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Originally Posted by mrmustang
Tom is on it, or will be as soon as I can wake him up. 
Bill S. |
Great, thanks for that Bill. This is super news. First of all, a huge thanks to Brent for starting this site, and for realizing that it's time to hand over the keys to someone else. We all go through life changes and changes in interest, and Brent clearly has. Acknowledging that and giving others the chance to bring this invaluable site back to life is huge, and Brent should be applauded for that. Thank you, Brent.
I have confidence that this site can be returned to the functionality and relevance that it once enjoyed. Yes, I am very much aware of all the naysayers out there, and they make valid points. Times have changed, Cobras are not as popular as they once were, Facebook and other social media sewers are more popular than forums, forums are dying in general, etc, etc, etc. I hear that and I get that.
I'd like to counter that with the fact there there are at this very moment automotive forums that are not only surviving but in fact flourishing. Here is one example:
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/
This forum that I linked to is jumping. It's super busy and very relevant. It deals mainly with traditional hot rods. Now by anyone's measuring stick, if Cobras are dying, hot rods are dying even worse and have been for a longer time. And yet this place flourishes. Why? Innovative and dedicated ownership that keeps the site fresh, is heavily invested in promoting and growing the site, and ownership that expands the reach of the site through cross promotion and innovative cross ties.
I would strongly suggest, if I may, that whoever may take this site over schedule a phone or in person meeting with Ryan Cochran, the owner and operator of that site, and get some ideas on how to resurrect Club Cobra and restore it to beyond what it once was. If forums in general and car genre forums in particular are dying, Ryan clearly hasn't gotten that memo.