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Gentle Ben
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Joined: 07 Oct 2004
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:31 pm |
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Just browsing through the member's list as you do and came across a familiar name from a while back during my hayday on Network54 Renault 19 forums - Steve Norfield!
I recall him being that message board's equivalent of Chris, but when I found Retro I kind of abandoned that board, I remember it just being full of retards asking the same old repetitive questions or being abusive for no reason.
So anyway - Steve, if you're out there and reading this - hello! |
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Addie
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:08 pm |
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Gentle Ben
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:28 pm |
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Don't know mate, I do know Chris was on there for a while, then I lost the internet for a bit and then when I got it back again Chris had moved on to pastures new and this Steve fella was the one dishing out all the tech advice.
Paul Mitchell's message board was the one I was referring to. |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:54 am |
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I was on both 19.com and pauls forum from around 1998! |
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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 7432
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:04 am |
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I remember that Steve Norfield guy on the network54 forum. He left because it's such an archaic piece of crap forum which you dont log on to, so all the nob heads that frequent it started to impersonate him etc. and take the piss.
I can't for the life of me understand why people use that forum still, it's worse than RSC for clueless fools gobbing off or asking moronic questions for the billionth time.
I occasionally go on there to direct people here
Oh, and I have that forum to thank for my 'free' phase 1 so I shouldn't bitch too much I suppose  |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:14 am |
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hmm looks like you were right ben, 2000!
I was on pauls beforer brians though. |
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Gentle Ben
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:41 pm |
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I was never on the other one, didn't know that one existed tbh! |
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Ade
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Joined: 04 Dec 2004
Posts: 17
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:34 pm |
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I used to visit Brian's forum around 2001-2003. I knew of the existence of Paul's forum but rarely looked at it and never posted. Steve Groom also had a website and forum which was aimed more towards R19 1.4s than valvers. Both site and forum seem to be long gone! |
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JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:56 am |
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when i first had my valver in 2000, paul's forum was the one i started using simply because it was the first that came up in google when searching for renault 19 16v...he had a proper website to go with it back then...
that then went down for "work" and never returned...shame.
but i met Ray on there and then he introduced me to RSC...which back then I thought was the dogs bollocks! 
oh how things have changed! |
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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:15 am |
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We don't show up on search engines when you put in 'Renault 19 16v' 
How do we 'register' with search engines so people can actually find us rather than being directed here by word of mouth? |
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astrojon007
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Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:18 am |
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We don't show up on google if you type retro renault!!!
Looked through the first 10 pages and there was nothing. |
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JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:59 am |
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Amber
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 435
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:09 am |
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thats how i get on to the forum every time. Cant save it in fav's at work. |
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:14 am |
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the thing is ,does this also come up when you type in renault 19 16v ? |
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astrojon007
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:56 am |
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Addie
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:13 am |
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We don't show up on search engines when you put in 'Renault 19 16v'
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This is called "search marketing" - One of the ways Google ranks websites is according to the number of people that link to that site. So the more web pages containing the term "Renault 19 16v" that link here or even better the link text contains that term that the greater hits you would get.
The term "Renault 19 16v" needs to be on the homepage, in the title of the homepage and also in the meta tags (Chet doesn't have any I don't think).
Retro Renault needs to get into some link exchanges with some higher ranking websites.
I'd be happy to help develop the site away from being purly a forum, maybe the homepage could contain a list of 'Retro Renaults' with a little biography about each one? I'd be happy to contribute time / design. Once we have something we can be proud of we can start marketing it. |
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JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:52 am |
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thats interesting...as i didnt select UK but i was on google.co.uk as opposed to .com...how bizarre.
maybe things will change once server is uk based. |
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Addie
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:36 am |
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JB
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:02 am |
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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:03 am |
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LOL, 'slight surface rust' on the rear arches...it's being eaten alive more like!  |
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JB
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:35 pm |
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aye, and filled once or twice before, by the looks of it |
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I did UK