Are we doomed?
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I only dip in now and again to pass a few mins whilst having a coffee so I wouldn't miss CT if it ended. It's not sufficiently important to me to care one way or the other just so long as the CL network continues.
And to be honest I really don't want to be 'kept informed' or 'consulted': On the basis of the management's past reactions I doubt it would change anything if I was. The CAMC is just one of my several commercial 'suppliers' and if the product didn't suit I'd go somewhere else. Not apathy but pragmatism; life's to short to peel a mushroom.
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Sorry but I don't see the problems about access and speed of this website and forum. For me it works fine. I suspect that much of the problem lies with the either the hardware used to access the site or the Internet connection being used. Certainly things slow down when I use a weak connection, but when I am at home using a fast fibre optic internet connect I have no problem with speed. I suspect that those who experience problems can either blame their hardware or their internet provider (yes it is slow on sites). I am no expert but cannot myself see that it is a CAMC problem if your internet access is slow. I'm now off to find my tin hat!
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That’s not the issue here, Nev, but other threads deal that aspect. By way of explanation I’ll copy the last para of my OP.
"I’ve not opened the can of worms that is the shocking software performance of this forum as that is a whole separate issue but am concentrating here on the apparent shabby treatment of users of this forum which borders on an insult when you see what happens elsewhere as I’ve outlined above. It seems to suit CAMC to mostly ignore this forum's existence."
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FYI. . . .I use iPad Pro(2017), infinity B/band-75mb’s down & 25mb’s up, 19 ping. This sites connection is the slowest I use. PS-I don’t have a problem with it, a few seconds extra from my life isn’t a drama👍🏻😊
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Have we been told that this website (C&MC) will be closed this weekend?
I haven't seen the announcement but read this on another forum:
Scheduled website maintenance - 2 to 3 February
We would like to make you aware that the Club’s website will be temporarily unavailable for transactions between 9pm on Friday 2 February until the evening on Saturday 3 February 2018 whilst we carry out essential maintenance. You will still be able to browse the website. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
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I think the reason I haven't been seeing the shutdown message, is that I use a bookmark which takes me straight to https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/ - straight into the discussions page of Club Together. When I login I get back to that page and never see the 'front page' where Brue's link takes me to. That page is hhtps://www.caravanclub.co.uk - and I wonder how many others do the same.
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+1 ValDa
I do exactly the same as you, I would imagine a lot do. Perhaps a pop up when you are forced to log back in would inform more folk. Like you I never log out and occasionally don't have to log in again for 24 hours. However, sometimes it is after 5 minutes.☹️
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I visit the discussion pages virtual every day. To me there are always the same old members posting about virtually nothing & then what ever it was a discussion about soon goes off topic & I loose interest because I don`t have time to trawl through all the pages just in case it has got back on topic! Most of the information is on the club web site if not it is much quicker to ask on F.B.
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We would like to make you aware that the Club’s website will be temporarily unavailable for transactions between 9pm on Friday 2 February until the evening on Saturday 3 February 2018 whilst we carry out essential maintenance. You will still be able to browse the website. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Perhaps it's just me, but even when they put a message, as in this case, it is far from clear. Unavailable for transactions, what does that actually mean. There isn't that much in the way of financial transactions on the web site. Presumably it also means you won't be able to book a site, get an insurance quote, download the magazine etc.
Does it also mean posts will not be possible to CT? As it goes on to say you will still be able to browse the website, I assume so, but who knows?
A poor stab at communication in my opinion.
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I always log off everything, clear the browser history frequently, not keen on keeping too much data on phone or laptop. Due to frequent similar searches everything comes up quickly so it's not a problem and things stay up to date. I don't follow anything or ask for email updates either. Due to slow internet speeds locally this is part of the general process to keep things flowing.
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Which has absolutely nothing to do with the points made in my OP.
However, thank you for your opinion, David. It’s confirmed my views of some things.
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