allpar forums survey

Prizes: ten Dodge Ram Challenge Prize Packs will be given out by new media strategies to randomly chosen participants! (See the rules)

The survey is finished - we are reading your responses and will soon send out the prize packs - thank you for your participation!

Allpar is considering making some changes to the forums to increase their value to you, the readers, and to spur involvement.

Please tell us what you think of the following, remembering that anyone can opt out of forum e-mails!

Very
interested		 A little
interested		 Not
interested		 That's a
crazy idea
Regular promotions and discounts from sponsors (with e-mail and/or PM [Personal Message] notification)
Regular "car of the week" or "car of the month" featured -- in addition to, not instead of, the Allpar Car of the Month done by Gene Yetter.
Volunteer of the month, nominated and voted on by forum members
Volunteer of the year with paid (within reason) travel to the Carlisle or New Jersey show -- (or a cash prize if they can't attend)
Regular quizzes, contests, and online events with real prizes
"Virtual car meets" - like the "photo meets" run by the Chrysler Restorers Club
A snazzier, splashier forums appearance
A snazzier, splashier appearance for the rest of Allpar
A better photo gallery

Projects

How much time would you be willing to give to each of these projects?

None 2-4 hours, just once 2-4 hours a month 2-4 hours a week Over four hours a week
Locating relevant clubs and entering them into the new clubs registry (with a description, contact info, meets, etc.)
Writing up repairs you have done (or will do)
Writing up performance modifications you have done and the results
Engaging local or regional clubs in our Carlisle meet
Pointing out specific Allpar resources to people on other blogs, forums, etc.
Going to, and writing about, local or national shows
Finding important repair information on the Allpar forums, figuring out what page it should go on (if any), and summarizing it for the staff
Organizing on-line "events"
Organizing "real life" events
Photo work (retouching, adding a legend, thin border, and shadow, fixing white balance, etc., to make photos match Allpar's “look")
Help with site design features - brainstorm new looks or suggest style-sheet (CSS) revisions
Research and write about vehicles, engines, or factories we do not cover
Proofread existing pages and uncover mistakes, date artifacts, etc.
Coordinate volunteers

Volunteering and prizes

Yes Probably Probably
not		 No
Would you be more interested in volunteering if there was a 'monthly/yearly prize'?
Would you volunteer if there were no prizes?

What kind of prizes would you like to see?

Definitely Okay Sorta okay Not really No!!
Allpar T-shirts
Allpar hats
Allpar work shirts
Chrysler memorabilia
(dealer books, brochures, ad materials, etc.)
Gas money to go to local or regional shows
Higher membership levels on the forums
Public recognition
Chrysler-related prizes, e.g. "Dodge prize packs"
Chrysler or Dodge T-shirts
Fewer but pricier prizes,
e.g. quality embroidered jackets or shirts
Gift certificates for parts / accessories vendors
Mopar related books and such
Special discounts
Subscriptions to Mopar Action
Recognition at the Allpar meet(s)
Plaques or other tangible forms of recognition
Listing in Allpar volunteers page


Did we miss something you'd really, really like?

Would you buy Lands End clothing with an embroidered Allpar logo,
possibly at a (minor) discount?		 Definitely
Maybe
Probably not
That's a crazy idea

Would you be interested in an Allpar Facebook group?

 Very interested
Moderately interested
Not interested
That's a crazy idea
How long have you been a member of the Allpar forums? Less than a month
Between a month and a year
Over a year, under five years
Over five years

How often do you visit...

the “static" pages -
the “rest” of Allpar?

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely
Not at all

    


the forums ?

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely
Not at all

  


the news page?

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely
Not at all

  


the weblogs ?

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Rarely
Not at all

What is the one thing about the forums that...
  we should preserve?
  we should change, drop, or add?

Ram Challenge and related questions

Do you enjoy some of the more “outside the box” ideas that Dodge has recently presented, like the Ram Challenge? (You can click here, it'll open on a new page.) 1 I really enjoy them!
1 I enjoy them
1 They're okay
1 I don't enjoy them
1 I don't like them
Would you like to see more Ram Challenge videos? Definitely
Maybe
No
Would more “behind the scenes” information about the Ram Challenge be appealing to you? Definitely
Probably
Maybe
Probably not
Definitely not
Would you be interested in live chats on the forums with participants of events like the Ram Challenge? Definitely
Probably
Maybe
Probably not
Definitely not

So we can send you a prize if you win (or contact you if you said you’d be interested in volunteering), please provide your email address. This will not be sold or traded with an outside agency. We can only send winners their prizes if they provide an e-mail address which they check on a regular basis.