Gone Missing

[d2dave]

I was looking through some old posts and some names popped up and I thought, haven't heard from such and such for a while.

So I had a bit of a look at some names of people that were very regular contributors to this place and haven't been here for a while.

Here is a list of a few.

Mick Marsh. Last contribution 10 2018
Justinc 7/21
Eevo 9/21
Dullbird 4/18 was/is a Mod
Landy Andy 10/17
Chucaro 10/20

There are probably lots more. Anyone know why some of the above are no longer around

[incisor]

Dullbird helps look after the Facebook group
Mick Marsh and LandyAndy were mods and had issues with me
eevo was repeatedly banned for misbehavior and never came back
Not sure what happened with Justinc and Chucaro but Justin is active on facebook

[Geedublya]

Justin is flat out with work, dropping my RRS off to him for a service this morning.

[TonyC]

I was wondering about Digger the other day,
Did Bear get to much to bear, or did he get it sorted.

Looks like he visited recently, but hasn't posted for years

Tony

[incisor]

People come and go as life changes

I often wondered how he got on as well..

Maybe there was an NDA involved some where in the mix

[NavyDiver]

Dullbird helps look after the Facebook group
Mick Marsh and LandyAndy were mods and had issues with me
eevo was repeatedly banned for misbehavior and never came back
Not sure what happened with Justinc and Chucaro but Justin is active on facebook

Shame Dave. Not wishing to dive in to the issues they had. Mick and LandyAndy where helpful people.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH0Qda32IKM

Have you heard from Bob? He seem AWOL as well. I thought the Navy Tradition thread revial might temped him back to correct my wonky Naval history - I failed -DOH

[d2dave]

I was wondering about Digger the other day,
Did Bear get to much to bear, or did he get it sorted.

Looks like he visited recently, but hasn't posted for years

Tony

Digger was another name I looked at, but when I checked he last visited 21 days ago

[Tins]

Byremrk. Haven't seen him around but apparently he was here a month ago
The ho har's
Old Farang
Bin Chicken... sorry, Toxic Avenger
korg20000bc
bob10
cuppabillytea seems to be around but not posting
Chops
tact
Disco Muppet
Lotz-A-Landies
strangy

Me, from time to time

[d2dave]

Byremrk. Haven't seen him around but apparently he was here a month ago Last Visit Nov 2022
The ho har's Last Visit 21/12/22
Old Farang
Bin Chicken... sorry, Toxic Avenger 21/12/22
korg20000bc
bob10
cuppabillytea seems to be around but not posting 14/12/22
Chops Sept 2022
tact
Disco Muppet Sept 2022
Lotz-A-Landies
strangy

Me, from time to time

Checked a few of the above to find recent visits

[jonesfam]

Sometimes folks just have nothin to say.

Or in my case nothin sensible to say.
Jonesfam

[Tins]

Or in my case nothin sensible to say.
Jonesfam

Hey! That's my line!

[Slunnie]

Mick Marsh appears alive and well on FB. He's pretty involved in BMW M57 conversions and that type of thing at the very least.

[incisor]

people come and go all the time but most eventually reappear even if only for a short while

life tends to throw a few wobbles at people from time to time and others have career or partner changes that alter their perception of life

some mentioned are active on facebook

[Tins]

life tends to throw a few wobbles at people from time to time and others have career or partner changes that alter their perception of life



Indeed.

[101RRS]

Mick Marsh appears alive and well on FB. He's pretty involved in BMW M57 conversions and that type of thing at the very least.

Also on the REMLR forum.

[Tote]

I think we are going through a time of rediscovery of the real world post covid as well. I have been posting less in the last six months or so as the real world intrudes on the imagined dramas that occupied my thoughts over covid and generally am more focussed on real world technical issues such as intercoolers and broken jeeps. (currently all the Land Rover products at our place are fully functional)
Have an excellent Christmas break all.

Regards,
Tote

[Tins]

(currently all the Land Rover products at our place are fully functional)

Regards,
Tote

You are probably going to regret posting that.

[rover-56]

Probably not on your list, but still here.
Not much to say atm after losing 3 series LR and a P38 in the fire.
Still have the 95 Defender and 80 S3 GS.
I stop by and have a read occasionally.
Happy Christmas and 2023 to all :-) Terry

[Homestar]

Sometimes folks just have nothin to say.

Or in my case nothin sensible to say.
Jonesfam

I would still be at a thousand posts if they all had to make sense… [bigwhistle]

[p38arover]

I would still be at a thousand posts if they all had to make sense… [bigwhistle]

I can soon start deleting all your rubbish posts. [bigwhistle]

Might take me a few months.

[Tombie]

I was wondering about Digger the other day,
Did Bear get to much to bear, or did he get it sorted.

Looks like he visited recently, but hasn't posted for years

Tony

Bear is still around, although has some other mechanical woes at the moment.

Unfortunately life gets in the way and he hasn’t finished the work (and I haven’t any time off to go help).

[Tombie]

Several of us enjoyed the resource when building / understanding vehicles. Others enjoyed sharing knowledge etc.

Sometimes it comes to a close or is no longer needed.

Whilst social of sorts, getting out there is much more fun!

Nowadays I get very little value from D1, D2, D3, D4 tech forums however just added a RRS to the stable so reading/browsing in there. Whilst the tech is the same, it’s a different body etc to work with.

[Tins]

I can soon start deleting all your rubbish posts. [bigwhistle]

Might take me a few months.

If you just delete all those after Bacicat you could save some time.

[V8Ian]

I can soon start deleting all your rubbish posts. [bigwhistle]

Might take me a few months.
^^^^^

It does say "I'm here to help." [bigrolf]

[Toxic_Avenger]

I'm still around, and still driving the Mule - very infrequently though.
Workload has doubled, and the region I look after now spans a good part of NSW, so lots of my work time is travelling... puts other things in perspective when thinking about what might be 'fun' to do on a weekend (ie not driving). The passion hasn't died, but it ain't what it used to be either.

Still modding the car. Still loosely documenting it in my build thread, however haven't committed to anything beyond the annual to bi-annual updates. My ****posting level is also down on target... Might have to remedy that [wink11]
Even 2 years on, I'm still on the fence about doing something special to the axles, after busting both of them on the trails at the same time.

[jerryd]

people come and go all the time but most eventually reappear even if only for a short while

life tends to throw a few wobbles at people from time to time and others have career or partner changes that alter their perception of life

some mentioned are active on facebook


Or they might buy a Toyota [bigrolf]

[Tins]

Or they might buy a Toyota [bigrolf]

Yeah. You ever visit a Toyota forum?? We have WAY more fun.

[d2dave]

Or they might buy a Toyota [bigrolf]

Go and wash your mouth out:glare:

[grey_ghost]

Life changes, Facebook is more instant BUT is horrible if you want to lookup something. (Yes you can pin things in a way, but it just isn’t the same)

Chops still has his D4 (and a “88 S2A)

Bytemark sold his white D4 - and bought a red D4 and a caravan.

LandyAndy I believe is very active on FB.

I know of a few members (active) that recently said to me “I might no renew when my subscription expires, as the Series section is nowhere as active as it used to be”. Which would be a pity - but that’s their choice.

I am not as active as I used to be - even though I own 8 different LR products. Life gets in the way unfortunately.

I have tried to sell some things via AULRO - but have never sold anything. I have sold 50+ items on Facebook (LR parts). Although there are far more idiots/scammers on FB - it is a wider audience. It “is what it is” - it’s nobody’s fault.

Whenever I meet a new LR owner I point them towards this great forum. I drive the only new Defender in the world with an AULRO tyre cover on it (I believe - it came off my 101).

There are hundreds of people on the AULRO facebook page who don’t even know that this forum exists.. Maybe it’s a younger generation/FB thing…

[gromit]

I know of a few members (active) that recently said to me “I might no renew when my subscription expires, as the Series section is nowhere as active as it used to be”. Which would be a pity - but that’s their choice.



I'm in the same boat, the Series section is very quiet and like you I've found that selling or asking 'what's it worth' is almost a waste of time.
Most buying & selling is done off the forum with people that are on the forum or a network of people I keep in personal contact with.

As people live their lives on Facebook nowadays I guess it's easier to be in a Facebook Land Rover group rather than on a forum ? I'm not on Facebook so it's hard for me to understand/comment.

A long time ago Wrinklearthur moved to Facebook and so did Chazza, they were both quite active in the Series section.
Chazza now runs a company producing Series Land Rover parts and operates exclusively on Facebook. He did have a website but shut this down as all his work was coming through Facebook.

I get one of my boys to advertise items for sale on Facebook and apart from the odd person messing me around parts have sold fairly quickly.

Gumtree is going the same way, few Series Land Rovers or parts are advertised. I have managed to sell some items but I don't think people browse Gumtree because they are too busy on Facebook.

It doesn't seem to be age related, it's just that for a large percentage of the population Facebook consumes their life.



Colin

[Tins]

It's a shame if that's true. I use FB for some interests, such as Vintage HiFi, or elderly Fiats, as there is little else online for those apart from dry, crotchety little groups poked away in obscure parts of the internet. They seem not to want to be found. Those interests thrive on FB. I also visit the AULRO page. It is absolutely nothing like here. There is no continuity, nobody remembers one another for periods of seemingly more than a week or two, and you can forget searching for answers to questions already asked, or references to old threads, because there are no threads, and FB is basically non-searchable in any meaningful way. And the android that runs meta seems determined to make it worse in an attempt to compete with a clock noise.

Have to agree though, Marketplace will be the end of Gumtree unless Gumtree can reinvent itself. I regularly got such meaningless results there ( looking for a trailer, why would I want to buy a door for a Camry instead? In Perth? ) that I no longer bother. I don't think eBay can be bothered with it either, and only run it to be seen to be competing with Marketplace. As for Marketplace, I recently advertised an old Ford that I had that attracted no interest until someone suggested FB. It was sold in 2 hours and the buyer came from Wallan that night to pick it up, so i guess you are right, FB dominates the SH goods domain that eBay move out of.

When I see questions asked on the AULRO FB page, I will often refer the asker to here. So many of them have no idea this place exists, because they think everything is FB, Twitter, and now TikTok. They rarely get answers to their questions that aren't drowned in the morass of negative commentary or suggestions to buy something else, or something far more crude. I hope that some listen to me, and pop in here for a look.

[Tins]

As an aside to what I wrote: I was chatting to a bloke who is doing a project vehicle. Not saying what to protect his privacy. He stopped posting on FB because of all the armchair critics ( Yanks used to call them "sidewalk superintendents" ) telling him what he was doing wrong. None of them were going to do it themselves but knew better than he did. Now, I know there is some of that here, and I've probably been guilty of it myself, but it seems that either that behaviour gets called out or ignored, and lessons are learnt. Also, the Moderators (:bat::censored:) keep things civil, something completely lacking on FB.

[superquag]

Sometimes folks just have nothin to say.

Or in my case nothin sensible to say.
Jonesfam

Know how you feel ! - Not having anything to say, - especially stuff that others possibly not appreciate or enjoy

Occasionally someone wishes I'd act on the above....[bigwhistle]

.(Nope....)

On the other hand, I''m thankful for their - the Ghosts - contributions in the past. [biggrin]

[d2dave]

I'm in the same boat, the Series section is very quiet and like you I've found that selling or asking 'what's it worth' is almost a waste of time.
Most buying & selling is done off the forum with people that are on the forum or a network of people I keep in personal contact with.

As people live their lives on Facebook nowadays I guess it's easier to be in a Facebook Land Rover group rather than on a forum ? I'm not on Facebook so it's hard for me to understand/comment.

A long time ago Wrinklearthur moved to Facebook and so did Chazza, they were both quite active in the Series section.
Chazza now runs a company producing Series Land Rover parts and operates exclusively on Facebook. He did have a website but shut this down as all his work was coming through Facebook.

I get one of my boys to advertise items for sale on Facebook and apart from the odd person messing me around parts have sold fairly quickly.

Gumtree is going the same way, few Series Land Rovers or parts are advertised. I have managed to sell some items but I don't think people browse Gumtree because they are too busy on Facebook.

It doesn't seem to be age related, it's just that for a large percentage of the population Facebook consumes their life.

Colin

This I see to be a sad fact of life. I reckon that social media and face book are the scourge of the 21st century. I hate facebook and refuse to have anything to do with it.
I know some will probably say that I will miss out on a lot of stuff, well so be it.

Back on topic. It has been mentioned that some people have moved on for different reasons, no longer owning a LR product etc.

I, like most people who came here did so because we own, or did own a LR. Having done so, I have made a lot of friends through this place and I would regularly come here for more than just LR advice.

Apart from the friends that I have made and met, the regulars that lived in remote areas and interstate that I never met, felt like a pen pal, that I may get to meet one day.

Then there was the time one would be on a holiday interstate and would advertise wishing to meet and greet a few Aulroians. There would be a plethora of offers.

I know that there used to be one in Melbourne where a group would go to table 8 at pub, with a saying that what happens at table 8 stays at table 8.

Sadly, none of this seems to happen any more.

[Tins]

Then there was the time one would be on a holiday interstate and would advertise wishing to meet and greet a few Aulroians. There would be a plethora of offers.

I know that there used to be one in Melbourne where a group would go to table 8 at pub, with a saying that what happens at table 8 stays at table 8.

Sadly, none of this seems to happen any more.

Up until 'rona killed it, the Winter Wombat was something of an institution for the Melbourne mob. It got a guernsey again in 2022 and so few bothered to turn up it was pretty much a non event. Sad, it used to be a great weekend.

[jonesfam]

This I see to be a sad fact of life. I reckon that social media and face book are the scourge of the 21st century. I hate facebook and refuse to have anything to do with it.
I know some will probably say that I will miss out on a lot of stuff, well so be it.

Back on topic. It has been mentioned that some people have moved on for different reasons, no longer owning a LR product etc.

I, like most people who came here did so because we own, or did own a LR. Having done so, I have made a lot of friends through this place and I would regularly come here for more than just LR advice.

Apart from the friends that I have made and met, the regulars that lived in remote areas and interstate that I never met, felt like a pen pal, that I may get to meet one day.

Then there was the time one would be on a holiday interstate and would advertise wishing to meet and greet a few Aulroians. There would be a plethora of offers.

I know that there used to be one in Melbourne where a group would go to table 8 at pub, with a saying that what happens at table 8 stays at table 8.

Sadly, none of this seems to happen any more.

I concur, or is that agree?
AULRO is a sort of social outlet for me. Yes a kind of "Pen Pal" thing.
Maybe because I live remote &/or alone.
Sad isn't it?
Jonesfam

[V8Ian]

Who was the fellow from Fitzroy Crossing? Haven't heard from him for a while, hope he's ok in the flooding.

[d2dave]

Up until 'rona killed it, the Winter Wombat was something of an institution for the Melbourne mob. It got a guernsey again in 2022 and so few bothered to turn up it was pretty much a non event. Sad, it used to be a great weekend.

I haven't yet done a winter Wombat and was planning to do it last year.

Unfortunately it coincided with a weekend that my son, who lives in the USA, came home for business and could only make it to Brisbane.

Having not seen him for a while, a trip to Brisbane took precedence over Winter Wombat.

[RANDLOVER]

Life changes, Facebook is more instant BUT is horrible ..........…

Possibly more horrible than people realise....Meta accused of stoking violence, hatred during Ethiopia's bloody civil war - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-14/meta-accused-of-stoking-violence-hatred-in-ethiopia/101773546)

Key points:

The lawsuit accuses Facebook of boosting posts sharing an elderly man's address and calling for his death
It says the company declined to remove them quickly and sometimes refused to delete them at all

[Tins]

Possibly more horrible than people realise....Meta accused of stoking violence, hatred during Ethiopia's bloody civil war - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-14/meta-accused-of-stoking-violence-hatred-in-ethiopia/101773546)

Key points:



The lawsuit accuses Facebook of boosting posts sharing an elderly man's address and calling for his death
It says the company declined to remove them quickly and sometimes refused to delete them at all



Colour me shocked.


I know that many people hope he fails, but to me Musk's ongoing exposure of the corrupt shenanigans previously at Tweety is shining a light at all of their darkness. Just his blocking of the pedo posts is worth the $40 odd billion IMO. Does anyone think Tweety was alone in manipulating content?

[Johnno1969]

Yep, my two bob's-worth is much the same as I'm reading from many folks...but I may as well pitch in. I guess it's like lots of things - our participation ebbs and flows and that's alright, really. So, yeah, probably lots of people come and go and come back again.

I've also noticed how much quieter things are on the IIA thread, for example, than in years past - but it's always good to see a long-quiet rebuild thread suddenly pop up again and see that somebody is still pottering along and doing their thing with their Landy/Landies amongst all the other things that life tends to involve.

Whether reading-up on people's rebuilds, learning from the technical discussions of others or posting a few notes upon, or photos of, one of my own vehicles, I do always come back to AULRO and really value it. I'm sure that many feel the same. The longer it is around, the more valuable it gets in many ways.

John