I cross post FB and Mud. I post here and there. I started the wiki to archive known facts and anyone can contribute.
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FB causes this issue every few months.
Mud gets a lot of traffic and I encourage people to use it. It also keeps a lot of "fluff" out of here. We have chapter GXOR groups for a lot of locations now so rides, spotted posts, etc are fewer no.
The reality is a forum, Facebook, wiki, etc are only as good as the people participating. I have a gxoffroad instagram as well.
My suggestion is the same for the mudders as the FB members. Use the one that works for you and try to capture as much as you can in the wiki. Makes it a good reference. There are links to mud all over the wiki. Same with specific vendor stuff.
If you only want one resource and aren't contributing to this forum, the wiki, or FB you are part of the problem. I work on this for hours per day. Do you?
Dan,
Since I started this post, I'll respond under the presumption that your final question in your post is directed at me and not the general group.
That said, no. I do not spend hours a day working on this forum or your Facebook page.
I don't spend hours a day on the internet because I work an average of 60 hours a week and my job does not allow me to focus on non-job related tasks while on-duty. When I get home, my boy and other hobbies don't let me focus on the internet for hours a day either.
I do enjoy when I get a free moment, sitting down, enjoying a cold IPA or glass of single-malt Irish whiskey, and learning all I can from this site and all the others about my new hobby - my GX!
Same thing I've done over the last 20 years with my E36 M3, my Audi S4's, my Triumph Daytona, my cafe racers, guns, fitness, climbing, camping, the military and all my other passions.
As I become more educated on a subject, my level of contribution increases, but when I'm just learning, my contribution comes in the form of asking questions that I can't find the answer to through using the search function. If a question is general about tires or something else I have lots of experience with, I'll chime in, but I won't be able to recommend which "widget is best" for the GX because I've only owned mine for a few months.
So, I asked the question about why I couldn't visit GXOR because I couldn't find an answer and I genuinely liked viewing the site.
That being said, I do hate Facebook and refuse to create a social media account for reasons that aren't relevant to this post or discussion. Hating Facebook in no way means I don't appreciate the time you've put into creating GXOR, it just means I'll be an eternal lurker on that site.
I can tell from reading other posts of your's, you take a lot of pride in pioneering the 'modified GX470' scene and you're very active in wanting to see it blossom into something big through your own trial and error, research and being an active member in the internet community. I respect that and I appreciate your efforts.
Hopefully you didn't misunderstand the purpose of my post to think that I don't appreciate your hard work with GXOR. I do appreciate it and it was these sites that helped me decide to guy a GX instead of an FJ80.
The purpose of my post was to gripe that I couldn't visit the site anymore because I like your site. My passion for Facebook was just a side note.
If your question was rhetorical then feel free to disregard everything I said and view this as me professing my love for beer, whiskey, cars and guns!
