My Retirement...

[samuel]

After 7 epic years, I am oficially retiring from the "online" Automotive community.

I am looking for someone to take the AE86DC admin reigns who has a serious passion for AE86s, shake the community the fuck up and get shit back on track here.

Don't bother PMing me if you own a KE70... The position will be given to an AE86 owner only, and to discriminate even more, they must be from Brisbane so I can have face to face contact before the handover

The position will be one of absolute power here, to hire and fire moderators as they see fit. To pull the website apart and rebuild it with the help of coders & designers. I will completely step to the side, demote myself to a "pleb member" and continue no further interest in the day to day running of the website (apart from the necessary financial obligations and of course any necessary webserver / webdesign work as comissioned and I will also continue to take care of the merchandise). This is not a transfer of ownership, but a transfer of administration.

I will only consider someone who has the bollocks to rally the community together and ACTIVELY FUCKING ORGANISE EVENTS IN ALL STATES or at least set up region mods or something like that.

Nominate your candidate now.

* Must be an active member
* Must be from Brisbane
* Must own an AE86
* Must have a pair of bollocks and willing to use them
* Must be community minded
* Must be Internet savvy (e.g able to organise and direct the webdesign team)
* Must agree to sit down with me and draft a new AE86DC "charter" and "policy" and "rules"
* Must be able to produce a "plan" of features to be added to the website.

Nominate a member now (you may not nominate yourself). This thread will remain open until midnight sunday the 28th of September 08. From there it will go to a public vote and we will see how well the democratic system works.

That is all

[quadeyquade]

wow

why?

[dr1ft-pig]

gilly or slydar ftw

[samuel]

Please nominate ONE person

FWIW I don't think Gilly would go for it.

As for an explaination, I simply don't have the passion anymore.

[patience]

Dimitri as stated
but I'm not sure he would have the time for it, and he is a pretty easy going guy

[samuel]

It is subject to the nominated members agreeing to go to an "election". So they would have to agree to take it on. It won't just be dumped on someone

And as of tonight, all members (excluding Chris aka Atlas) will be unbanned and able to have an open dialogue.

Yes, even Jinjaninja

[quadeyquade]

DONT ANYONE TELL TRUENO KIM... lol

[samuel]

Oh... And him...

[70XIN]

woah

[samuel]

Two nominations so far...

Keep em coming.

[70XIN]

batman

[samuel]

Read the rules again donkey

[quadeyquade]

mr keating?

[dr1ft-pig]

yes ill back keating up aswell

i think he would make a great admin

[Klutch]

Agreed with both above. :D

[Gilly]

WOW :o

Keating

massive move Nick, though i guess if the drive isn't there anymore its not a silly thing to do

[biggo]

Keating is a logical choice. Plus hes a nerd and the one thing nerds like is the power to take over the world!


sorry, i amuse myself sometimes :lol:

[DAMO46]

ill come over to brissy :)

[deleta]

Keating, will be sad to see you go mr nick

[MountainRunner]

use full names and forum names too LOL

[Clinton]

bounce 86? i remember justin did a pretty good job on the cruise this time last year. is he even on here anymore? if he isnt then keating ftw!

[DRFTPG]

keating!!!


i totally understand everything but the ke70 thing...what does owning a ke70 have to do with how well you can run a website?

[Dish]

Keating. He seems to go orright. Big shock though.

Leave the ban on that puerto rican nob. FUCK AWAY SIR FUCK AWAY. I can't even remember his name.

Just cause it is AE86 drivingclub. I think we all seem to forget that one. You ke70's are the parasites who latched on and got a free ride. :P Just kidding. Much love for the ae's and ke's.

[Clinton]

i think it is a fair call though. rough but fair.

all though doesnt the current head admin on a ke70? and before that a subaru?

[djscheppy]

me for simple reasons


i work in IT i own a AE86 and ive been here from the start.

[redsprinter]

wow... hmm too bad its only for qlds people ... i would put my hands up if we were allowed to nominate one self ...

best of luck to the new admin anyways ...

[slydar]

yeah, thats a bit different though. the whole point of the change it seems is so theres someone who has a real passion for the cars, right now, in charge.

anyway i'm guessing this thread is is just for nominations? or Nick is it cool to discuss the whole scenario here too?

[slydar]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (silver styler @ Sep 22 2008, 10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591093)</div>
me for simple reasons


i work in IT i own a AE86 and ive been here from the start.[/b]

lol, cant nominate yourself man :)

[Clinton]

lol i bet when keating sees all the votes for him he'll sit back in his chair and put his hands on his head a quitely saying to himself "YESSS!!" followed by a little elbow thrust in a downward direction

[breno]

who is keating?

Are you sure this is the best way to go about it?

Someone like Gilly would be a great admin on this site but know for a fact they he wouldnt have enough time to do so.
I would imagine Dimitri is in the same boat.

kinda killing off alot of options with the whole QLD thing.

But if Mr. Keating is who i think it is then i vote him.

[balistic]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (breno @ Sep 22 2008, 12:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591131)</div>
who is keating?

But if Mr. Keating is who i think it is then i vote him.[/b]

http://www.peo.gov.au/images/library/0151.jpg

[4DRFRK]

vote Gilly!

[riojin]

KEATING!

like others have said he is probably the best guy for the job. there isnt many (if any) people who dont like the guy

[Driftspec]

Im Keating :)

To be honest, im pretty humbled by the number of times my name has been put forward. I think i blushed a little when i read the thread, no fist pumps or anything ( :P Clinton lol). It will sad to see Nicks retirement, he has done a lot of work to run this place for us all.

For the record, as a current moderator i will support anyone that gets the gig as site admin. Im here to help the community, no personal or hidden agendas here.

Oh and ill nominate Silver styler, seeing as he cant nominate himself :)

[johl]

i guess we'l all meet each other on sunday and discuss this further

[RobertoX]

+1 for keating

[4agteketo]

+1 Keating

[focus_7]

I havn't been here long but thanks for doing such a great job over the past few years Nick!

Wish I knew who to nominate but I don't know anyone well enough.

[driftke70]

and from abraham to ezekial, and from ezekial to asrah, and from asrah to nick, and from nick to...

i feel keating would do a great job, but i feel the passion for the 86 isnt quite there

i vote slydar, for his common sense, knowledge of ALL things 86/70 and not to mention the perks.

[samuel]

These are nominations

At the end of the day the top 10 nominations will go to vote for a week

Winner of the vote becomes admin of AE86DC

Lame ass democratic process, but if the USA can pull it off maybe we can too

[Sturgey]

+22223 keating :)

[howee]

Hao +11111!!!!!!!

[obey wan boenny]

I'd happily vote for Gilly or Dimitri for their vast knowledge / love for all things AE/KE but I think Keating would do the job nicely...it seems he does spend a lot of time on the interwebz and he does know lots of stuff about IT. Plus, he's a nice guy. (as is Gilly and Dimitri) But yeah, +1 Keating.

[MountainRunner]

im not sure who to vote for cause i only a few people in QLD id say my vote is for

gilly if he cbf'd LOL

[Felix]

whats the chance of the whole, head admin and maybe vice admin?

might make it abit easier with the tech knowhow and the time aspect - just a though

I would be happy to see keating or Dimitri take over

[driftke70]

maybe there doesnt need to be a "head"

why not just have two three even four people, who look after the page on certain rules, where they cant just do shit willy nearly, or go against each other, discuss shit before they do anything brutal.

I think the need for regional mods is a necessity, almost more than stately.

[howee]

poifect^^

[quadeyquade]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (quadeyquade @ Sep 21 2008, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591024)</div>
mr keating?[/b]

finally i had a good idea :D

[samuel]

Enough with the talk

Nominate then move on

This isn't an opinion sharing exercise, its an election...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (driftke70 @ Sep 22 2008, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591432)</div>
maybe there doesnt need to be a "head"

why not just have two three even four people, who look after the page on certain rules, where they cant just do shit willy nearly, or go against each other, discuss shit before they do anything brutal.

I think the need for regional mods is a necessity, almost more than stately.[/b]

[djscheppy]

personaly i am voting Keating because he is a mod already knows his shiz.

i would vote D but he is a Site Sponsors.

[AE86_4life]

i know u said from brissy But if u change ur mind on that Sam Q is very passionate about this site

[marvis]

Keating

[Matt-AE86]

Dimitri
Gilly

[timmay]

keating ftw... do we nominate new mods aswell or just admin

[sprintdaddy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HighLife @ Sep 22 2008, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591146)</div>
http://www.peo.gov.au/images/library/0151.jpg[/b]


+1 for keating :P

[import_love]

keating, even though i don't know him as a person he's on this site more than i am. that's some serious dedication and he's a mod so he knows what goes with the role already

[ae82]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HighLife @ Sep 22 2008, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591146)</div>
http://www.peo.gov.au/images/library/0151.jpg[/b]

dont know who is keating, but he looks cool. lmao

+1 for mr keating.

[DAMO46]

keating

[samuel]

So you lived under a rock during the 80s

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Eason86 @ Sep 23 2008, 06:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591694)</div>
dont know who is keating, but he looks cool. lmao

+1 for mr keating.[/b]

[Driftspec]

FYI, I am no relation to said previous Prime Minister - he is part of some Sydney clan that is no relation to our QLD clan.

Again, thanks for the support, I am very much humbled by it. I've accepted the nomination, so if you want me to be the guy to do the web site stuff, organise events, organise goodies for the AE86 Driving Club (amongst other things), remember to vote when the poll comes out :)

[samuel]

Election mode on ;)

Make sure you get some of this happening too

http://www.reload.ws/blog/bushbaby.jpg

[Driftspec]

Photos with babies? I think we'd much prefer photos with babes ;)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/168284.jpg



*waits for the Photoshoppers to come out*

[breno]

KEVIN07

[Gilly]

someone put his head on bush's body :)

[fantapants1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nick @ Sep 21 2008, 11:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591011)</div>
It is subject to the nominated members agreeing to go to an "election". So they would have to agree to take it on. It won't just be dumped on someone

And as of tonight, all members (excluding Chris aka Atlas) will be unbanned and able to have an open dialogue.

Yes, even Jinjaninja[/b]
wow.... i even got a personal invite... boo yaa!! :P

ive always had very good dealings with keating and find him easy to get along with while being responsible and intelligent. He seems to be the only choice going atm... Gilly would be the goer for my money but he is way to busy, Dim is THE man when it comes to knowledge but again too busy and his enthusiasm for the interwebz geeks can be up and down :P

Im sure there are others very well suited to the job, but i dont really know anyone well enough to make suggestions beyond my breif experiances with keating wich have all been positive.

[breno]

my vote goes to fantapants1 ^_^

[4DRFRK]

babes??

[tony_kim]

keating seems decent i vote him.
sad to see nick go... but keating will be good

[samuel]

Post yours Beau

[riojin]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (driftspec @ Sep 23 2008, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=591808)</div>
*waits for the Photoshoppers to come out*[/b]

i remembered you asked for this in off-topic once.

[attachment=31213:pedobear.jpg]

[breno]

http://www.pixorhost.net/upload/xrfhpatc8zxfbs6ev9mps08dmh1vqmge5sfkc5f7tcu3pf3xhu .jpg

It freaks me out.
But doing that in paint made me realise you look like the dude from spicks and specks.
+1

[Gunner]

So when does the voting begin?

[Klutch]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div>
Nominate a member now (you may not nominate yourself). This thread will remain open until midnight sunday the 28th of September 08. From there it will go to a public vote and we will see how well the democratic system works.[/b]

[Gunner]

see what happens when you don't read shit people lol

[tony_kim]

this is a reunion for banned users past ands present... dont worry i will be good.

i posted a positive input about this topic, and also posted a topic about 4x100 watanabes... im being constructive and didnt hide my identity.

anyways a turning point it seems. everybody give good input to new leadership.

[Beau]

wow this organtun is back on here...

If i can vote, i vote all three mentioned. Gilly D-unit and Keating!

May have had my differences with yourself Nick. But good luck with what ever you are doing.

[samuel]

Just call me "Stalin" ;)

...Oh wait :P

Good luck to you also... I see that you're retiring from the admin team on HR also

P.s The vote is for a single person only and will go up First thing monday morning

Winner becomes admin - simple

[Beau]

im glad we have nick names for each other..

i'll be voting for Gilly if he wants the roll as every time he speaks to me he wants to have cyber

[Konakid]

Id have to say keating or Gilly, if he wants the position that is.

[nomis]

gilly/dim ftw

[tony_kim]

qld only... if it was the whole site i would vote for K0NAKID...

i agree 98% of everything k0nakid says...

but seeing as qld only then im vote keating.

[sprintdaddy]

South Australians in charge of 86DC, what a horrible disgusting thought :o

[Sherlock]

Oi! :P

[driftke70]

rather aidselaide than gold coast.

no matter what happens it'll be interesting.

[samoo]

i vote HAO!

He has clearly changed the look of DC. Therefore he is king

[Gunner]

this is true, but we couldn't pay him enough eggs

[Gilly]

as much as i would love to take on a role like this i quite frankly wouldn't be able to offer the time and dedication the role/site/users deserve.

i must admit have been thinking about it since the topic started but for the above reasons it wouldn't be feasible.

big thanks to all that thought of me though :)

i think the best all rounder would be Keating based on the criteria Nick highlighted and hence has my vote/support.

best of luck to Nick with his ventures and best of luck to a new chapter in 86DC i guess.

p.s worth noting i think its excellent that Nick has offered the vote to the users instead of just picking and choosing as he has every right to.

[choonga]

Driftspec Keating ftw!

[monkae86]

vote 1 driftspec.

...and the girl on the right is hot :)

[Roku_70]

good luck nick you seem to have done a good job.

[Ma61Rims4Sale]

the girl on the left is hotter...not as hot as Keating though

[monkae86]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div>
the girl on the left is hotter[/b]

lol you cant be serious.




what plans you got after ae86dc nick?

[tony_kim]

who cares about those girls... anyways i wonder who will be new leader... keating seems popular...

if only K0NAKID as allowed to be leader, hes corect about almost everything.

i assume nick will focus on his business, he is a very busy person, so it must be hard to juggle beingadmin and his work load !

[obey wan boenny]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (keto 4122 @ Sep 25 2008, 07:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=592466)</div>
i vote HAO!

He has clearly changed the look of DC. Therefore he is king[/b]

LOL. I'm nothing but a peanut.

[samuel]

Getting married in November...

And have my businesses to attend to. Trying to save for a house next year etc.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (monkae86 @ Sep 25 2008, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=592888)</div>
lol you cant be serious.




what plans you got after ae86dc nick?[/b]

[driftke70]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nick @ Sep 26 2008, 05:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=592947)</div>
Getting married in November...

And have my businesses to attend to. Trying to save for a house next year etc.[/b]


good stuff, i know so many people that are stuck in the rental loop.

[samuel]

And the bad news is that its only going to get worse.

[DRFTPG]

hey nick does this mean you are fully leaving or are you gonna be still hanging around from time to time?

congrats on the engagement as well

[samuel]

After the hand-over, I will have no more to do with HOW the website runs or WHAT decisions get made. I am stepping down as the Admin / Decisionmaker...

I won't be "gone" as I will be taking over the merchandise and financial side of the business (e.g. webhosting & bills etc).

I'm looking to buy a hachi in 2009 anyways and I would definitely miss it if I couldn't come here anymore.

But as far as the change goes, the new admin gets the final word on EVERYTHING except whats mentioned above.

[Beserker99]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nick @ Sep 26 2008, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=593022)</div>
I'm looking to buy a hachi in 2009[/b]

Haha, finally :P

[samuel]

In 2002-2003 I had two AE86s, and for the rest of the time between, i've owned an AE82 and an AE71 and about 5 x KE70's

An AE86 has been on the books for ages but with getting married and all the new businesses i've started this year, its been a backburner item.

But 2009 involves a house an an AE86 for sure

[johl]

and a good garage

[samuel]

After 3 years of living in a unit, a garage will be a welcome change :(

[Beserker99]

Do what you need to Nick, s'all good :)

[quadeyquade]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Beserker99 @ Sep 26 2008, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=593067)</div>
Do what you need to Nick, s'all good :)[/b]

nick needs to get a ae86

wait so do i

[samuel]

Nominations are closed.

Voting poll coming up shortly...

[samuel]

Time to go and vote!

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/board/in...showtopic=36937 (http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/board/index.php?showtopic=36937)