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    • jminer
      jminer last edited by

      Hello Fellow Opponauts!

      We find ourselves in an unpleasant place this week, our former home is dying, we’re building a new home though. This one will be owned by, developed by, curated by and is for Opponauts.

      What you are looking at today is the first generation of hopefully something that will become grand. The current working title is The Hyphen. This is a nickname, but it stuck. In the current form it is a fairly modern forum which helps us emulate a lot of Kinja functionality while adding some nice features as well. This platform will continue to grow and evolve as it is in the early stages of life now, but the community will survive. I want to thank you for patience and understanding too, it has not always been smooth in this first week of operation but we’re getting there.

      This is what I want to talk to you about Oppo, the vision we have at the Hyphen for what Oppo can be, should be.
      First and foremost Oppositelock will always be about the community, talking to each other, educating, sharing, helping and yes shitposting. Some of the deepest conversations I’ve had have been right here with strangers on the internet, yet is always felt like so much more.

      Secondly, at some point we’ll have to figure out a way to pay for this thing. Soon(ish) a donation funding source will be setup to cover costs, fund future growth and give a few leftover sheckels to those putting their blood sweat and tears into building this thing to buy beer and pizza (or their chosen vice). There will also be a merch store once we figure out how to build the damn thing. I’m extremely grateful for anything anyone can contribute to help us build this.

      Our costs are manageable right now so if you can’t afford to give please do not, there is no need to strain yourself to do this. If you want to help oppo in another way you can make content, engage on the forum, recruit friends and so on – these are all extremely valuable things to do. Or if you have technical expertise in web development or graphic design and want to help, email me at oppo@opposite-lock.com, I’ll be putting together a roster of folks and reaching out when something is needed.

      Third I would love Oppo to also be a destination, with a frontpage showcasing the very best of oppo. Things like This day in aviation history, Flightline, The Jeep Experience and so many others I can’t even count them. This vision is at least months away, but it’s been in the back of our minds since we started building this thing. I’d also love to see ad/merch revenue sharing with authors as well when we can manage it.

      This is a bit of a fantasy, but I think it is possible. It’ll take all of us but it will be a hell of a thing if we can pull it off.
      In the coming days we’ll also put together an ‘Owners Manual’ of sorts. Kind of a guiding rules of keeping Oppo awesome so stay tuned.

      Lastly, but not least I would like to call out a few Opponauts in particular that have helped make this a reality. Some of which are right in front helping people in the forum every day and others behind the scenes but this wouldn’t be possible without all of them. In no particular order they are RallyDarkStrike, NickHasAnExocet, Jb boin and Rusty Vandura. There are countless more who have contributed but then I’d just be naming all the members, but we couldn’t do any of it without all of you.

      Thank you Oppo – it has been an amazing ride and you’ve all been so embracing of the new platform. I’m truly touched and I hope we don’t disappoint you.

      -jminer

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      • nth256
        nth256 last edited by

        Something something Dom Toretto "family".

        Seriously glad this new space exists, thank you all that have contributed to it's birth!

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        • Hooker
          Hooker @jminer last edited by

          @jminer I'm not crying. You're crying. This is beautiful and I'm excited! Thank you again!

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          • jminer
            jminer @Hooker last edited by

            @hooker I'd be lying if I said I didn't tear up a couple times writing this today, or last week finding out death was coming.

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            • Hooker
              Hooker @jminer last edited by

              @jminer man, I know the feel. Been here since somewhere in 2012 I think? That's the oldest I can find. I know only a few in real life. However, the ones I know only online are just as special to me!

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              • Exage03040
                Exage03040 last edited by

                OPPO REC 7.jpg

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                • CB
                  CB @jminer last edited by

                  @jminer stickers as revenue may need to be subsisted with other merch.

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                  • NomDePlume
                    NomDePlume last edited by NomDePlume

                    @jminer

                    NVRMND Appears the future where https://oppositelock.com/ is concerned is still an open book.

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                    • Dr. Zoidberg
                      Dr. Zoidberg last edited by

                      @jminer Any word from the old guard or mods?

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                      • jminer
                        jminer @NomDePlume last edited by

                        @nomdeplume This is very true, I'd love to move there but we'll have to wait and see what those that own it want to do with it.

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                        • jminer
                          jminer @Dr. Zoidberg last edited by jminer

                          @dr-zoidberg I have been talking with the Kinja Oppo mods (and Rory at the FP) but it's too early to say what will come of that right now. I think they're mostly waiting to see what the community wants to do, and then join us there.

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                          • Shop-Teacher
                            Shop-Teacher @jminer last edited by

                            @jminer I have no skills that can help create this site, but I would be willing to be a moderator, if the team feels they could use my help.

                            I am certainly willing to toss in a few shekels and buy some steekers as well.

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                            • Poor_sh
                              Poor_sh last edited by

                              I like how The Hyphen feels like a cult lol "Here at The Hyphen we believe in all cars and car enthusiasm, Hail Hyphen!" "Hail Hyphen!"

                              But yeah I'm in, I'll try to contribute posts by as soon as fundraising and merch is setup I'll contribute there as well. This community is too important to me to let it fall into my normal disregard for the world.

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                              • CivicWagonEngineer
                                CivicWagonEngineer last edited by

                                Thank you for all you and the others have put into this site so far! Can't wait to see what it becomes!

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                                • MM54
                                  MM54 last edited by

                                  Looking forward to a long and overall good time here. Some day there will be a bunch of people that don't know why we call this "the hyphen" or what kinja was.

                                  I know we want to stay ad-free but as an option, if in the future the member contributions aren't quite going to cut it, I've seen quite a few sites that only show ads to non-members - if you're logged in there are none but guests have some minimal ones poking along. Definitely prefer an organic voluntary funding setup (and will contribute myself) but it's something to keep in mind if it gets a little tight at some point down the road.

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                                  • Chariotoflove
                                    Chariotoflove last edited by

                                    My only other forum experience was with a large, long standing group that had to find another home quickly, and then a few months later had to move again. It hemorrhaged members and didn’t survive. So in the back of my mind I was worried I would see it happen again.

                                    A week later, I no longer worry. We came together and pulled it together. You guys did a tremendous job setting up this new home, and though it’s not finished, it’s getting pretty comfy.

                                    I’ll be happy to help in any way I can.

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                                    • jminer
                                      jminer @MM54 last edited by jminer

                                      @mm54 This is something I've definitely thought of. I neither want to create a paywall or and ad covered site. Particularly on the proposed front page though there will probably be a banner add or something. Also the no-ads for members is definitely something that would be nice if we start publishing them.

                                      For the next while though (unless for some reason it explodes in traffic) we'll just stick to member/merch supported.

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                                      • jminer
                                        jminer @Chariotoflove last edited by

                                        @chariotoflove It is still definitely a risk, but feeling like less of one every day. We're adding ~50-60 members a day right now with solid engagement. Hopefully it keeps growing too, I'm excited about the future.

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                                        • Chariotoflove
                                          Chariotoflove @jminer last edited by

                                          @jminer said in The Future of Oppo:

                                          @chariotoflove It is still definitely a risk, but feeling like less of one every day. We're adding ~50-60 members a day right now with solid engagement. Hopefully it keeps growing too, I'm excited about the future.

                                          The key was deciding on a decent landing place right away, whatever it was, so we don’t get dispersed . That’s why I publicly called my vote for The Hyphen after a couple of days. All the registrations give me great confidence.

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                                          • NomDePlume
                                            NomDePlume last edited by NomDePlume

                                            Key difference if ads are a fiscal necessity. They stand a much better chance of being for places like Rock Auto and other relevant commercial entities than something a family member looking over your shoulder would be offended by.

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                                            • Superdave847
                                              Superdave847 @jminer last edited by

                                              @jminer I would be happy to pay a monthly donation / recurring PayPal transfer. I do that for The Brewing Network already.

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                                              • sn4cktimes
                                                sn4cktimes @Poor_sh last edited by

                                                @poor_sh said in The Future of Oppo:

                                                I like how The Hyphen feels like a cult lol "Here at The Hyphen we believe in all cars and car enthusiasm, Hail Hyphen!" "Hail Hyphen!"

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                                                • ?
                                                  A Former User @jminer last edited by

                                                  @jminer Yeah thanks to everyone that knows how to do this stuff, it's really surreal Oppo is being chopped in 2020, I guess if it was going to happen it would be in 2020. Count me in.

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                                                  • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                                    SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                                    It's nothing to quibble about but our old home is not dying. It is being executed (along with its brothers & sisters) like an unwanted puppy, just because it might wee on the carpet.

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                                                    • davesaddiction
                                                      davesaddiction @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                                      @silentbutnotreallydeadly
                                                      To be fair, there was zero chance they would have ever been able to house train this hound... LOL

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