A distant Memory of the Old MAK Board...

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

What a difference we have all expierenced since the new board has evolved. Even I, have forgotten how limited the old board was.

Cheers to Mike, Phil, and our team of Moderators for making it possible for what we have now!

Nick Badame


Here is a look at the final day's of the old Board....Sad...

Amsoil bypass oil filter - Wayne 19:11:00 04/08/06 (2)
Re: Amsoil bypass oil filter - Dallas 19:53:24 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Amsoil bypass oil filter - Gary Stadler 19:27:58 04/08/06 (0)
Bus Convention - Kenny D. 09:19:04 04/08/06 (1)
Re: Bus Convention - ceieio 09:41:07 04/08/06 (0)
Charging House and Starting Batteries - Fred Mc 20:41:47 04/07/06 (16)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Dallas 18:45:57 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Jerry Liebler 18:30:01 04/08/06 (1)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Gary Stadler 16:56:25 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Gary Stadler 16:51:29 04/08/06 (1)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Marc Bourget 14:51:43 04/08/06 (4)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Jerry Liebler 09:43:10 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Jerry Liebler 09:42:14 04/08/06 (5)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Geoff 09:00:07 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Gary Stadler 08:36:25 04/08/06 (1)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Dallas 06:28:14 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Marc Bourget 06:10:04 04/08/06 (1)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Jim Robinson 03:56:33 04/08/06 (1)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - gusc 18:55:21 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - JohnEd 23:49:39 04/07/06 (1)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Geoff 03:41:09 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Charging House and Starting Batteries - Geoff 22:55:56 04/07/06 (2)
House battery cables - Pat Rac 17:54:51 04/07/06 (1)
Re: House battery cables - Marc Bourget 06:24:01 04/08/06 (0)
rubber for bay stg. doors - toyznstuff 16:35:46 04/07/06 (6)
Re: rubber for bay stg. doors - 16:37:27 04/07/06 (5)
Re: rubber for bay stg. doors - gusc 18:29:21 04/08/06 (0)
Re: rubber for bay stg. doors - gusc 21:14:28 04/07/06 (1)
Re: rubber for bay stg. doors - 21:12:15 04/07/06 (2)
Re: rubber for bay stg. doors - sam phillips 20:46:13 04/07/06 (0)
Re: rubber for bay stg. doors - sam phillips 20:38:39 04/07/06 (3)
rear view window - old allegro 04:30:55 04/07/06 (4)
Re: rear view window - Steve C 11:17:59 04/07/06 (0)
Re: rear view window - 11:08:26 04/07/06 (0)
Re: rear view window - 10:05:54 04/07/06 (1)
Yes it can be done. - Jay Gerlick 16:12:28 04/07/06 (0)
Power Steering Pump Problem - Steve C 04:19:36 04/07/06 (4)
Re: Power Steering Pump Problem .....mine too - mj 13:24:34 04/08/06 (0)
Re: Power Steering Pump Problem - Busted Knuckle 11:27:27 04/07/06 (1)
Re: Power Steering Pump Problem - TomC 08:00:39 04/07/06 (0)
Re: Power Steering Pump Problem - Casper4104 05:16:03 04/07/06 (0)
House batteries - Eagle 10 (Freebird) 06:41:28 04/06/06 (14)
Re: SAVE COLD instead - FAST FRED 03:30:52 04/08/06 (0)
A Bit of Brain Damage-Let's Try This Again! - TomC 19:40:37 04/06/06 (4)
Re: A Bit of Brain Damage-Let's Try This Again! - Jerry Liebler 19:54:58 04/08/06 (0)
Re: A Bit of Brain Damage-Let's Try This Again! - NewbeeMC9 12:24:46 04/07/06 (0)
Re: A Bit of Brain Damage-Let's Try This Again! - TomC 08:07:00 04/07/06 (0)
Re: A Bit of Brain Damage-Let's Try This Again! - Freebird 07:50:20 04/07/06 (3)
Re: House batteries - 10:42:48 04/06/06 (0)
Re: House batteries - Eagle 10 (Freebird) 10:34:49 04/06/06 (1)
Re: House batteries - Eagle 10 (Freebird) 10:55:37 04/06/06 (0)
Re: House batteries - TomC 07:22:00 04/06/06 (2)
Re: House batteries - Jerry Liebler 08:03:25 04/06/06 (0)
1,100 watt reefer - TomC 07:28:22 04/06/06 (0)
Re: House batteries - Jerry Liebler 07:12:04 04/06/06 (1)
Re: House batteries - Dallas 07:31:27 04/06/06 (0)
a/c ducts - old allegro 22:28:33 04/05/06 (3)
Re: a/c ducts - 06:21:03 04/06/06 (1)
Re: a/c ducts - Nick Badame Refrigeration Co. 06:22:19 04/06/06 (0)
Re: a/c ducts - gumpy 05:00:11 04/06/06 (0)
Amidship Door - Oilfinder 12:08:49 04/05/06 (9)
Re: Amidship Door - Merlin 08:55:54 04/08/06 (0)
Seeking adjustable driver's seat base (air ride???) Anyone know where i can find this? Maybe used? - DROdio 10:36:58 04/05/06 (7)
MCI 7door seals - gabby 10:21:21 04/05/06 (1)
Re: MCI 7door seals - Frank 12:14:05 04/05/06 (0)
Fuel Preheater? - Rick Brown in Reno 09:04:37 04/05/06 (5)
Re: Fuel Preheater? -- Thanks - Rick Brown in Reno 08:19:00 04/07/06 (0)
Re: Fuel Preheater? - DrivingMissLazy 05:37:27 04/06/06 (0)
Re: Fuel Preheater? - Jerry Campbell 19:09:46 04/05/06 (0)
Re: Fuel Preheater? - Dallas 10:45:39 04/05/06 (0)
Re: Fuel Preheater? - gumpy 09:44:23 04/05/06 (1)
radiators - onemule 23:47:14 04/04/06 (6)
Re: radiators - JohnEd 00:11:47 04/08/06 (0)
Re: radiators - FAST FRED 04:04:55 04/06/06 (0)
Re: radiators - Dallas 04:24:58 04/05/06 (0)
tire source in central VA - Kevin 14:41:35 04/04/06 (2)
Tires in Victorville, Ca - TomC 15:56:04 04/04/06 (0)
Re: tire source in central VA - Nick RTS II 15:28:56 04/04/06 (1)
Re: Tire source in Denver - Dallas 12:10:42 04/04/06 (1)
Used Coach Seats - Steve C 06:45:49 04/04/06 (0)
Re: DIGITAL Voltage meter - FAST FRED 04:04:11 04/05/06 (0)
Re: House Battery - Kent 18:08:51 04/04/06 (0)
Re: House Battery - 18:01:08 04/04/06 (0)
Re: House Battery - Phil in SoCal 22:11:37 04/03/06 (3)
left turn signal - dug 17:32:23 04/03/06 (2)
Luke, You are all over it - Dug 18:50:46 04/03/06 (0)
Re: left turn signal - LUKE at US COACH 17:59:55 04/03/06 (1)
Back Up Camera Housing - Jeff 17:08:50 04/03/06 (3)
Re: Back Up Camera Housing - Footloose 07:26:26 04/05/06 (1)
Re: Back Up Camera Housing - DrivingMissLazy 11:38:03 04/05/06 (0)
Re: Back Up Camera Housing - Nick Badame Refrigeration Co. 18:23:07 04/03/06 (0)
83 mc-9 radiators - Busnut83 17:00:15 04/03/06 (5)
Re: 83 mc-9 radiators - 14:04:32 04/06/06 (0)
Re: 83 mc-9 radiators - Jerry H. 19:59:18 04/04/06 (0)
Re: 83 mc-9 radiators - Rich (International Bus Parts) 08:05:38 04/04/06 (0)
Re: 83 mc-9 radiators - Ear-8-Ky 07:22:57 04/04/06 (0)
Re: 83 mc-9 radiators - Ear-8-Ky 07:12:26 04/04/06 (2)
MC 8 Air Beams - Larry Ohlmann 09:52:42 04/03/06 (2)
Re: MC 8 Air Beams - Rich (International Bus Parts) 08:45:45 04/04/06 (0)
Re: MC 8 Air Beams - Jack Conrad 10:18:20 04/03/06 (0)
Stainless Wheel Inserts - Steve C 07:38:44 04/03/06 (3)
Re: Stainless Wheel Inserts - Utahclaimjumper 20:57:28 04/03/06 (0)
Re: Stainless Wheel Inserts - Nick Badame Refrigeration Co. 08:37:49 04/03/06 (0)
Stainless Wheel Inserts - Steve C 07:38:12 04/03/06 (1)
3 way 12 volting lighting control - Pat Rac 18:58:46 04/02/06 (3)
Re: 3 way 12 volting lighting control - Ross 05:53:24 04/03/06 (0)
Re: 3 way 12 volting lighting control - DrDave 05:11:11 04/03/06 (0)
Re: battery acid on metal (preps ?) - gusc 19:57:29 04/02/06 (0)
Re: battery acid on metal (preps ?) - Dallas 17:59:56 04/02/06 (0)
Re: battery acid on metal (preps ?) - niles 16:43:24 04/02/06 (1)
travel lav - Tom Wilkinson 16:25:06 04/02/06 (1)
Bus vs Truck - Ray 15:05:39 04/02/06 (7)
Much better... - gumpy 11:36:15 04/03/06 (0)
contact bigtim44 - old allegro 06:19:17 04/02/06 (2)
Re: Why LIGHT makes you sick? - FAST FRED 03:27:40 04/07/06 (0)
Re: Why plastic line make you sick? - Brian Elfert 14:27:41 04/02/06 (2)
Re: Why plastic line make you sick? - gumpy 14:20:38 04/02/06 (3)
Re: Why plastic line make you sick? - Brian Elfert 11:02:35 04/02/06 (5)
Pumps - Casper4104 09:09:04 04/02/06 (0)
Re: Can I parallel two water pumps for more GPM? - Doug Wotring 12:36:10 04/01/06 (3)
dont leave me out...I can't register..what is wrong - David Pinson 05:09:46 04/03/06 (2)
Re: Lights Going Out on BBS soon / New board - kyle4501 18:47:23 04/01/06 (2)
Re: Lights Going Out on BBS soon / New board - Tom Y 20:47:32 03/31/06 (0)
Fighting bus fires - Jim Shepherd 10:19:28 04/01/06 (0)
Good line... - gumpy 17:08:30 04/02/06 (1)
Re: NEED HELP EAST OF DENVER! - ghanson 20:23:05 04/01/06 (0)
NJ TRANSIT BUSES - JohnEd 22:20:08 03/30/06 (10)
Re: Fuel Preheater? -- Thanks - Rick Brown in Reno 08:19:00 04/07/06 (0)
Re: Fuel Preheater? - DrivingMissLazy 05:37:27 04/06/06 (0)
Re: Fuel Preheater? - Jerry Campbell 19:09:46 04/05/06 (0)
Re: Fuel Preheater? - Dallas 10:45:39 04/05/06 (0)
Re: Fuel Preheater? - gumpy 09:44:23 04/05/06 (1)
Re: NJ TRANSIT BUSES - 09:17:00 04/03/06 (0)
Re: NJ TRANSIT BUSES - Doug Wotring 06:10:27 03/31/06 (7

[Ednj]

I must have been pretty busy working on the bus in April, my name is'nt there not even once.

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Ed,

It was a little more than a weeks worth of messages, You were just into the bus ,for sure LOL

Nick-

[plyonsMC9]

Hey Nick - that sure brings back some memories.  Some of them weren't, uhm, well, happy. 

But did meet a lot of great busnuts!      Unfortunately, we met almost as many spammers and hackers.   

Now with this board, we are able to fend off the hackers with a few tools.  Makes all concerned much happer   

Except spammers 

Best Regards,
Phil

[plyonsMC9]

Wow, I didn't even notice that was a week's worth of posts.  We get that many now on a daily basis!

[Fred Mc]

I would be interested in a comparison of traffic on the old board vs the new board because, unlike the previous poster, I get the "feeling" there is not as much traffic now.

Thanks

Fred Mc. PD4106

[belfert]

I would be interested in a comparison of traffic on the old board vs the new board because, unlike the previous poster, I get the "feeling" there is not as much traffic now.

I just did some quick calculations.  The new board has been live for about 20 weeks.  This means about 80 new topics a week minus some for topics posted during the testing phase.  The last week of the old MAK board had about 40 new topics, so new topics are up 50% to 100% depending on how many topics were posted during testing.

A few posters have left such as Fast Fred, but it appears he doesn't post on BNO either these days.  Most left because they say the new boards are too slow with dialup, but I know a few don't like the moderation here.  (I don't have any problem with the moderators and they don't seem to do anything if you post on bus topics and don't flame foks.)

The old MAK board absolutely sucked in the last few months.  Phil was rebuilding it alsmost daily at the end so posts disappeared and threading got all screwed up regularly.

Brian Elfert

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Here is the Stats for the new board

Over 25,000 hits a month......Wow.   almost 6 times more than the old board.


August 2006  303 2511 94 53 245053
July 2006  342 3112 86 46 267934
June 2006  401 3644 114 45 279946
May 2006  328 2688 165 54 244938
April 2006  320 2690 439 44 227443
March 2006  26 101 30 15 1816


Nick-

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Here are more new board stats


Total Members: 921
Total Posts: 13974
Total Topics: 1620
Total Categories: 1
Users Online: 7
Most Online: 54 - May 01, 2006, 09:11:18 PM

[Brian Diehl]

Just to extend on Brian Elfert's post ....

I really appreciate all the hard work the moderators do on a daily basis on this board.  It is much more pleasurable to use and I really appreciate all of the extras that MAK has so kindly provided for us. 

Thanks Mike K., Phil, Nick, BK, and others!

[Homegrowndiesel]

Good Job folks
Like an old dog, I did not like it at first (different than I was used to) just when I was getting used to the old board.
After some work with it I see how much better I can ues it.

Keep up the good work! 

Bill Glenn

[plyonsMC9]

Like an old dog, I did not like it at first (different than I was used to) just when I was getting used to the old board.
After some work with it I see how much better I can ues it.

Bill Glenn

We're glad to have you aboard Bill!

Kind Regards, Phil