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Post by gth (Columbus OH) on Aug 28, 2018 12:59:11 GMT -5
Like many here I suspect, I still post to the only forums in GB that are still active -- the news article forum threads -- to get points. Every so often, I see a poster lamenting, "Bring back the forums!"
I sometimes post a notice to try to direct users to GBO. But in any news article forum, my post scrolls off the page fast.
Any ideas to reach out to our old GB users, before even the GB news articles are shut down?
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Post by gth (Columbus OH) on Aug 28, 2018 13:02:09 GMT -5
This is what I paste into my GB posts (when I think about it and have it handy):
Want your GasBuddy forums back?
Go [L=http://gbo.freeforums.net]here[/L] to find them.
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Post by SUVFan on Sept 10, 2018 7:33:54 GMT -5
About the only thing I've thought of would be to put together a newsy item that maybe chronicles what happened at GB back in March and covers this alternative. That could be posted as a news article that would link back here. The "article" might be in a stand alone topic here or someone may know of a blog or other place articles can be published. It would not technically meet the submission guidelines for GB articles, but that has not been policed by GB in years, not since PD was an active moderator.
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Post by CampKohler (Sacramento CA) on Sept 11, 2018 19:08:19 GMT -5
Every time I see someone mentioning loss of forums "over there," I put in a buddy request to them, but I have never gotten a reply. They just complain without really trying to do anything about it.
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Admiral37
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Stupidity got us into this mess, and stupidity will get us out.
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Post by Admiral37 on Mar 19, 2019 17:16:10 GMT -5
I hear ya. A few of my old GB buddies just won't take that step over to GBO and I'm dumbfounded as to why. One in particular was big into the forums and posted constantly, but just had no interest in coming over. Maybe they saw it as a way of breaking what might have become a habit, who knows?
That's my two cents.
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Post by MadFueler on Mar 29, 2019 20:22:17 GMT -5
Today someone posted (as an article) a proposition that all members post 9.99 as all price reports on April 1st as a protest. I responded that if they wanted to vent, they should come over here instead.
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Post by Interesting on Mar 31, 2019 19:30:21 GMT -5
A lot want the forums back for 500 points. Posting here does not net points.
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teafortwo
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Post by teafortwo on Dec 2, 2020 4:52:53 GMT -5
Hi guys,
I am still trying with my posts in the News section. My theory is if they just have to click once on a live link, they might be more inclined to hop over and check it out, so I persevere:
Not really "OK" here these days? :0{
Feeling ~~~ d _ i _ s _ c _ o _ n _ n _ e _ c _ t _ e _ d ~~~ here on GasBuddy ? ? ?
Not into Facebook or twits?
[L=http://gbo.freeforums.net/] GBO ~ fun, games and sharing with familiar friends & faces [/L]
Hop on over for a free test drive ~~~ ;0}
t
I know it is a bit obnoxious, intentionally, a reflection of the rude treatment members have received from the new only-money-matters big oil owners.
Ah well.
Perseverance furthers ;0}
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ddt
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Post by ddt on Jan 1, 2021 23:29:44 GMT -5
i used to love gas buddy. not so much anymore.
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