Ideally, it would be good to have a locked sticky that only ever has one post -- or a normal (unlocked) one where the membership list is confined to the first post: and people can comment, and let us know they've got (another) Panda in the succeeding posts, as per a normal thread. :idea:
The current set-up is cumbersome (especially in its repetition); and, although it works well (simply and easily) with people letting me know when they acquire a Panda (as recent activity has shown); as Palio says, they're not quite so efficient when they bugger off...!
The problem with such a set-up is that it needs moderator-level access to keep editing that first post; and, although -- because I'm part of the Events Teams (because I set up Midlands Italia) -- I can PM up to 150 people at a time (i.e. take care of the admin side -- although I already have issues with keeping the size of my mailbox down (oo-er)), I can imagine it's going to be hell keeping tabs on everyone -- even as, say, an annual exercise: where I give you a month to confirm that you still own the car(s). And -- of course -- I'm not a mod!
Another issue is that it seems a bit of overkill to PM everyone: when some members are highly active on here, and actively document the work on their cars. But I see no way around this. The main question, therefore -- apart from me being willing to take on the grief that comes with this (and I was seriously thinking of passing on my MI responsibilities, because of my health) -- is everyone's willingness to respond to an annual audit (although I haven't yet got it clear in my head how I would carry that out...).
These are just thoughts, at the moment; and I'm open to suggestions as to how we take this forward.... :worship:
