| Author | Message | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 4001 Registered: 8-2002 |
You fellas make good points; maybe i'll "clean up" my story of my first-ever ride in a Ferrari and send it to various publications - Forza and the FCA Newsletter for sure! but also some mainstream magazines (not necessarily "men's" magazines) and i'll see what happens... i'll keep you 'posted'... Thanks, guys. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3613 Registered: 9-2001 |
Des, Whart has a point, for the LA and NO events take your best shot at writing a diary or some other type of story, submit them to mags and see what they say, worst they can say is no - it really costs you nothing to do. "Before you know it, i think you are a journalist. Then, you can take part in those orgies sponsored by LAMBO in Sardinia, meet all the amazonian blondes you can shake a stick at, when you test the latest swedish supercar, etc." LMAO | ||
| Jeremy P (Stolit_redux)
New member Username: Stolit_redux Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2003 |
So that's what happened. I was wondering. I tried to register yesterday and never got the mail...so I just added "Redux" onto my alias and re-registered with a different address. It worked perfectly well. Since I'm saying something already, hello, everyone! I'm new here, and an enormous Ferrari fan, although I don't have one. I live in SoCal and I do enjoy automobiles of all types (except for Civics with the coffee cans and the wings...ack...). I'm not sure what else there is to say... Hi.  | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1069 Registered: 12-2001 |
DES, i haven't read the latest crop of pseudo-pornographic men's lifestyle mags but that's one possibility. So are GQ, Esquire, etc., ad naseum. I wouldn't work for them; just establish yourself as a journalist who specializes in the most outrageous cars, can write like a devil, and submit a couple things, freelance for publication. Before you know it, i think you are a journalist. Then, you can take part in those orgies sponsored by LAMBO in Sardinia, meet all the amazonian blondes you can shake a stick at, when you test the latest swedish supercar, etc. Why not? It can be a parttime job, if that sounds too grueling... | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3977 Registered: 8-2002 |
Whart, thank you, bu it's always been my impression that if one wants to ever get close to any kind of meaningful position at any publication, one must be there for years, starting as a janitor or something, even with a college degree - not literally, of course, but that it's extremely difficult to secure a position where one would be writing for the public's consumption... & what do you mean by "hip" magazine...? Surely Vibe, XXL, Teen Beat, Mad or other such magazines would have zero interest in tales of chance encounters with the world's most exotic cars... Maybe i should start a monthly Enewsletter or something like that... Ferrari Fantasies, Harlequinn-type stuff, exotic erotica and yadda yadda yadda... Any suggestions/ideas/threats/advice...? | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1067 Registered: 12-2001 |
So, DES, why not be a parttime ferrari journalist for some hip magazine? Its my understanding that there are alot of perqs, and you might even be able to make a little money at it. Your writing is good, and your enthusiasm shines through.... | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3970 Registered: 8-2002 |
Just got off the phone with Sean Harris... What an awesome guy... What an awesome, awesome guy... Thank you, FerrariChat, for not jading my enthusiasm...! You all rock...! | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3966 Registered: 8-2002 |
Tom, i'm definitely spoiled, no denial there, but Salt Lake City is just impossible for me, right now... i'm driving around on 3 1/2 gears, anxiously awaiting a new transmission and have a slew of other things i need to tend to, still preparing for October... No question, these opportunities are priceless but not costless... i'd part with a teste to fly out to Utah and check out the Enzo, but i can't see Jet Blue accepting a teste as payment for a round trip ticket, you know...? Which magazine would you suggest i approach and from what angle...? i'm not that good of a writer to say, "Hey, fund Ferrari experiences for me and pay me to write about them; we'll call it Professional Enthusiasm." i'll get laughed at... Everyone has thoughts of a 'dream job', but then the stench of reality violently rushes into your nostrils and forces you to awake into what's really going on. | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1774 Registered: 7-2001 |
Nope, no email Rob. | ||
| KCCK (Kenneth)
Member Username: Kenneth Post Number: 342 Registered: 10-2002 |
Sean, Your web site is most attractive. If ever I should move to Salt Lake ....... | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3612 Registered: 9-2001 |
Des, you have become spoiled these opportunities don't come along every day - you should use you writing talents and approach a magazine and get them to sponsor you. seriously | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3961 Registered: 8-2002 |
Tom, between my trip to California to meet The Ferrari Driving Club, my trip to New Orleans to meet John Houghtaling and a bunch of other awesome people and a new (used), rebuilt transmission for my car, i don't think i'm gonna be able to make it out to Salt Lake... However, if FCA or FNA would like to "sponsor" me as a "Professional Enthusiast", i would gladly quit my job and go around the world, "enthusiating"... i need to go read my mail now; i'll come back and tell you all how awesome Sean is when i'm done... | ||
| Craig A (Milo)
Junior Member Username: Milo Post Number: 117 Registered: 4-2003 |
AOL is the biggest Internet worm ever known to man. It really should be stopped. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3611 Registered: 9-2001 |
Hello DES!!!! you just got a personal offer from a dealer to see the enzo in salt lake - are you booking your trip!!!! | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3958 Registered: 8-2002 |
Sean, the private message thing seems to be screwy 'cause of my AOL, so if you want to email me, that would be great, thank you... If you still wanna give AOL a try, hit me here: [email protected] If you'd prefer something not so sanity-eluding, hit me here: [email protected] Thanks, again... Those email addresses go for everyone who wants/needs to email me... | ||
| Sean Harris (Sharris)
New member Username: Sharris Post Number: 24 Registered: 3-2002 |
DES, I was wondering why you did not reply to my offer of coming to Salt Lake City and our Enzo showing so you could get up close and personal with your love. I also offered to email you some hi res photos of the Enzo | ||
| Drstranglove (Drstranglove)
Member Username: Drstranglove Post Number: 311 Registered: 4-2003 |
As if I needed another reason to hate AOL. I love NC.rr though DrS | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3955 Registered: 8-2002 |
Rob, James who...? Mr. G....? | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 4860 Registered: 12-2000 |
DES, you received one other private message from James May 8th. I bet you didn't get that one either. I would recomend people get free yahoo addresses. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 4859 Registered: 12-2000 |
Jim, I see where you sent a private message, but there hasn't been one sent to you in at least the last 7 days. I'll send one to you right now as a test. There would be no other system generated emails besides private messaging, except for the first time you register. My monthly email is done manually by me. | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1770 Registered: 7-2001 |
I'm a poor AOL user, and I never have trouble getting emails from this site. I also get emails from private users trying to reach me through this site. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3947 Registered: 8-2002 |
Nothing yet, Rob... i feel so unloved. | ||
| Craig A (Milo)
Junior Member Username: Milo Post Number: 109 Registered: 4-2003 |
Rob, I'm using vBulletin 2.2.9. Version 2.3 has an image verification system to stop autobot registration but I haven't gotten around to installing V2.3 yet. I'm anxiously waiting for vBulletin 3.0. If you're into Model Rocketry come see us: http://www.rocketryforum.com | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 4853 Registered: 12-2000 |
That's a good idea Tillman. If we have problems before I upgrade the software I'll do it. Hopefully we don't though. I'll have to think through how to block and inform hotmail and aol users that they can't use those emails though. That will take a little coding. | ||
| Tillman Strahan (Tillman)
Member Username: Tillman Post Number: 622 Registered: 11-2001 |
Rob, I would just request that AOL/Hotmail users get a free yahoo.com email account or somethign similar. You don't want to deal with autobots and the like. I guess you could sell Ferrarichat.com email addresses to AOL users | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 4850 Registered: 12-2000 |
You should be able to send emails with no problem, but I don't think you can receive them. DES, I'll send you one right now to test. I had the verification to control rogue users and people just creating multiple id's. Until I get the new software I either have to have no verification or just not allow aol and hotmail users. Craig, what board software do you use? | ||
| Craig A (Milo)
Junior Member Username: Milo Post Number: 108 Registered: 4-2003 |
Rob, I don't remember the registration process... do you have some kind of image verification that the user must type in to verify their wish to register? My forum doesn't have this feature and I get hammered by bots registering and then spamming the forum with porn. The only thing that saves me is the e-mail comfirmation. Because of this I get only about one crapper joining a month instead of hundreds. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3946 Registered: 8-2002 |
What if someone (me) were on AOL and tried to send a private message to someone else who's not on AOL...? Would that go through or...? | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 4848 Registered: 12-2000 |
AOL and Hotmail block the emails that FerrariChat.com generates as they are trying to filter system generated emails. That's why all the recent registrations with the ISP were never sent to you. I've now turned off verification by email so I don't have to manually activate and explain 10 times a day to all these users what's going on. So if you were waiting on your activation key, just register now and it will be immediate. However, if it won't let you as you're using the same email address, then please email me at [email protected] and I will delete your old account. You can complain to AOL and Hotmail if you want. They're just trying to eliminate spamers, but FerrariChat.com is not a spam if it's a one time registration email. For such advanced technology companies with that many resources it's really not good on their part as you'll not receive other important system generated emails. IMHO AOL is a huge waste of money for all the negatives. They block system generated emails like from FerrariChat.com, yet they sell your email address to hundreds of companies and that's why you get so much spam. I pay $8 a month for my ISP and I don't get any spam. Also, AOL and Hotmail users probably are not receiving the private messages from other users. So if you're sending messages and not hearing back, it may just be they are on one of these ISPs or another that block. |