Access
to the V8BB
It is available as a membership benefit only
to current members of the MG Car Club who have also registered an
MG V8 with the V8 Register and have been accepted as a
V8BB Registered User.
V8BB Registered Users' login
Access to the V8 Website
It is run on an "open to all" basis to welcome new members
and provide information for enthusiasts considering getting an MGV8.
V8 Website
Data protection
Purpose and use of data collected by the V8 Register, data access
and data security. Information
Fake V8BB applications & freeloaders
About 2 in every 5 applications received
use a fake Club membership number - like "12345"
or 100000 or "111" or even "1"
so presumably they must have known Cecil Kimber! The application process
is not automated so false or speculative applications from freeloaders
are rejected.
See V8BB access eligibility conditions alongside
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Access
to the V8 Bulletin Board is a benefit for current members of
the MG Car Club who have registered an MGV8 with the V8 Register
Access to the V8BB for both viewing the threads posted to the
V8BB and posting a message as a response to a thread running
on the V8BB or posting a message as a new thread,
is available as a membership benefit only to current
members of the MG Car Club, or a recognised overseas branch
or affiliate of the MG Car Club, who have also registered
an MG V8 with the V8 Register.
How to make an application for a V8BB Access
Before making an application for V8BB access please check whether
you are a current member of the MG Car Club. When making an
application you will need to provide your current MG Car Club
membership number - please do not just
add a random membership number in the hope that will allow you
to progress with the application. All applications
are checked.
Current MG Car Club membership eligibility
If you are a current Overseas Member of the MG Car Club or are
a current member of a recognised overseas branch or affiliate
of the MG Car Club you are eligible for V8BB access, but please
include your current UK MG Car Club Club or local MG Car Club
current membership number so it can be checked.
Applications can be made via the "Register" link
on the V8BB homepage but must be made in the full name of
the member - for example John Smith and not john smith in lower
case text or JOHN SMITH in upper case. Registering using initials
or tags that hide the identity of the member, like "mgnut",
"oilyrag" or "brg111", will not be accepted.
V8BB application form. Online
form
Register an MGV8 with the V8 Register. Online
form
Join the MG Car Club. Online
information
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Our
aims for the V8 Bulletin Board
Our aims for the V8BB are to attract good
quality postings in terms of both subject matter and how they are expressed.
Since the launch of the original V8BB it has succeeded in attracting good quality
messages with real substance, usually with reference to either acknowledged sources
(like workshop and parts manuals or other recognised authoritative sources) or
to direct personal experience or knowledge to support the advice or views in the
message, rather than simply bold assertions. The general style of the original
V8BB has been polite and welcoming so many members who might not have posted messages
on a forum find they have been able to do so on the V8BB as the system is so straightforward
and there has been a low risk that a someone might respond with a barbed comment.
So the emphasis has been on quality and not on quantity of messages on
the V8BB.
Moderation
The V8BB has rarely suffered from domination by people posting
on a high proportion of the threads but it is something we wish
to avoid. Careful moderation of a bulletin board like ours is
necessary because the arrival of one or two individuals bringing
with them the blunt and aggressive style occasionally seen on
some other online forums, or poor quality postings with chat
or prattle, can very easily take over a bulletin board and move
what is seen as the "norm" in a direction which can
very easily damage the qualitative and substantive content aims
the V8 Register, as the website owner, has for the V8BB. That
moderation policy and approach has been discussed and agreed
with the V8 Committee.
Style of postings on the V8BB
Note lower case text streams like "i dont know the
answer and/or upper case text streams like "I
DONT KNOW THE ANSWER" will not be accepted and will be
removed, so postings should be made using normal punctuation.
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