| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
David K Smith
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008
Posts: 435
Location: New Jersey, USA
|
 Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: Look familiar? |
 |
|
Every so often I run a Google search for T Gauge, and today I found something quite, quite interesting. Several weeks ago an anonymous individual set up a new forum. Gee... do the section headers and descriptions look familiar?
http://www.t-scale.net/forum
Now, I don't mind a little competition. Competition is good. But clearly someone needs a dose of Originality. Anyway, it's awfully quiet over there, so I'm not all that concerned about losing "business" to someone else.
It does beg the question if someone got irked by something said here and went off in a huff to do their own thing out of spite... particularly since everything is done anonymously--not a name to be found anywhere on the site. Who is this mysterious T Gauger? Their Links page has only one link, as if nothing else exists. Or am I reading too much into this?
And there's a nagging little question at the back of my mind, too: strictly speaking, Talking T Gauge is no longer a "world exclusive." Do I bother changing the Forum description? Or should I just ignore the whole thing?
_________________
—David
http://www.t-gauge.net/
http://1-450.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
trainspotter-usa
Joined: 04 Sep 2008
Posts: 315
Location: Minnesota
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: Look familiar? |
|
|
| David K Smith wrote: |
And there's a nagging little question at the back of my mind, too: strictly speaking, Talking T Gauge is no longer a "world exclusive." Do I bother changing the Forum description? Or should I just ignore the whole thing? |
Change it to "the worlds foremost T gauge modelling forum"?
Ian
_________________
I CAN see how cool this stuff is!!!
http://more-t-please.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David K Smith
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008
Posts: 435
Location: New Jersey, USA
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: Look familiar? |
|
|
| trainspotter-usa wrote: | | David K Smith wrote: |
And there's a nagging little question at the back of my mind, too: strictly speaking, Talking T Gauge is no longer a "world exclusive." Do I bother changing the Forum description? Or should I just ignore the whole thing? |
Change it to "the worlds foremost T gauge modelling forum"?
Ian |
Good idea.
_________________
—David
http://www.t-gauge.net/
http://1-450.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
trainspotter-usa
Joined: 04 Sep 2008
Posts: 315
Location: Minnesota
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Look familiar? |
|
|
| David K Smith wrote: | | trainspotter-usa wrote: | | David K Smith wrote: |
And there's a nagging little question at the back of my mind, too: strictly speaking, Talking T Gauge is no longer a "world exclusive." Do I bother changing the Forum description? Or should I just ignore the whole thing? |
Change it to "the worlds foremost T gauge modelling forum"?
Ian |
Good idea. |
Blimey that was quick!
_________________
I CAN see how cool this stuff is!!!
http://more-t-please.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
trainspotter-usa
Joined: 04 Sep 2008
Posts: 315
Location: Minnesota
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Reading the rival more closely. It looks to me like the webmasters first language is not English.
Ian
_________________
I CAN see how cool this stuff is!!!
http://more-t-please.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TBA
Joined: 08 Sep 2008
Posts: 120
Location: Massachusetts
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
|
|
We've been cloned? 
Maybe you can put an "Established" date on the page to show we were the first?
_________________
Brian Austin |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David K Smith
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008
Posts: 435
Location: New Jersey, USA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David K Smith
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008
Posts: 435
Location: New Jersey, USA
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| trainspotter-usa wrote: | | Reading the rival more closely. It looks to me like the webmasters first language is not English. |
I've just learned that there is a reason for this... the fellow is also apparently responsible for the Dutch site, http://www.t-spoor.nl/ as well as http://www.t3-gauge.com/ .
Looks like a case of someone with a good idea (clone an English forum in Dutch) that just never got off the ground (zero posts since it was created last November). Which still leaves the mystery of why make an English clone on top of it?
I'd be happy to link to the Dutch forum and send traffic his way (assuming there's more than one fellow in the Netherlands modeling in T).
_________________
—David
http://www.t-gauge.net/
http://1-450.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
B 67
Joined: 23 Sep 2008
Posts: 277
Location: Stratford, Australia
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:52 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I had thought earlier that using the word "only" was just inviting someone else to start another T-forum.  
_________________
Darren,
Stratford,
Australia.
Last edited by B 67 on Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:17 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Guido
Joined: 10 Jan 2009
Posts: 1
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
oops you found us 
We will use the dutch .nl version soon. T Gauge is brand new in The Netherlands only a few people have it now. We just registered the english versions for commercial ideas........the dutch version will be used soon when it will be more know overhere...
no competition................yet |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David K Smith
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008
Posts: 435
Location: New Jersey, USA
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Guido wrote: | oops you found us :oops:
We will use the dutch .nl version soon. T Gauge is brand new in The Netherlands only a few people have it now. We just registered the english versions for commercial ideas........the dutch version will be used soon when it will be more know overhere...
no competition................yet :) |
Guido, welcome! Sorry if my poking and prodding caused any problems!
If you like, why don't we join forces for the Forum aspect? I had been contemplating expanding Talking T Gauge into an international, multi-language Forum to provide a place for everyone. Does this sound interesting?
As for the commercial side of it, can you fill us in on what's happening? Were you planning on manufacturing, or just creating an online store? Or is it a big secret??
Thanks, and once again, welcome!
_________________
—David
http://www.t-gauge.net/
http://1-450.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ken J
Joined: 11 Jan 2009
Posts: 13
Location: Birmingham UK
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David K Smith
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008
Posts: 435
Location: New Jersey, USA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
