The Caravan Club is coming to Facebook

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  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #242

    I think the staff will be more engaged with FB, responses are easy and immediate,  we'll be left to our own devices as usual....LaughingLaughing

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2016 #243

    I think the staff will be more engaged with FB, responses are easy and immediate,  we'll be left to our own devices as usual....LaughingLaughing

    ...Is it not the same with anything that is being "promoted"it is at first ok until it gets boring by management  

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited August 2016 #244

    Given the Luddite IT tendencies of the majority of the membership based on the involvement on CT, how many are going to engage with CC on Faceache? Vey few I would guess. The extremely short lead in time to the actual prize makes it virtually worthless to
    the majority as well.

    Well as the contest has been viewed 43,700 times I think we can say that guess was wrong.

    So about one in ten of membership viewed it. How many entered?

  • PATMAU
    PATMAU Forum Participant Posts: 250
    edited August 2016 #245

    Just been onto Facebook and typed The Caravan Club in search and returned two.  The Caravan Club  and The Caravan Club UK .  Both show the flag logo but only the latter seems to be the Clubs recently launched one.  Are they related?  Has anyone else found two?  Very confusing.

    Moderator Edit:

    The Caravan Club UK is the official one.

  • peedee
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    edited August 2016 #246

    Why cannot you set up a page feed from the Club's FB page. Have FB removed this facility or is it the way the Club have set up the page?

    peedee

  • Goldie146
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    edited August 2016 #247

    Maybe it's me - but I can't find a "Visitors' Posts" section on the FB page. Other commercail sites have them.

    The only content seems to be from the club

  • peedee
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    edited August 2016 #248

    I don't know who wrote the mission statement but I think it needs another look at! I didn't know the Club'S aim was "to improve and
    supply suitable vans and other appliances"

    peedee

  • Navigateur
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    edited August 2016 #249

    That's OK - they don't bother doing either.

  • peedee
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    edited August 2016 #250

    That's OK - they don't bother doing either.

    Exactly.

    peedee

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2016 #251

    The latest Ask The Expert session seems a little too much of a coincidence.

  • Fysherman
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    edited August 2016 #252

    Let's hope it's rather more informative than the lex vehicle leasing company one. They didn't seem to have many answers at all. 

    Shame I am away 

  • cariadon
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    edited August 2016 #253

    To be honest, I wasn't sure how to take criadon's post. I thought it was tongue in cheek so I responded in a similar vein.

    Looking again this morning I am now not so sure so here is the less flippant answer.

    There is no discrimination to members (AFAIK) who do not use CT. No special offers, no extra competions and no special treatment. If they were I would offer exactly the same argument that I have against the club's use of Facebook. We all pay the same so
    we should all be treated the same.

    It's entirely up to the individual if they wish to participate in FB or not, it's the club discriminating against those who choose not to that I am banging on about.

    Apols to cariadon for my naughty answer if I did miss read his post yesterday.

    I did think your first answer was very selfish as I know of many who do not have internet access or even a fast broadband, and not even a local library or even have the know how to use a computer, so be thankful that you have the facilities and know how
    to use this forum.

  • Fysherman
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    edited August 2016 #254

    Hopefully after I took the time to explain you no longer think my answer was very selfish?

    I find it hard to understand that although an individual might not have the skills they do not know someone who does.

  • benji1211
    benji1211 Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited September 2016 #255

    looking for a cl or caravan site  around Hartlepool,for a week end in Nov with two dogs

     

  • Pippy Louey
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    edited September 2016 #256

    Hello, I use Facebook a lot and have just liked the page. Can we not ask a question or start a post on the page though? I find it easy to chat on Facebook and a good form of communication also a good business tool, I like to use it for advice along with the forum here and and blogs on the internet but noticed I can't start a new post on the new CC page? Thanks.

  • Auchtavanner
    Auchtavanner Forum Participant Posts: 69
    edited September 2016 #257

    Must admit, i find it frustrating also when companies use facebook or twitter or the likes of competitions, there for rendering those who dont use these platforms through choice or any other reason inelegible.

    I understand the need for them to have facebook accounts as they need to keep up with the current trends and have no problem with it, how ever it would be a lot better received by all if competitions and the likes were run on both a club website and facebook so there is the choice and chance for all to enter. 

  • Fysherman
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    edited September 2016 #258

    Well done A

    You have nicely summed up 26 pages.

  • Goldie146
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    edited September 2016 #259

    Must admit, i find it frustrating also when companies use facebook or twitter or the likes of competitions, there for rendering those who dont use these platforms through choice or any other reason inelegible.

    I understand the need for them to have facebook accounts as they need to keep up with the current trends and have no problem with it, how ever it would be a lot better received by all if competitions and the likes were run on both a club website and facebook
    so there is the choice and chance for all to enter. 

    Have you asked this question in the Ask The Expert Live section?

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited September 2016 #260

    The Caravan Club is coming to Facebook.

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    A cynic might have said :- The title could have been :- 

      "The CC is really dumbing down and decided to use Facebook" 

    HappyHappyHappy

  • Rocky 2 buckets
    Rocky 2 buckets Forum Participant Posts: 7,101
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    edited September 2016 #261

    A cynic or even a serial anti CC memberSad

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #262

    I've just posted on the facebook pageSurprised,will i expect to have my house burgled now????Undecided

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2016 #263

    Nah, your details are already known. Happy

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #264

    Oh good, i can sleep peacefully nowSmile

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited September 2016 #265

    Guard dogs aren't supposed to sleep on duty.

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #266

    Just one eye thenWink

  • oldcogger
    oldcogger Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited September 2016 #267

    Can you leave your electric hook up plugged in when on a winter storage pitch,and leave heating on low to stop freezing.

  • GRAandVI
    GRAandVI Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited September 2016 #268

    Anybody @ caravan club Know when the swift Silhouette was 1st produce and where too find vin number ?

    regards

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited September 2016 #269

    VINs for caravans didn't come in until 1992 and Swift were producing a model called the Silhouette at least as far back as the mid 80's.

  • Fysherman
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    edited September 2016 #270

    I remember that one CY. Part of the same range as the Danette.

    Produced in a 2 tone green and on a BPW chassis if I remember correctly.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited September 2016 #271

    That was the five berth. I rather liked the 4 berth Corvette. The chassis were aluminium.