[Spridgets] writing the book...

[WFO Herb]

Jim,

Your site could be the new "puddle jumper".  Great idea.



On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> I am presently maintaining the content on the club website at:
> www.Sprite-MidgetClub.org
>
> Go look at the "Resources" page from the top menu. That's where this would
> go and it would look very much like the Tech Tips page for BMW motorcycles
> that I sent out. I envision individuals submitting Tech articles with and
> without pictures and/or videos which I can then assemble into a table of
> contents much like Frank suggests. My thought is to break it down by
> systems
> for the Spridget. IE:  Chassis, Brakes, Drive Train, Wheels, Clutch,
> Dashboard, Interior, Wiring and Electrical, Engine, Cooling System... you
> get the idea.
>
> I am glad to make the contribution of assembling the tech tips pages for
> easy access if all of you Presidents are willing to send your tips in to
> SpriteMidgetClub at gmail.com
>
> While youtube videos are nice, it is very difficult to go into great detail
> with them.  Also, I'm not sure we want to market them on CD or DVD. A lot
> of
> legal problems arise from that. I feel they should just be available to
> enthusiasts as free links on the website.  Wiki is a real problem. There
> are
> already Wiki pages for the Sprite and the Midget. Anyone can get into Wiki
> and make subtle changes which might cause problems. Think about it. What if
> someone malicious edited the Wiki for, say, valve clearances? We could have
> some damaged engines out there for people who don't know better. Better to
> link from Wiki to the club resources page I think. Much easier to precent
> malicious attacks.
>
> Finally, if we do this, (and I believe we should) then we will need a team
> of experts to vet each tech tip for accuracy before it is cleared to go on
> the site. We should have about 5 *experts* willing to review the tech tips.
> Who volunteers?   ;-)
>
> This will take a few years to grow a good set of Tech Tips and will be an
> ongoing project for many years to come. Long after some of us Old Fa*ts are
> gone. And it will be a great legacy for new generations of Spridgeteers.
>
> Cheers!!
> OF Jim
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:20 PM, WFO Herb <froggi60 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > Great format!
> >
> > When will you have the Spridget version up-and-running, Jim???
> >
> > How nice of you to offer....
> >
> > Herb
>
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers!!
> Jim
>  Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am
> not
> sure about the former.  - Albert Einstein
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