Re: Idea for the web site

From: Mathew DePasquale (mat1@rochester.infi.net)
Date: Sun Jun 01 1997 - 00:11:03 EDT


Or how about a relatively small .GIF of the truck/owner and small
'icons' of the symbol of the vehicle they took (small bowtie, etc.)
Click on the symbol and get the story... or something like that.

What am I saying? I won't be up there. I have a stock 3.9L. I'll let
you know if I shoot down any Chevy Spectrums though...

Michael Clark wrote:
>
> Ok, guys and gals, I've been talking to Jon on an idea for the website
> that I had. He likes the idea but we need input from the members.
> Being that I'm kinda lazy right now I just copied and pasted our
> discussion into one message. Read it over and get those creative juices
> flowing!
>
> >
> > At 03:18 AM 5/31/97 -0500, Michael Clark wrote:
> > >Jon,
> > > Had an encounter today. Old S-10 Chebby v6, no muffler, hood scoop,
> > >big ole rpm guage on the dash and two teenagers inside. Well I was
> > >being a nice guy and trying to ignore them but they would have none of
> > >that, so.... hehe, gave 'em a look at my Summit Racing decal on the
> > >back window as I pulled away, 8 car-lengths later I shut down. I have to
> > >say they were pretty good sports. Even though they got spanked they had
> > >smiles on their faces, waved with more than one finger, and didn't try
> > >to cut me off or anything. :-)
> >
>
> > >
> > >Anyway I'm sure you're not surprised at the outcome, but I got to
> > >thinking 'bout it on the way home. What if we had a page on the
> > >website, sorta like a kill list? Ya know, members could post what all
> > >they have spanked. Maybe even have a few lines of narrative. With all
> > >the street racer types on the list I think they would get a kick out of
> > >it. Of course you would need a big ole disclaimer saying you do not
> > >encourage this type behavior, blah blah blah... So if someone gets
> > >killed racing they don't try to point the blame in your (our)
> > >direction.
> > >
> >
> > Well, lets see... Your idea is both socially irresponsible and
> > politically incorrect. I like it. :)
> >
> > That's a pretty cool idea... :) It would be an interesting way
> > to establish a kind of "pecking order" too... :) It could have both
> > street and strip stories. I was thinking of using the WWWProfile
> > software for a while there, but then they wouldn't be all in the same
> > file... I could probably set up a WWW mail form and let people
> > enter 'em that way (or just e-mail them to me) and I could update the
> > list by hand... Maybe have a list of "killed cars" up at the top,
> > clicking on one would take you down to that section... Maybe if
> > there was more than one story for a particular model of car, it could
> > have whole sections... Or it could even be divided up into makes (Ford,
> > Chevy, etc) then down into models... Hmmm..... :)
> >
> > >I think this would be neat and I'm sure the other guys would like it,
> > >but I thought I would not say anything to the members just yet and just ask you
> > >since you have the final say so anyway.
> > >
> > >Just a thought....
> > >
> >
> > Yeah, sounds good to me!! If you'd like to post a message to the list
> > and see what everyone thinks, that'd be fine by me. :) I'll have to
> > try and think of a good way to put the page together... Maybe some
> > discussion on the list will turn up some new ideas too. I've already
> > got a few ideas brewing... :)
>
> --
> Michael Clark mike@snakebite.com
> 93 Mark III 4X2 reg. cab SWB
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