thankful even though my Z isnt running that i have you guys to come to. I have met the best and worst of the spectrum while ive been doing the forums these past few years. Heres to you Christina!!!!!!! This is a " TRUE " Enthusiast site!!!! I am proud to be a mod here.

ahhh its too early for me to have the attention span to read all that LOL

ill read it though i promise!!

Amy your avatar is very distracting.

sorry! lol i made it smaller

as for the common courtesy thing - I read it all now lol

I didn't mean it was a bad thing... Why make it smaller?