Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Well it's only taken us five or six years to finally make a "proper" start on the Clubs main Face Book presence! In truth, we've had a few false starts before even getting that far, before now, just trying to find volunteers to take it on! However, Hedley, @HB46443 has done such a superb job getting the You Tube/Instagram sites started, he has continued on, as they're kind of interlinked, to work on the FB site. This has been going on quietly for some time, as we learn the ropes and plan how and what we want to do - something that is still on-going; however, it all got dragged kicking and streaming in to the spot light last week. When another site spotted it, and trying to be helpful, flagged it up... Trouble is, FB is an international place and they were neither from the UK, nor were up to date on the current factory situation, so what was an innocent, intended to be welcoming comment from them totally exploded, but more on that later. So, what's the plan with Face Book? Firstly, this is very much something intended to run in parallel with the forum, and for the two elements to complement each other! Primarily, the WSCC Social Group has been created to attract & influence new and old members back to the WSCC and to the membership forums. Please do join, if you are a user of the Face Book platform! Why Facebook. Our members have been encouraging us to have a greater social presence for some time. So, we have begun obtaining & creating social media accounts in several popular social platforms. With a passionate membership following and prestigious Brand in the Kit car world, we rightly wanted to shout about our Club & Marque. We represent a highly desirable brand in the kit car world, the WSCC brand is easily recognized & respected! The forum reaches one group of the enthusiasts, but the other platforms reach our continued future. What should WSCC Facebook Social Group be used for: You are at an event, tell us more about the event. Westfield’s on display share it to us all. You are interested in an event on Facebook & believe is suitable for the wider Westfield membership, share it. That Video you have just uploaded, link it to the WSCC Social Group. Although we encourage Westfield Content in the main, sometimes other content, should be seen by likeminded individuals. Share the Link! Post on the Forum or WSCC Social Group. Most members are sharing to the forum & other platforms simultaneously. Looking to ensure members & non-members and their friends are included in their activities. Perfect! Whilst the platform operates and grows with your help. The WSCC admin teams will begin posting adverts & awareness to a wider audience. Branded posts advertising “Hooks” to popular stories, technical questions that have been answered & more! These posts are links only, the information will only be available on the forum. This will encourage interested people to the forum. Looking to own a Westfield Car? Check out our recently added. (Club rules apply) We will also share our events better. Regionally Nationally - More on this to follow! Nobody wishes to move the great detailed & knowledgeable conversations from the forum. Technical questions & their answers or “where can I get a Steering Rack”. Will not be authorised for posting. Instead, a prewritten Warm Welcome & reply will be posted encouraging “Technical Questions” best be asked on the Forum. (Club rules apply) There will be no commercial posting/advertising, however, just like on the forum, we will allow posts from our great Traders and Sponsors. Sharing their latest news & video links to their videos and products. Though note, members only deals will only be accessible through he forum, as usual. Private sales are strictly prohibited. Advertising items can only be done on the forum, just as it is now, and can only be done by full Club members. This isn't a definitive list, this is something new to the Club, and something we are all still learning about! Over time we will gain other insights & ways to improve on the various other Platforms too. The Westfield Sports Car Club has never been more visible! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 And an apology! As with any new endeavour, their are often growing pains! We are enthusiastic amateurs in most cases, learning how to use the available tools as we go. At the same time, we are evaluating and deciding which approach to doing things is most suitable for us, the WSCC; just like in Tech Talk, we know what we want to achieve, just not always how! The elephant in the room. What happened last week? Firstly, it is important to understand that the WSCC page had been there for around 5 weeks with no interest, until we began formatting, testing & inviting a small group of people. Secondly, As we mentioned previously this was to facilitate Instagram feeds correctly & stop others from obtaining the remaining WSCC in the future. However, this initial attempt was set up incorrectly believing that a profile led to or enabled Page creation & Group pages. This caused some added confusion. This profile has now been deleted, As several members had mentioned this was created as a profile incorrectly. The group has now been created properly. And then; Westfield Sports Cars Club "is back & social" Our good friend & advocate Jim Gould (7Spot) spotted the first profile, and posted the above words and linked it to our WSCC (now deleted Profile) Facebook page. Unfortunately, being Canadian based and a general "Seven" style car channel, they were perhaps not quite as aware, and sensitive to the whole Westfield Sports Cars Ltd situation in the UK. Those words Jim used, resonated through social media rapidly & many contributed from the club to stem any misunderstanding to the words “is Back.” Hedley spoke to Jim on Wednesday 26th of October, as this gained momentum through our own club & on Facebook. Jim explained that his intentions were very much of support. He was celebrating the fact, that we are embracing other platforms to share our wonderful club and Marque. What he wanted to portrait was his enthusiasm that WSCC were active! Or actively back & on social media, and that our presence back on social platforms was to be celebrated. Jim fully understood our concerns about the post & its unintentional ramifications, offering to remove it. Thankfully, we seem to now be moving past these initial teething troubles. Though it's a great lesson in just how quickly on Social platforms the wrong choice of words can spiral out of hand so quickly. Please do share your thoughts regarding the Facebook Group page! Or indeed on any of the social media platforms we now operate in. We welcome participation & feedback. If you would like to offer your assistance on any of our social media platforms, do get in touch. We have several areas that need your help! And finally, from me, on behalf of the Club, a massive thanks to Hedley in particular, and all those coming in to help on this project; we've discussed it for years, but Hedley made it happen! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hunter - Club Secretary Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Fantastic news! I'm sure this will help us keep the club strong and healthy for current members, while also sparking an interest in the next generation of owners and club members. Big thanks to @HB46443and everyone else involved for all the social media work on Facebook, Instagram,YouTube etc. I know how much hard work you are putting in on a purely voluntary basis, please be assured it is much appreciated by us all. Get subscribing and following everyone 👍 We just need a photogenic face for the videos now 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Rob Hunter Derby & Notts AO said: We just need a photogenic face for the videos now 😂 And for a reasonable monthly fee, it won’t be me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Can I very respectfully ask if you've all considered carefully whether it should be a Public group or a Private but Visible one? For those who may not know, Public means that anyone can see who the members are and what they post and FB will share every post you make to all your FB friends including those who aren't group members. Also FB recently changed the rules so that anyone can join a public group without approval and then make posts, thus leaving such groups wide open to spammers and scumbags. Private but Visible means anyone can see that the group is there and see detailed info on it, but need to request to join (and be approved to join) before they can see posts & member details or post themselves. Posts you make are not shared outside the group. Many of the groups I'm in have switched Public to Private since the FB changes. Many of the other 7/Kitcar groups are set to Private. As an aside, a Private setting may have avoided the Jim Gould issue too. Personally I'm much more inclined to contribute to Private groups than Public ones. Hence the question. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 It is if not already then in the process of transferring to private, it was started yesterday, but I seem to remember being told it could take three days to complete(?) It was done for exactly the reasons you suggest. Our intent is to have exactly the same sort of "posting rules" as the forum does, with the same sort of behaviour and treatment of each other expected. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 But that's exactly the sort of feedback we need Stuart, than you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainCameron Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 They say there's no such thing as a stupid question...... what do we need to search for within FB? 'WSCC' leads to the West Sussex Cannabis Community, and 'WSCC Social Group' has hundreds of weird suggestions. I'm part of the 'Westfield Sportscars' group, but I think that's something different (isn't it?) A link would be v helpful, please. TIA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stanton Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Iain Try this ... https://www.facebook.com/groups/westfieldsportscarclub without a link it took me ages to find to 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman said: It is if not already then in the process of transferring to private, it was started yesterday, but I seem to remember being told it could take three days to complete(?) there we go, three days cool down time when it can still be stopped, I guess is the reason for the delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 2 hours ago, IainCameron said: They say there's no such thing as a stupid question...... what do we need to search for within FB? 'WSCC' leads to the West Sussex Cannabis Community, and 'WSCC Social Group' has hundreds of weird suggestions. I'm part of the 'Westfield Sportscars' group, but I think that's something different (isn't it?) A link would be v helpful, please. TIA I’m glad you asked that, I was feeling a bit of an idiot 😀 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Mark (smokey mow) said: I’m glad you asked that, I was feeling a bit of an idiot 😀 You should stop feeling up idiots - unless it’s consensual, of course. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I joined tonight and, as I thought, didn't need approval. 170 there already so I hope they're all from here and not Nigeria! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stanton Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Quote so I hope they're all from here and not Nigeria! Fret not, I'm sure the Nigerian AO will ensure all the local members contact you to ensure your bank account details are safe and secure and any attempts to empty it via bogus T-shirt sales will be fully monitored, similarly all Russian and N. Korean Area Organisers are waiting and ready to assist 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 Note to get to the FB site quickly, we now have a direct link on the forums main navigation ribbon: If you click on/mouse over the "WSCC" label arrowed above, you will see a pop up ribbon with all our external club links, including Instagram, YouTube and now Facebook. Once again, thank you for your patience and feedback as we get this up and running. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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