Airstream Forums - Official Announcements http://www.airforums.com/forums/ We will post official community announcements here. Please subscribe to this forum is you want to be notified of downtime, etc. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:32:42 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.airforums.com/ugala/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Airstream Forums - Official Announcements http://www.airforums.com/forums/ <![CDATA[We're back - unexpected forums outage]]> http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/were-back-unexpected-forums-outage-58672.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:18:05 GMT An exploit in our software was taken advantage of by some hackers who linked to a malicious site. It appears there was a little over 4 hours between the time it happened and the time we took the servers offline Thursday. In an effort to minimize damage to the board we opted to shut everything... An exploit in our software was taken advantage of by some hackers who linked to a malicious site. It appears there was a little over 4 hours between the time it happened and the time we took the servers offline Thursday.

In an effort to minimize damage to the board we opted to shut everything down while we investigated the issue and formulated a game plan. Our team (server admins, programmers, and software vendors) coordinated and developed a plan to remove the malicious files and secure the servers. We believe that forum members should not have any system issues associated with this so long they didn't visit the malicious site AND install anything.

While the service interruption was unfortunate, it was important to us to make sure this issue was fully addressed before returning to business as usual. Protecting our community from this kind of intrusion is paramount and we'll post more info here as it becomes available. It's possible that we may need to continue tweak the forum setup and if so, we may have another service interruption.

We thank you for understanding :flowers: ]]> Official Announcements Janet http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/were-back-unexpected-forums-outage-58672.html Interesting Stats http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/interesting-stats-58368.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:54:54 GMT It's been a long time since I posted stats about our community. Each time I collect the stats to see how we have grown I am blown away. It's really amazing to see what a group of people can do together. We should all be proud to be part of being part of such a fine community and creating the ultimate archive of Airstream information on the internet!

Here are some high level numbers:

Demographics:
Age Range Percentage
Under 20 0.29%
20 - 29 3.89%
30 - 39 13.38%
40 - 49 22.28%
50 - 59 27.61%
60 - 69 24.71%
Over 70 7.85%

Gender:
Males 75.65%
Females 24.35%

Members:
Total: 37,655
Total that have posted at least once: 13,356 (35.4%)
Post/Member (who have posted): 56.16
Members who have logged in 2009: 13,208 (35.1%)

Viewer Numbers:
At any time you can look at our web traffic stats by click on the box at the bottom of the page that looks like this:


Based on those numbers:
In 2009 our community will host over 2.5 million visitors!
90% of our visitors are from the United States
6% of our visitors are from Canada
2.33% of our visitors are from Europe (Thanks Bruno!)
From April 2008 to August 2009 the number of visitors to our site has increased by 68%.

Other Stats:
Photo Gallery: 21,000 images!
Photo Attachments: 81,772 (at least 90% photos)
Total Photos: 94,000

Classified Ads: 681 active listings
Classified Ads, Trailers for Sale: 324
Total Items Sold: 1593
Value of Items Sold: $22.5 million

181 Campgrounds have been reviewed!
137 Members have started a blog

Congratulations to everyone who has contributed to make this such a great resource for our fellow 'Streamers. Here's to another great year of helping each other! ]]> Official Announcements Andy R http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/interesting-stats-58368.html <![CDATA[Thanks Wade & Get Well!]]> http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/thanks-wade-and-get-well-58357.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:22:43 GMT Wade Thompson steps down from Thor Industries Wade Thompson, the long-time leader of I just read this article about Wade Thompson:
Quote:
Wade Thompson steps down from Thor Industries

Wade Thompson, the long-time leader of Thor Industries Inc., has stepped down from the company due to illness. Thompson has given up his duties as chairman, president and chief executive officer, the company announced Tuesday.

Thor (NYSE:THO), the Shelby County-based maker of recreational vehicles, did not disclose the illness.

Peter Orthwein — vice chairman, co-founder and a director of Thor — has taken over Thompson’s duties on an interim basis.

Orthwein, 64, has served as a director of Thor since its founding in 1980 and vice chairman since 1986.

Thor is the world’s largest manufacturer of recreation vehicles and a major builder of commercial buses. The company is the fourth-largest company in the Dayton region, with $2.64 billion in revenue last year. It has 8,500 total employees, including 300 at its Jackson Center headquarters.
We are wishing you well and hope you have a speedy recovery and wonderful retirement! ]]> Official Announcements Andy R http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/thanks-wade-and-get-well-58357.html Forums service interruption http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/forums-service-interruption-58334.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:23:57 GMT It appears that we had a service snafu that has resulted in the loss of posts going back to about 3 AM Monday morning. We apologize for this inconvenience and are working on this issue. Our database is fully backed up each night and so when something like this occurs we can and have restored the... It appears that we had a service snafu that has resulted in the loss of posts going back to about 3 AM Monday morning. We apologize for this inconvenience and are working on this issue. Our database is fully backed up each night and so when something like this occurs we can and have restored the backup copy. Please bear with us while we examine the issue further. :flowers: ]]> Official Announcements Janet http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/forums-service-interruption-58334.html New Feature: Clubs and Groups Directory http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/new-feature-clubs-and-groups-directory-58310.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:26:30 GMT There has been a lot of talk lately about Airstream owners wanting to meet up with a group of others with similar interests. Airstreamers are social people who enjoy getting together and having a good time. Many of our members participate in clubs, meet up in groups to enjoy camping or just to... There has been a lot of talk lately about Airstream owners wanting to meet up with a group of others with similar interests. Airstreamers are social people who enjoy getting together and having a good time. Many of our members participate in clubs, meet up in groups to enjoy camping or just to socialize. In an effort to facilitate members in their "grouping up" we have developed the clubs & groups directory.
In an effort to provide our members tools we have created a new directory for Airstream owners to find each other and have fun camping. We are hoping that our members will form clubs & groups on their own and use the directory to help people find them. The directory is also available for anyone including WBCCI units, all we ask is that your help promote our forum if we help promote your club (that's only fair).

Now is the time to start your own Airstream Club or Group!
Time to stake your claim, come up with a fun name
and put your pin on the map!

We want AIR Forums to be a central place where Airstreamers can meet online. In an effort to support this vision we provide these club and group services for free as long as they help support our online community in return. We provide free private forums for clubs and groups, events calendar (with RSVP system), photo gallery and listing in our Clubs & Groups Directory.

AIR Forums offers these services to any Airstream-related group at NO COST. The catch? If your club or group has it's own site, we only ask that you place our small badge on your club or group's home page...that's all. If your club or group does not have it's own site, that's OK, we can provide you a page for your club or group here on AIR Forums. Click Here to download the HTML code to insert into your page.


Airstream Forums - Airstream Classifieds

WBCCI Units: This is a great way to get exposure for your local unit. Being part of this program not only gets your unit listed on the Clubs & Groups Directory but we can also provide your unit tools to streamline communication with your members. If you want to learn more ask some of the members of the New England Unit (WBCCI # 064) or Four Corners Unit (WBCCI # 004) about how easy it is to use AIR to help your members keep in touch.

The following is a list of services currently offered to Airstream clubs & groups:
  • Group forum on AIR Forums for your members to chat, vote, and organize events.
  • Group event calendar with event RSVP services
  • Entry in the Clubs & Groups Directory
Interested in using AIR Forums to support your group? To get started just use the Group Registration form, and provide the information requested. New group services usually take 24-48 hours to configure once we receive your information.

Already have your group on AIR Forums and need to change something? Contact Us and select the "Group Change Requests" option before providing information on the changes you would like to have made.

In the event a club or group does not want to place our badge on their home page, that's fine too. We offer some low cost advertising options to help promote your club or group to our viewers. Please Contact Us to discuss the options.

Thanks for being part of the Airstream community and helping make AIR Forums THE place for Airstreamers to meet online. If there is anything we can do to help promote your club or group, please let us know! ]]> Official Announcements Andy R http://www.airforums.com/forums/f318/new-feature-clubs-and-groups-directory-58310.html