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Old Apr 2, 2019 | 06:29 PM
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this place used to be the central scooby place with loads of people even the parts section was booming when I last had a Impreza just a few years ago .
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Old Apr 2, 2019 | 07:03 PM
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facebook killed most of the forums with there "groups" that they call clubs
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Old Apr 2, 2019 | 07:32 PM
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Facebook is so annoying I don't understand why it's preferred to a proper forum?
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Old Apr 2, 2019 | 07:38 PM
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This was a great forum aswell a spent more time on here than I did working
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Old Apr 2, 2019 | 08:10 PM
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Facebook is instant, simple and easy to scroll through.
I prefer the knowledge stored on here compared to facebook as most of the experience, knowledge and correct advice has long gone.
pwople on Facebook comment by what someone told them rather then factual.

more often then not I revive an old thread here then ask on fb
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Old Apr 2, 2019 | 08:19 PM
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Where on Facebook, though?

I'm thinking I need to expand my Facebook use a bit, because it's really dead here now.
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Old Apr 2, 2019 | 08:31 PM
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Where on Facebook, though?

I'm thinking I need to expand my Facebook use a bit, because it's really dead here now.
Depends what you drive.. official Hawkeye owners club or Impreza owners club.
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by playtime
this place used to be the central scooby place with loads of people even the parts section was booming when I last had a Impreza just a few years ago .
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Where on Facebook, though?

I'm thinking I need to expand my Facebook use a bit, because it's really dead here now.
We are carrying on quite nicely without any Facebook tomfoolery.
Impreza enthusiasts only need apply
Type -RA.com
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by type-ra
We are carrying on quite nicely without any Facebook tomfoolery.
Impreza enthusiasts only need apply
Type -RA.com
Wow that feels almost like this place used to feel like

I've never had a look before, because I assumed from the name that it was a type-r/Ra special interest type group
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 08:45 AM
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sssccchhhhhhhhhhhhhh, now you've fecked the job @type-ra
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 08:57 AM
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I'm amazed the scoobynet facebook page never really took off.
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 09:19 AM
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I'm amazed the scoobynet facebook page never really took off.

Probably because most Facebook groups believe us knowledgeable folk are the idiots as we usually correct most the bull**** advice and get called trolls or old men lol
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 09:28 AM
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Probably because most Facebook groups believe us knowledgeable folk are the idiots as we usually correct most the bull**** advice and get called trolls or old men lol
hahaha. You're not kidding. That's one thing I have noticed, that every 17 year old kid with an Impreza on all the facebook groups are experts who knows more than I do. I have come to terms with the fact because there is more access and more people in the facebook groups that there will always be someone who has the complete polar opinion to you and always be arguments, which is somewhat frustrating when you're just giving an honest fact based answer and trying to help someone out.

I've had to justify myself more times than I feel comfortable on facebook groups. The worst by FAR is Subaru Army. Total bunch of w4nkers.
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I quite like the bunch we have on SNET these days, leave the teens to it on FB and once they have blown their cars up they can come on here cap in hand.

Would like a few more of the old guard to come back though.
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Originally Posted by BigBill
With honest advice here You are getting banned, thats why most move on
lol. Welcome back from your ban!
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by playtime
This was a great forum aswell a spent more time on here than I did working
Originally Posted by BigBill
With honest advice here You are getting banned, thats why most move on
Do you guys still have scoobs?
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I also believe photobucket helped kill all the forums off when they suddenly stopped hosting pictures over night and all these build threads, info threads and years of technical knowledge became next to useless. None of them have really recovered and life moves on to platforms that ear easier to access on phones etc.

Personally I still love this place, quiet now but nowhere near as bad as some others like the Forester forums I'm on.
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by BrownPantsRacing
I also believe photobucket helped kill all the forums off when they suddenly stopped hosting pictures over night and all these build threads, info threads and years of technical knowledge became next to useless. None of them have really recovered and life moves on to platforms that ear easier to access on phones etc.

Personally I still love this place, quiet now but nowhere near as bad as some others like the Forester forums I'm on.
Cant move for the tumbleweed on the fozzy forums Andy
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Rusti
Cant move for the tumbleweed on the fozzy forums Andy
Tell me about it mate. Pistonheads is no better either.

By all comparison this place is buzzing!
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 12:49 PM
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Am not a big fan of the Facebook groups myself I still keep in touch with a few who have since dropped out the scene but have scoobys. I just fined the whole big family thing gone like we use to have as big events
elvington. Even the mcrea gathering that was epic. I would say that far to many of these cars are being broken aswell but that’s just life I guess even when it was the ford scene years ago .
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 03:07 PM
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I never made it to the mcrae gathering years ago and massively regret it.
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BrownPantsRacing
Tell me about it mate. Pistonheads Germancarheads is no better either.

By all comparison this place is buzzing!
Fixed that for you. Been on Pistonheads for many years, but the German car bias in the forums is getting nauseating.
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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Henrik
Wow that feels almost like this place used to feel like

I've never had a look before, because I assumed from the name that it was a type-r/Ra special interest type group
15 years on it's a bit too late to change the name I'm afraid
Hopefully we are doing our bit to keep Impreza enthusiast forums alive
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Old Apr 4, 2019 | 12:34 AM
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To be fair it's getting better on here as more and more people head back to forums for quality content.
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Gotta agree with Juggers - I think people are realising that there are too many giving bullsh!t information and so they are heading back to the Forums where the better-quality knowledge base can be found: S/Net, 22b, etc
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Originally Posted by WUZ
Gotta agree with Juggers - I think people are realising that there are too many giving bullsh!t information and so they are heading back to the Forums where the better-quality knowledge base can be found: S/Net, 22b, etc
I hope this is true Wuz, as there is some great content and good people on here.
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Old Apr 4, 2019 | 11:36 PM
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i've never even been on either Facebook, or Twatter...seriously... All i ever hear about them is how terrible they are.
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 05:15 AM
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Ditto, don’t use FB myself, doesn’t interest me one bit. Type RA forum is still very active and is a great forum.
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What ever happened to 22b.com that was another brilliant forum
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Type ra is great forum with lots of early cars being saved.
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