Noble forum participant check

Noble forum participant check

Poll: Noble forum participant check

Total Members Polled: 29

I visit the PH Noble forum only: 31%
I visit the Facebook Noble page only: 10%
I visit both PH & Facebook Noble pages: 38%
Neither, this is my first time here on PH: 3%
What's a Noble?!: 17%
Author
Discussion

AMG Merc

Original Poster:

11,954 posts

252 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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Just wondering how many peeps check in here and are NOT ON FACEBOOK?

Cheers

mgbond

6,749 posts

231 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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I visit Both but PH site much less often

Adrian W

13,848 posts

227 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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I'm still aroundwavey

Spindoctor

781 posts

199 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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I'm registered on the FB group but a) I don't use FB much and b) its not really designed for a forum. Would rather there was more action on here, real shame that some people fell out with the authorities.

Lord Flashheart

3,767 posts

192 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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Often look to see if there's anything on the PH Noble forum, even though the majority of the time there isn't!

honestbob

27 posts

94 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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10 years of Noble ownership starting in 2003 forms a habit which is impossible to break.
Souldn't have sold my Titanium Silver GTO3 in 2013. Oh to be wise after the event.
Still got some original Noble Keyrings kicking around. These are the ones Micknall
from the factory (who remembers him?) OK 'd it for me to re-produce them.
Soon be collectors items!

Ian Perry

256 posts

155 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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I'd rather chop my knackers off and have them on toast than join facebook.

Driven

56 posts

108 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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The forum software on PH is so bad, outdated, and slow... I only check it once a year.

Nobleforums.com is a much better, easier to use, and faster site. It also gets more frequently visited, it seems.

So, based on the options, Facebook only

C&C

3,281 posts

220 months

Friday 19th July 2019
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As a long-time Noble owner (bought the M400 over 13 years ago when it was 18 months old), I'll check in on here occasionally, and very occasionally look on Facebook.

I really dislike the way that Facebook works - it's not a forum (obviously) so it's very hard to find previous posts and what does appear seems to be very random.

I like the way PH works, as it's a proper forum. I also have no issues with the speed of PH, but that's probably because I'm using an ad-blocker so loading pages is quick without loads of ads. The main problem with the Noble forum on PH is that there's very little activity since most people moved to Facebook.


honestbob said:
10 years of Noble ownership starting in 2003 forms a habit which is impossible to break.
Souldn't have sold my Titanium Silver GTO3 in 2013. Oh to be wise after the event.
Still got some original Noble Keyrings kicking around.
Could you be persuaded potentially to part with one of those keyrings?
If so, I'd really love one - please PM me if there's any chance?
Many thanks,
Conrad.


honestbob said:
These are the ones Micknall
from the factory (who remembers him?) OK 'd it for me to re-produce them.
Soon be collectors items!
I remember Micknall (Simon Hucknall) - met him at MPH05 when they had the red M400 there:

PICT0879 by conradsphotos, on Flickr

PICT0880 by conradsphotos, on Flickr






Quantum Steve

153 posts

120 months

Friday 19th July 2019
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Used to use Pistonheads only, the forum was brilliant 6 years ago, so much help for a new owner. It went down hill massively and everyone seems to have migrated to facebook, I didn't have an account and not a facebook fan but the same level of help, support, banter, event information, items for sale is provided there, don't bother with pistonheads more than once a month at most, shame really they have destroyed a great tool.

YellowShed

587 posts

282 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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Still visit the pages occasionally. Not a FB user at all

Yellowshedd

p1carl

635 posts

235 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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I keep an eye on here but as most others have said it's pretty pants nowadays - miss this everyday :-(




TuxMan

9,010 posts

237 months

Tuesday 23rd July 2019
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i visit both to keep up to date , we only setup the facebook page because of the over controlling rules on pistonheads , shame as its destroyed a once vibrant forum !!

951

614 posts

154 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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It doesn't help when virtually every new owner that pops up on here is told "don't bother asking here, we're on FB now".

I don't mind FB but it's not a real forum and it is difficult to find things - relevant threads etc.

As you say, it has killed off what was once a vibrant active forum, but I guess the fact that so many have left PH for it must mean something. Or are all forums declining?

Ian Perry

256 posts

155 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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M3 Cutters is a thriving forum as is 911uk but then the two marques are far more prevalent than Nobles.

Spindoctor

781 posts

199 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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951 said:
It doesn't help when virtually every new owner that pops up on here is told "don't bother asking here, we're on FB now".

I don't mind FB but it's not a real forum and it is difficult to find things - relevant threads etc.

As you say, it has killed off what was once a vibrant active forum, but I guess the fact that so many have left PH for it must mean something. Or are all forums declining?
Lots of useful answers to questions from owners on the FB page, like there used to be here. But I still hardly ever go there because I don't like FB and its so clunky as a forum. If all that stuff was posted here it'd be far easier to search and find.

Nothing inherently wrong with forums - lots of PH forums are busy and this one could be too. Its just that some of the most regular posters decided to do it on FB instead.

Over 650 members of the FB group. Probably about 3 for every Noble in the country!


F.C.

3,896 posts

207 months

Thursday 25th July 2019
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wavey

Still here.

Facebook vomit

shaunsmith

1,226 posts

216 months

Sunday 28th July 2019
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I still go on forums everyday especially TV,Film Radio, Sports, look on here most days, shame near nowt gets posted.
I’m not on Facebook but use my wife’s name occasionally.

They used to have some great threads and characters on here, miss them.
Facebook doesn’t do it for me whatsoever.

C&C

3,281 posts

220 months

Sunday 28th July 2019
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honestbob said:
Still got some original Noble Keyrings kicking around.
Just a quick thanks to honestbob for the keyring.
Very much appreciated! smile

Untitled by conradsphotos, on Flickr

M.Ako

105 posts

105 months

Tuesday 6th August 2019
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I use both but FB more