GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes

**nsap** · 07-12-2009, 09:41 PM

GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes
GMI continues to focus on international membership and news content.
www.gminsidenews.com
July 13, 2009
By: Nsap

On behalf of the entire GMInsidenews Staff, I am pleased to announce that we have expanded our Staff roster with the addition of current GMI Australia Correspondent MikMak! MikMak has been promoted from our Contributing Member group to a full-fledged Moderator/Staff Member. He will continue working with the rest of our GMI Australia team, including; Australia Editor JoeT and Australia Correspondent BBDOSCV8, in an effort to continue to develop our GM Holden news coverage and content. The GMI Staff has been making relationships with Holden on a corporate level and we intend to utilize our growing footprint in Australia as well as our working relationship with GM Holden to provide impeccable coverage of the impending launch and announcement of the Commodore VF as well as the Australian International Motor Show next year.

In addition, MikMak will be a Global Moderator, meaning he can moderate any portion of the site.

For a complete list of our current Staff, Click Here.

Forum Reorganization

As most of you have probably noticed, we have been tweaking and reorganizing the forums for the last few days. We felt it was time to streamline things a bit, as well as adapt to the changing General Motors. We've reduced our total forum count from 54 to 48 in an effort to make it easier to find the news and discussion you're after.

Most of the changes are self-explanatory, however some are probably going to leave questions. For example, we removed the "Reviews" forum entirely. We felt like it makes more sense to put reviews in their corresponding brand news form instead, that way users can look for reviews on a specific model easier. All reviews that were posted in the old forum were moved to their brand news forum.

Another sizable change is that the GMI Design Contest forums have been moved toward the lower portion of the index. This was done to put more focus on the news forums and new "Customer/Employee Discussion" section of the site. GMI is continuing to advance our status as a news site and will continue to put forth changes that reflect that.

**JoeT** · 07-13-2009, 03:32 AM

**nsap** · 07-13-2009, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeT

Nice...

civilzues · 07-13-2009, 08:43 AM

48 is still to many name plates, how much overlap is there?

I'm kidding, relax
Also congrats mikmak

**mikmak** · 07-13-2009, 08:57 AM

Thanks. As soon as I was I found out, I ran straight to the mail box to see if I'd received my G8. Unfortunately, all I found was this nab stick. Oh wait.....

FenwickHockey65 · 07-13-2009, 09:14 AM

Nah, your new Commodore should be arriving shortly.

Congrats dude!

PontiacBixler · 07-13-2009, 09:25 AM

My name is still not on the staff list..... what's up with that????

civilzues · 07-13-2009, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PontiacBixler

My name is still not on the staff list..... what's up with that????

OPPS, you and someone else have very similar pictures and I got ya confused with that person. I am in the wrong.

CamaroCrazy · 07-13-2009, 09:43 AM

Sounds great guys. Sometimes we forget just how professional this website is for not being a formal organized business enterprise (i.e., we're not Motor Trend or Autoblog). I like the way all changes are made in the name of advancing GMI's status as the web authority for GM news. Now that I think of it, I've been coming to this site for 7 years now. Saw the first leaked images of the Camaro concept here in October 2005.

Its been a great ride. Can't wait for whats next.

Congrats to MikMak! The Australian input on this site from all our Aussie members is a huge plus. Thanks guys!

**zete** · 07-13-2009, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikmak

Thanks. As soon as I was I found out, I ran straight to the mail box to see if I'd received my G8. Unfortunately, all I found was this nab stick. Oh wait.....

I thought the route was: Buy a G8, become staff.

Oh well, guess I was wrong.

Welcome.

Hitman1970 · 07-13-2009, 09:57 AM

Good Luck, Kim Kam. I know you will be prudent and judicious in laying the smackdown on infractions.

plane · 07-13-2009, 10:08 AM

My oh my how standards have fallen.
Oh well.

As long as mikmak is willing to live in the exact geographic center of Australia,
in order to represent all Australians,
whether they want it or not,
I'm fine with this.

likearock00 · 07-13-2009, 10:10 AM

Yet another Aussie has been promoted here....when will the tyranny end??

PontiacBixler · 07-13-2009, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by civilzues

you bash GM left and right and swear your done with them since they are selling saturn and closing Pontiac

Please get your facts straight.... I've never said I was done with GM for selling Saturn. Sheesh!!!! The Pontiac ordeal, yes, but Saturn's "rebirth" was a complete waste of energy.

And as for "bashing GM"????

Bashing is what a Foreign or Rustang lover does.... I give blatant and honest criticism. If you went through life with everyone telling you that you always were doing a great job, even when you were doing horribly, what good are you going to be as a person? You will never make yourself better or stronger.

GM needed a swift kick in the rear years earlier than they got it.

So "bashing"? No. Passion? Yes.

Plus I guess my original post wasn't sopping with enough sarcasm....

I've not gotten along with some of the Mods on here in the past (but that's another topic all together) and NSAP would be crazy to put a biased-nut like me in charge of ANYTHING here.

Uzzy · 07-13-2009, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikmak

Thanks. As soon as I was I found out, I ran straight to the mail box to see if I'd received my G8. Unfortunately, all I found was this nab stick. Oh wait.....

A what now? Sounds somehow naughty, but so do most things you Aussies say.

Congrats!

07-12-2009, 09:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
nsap Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2003 Drives: 2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT Posts: 17,720	GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes *GMI continues to focus on international membership and news content.* www.gminsidenews.com July 13, 2009 By: Nsap On behalf of the entire GMInsidenews Staff, I am pleased to announce that we have expanded our Staff roster with the addition of current GMI Australia Correspondent MikMak! MikMak has been promoted from our Contributing Member group to a full-fledged Moderator/Staff Member. He will continue working with the rest of our GMI Australia team, including; Australia Editor JoeT and Australia Correspondent BBDOSCV8, in an effort to continue to develop our GM Holden news coverage and content. The GMI Staff has been making relationships with Holden on a corporate level and we intend to utilize our growing footprint in Australia as well as our working relationship with GM Holden to provide impeccable coverage of the impending launch and announcement of the Commodore VF as well as the Australian International Motor Show next year. In addition, MikMak will be a Global Moderator, meaning he can moderate any portion of the site. For a complete list of our current Staff, Click Here. Forum Reorganization As most of you have probably noticed, we have been tweaking and reorganizing the forums for the last few days. We felt it was time to streamline things a bit, as well as adapt to the changing General Motors. We've reduced our total forum count from 54 to 48 in an effort to make it easier to find the news and discussion you're after. Most of the changes are self-explanatory, however some are probably going to leave questions. For example, we removed the "Reviews" forum entirely. We felt like it makes more sense to put reviews in their corresponding brand news form instead, that way users can look for reviews on a specific model easier. All reviews that were posted in the old forum were moved to their brand news forum. Another sizable change is that the GMI Design Contest forums have been moved toward the lower portion of the index. This was done to put more focus on the news forums and new "Customer/Employee Discussion" section of the site. GMI is continuing to advance our status as a news site and will continue to put forth changes that reflect that. __________________ Get the latest news from GMI...Join the "GMInsidenews.com Facebook Page!! Follow me on TWITTER E-Mail Me Last edited by nsap : 07-13-2009 at 08:41 AM.

07-13-2009, 03:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
JoeT GMI News Editor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 5,813	Re: GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes __________________ Got any Holden info you want to tell? E-Mail me Follow GMInsidenews and myself on Twitter Join GMInsidenews on Facebook today!

07-13-2009, 08:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
civilzues 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,833	Re: GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes 48 is still to many name plates, how much overlap is there? I'm kidding, relax Also congrats mikmak Last edited by civilzues : 07-13-2009 at 08:59 AM.

07-13-2009, 08:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
mikmak GMI Australia Correspondent Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia Drives: VZ Wagon and JSII sedan Posts: 11,597	Re: GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes Thanks. As soon as I was I found out, I ran straight to the mail box to see if I'd received my G8. Unfortunately, all I found was this nab stick. Oh wait..... __________________ *READ GM International Operations 100 Day Scorecard!!It's official: I'm a twit. Follow me on Twitter!!***

07-13-2009, 09:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
FenwickHockey65 News Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Drives: Chevrolet Malibu LS, GMC Envoy SLE, GMC Sonoma SLS Posts: 9,292	Re: GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes Nah, your new Commodore should be arriving shortly. Congrats dude! __________________ Proud to drive American. Proud to drive GM. Current Cars: 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS: 2.2L ECOTEC I-4 2003 GMC Envoy SLE: 4.2L Vortec 4200 I-6 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Ext. Cab: 4.3L Vortec 4300 V6 Former Cars: 1993 Saturn SW2 (1993-2006, 243,000 miles) 1989 GMC Safari SLT (1989-2003, 293,000 miles) Future Car: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT RS: 3.6L SIDI High-Feature V6

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07-13-2009, 09:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
PontiacBixler 3.6 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NY Drives: 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Posts: 1,117	Re: GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes My name is still not on the staff list..... what's up with that???? __________________ What is happening to the GM that grew up with for these many decades? If I could I would institute a hostile take over and kick the entire board and executives out and fill the positions with creative minds under the age of 35.

07-13-2009, 09:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
CamaroCrazy 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cary, NC Drives: 1994 Camaro Z28 2000 Camaro Posts: 734	Re: GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes Sounds great guys. Sometimes we forget just how professional this website is for not being a formal organized business enterprise (i.e., we're not Motor Trend or Autoblog). I like the way all changes are made in the name of advancing GMI's status as the web authority for GM news. Now that I think of it, I've been coming to this site for 7 years now. Saw the first leaked images of the Camaro concept here in October 2005. Its been a great ride. Can't wait for whats next. Congrats to MikMak! The Australian input on this site from all our Aussie members is a huge plus. Thanks guys! __________________ Webshots: My Camaros, the Camaro Concepts, and the Sunoco Camaro in action at VIR The Typical Honda/Toyota driver: You are bland and boring and risk-averse. Not to mention you could care less about buying a foreign junk car. These are dependable cars, no doubt, but lack any substance or style. Crappy handling and worse styling. Screams "I have no style or class and live a boring, meager existence. Please let me get over into the exit lane." ~ Posted by Steve11115555 on Forbes.com

07-13-2009, 10:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
plane 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Banned Posts: 5,176	Re: GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes My oh my how standards have fallen. Oh well. As long as mikmak is willing to live in the exact geographic center of Australia, in order to represent all Australians, whether they want it or not, I'm fine with this. __________________ A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. David Brinkley

07-13-2009, 10:10 AM	#13 (permalink)
likearock00 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NC Drives: 2006 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab Z-71 Posts: 8,437	Re: GMI Announces New Staff Member, Forum Changes Yet another Aussie has been promoted here....when will the tyranny end?? __________________ Not even worth putting one up.

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