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rags23 · 10-04-2002, 11:25 AM

he might sound a little bitter, but I agree to the points he raised. When the last survey was held, most of us asked MO to focus on the street, not track.

We have NOT seen that happening

pplassm · 10-06-2002, 12:01 PM

DuDe! The name of the website is MOTORCYCLE.com, not streetfreakingbike.com. I don't understand people who don't take advantage of all the excitement that motorcycling offers. MX, enduro, trials, dirt track, hillclimbing, sport riding, touring, cruising, supermoto, speedway, x-treme, and even those adventure-tourers that I hate. It's all good!

Go get a dirt bike and shred!

pplassm · 10-06-2002, 12:25 PM

Yeah! Remember "Song of the Sausage Creature" by Hunter Thompson? Great stuff!

pplassm · 10-06-2002, 12:28 PM

How about 20? 'Course only 9 run...........

ZR-7 · 10-07-2002, 05:55 AM

Sweet! Sounds good to me! Whatcha got? I'm moving into a house with a three car garage the end of Feb. I can't wait to stuff it with bikes!

Philip

dhackney · 10-08-2002, 08:42 PM

Top to-do priorities:

#1-299 Invest in a redesign of the site. It is extremely disjointed and just about impossible to navigate. All the other stuff you list is re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic compared to your need for a fundamental navigation re-design. How can you charge us for this design when plenty of amateur sites have better flow, consistency, navigation, etc.? You don't even have a navigation bar or a consistent way to get anywhere.

#300 Excellent forum hosting software is very available and maintainable. Set up some forums and let the users provide useful content. You will find it easy to get volunteer moderators to keep things within limits. Without forums, I'm not sure the content here is worth the subscription.

#301 A ride/people DB is a great idea, but I'm not convinced itÂ’s worth the development/maintenance resource cost considering your available resources. You'd be a lot better off to invest in #1-299.

#302 Let Burns have a home. Just a shame I can't find his material or any other content because I can't find much of anything on this site. See #1-299 above.

This is, by far, the poorest designed web site I've seen in at least four years, and unbelievably amateurish for a charge-for-entry site. If your webmaster(s) feelings are hurt, they should be. Their work is an embarrassment to their profession. Hire some pros who can really deliver what this medium is capable of or go back to print.

View Poll Results: Reader Survey: John Burns Can...
John Burns should be euthanized.	31	4.57%
Should shut the hell up except about bikes	82	12.09%
Can go off-topic now and then if agree with him	48	7.08%
Can go off-topic only when it involves motorcycles	113	16.67%
I like off-topic stuff and the heated debates	203	29.94%
More off-topic, I don't really even like bikes	12	1.77%
I just had several ****tails. What was the topic?	87	12.83%
My mom could, and should, kick Burnsie's ass	102	15.04%
Voters: 678. You may not vote on this poll

10-04-2002, 11:25 AM	#131
rags23 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 34	Re: And the point is... he might sound a little bitter, but I agree to the points he raised. When the last survey was held, most of us asked MO to focus on the street, not track. We have NOT seen that happening

10-06-2002, 12:01 PM	#132
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Re: Are you nuts??? DuDe! The name of the website is MOTORCYCLE.com, not streetfreakingbike.com. I don't understand people who don't take advantage of all the excitement that motorcycling offers. MX, enduro, trials, dirt track, hillclimbing, sport riding, touring, cruising, supermoto, speedway, x-treme, and even those adventure-tourers that I hate. It's all good! Go get a dirt bike and shred! __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

10-06-2002, 12:25 PM	#133
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Re: Forget about HST Yeah! Remember "Song of the Sausage Creature" by Hunter Thompson? Great stuff! __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

10-06-2002, 12:28 PM	#134
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Re: 3 Bikes How about 20? 'Course only 9 run........... __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

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10-07-2002, 05:55 AM	#135
ZR-7 Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 119	Re: 3 Bikes Sweet! Sounds good to me! Whatcha got? I'm moving into a house with a three car garage the end of Feb. I can't wait to stuff it with bikes! Philip __________________ Philip \'00 Kawasaki ZR-7 \'02 Suzuki Bandit 1200S

10-08-2002, 08:42 PM	#136
dhackney Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1	Re-design the site or give it up Top to-do priorities: #1-299 Invest in a redesign of the site. It is extremely disjointed and just about impossible to navigate. All the other stuff you list is re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic compared to your need for a fundamental navigation re-design. How can you charge us for this design when plenty of amateur sites have better flow, consistency, navigation, etc.? You don't even have a navigation bar or a consistent way to get anywhere. #300 Excellent forum hosting software is very available and maintainable. Set up some forums and let the users provide useful content. You will find it easy to get volunteer moderators to keep things within limits. Without forums, I'm not sure the content here is worth the subscription. #301 A ride/people DB is a great idea, but I'm not convinced itÂ’s worth the development/maintenance resource cost considering your available resources. You'd be a lot better off to invest in #1-299. #302 Let Burns have a home. Just a shame I can't find his material or any other content because I can't find much of anything on this site. See #1-299 above. This is, by far, the poorest designed web site I've seen in at least four years, and unbelievably amateurish for a charge-for-entry site. If your webmaster(s) feelings are hurt, they should be. Their work is an embarrassment to their profession. Hire some pros who can really deliver what this medium is capable of or go back to print.