ADDENDUM: SPAMMING

Unsolicited emails or private messages generated within the forum membership will be considered spam and appropriate measures will be taken. It will be up the forum moderator's discretion as to the outcome of the offending partie's forum status.

Please note that the Shop Management User's Group aka "The Forum" is provided expressly for our customers using Mitchell1 or ShopKey information, shop management, customer retention marketing software. Registered membership allows users to post messages, reply and vote in polls. This also provides ...

In reviewing forum accounts last night, I noticed that in some cases, some really unusual email addresses used to register the forum account. Was that the only email address they had? How many email addresses do forum members have? Let's find out.

Email sent 3/29/10

Hello,

Thanks for joining the forum, it works pretty fast. You already have three replies with suggestions or requests for further information:

http://managerforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=6423

Tim

It is important to register for the forum to take full advantage of all we offer. It only needs to be done once and then you'll be able to post, reply and receive email updates when somebody replies. Read how: http://m1faqs.com/knowledgemanager/questionredirect.php?questionid=114 Watch a video: http...

Here are the simple steps to allow you access to fill in your Profile information!

http://m1faqs.com/knowledgemanager/ques ... tionid=148

I have shared this feedback with the inquiring parties. Thanks to all who voted and commented.

Funny you say that, the Molson Ice van just pulled in...... [hurried footsteps off mic]

It's Friday and the sun is shining. We are POLL crazy today so why not one more?

This one is very simple.

Thanks, so far the vibe sounds positive to forge ahead. Since this is a sizeable change, I wanted to offer discussion before committing to it. Jeremy - Clarification: I put the missing word link into point #1 above as in forum link within OD5.com. The Tips software doesn't lend itself to a discussio...

I've been asked to seek your opinion on the following question. "We would like to find out if you would be in favor of having your shop contact information available by zip code to our Do-It-Yourself customers. This listing would be useful in the event that the repair the customer is attempting is t...

By now you may have noticed some changes have occured in the forum structure, including some new sub-forums. Briefly, here are the main reasons driving this update: 1. OD5.com/SK5.com version 2.5 (due late April-May) will include a forum link inside the browser for Live Tips users to have a place fo...

I understand the confusion; kicking it falls under "percussive maintenance".

We have found over time that rebooting can be "your best entertainment value".

By chance did anybody else login? This happens sometimes when I log it as somebody else for testing and then log out and back in as myself. I find a couple hours later I might be logged out. Not always but sometimes.... When you finish with the forum, do you log out or just click the (recommended) r...

That's odd; *how* are you refreshing it?

Thanks Rich, I'm in San Francisco today so not quite as quick.

We do have a recorded enhancement request for 3rd part billing which I believe covers this. If there are additional aspects to consider, please list them and I'll update the entry.

Thanks, hopefully it drills closer revealing to the real forum goings-on for those not in the loop yet.

GOLD STAR goes to Steven Kiser for being the first to submit his recording!

Thanks also to Richard Morin, Arlin and Jeff @ AbleAuto for their contributions.

The NEW Forum Tour video is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogo9zC1GHEI

Have a GREAT weekend.

That IS cool. I'll put this in a future Forum Gazette issue!