Domi vans again.

[paulhumphries]

Thanks to Russ, who sent me scans of the article in the Feb 2002 issue of Minor Monthly, I now have a lot more information about the Domi vans.
All I can say is WOW - there was certainly a lot more option for Minor commercials than I ever thought.
What really interested me, and I suspect maybe a lot of others, is the fibreglass van back to replace the timber structure on a Traveller.
I wonder how many Travellers might have been saved (due too expensive / difficult to replace timber) if that was still marketed ?
Anyone know of other magazine articles about DOMI vans and other conversions ?
I suppose now I will have to buy the book that we aren't allowed to mention by name to satify my desire for more information about Minor LCV's

Paul Humphries.

[RussLCV]

I am saying nowt.......................thanks for the nice comments Paul

[jonathon]

Paul, please do post the details please. I'm sure you have no commercial link so it should be okay to mention the title,cost etc

[HarryMango]

Folk are getting the wrong end of the stick AGAIN. I don't know the details of any current disputes but the rules should be clear as they have been gone over so many times -

People cannot advertise their own commercial enterprises so Russ cannot advertise his LCV book but I can and Jonathon cannot openly promote Jlh but I can like I can recommend ESM or Fred Bloggs Motors etc.

All this misinterpreting can do is bring back the divisions of the past & scare off posters & we don't want to go there again.

Rog

[8009STEVE]

All this misinterpreting can do is bring back the divisions of the past & scare off posters & we don't want to go there again.

WELL SAID

[bigginger]

Yup. Just to be clear, people may recommend/mention/extol the virtues of snything and anyone they want (and no, with obvious exceptions for the sake of decency) unless it is their own goods or services. Moderators and club 'officials' have more draconian rules, and may not recommend goods or services. Not complicated, really.

[Gareth]

*Nods head in agreement *

[motherofgod]

www.morris.dk

has a domi on there

James

[rayofleamington]

Yup - the rules on Moderator's posts are even more strict than the users!

[jonathon]

Why, as you are only moderating, not really representing committee level decision making, ethics,or, doctrine (please don't take this as belitteling your role though)

[rayofleamington]

Why

The problem is that people often blame the 'MMOC' for things it has little or nothing to do with - the club has many thousands of members and each have their own opinions.
Whether a committee member, branch official, or 'just' a moderator, people give up their own time to work on behalf of the club, and with any 'club role' comes a responsibility.

As part of my contract with my day job, I have to sign away far far more rights to what I can say online (not that there is anything bad to say) and it cetainly puts the MMOC rules in perspective.

For my day job, I'm not allowed to say anything about the automotive business if the comment can be identified as from an employee of 'company XYZ'

[jonathon]

I understand what you say, but what does it have to do with moderation. The very nature of the position and your reason for accepting the role would indicate that you are 'not a risk' to the MMOC. Responsibility does not require a 'gagging' order for its success, just sensible behaviour. I'm happy if you are that you accept the rather 'draconian' rules, but I cannot really see the reason for them.
I also understand the rules about traders being unable to advertise on here, but again this can sometimes be seen as 'draconian' and marginal, when the intention is to inform rather than just a blatant attempt at selling. It can result in important information only being supplied via PM's to a few rather than to the general audience of the forum.

[Kevin]

I understand what you say, but what does it have to do with moderation.

Unfortunately being a moderator means that you are seen to represent the MMOC so reccommendations cannot be given on the board.

[aupickup]

but if it benefits the club member, then surely this is the idea, or am i missing the point as usual

[jonathon]

Thankyou Kevin, link understood, but I could understand this more, if there were only one moderator, but as it stands there are several, so any prejudice would be rare to be held by you all. Still rules is rules.