Impossible to read posts

 CC, I believe that the system is all on one server.

It was working last night but now seems to have gotten much worse today. I was able to clear the blocked page 23 on the Recent Maintenance post by repeatedly adding posts, but one can't access that page. We had a similar problem on CT a long while ago with pages locking up and that's how I remembered the way to get past it.

There are numerous motorhome/Caravan forums that very well. Why does the CMC have to be different?

Good question!!! Unfortunately the path chosen by the Club was to have a forum integrated into the main website. Most forums are stand alone. The problem with this model is that it has to compete for IT resources, and usually fails because it is always going to play second fiddle to the main Club website. For years some of us have been saying it should be a stand alone forum but despite some support for this in the Club they have thus far been unwilling to make the investment which is in complete contrast to the investment in Social Media where clearly they feel that can engage a larger audience. 

David

They really just dont get that interweb thing.

The clubs digital offering is just not fit for purpose and decades behind what could be achieved. They dont invest in the forum because it is not used by enough members, members dont use the forum because the club dont invest in it. Chicken and egg.

The problem is that the main website is poor, confusing, slow and clunky. They have market dominance, huge loyal user group, and really good product. If they just understood how to monetize this using digital platforms then they would rule the world.

They dont invest in the forum because it is not used by enough members

I'd amend that statement to not enough members regularly post.

I think there is eveidence enough that many members do post just not regularly and of course we don't know how many just read it but never post.

peedee

Hi Gwfe,

If this were an App then I could tag others, (eg phishing, peedee, DavidKlyne etc), who’ve responded in my reply to you & they would receive a notification that they’ve been mentioned in a comment.

An example of a successful, comprehensive, modern, slick & user friendly App, which is used by millions of members both in the UK & worldwide, is Weight Watchers. Their App is in addition to their main website & costs £6.95 per month for any member who has achieved their Gold weight status. On-line only members & class attending members pay different rates.

A CAMC App could be so advantageous to Members, Staff & the Club itself & would greatly assist with arrivals on site, (assuming a signal was available) during this Coronavirus pandemic.

Maybe it’s something the Club seriously need to consider, especially as the youngsters of today live in a IT world & are accustomed to modern technology - they are are also the CAMC’s future members......

well as TW reminded me, I am a relatively new comer to CT but am rapidly going away from using it due to poor performance and i am sure i am not alone, maybe that is the plan, make it has hard as possible to use then just switch it off due to lack of interest .  Seems to be running ok just now, but it is normally reasonably ok early morning and late evening probably due to usage being somewhat less.

It's just going through another bad spell. Eventually someone from IT will kick the right bit and we will be up and running (we'll more like  stumbling) again. 

Over the last few years I seem to recall a few episodes like this. In one instance we lost about 2 / 3 weeks of posts for several days and the site had to be turned off  for a while to retrieve them. I think it's just that we tend to forget.😂

The conspiracy theories, re closing it down, are usually trotted out at this time. It's not happened so far.😀

MrsR, there already is an app but if you think folk will pay £80 p/a for a second app just to run CT, you're way off beam. I can get Amazon Prime for that sort of money!

Don't stress it, Rufs. Steve's right and this stuff happens but eventually it'll all come right. Meanwhile, other forums are out there to stop us getting withdrawal symptoms. 😄