Anyone out there?
Moderator: redstangbob
Anyone out there?
I sent in the dues for this web site about six months ago, none of the "benefits" of membership have been given, written everyone who would be in the know including, dial-a prayer! Heard nothing back.
- TbirdIntender
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Re: Anyone out there?
I'm hearing you! I've been a member a couple of years and have never been able to get into the members-only area of this site.
No idea what the issue is, unfortunately.
No idea what the issue is, unfortunately.
1966 Town Hardtop in sapphire blue
VTCI #13000
VTCI #13000
Re: Anyone out there?
Try sending an email to the site administrator - webmaster@vintagethunderbirdclub.net. I think I may have had to do that in the past.
-Patrick
1966 Town Hardtop
VTCI #12691
Past Birds: 1986 Turbo Coupe 5-speed, 1965 Convertible
1966 Town Hardtop
VTCI #12691
Past Birds: 1986 Turbo Coupe 5-speed, 1965 Convertible
Re: Anyone out there?
Redstangbob is the moderator from memory. Or try Yoda. There normally around the site.
- Alan H. Tast
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- Location: Omaha, NE
Re: Anyone out there?
Website administrator is person who's 'overseer' of the VTCI's website/Forum program.
If you're having issues, please contact these people directly - I suggest a phone call for a back-and-forth dialogue - all of the below are directly from http://vintagethunderbirdclub.net/addresses.htm :
President, VTCI
Rod Wake
Vintage Thunderbird Club International, Inc.
P.O. Box 75308
Wichita, KS 67275
(316) 722-2028
vtciprez10@gmail.com
Vice President
Robert McNeill
3650 Ronald Rd, Crete IL 60417
206-304-8971
bobmcneill.vtci@gmail.com
Executive Secretary
Jack Wake
Vintage Thunderbird Club International, Inc.
P.O. Box 75308
Wichita, KS 67275
secretary4vtci@gmail.com
Scoop/Website Staff
Publications Director/Senior Editor/Webmaster
Terri McNeill
vtci.webmaster@gmail.com
For the record, even though I'm the Technical Director, apparently I have no access to the VTCI Membership/'General Discussion' fourm.
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Alan H. Tast, AIA
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Re: Anyone out there?
I wasn't aware there is a members only area on this site. How do I find it?
Terry
64HT
Terry
64HT
- Terri McNeill
- Site Admin
- Posts: 313
- Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2003 8:13 am
- Location: Seattle WA area
- Contact:
Re: Anyone out there?
I have removed "VTCI members only" area section of the forum… Since our forum is open to anyone, that section has been confusing to members and non-members alike. It used to be password protected for members only, then non members thought if they joined that part of the forum that they automatically became a VTCI member and it was hardly used for what it was intended… The forum is NOT part of your VTCI membership, it is open to all Thunderbird lovers that want to talk about their cars... Sorry for all the confusion.
Terri McNeill, Past VTCI President, currently VTCI Publications Director, Member of VTCI, VTCI-PNWC and Chicagoland Thunderbirds
- TbirdIntender
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- Joined: Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:56 pm
Re: Anyone out there?
Many thanks for the clarification, Ms. McNeil. I just successfully clicked into the discussion page.
1966 Town Hardtop in sapphire blue
VTCI #13000
VTCI #13000
- Alan H. Tast
- Posts: 4253
- Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:52 pm
- Location: Omaha, NE
Re: Anyone out there?
To help those of you who are not 'members-in-good-standing' (i.e. paid members) of VTCI, apparently some clarification is needed.
Those who are paying members of VTCI receive a bi-monthly magazine called 'Thunderbird Scoop' with Club and event news at local and national/international levels, articles on T-bird history, tech articles and member contributions of stories, etc., as well as classified ads. They can also purchase copies of Club-produced publications like the Original Factory Specifications Manuals (OFS) and other Club-offered merchandise through the VTCI Country Store. Believe it or not, there's still people who are VTCI members whose only contact is through a printed publication and not electronically, though that number is decreasing as time marches forward.
The VTCI Forums have been in existence on-line since the early 2000s (with a presence on the Internet going back to the mid-1990s) and available to VTCI members as well as non-members alike via registering to be a part of the VTCI Fourms. To date we have not had a 'subscription fee' to participate in the Forums - expenses incurred to keep this site up and running are paid by VTCI members-in-good-standing, as well as support from those who advertise in "Thunderbird Scoop" and as part of the VTCI Forum. This means the VTCI Forum is subsidized by our paying members - ergo, this site relies on VTCI's members to 'keep the lights on.'
The same thing also applies with VTCI's Facebook group, which Club leadership has been working towards building up as another communications tool with and for our membership. Though not in existence as long as the VTCI Fourm has been, it is another outlet for outreach that's shaped by modern technology.
Nothing in this world is free, so to speak - without support (and subsidization) from dues-paying members and advertisers, sites like this cannot be sustainable unless there are access fees or the introduction of 'pop-up' ads and the like to fund its operation. Lines today are very blurred as to how people receive information and what's expended for such. The preponderance of 'free' access is staggering, but the longevity of many of those groups is questionable. VTCI's existence since being founded in 1968, and the overwhelming body of information encompassed by the VTCI Forum since 2003 that is accessible without restriction, is probably unparalleled by other clubs.
There have been discussions and suggestions about restricting access to certain functions of the VTCI Forum to dues-paying VTCI members, but up to this point in time those who manage and administer the day-to-day operations of this site have struggled with how such a mechanism can be established or instituted, not to mention the added expenditure of time and funds to maintain such a system. So, for now, just remember that you have access to the VTCI Forum thanks to the dues-paying members of the Club and its supporters. And believe me, all of us in the leadership and management of VTCI are thankful to those of you who help to keep this site up and running.
Those who are paying members of VTCI receive a bi-monthly magazine called 'Thunderbird Scoop' with Club and event news at local and national/international levels, articles on T-bird history, tech articles and member contributions of stories, etc., as well as classified ads. They can also purchase copies of Club-produced publications like the Original Factory Specifications Manuals (OFS) and other Club-offered merchandise through the VTCI Country Store. Believe it or not, there's still people who are VTCI members whose only contact is through a printed publication and not electronically, though that number is decreasing as time marches forward.
The VTCI Forums have been in existence on-line since the early 2000s (with a presence on the Internet going back to the mid-1990s) and available to VTCI members as well as non-members alike via registering to be a part of the VTCI Fourms. To date we have not had a 'subscription fee' to participate in the Forums - expenses incurred to keep this site up and running are paid by VTCI members-in-good-standing, as well as support from those who advertise in "Thunderbird Scoop" and as part of the VTCI Forum. This means the VTCI Forum is subsidized by our paying members - ergo, this site relies on VTCI's members to 'keep the lights on.'
The same thing also applies with VTCI's Facebook group, which Club leadership has been working towards building up as another communications tool with and for our membership. Though not in existence as long as the VTCI Fourm has been, it is another outlet for outreach that's shaped by modern technology.
Nothing in this world is free, so to speak - without support (and subsidization) from dues-paying members and advertisers, sites like this cannot be sustainable unless there are access fees or the introduction of 'pop-up' ads and the like to fund its operation. Lines today are very blurred as to how people receive information and what's expended for such. The preponderance of 'free' access is staggering, but the longevity of many of those groups is questionable. VTCI's existence since being founded in 1968, and the overwhelming body of information encompassed by the VTCI Forum since 2003 that is accessible without restriction, is probably unparalleled by other clubs.
There have been discussions and suggestions about restricting access to certain functions of the VTCI Forum to dues-paying VTCI members, but up to this point in time those who manage and administer the day-to-day operations of this site have struggled with how such a mechanism can be established or instituted, not to mention the added expenditure of time and funds to maintain such a system. So, for now, just remember that you have access to the VTCI Forum thanks to the dues-paying members of the Club and its supporters. And believe me, all of us in the leadership and management of VTCI are thankful to those of you who help to keep this site up and running.
Alan H. Tast, AIA
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Re: Anyone out there?
Mr. Moderator, this should be in General Discussions.
- Terri McNeill
- Site Admin
- Posts: 313
- Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2003 8:13 am
- Location: Seattle WA area
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Re: Anyone out there?
First... there is no fee to pay for this website, only VTCI membership if you choose to join. ALSO, the members only group was removed months ago as it just didn't work. It may return in the future but for right now it is gone...
Terri McNeill
Terri McNeill
Terri McNeill, Past VTCI President, currently VTCI Publications Director, Member of VTCI, VTCI-PNWC and Chicagoland Thunderbirds