Re: [ULF-1] New and looking for examples...and forums

From: Member 72
Date: 2021-01-22 13:49 UTC-05:00
Message: #0748
Hi Doug,

Thanks for all you (and Dieter) do for your group!

Best regards,
Member 72



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> On Jan 22, 2021, at 11:17 AM, Member 1 <[email]> wrote:
> 
> Jon,
> 
> Thank you for introducing me to homebuiltairplanes.com. It's nice to know about options, should I ever croak or stop facilitating this group for whatever reason.
> 
> I've been connecting communities for a long time. Up to a certain point in scale -- and this group is obviously very small in scale -- I prefer a format that is unfragmented by numerous special interest tangents, free of advertising or of the host's need to monetize the site, and free of restrictions in general.
> 
> Email may be last century, but it remains a powerful, direct and uncompromised venue. Opportunities/venues abound for builders to blog and post photos of their projects, which can be easily shared here. I don't see any reason to provide something so redundant. And the URL www.ulf-1.com is easy to find and powerful for getting all interested parties under one roof.
> 
> Years ago, when I became interested in building a ULF-1, I saw the lack and need for something to bring interested folks together. After visiting about it with Dieter, I secured the domain, posted the English version of the web site, and created the email listserv. Now, years later, I see that I will likely never embark on this project. There is nothing about facilitating this group that I personally need or profit from. I'm just seeing it through, and Dieter has been good about providing funds for keeping the domain registered. All to say that I'd be happy to hand it off to someone else, but I'd like to know that the new guy would have the staying power to keep it going long-term, and that it wouldn't be turned into a fragmented, commercialized mess that wouldn't necessarily do as good of a job at connecting and supporting fans of the design. Sometimes an old, last-century, cast iron tool is a better choice than the cheap, feature-laden things available now that don't do the job as well or hold up over time.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
>> On [phone]:40 AM, Member 140 wrote:
>> Hi Doug,
>> 
>> I certainly apologize if my newbie post conveys any disappointment on my part.  This is a great resource.
>> 
>> I believe that I read that you felt that you might move away from maintaining the site, but looking thru just now, I don’t see it. Am I wrong about this?
>> 
>> It appears to me that this email based message system is harder to manage than a board already dedicated to building experimental aircraft such as HomebuiltAirplanes.com. A page on that site would archive building issues for one plane and it’s build logs.
>> 
>> I hope to continue to exchange information with builders in the future and hope it will lead to finishing and flying this plane one day.
>> 
>> Jon
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Jan 8, 2021, at 1:06 PM, Member 1 <[email]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Jon, and welcome to the world of ULF-1.
>>> 
>>> How would a facebook page or a different forum platform be better for the purposes of this group?
>>> 
>>> Are you the one to spearhead this, set it up, and diligently manage it for years to come?
>>> 
>>> I'm not being defensive, I just don't care to waste my time with someone who is just kicking the tires.
>>> 
>>> Doug
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On [phone]:45 PM, Member 140 wrote:
>>>> Thank you for the welcome. I have watched that video several time and it is an impressive build, but does not show the construction techniques. Did you make a photo log of the build for reference?  I see that blue foam was used rather than sticks.
>>>> 
>>>> As I try reading thru the instructions, they leave many questions.  The write up is sketchy and not clear as to what is being described. For this reason, I need to seek out the help of experienced builders. I have contacted my local EEA chapter about joining.
>>>> 
>>>> My other question is about a better forum platform for discussion?  This message board is from last century.  Even a Facebook page would be an improvement to communication. Has anyone suggested this before? Is there an interest in a more interactive forum?   Curious minds want to know.
>>>> 
>>>> Jon
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