Author Topic: An idea for content -- year by year "flashback" discussions (Read 2547 times)

Boxer2500 · « **on:** May 24, 2006, 08:41:24 PM »

I got the idea from the Car Lounge (a large general automotive spinoff of VWVortex). The site is just too large for my liking -- one has to wade through a flood of stupidity to find anything interesting, but one thing that keeps me coming back there is the Automotive Flashback threads. They started out last year at 1920, and they've worked their way up to 1965. In each thread, anyone who has a valuable tidbit of information relative to that year can post. Seems like that may be an interesting thing to try here.

Here's a link to the index thread over there. Just take a look and see what you think.

http://forums.thecarlounge.net/zerothread?id=2304451

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2006, 10:21:02 AM »

Teriffic idea!

Ultra · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2006, 10:40:53 AM »

Quote from: KarnUtz on May 25, 2006, 10:21:02 AM

Teriffic idea!

I second that emotion.

Ultra · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2006, 11:01:56 AM »

It was your idea, Boxer.

Start the threads.

Boxer2500 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2006, 01:22:42 PM »

I'd be glad to start the threads. But I'm afraid most of my entries would probably be from Wikipedia, or some such source. I'm not exactly an encyclopedia of pre-1980 automotive knowledge.

Ultra · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2006, 01:39:57 PM »

Quote from: Boxer2500 on May 25, 2006, 01:22:42 PM

I'm not exactly an encyclopedia of pre-1980 automotive knowledge.

This sounds like an excellent opportunity for you to become one.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2006, 01:43:42 PM »

Great idea

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2006, 06:04:24 PM »

great idea! Might work better if we started with 1980 and worked our way back.

Ultra · « **Reply #8 on:** May 26, 2006, 11:29:01 PM »

Quote from: Boxer2500 on May 25, 2006, 01:22:42 PM

I'd be glad to start the threads. But I'm afraid most of my entries would probably be from Wikipedia, or some such source. I'm not exactly an encyclopedia of pre-1980 automotive knowledge.

Don't get shy on us......

Boxer2500 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2006, 12:53:13 AM »

I'm thinking maybe set up one thread for each decade, from the '20s through the '80s. List significant cars and innovations from each decade, and whatnot.

Boxer2500 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2006, 12:53:44 AM »

Also, I wonder if this should be in the forums, or if it would be better as a front page feature.

Ultra · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2006, 01:24:28 AM »

Quote from: Boxer2500 on May 27, 2006, 12:53:13 AM

I'm thinking maybe set up one thread for each decade, from the '20s through the '80s. List significant cars and innovations from each decade, and whatnot.

That would be fantastic.

I agree about frontpage. Write it here in the forums and then we will translate it to front page material.

Karn, how about keeping the "Nname that Car's" going in the forums and then we can translate that into frontpage material as well?

Ultra · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2006, 01:50:22 AM »

Quote from: Ultra on May 27, 2006, 01:24:28 AM

Karn, how about keeping the "Name that Car's" going in the forums and then we can translate that into frontpage material as well?

Karn, I got an idea.

Do the "Name that Car's" in the forum. After they are solved, we will front page the best one's with a link to the forum to find the answer. That way, people will read the threads and be even more likely to respond.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #13 on:** May 28, 2006, 03:27:55 AM »

Y'all done read my mind!

When the new new Autopuzzles site comes online (coming soon!), someting similar is my intent. Post the NTC's here, and ling them with a thumbnail and teaser on the AP front page.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #14 on:** May 31, 2006, 10:37:10 AM »

If there are no objections, I'll kick off Boxer2500's thread.

Ultra · « **Reply #15 on:** May 31, 2006, 11:02:34 AM »

Quote from: KarnUtz on May 31, 2006, 10:37:10 AM

If there are no objections, I'll kick off Boxer2500's thread.

Please do....

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #16 on:** March 22, 2009, 04:29:54 AM »

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #17 on:** March 22, 2009, 07:18:29 AM »

Good idea,but it needs some guidelines. If someone starts it we can follow...

Boxer2500 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 02, 2009, 06:08:18 PM »

I forgot all about this. Instead of doing flashback threads, I ended up going back to college.

May, 2006. Was that really three years ago?

knightfan26917 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 04, 2009, 12:35:39 AM »

Quote from: Boxer2500 on April 02, 2009, 06:08:18 PM

Instead of doing flashback threads, I ended up going back to college.

Priorities, man ... priorities!

GREAT idea, though

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Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #20 on:** December 27, 2011, 05:05:54 AM »

Here goes....

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=19142.msg192354#msg192354

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Author Topic: An idea for content -- year by year "flashback" discussions (Read 2547 times)