Good day by lukester - March 28th 2024 12:26 pm
| Crazy mods by MufflerMan Mike - March 28th 2024 9:38 am
| | Lew Greger by MufflerMan Mike - March 27th 2024 5:15 pm
| | | VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | OP Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 |
Hey everyone.
I’ve been kicking this idea around for some time now and have even started a rough one in the past. I’m thinking now more than ever with vanners getting ill and even passing away, that we need to have a database of memories for all vanners, past, present and future. This database will be kept for information purposes only unless each person agrees that it would be OK to publish in some way. We may need to make 2 different ones?
What I want to do is compile a listing of vanners with all of their pertinent information such as:
Name (real name) Nickname Address (snail mail) Telephone Cell Phone Email Address
Photographs:
Vanner Photo Van Photo (These photo’s can be combined or separate)
Spouse information and children if active in vanning at any time, also.
I would like to send a postcard or email to accomplish this to as many vanners as possible in hopes to get as complete a database as possible.
A couple questions first:
Anyone want to volunteer to help?
Do you feel it should be published?
Internet? Paper?
Any other information you feel should be included?
Does anyone have or know of or have software to make compiling this type of thing easier?
Once these questions are answered and I get started on this, I’ll make up a postcard to fill out and email (and snail mail to those not on line) to everyone I can and I’ll be asking for everyone to send it to all vanners.
I'm not sure exactly how this (global) post will work, but if replying, please reply in the General discussion area. I want to make it a global post so that everyone sees it.
Oh, If you read this and don't want to reply on the forum, please Email me SuperbeastVan (at) gmail (dot) com "Put VANNER DATABASE" in the subject line.
| | | Re: VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | OP Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | So, nobody has any comments, questions, ideas? Doesn't anyone thing this is a good idea? | | | Re: VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | OP Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | I was just informed that people are not allowed to reply here in a global anouncement so I'll make a new normal thread in the general discussion area. | | | Re: VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 19 stranger | stranger Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 19 | I know this thread is pretty old, but if you are still interested in making something I'd be happy to volunteer my services. I do a bit of programming, and it wouldn't be very hard to make a "user registry" that could track personal info people may want to share, info on their van(s), picture uploading and hosting, etc etc. Just let me know if you are interested. | | | Re: VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 23 stranger | stranger Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 23 | I once contemplated doing a Facebook'ish site where you'd create profiles for the vans instead of people. Never got around to actually doing it tho | | | Re: VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | OP Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | Sounds like a GREAT idea! Run with it! | | | Re: VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 128 member | member Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 128 | i'm all for creating a history type list of van clubs/vanners that would include their club history and photos of themselves and their vans, kind of a family tree of sorts, i would be willing to add what info i can gather from my parents but i know most of these people are out of the scene and wouldn't want too much personal info out there. | | | Re: VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 12,898 Vanner | Vanner Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 12,898 | There are lots of databases out there, but most fall into disrepair...and are lost. Raoul had his Vanner Yearbook, and Cricket used to put out a Cyber Vanners guide. Virtual was doing a history of vanning.....it is, and will be a huge job to reconstruct all the information....
And keeping it up to date with ever changing email addresses and telephone numbers.....well.....
I think we have a good start here...On Van domain I can send an email to all members...if that were possible here, it would be a start.
I don't need to be honoured by Vanning, I am honoured to be Vanning ! Supporting Vanning, by going Vanning In A Van ! I hate it, when real life interferes with Vanning ! Van Clan Plus One, Vanning since 1977 ! Ontario Federation Of Truckers (Vanner's) Ottawa Valley Vans I.B.O.B. Founder,Mixed Bag Truckers | | | Re: VANNER DATABASE | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,027 old hand | old hand Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,027 | KEN sounds good to me Don't let it be forgot that once there was a spot for one brief shining moment that was know as Camelot
| | |
0 members (),
21
guests, and
3
robots. | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | Forums68 Topics35,746 Posts537,916 Members12,725 | Most Online177 May 8th, 2013 | | | |