Dead links?

[06YarisRS]

Anyone else experiencing this? Both the "Blogs" and "YarisGarage" links appear to be non-functioning. I can see the blogs as the site opens on that page, but those two links at the top don't work. Maybe it's just temporary. I'll check a bit later.

https://i.imgur.com/pi1qm94.png

[WeeYari]

I've actually been wondering for a while now if new member join functionality has failed. QuattroMC was the last new member to join, and that happened over 2 weeks ago.

[06YarisRS]

I've actually been wondering for a while now if new member join functionality has failed. QuattroMC was the last new member to join, and that happened over 2 weeks ago.

Yeah. I'm wondering who the best person to contact would be. I wonder if the site admin(s) are aware of the issue.

[myfirstyota]

Kimona?
One of the only active mods I see still

[WeeYari]

I wonder if the site admin(s) are aware of the issue.
ROFL!!

[06YarisRS]

ROFL!!

Really? Is our beloved site really getting that bad? There's been a lot of great stuff lately, IMO. I post/link to it everywhere I can.

[06YarisRS]

Kimona?
One of the only active mods I see still

I messaged him.

[kimona]

Yes, I am aware of the problems. Unfortunately, I have no control. And, the administrators will respond to me about as quickly as any other member... which is never! Sadly, it would seem that yarisworld is slowly dying.

[myfirstyota]

Sadly, it would seem that yarisworld is slowly dying.

I didnt wanna say it.

[06YarisRS]

This is very sad indeed. It would be interesting to see statistics on how many new members have joined in the past year/2 years for example. In terms of serious modifications (forced induction, major suspension upgrades etc) to our cars, the site seems to have had its heyday several years ago.

[ern-diz]

We know YarisBueller only comes around once every few years when the forum slows to a crawl and nearly dies. Last that happened, he came in and said that he keeps the forum going just for the sake of keeping it going. It no longer makes any sponsor/vendor money and is just a pure cost to him.

I would not be surprised if I hit the forum one day and it just wasn't here anymore. I have contact info for some of you but if anyone would be interested in keeping in touch with me should this forum go away, you can find the links to my Instagram and Wheelwell profiles in my signature below (which I'm very active on).

I'd enjoy keeping in touch with all of you but don't want to be annoying, so again, feel free to PM me for my phone number or hit me on the other interwebz social channels.

<3

[WeeYari]

I would not be surprised if I hit the forum one day and it just wasn't here anymore.


Don't know who other than me has noticed this. For the past couple of years, when this site sends you a birthday wishes email, it comes from admin @ some VW Mark IV site.

[Leegamer]

Honestly this is the only forum I still go to. The FB yaris groups are pretty lame and are mostly people putting hotboi wheels on their cars.

I used to run a regional Z31 forum and I had to shut it down because everyone moved over to Facebook.

[06YarisRS]

We know YarisBueller only comes around once every few years when the forum slows to a crawl and nearly dies. Last that happened, he came in and said that he keeps the forum going just for the sake of keeping it going. It no longer makes any sponsor/vendor money and is just a pure cost to him.

I would not be surprised if I hit the forum one day and it just wasn't here anymore. I have contact info for some of you but if anyone would be interested in keeping in touch with me should this forum go away, you can find the links to my Instagram and Wheelwell profiles in my signature below (which I'm very active on).

I'd enjoy keeping in touch with all of you but don't want to be annoying, so again, feel free to PM me for my phone number or hit me on the other interwebz social channels.

<3

Oh, we've got to keep in touch, for sure. I sure hope YW doesn't die completely. I did find one other site that has a Yaris forum but it's small by comparison. It's also UK/Europe-based. I suppose one of us could start a Facebook page, but not being a Facebook guru, I don't even know if it supports forums for example. Minimally, it might keep people up to date on projects and such.

[ern-diz]

Don't know who other than me has noticed this. For the past couple of years, when this site sends you a birthday wishes email, it comes from admin @ some VW Mark IV site.

Interesting. I don't think I have my birthday listed, so I don't recall ever seeing those.

[Leegamer]

I'd happily create a Yaris World Facebook group. Since the admins are not really present I'm guessing no one would be upset?

[NYC-SE]

Let's try to keep this place alive as best we can. I'd rather it not move to Facebook as I do not have an account there, nor will I ever.

[WeeYari]

Let's try to keep this place alive as best we can. I'd rather it not move to Facebook as I do not have an account there, nor will I ever.

+1

[06YarisRS]

+2

[06YarisRS]

I'd happily create a Yaris World Facebook group. Since the admins are not really present I'm guessing no one would be upset?

Hopefully we don't have to get to that stage, but that's a generous offer.

[Leegamer]

I wasn't talking about shutting down the forum, just creating a group for anyone who wanted to post on there as well. It looks like there is actually a Facebook Group called "Yaris World" lol

[06YarisRS]

I wasn't talking about shutting down the forum, just creating a group for anyone who wanted to post on there as well. It looks like there is actually a Facebook Group called "Yaris World" lol

Oh no, I didn't think that. I'd definitely post on the FB page if you created one. Thanks

[myfirstyota]

+2

Same here

[WeeYari]

This is the site from which any email messages generated by YarisWorld originate.

golfmkv.com

[Neinris]

Although I'm relatively new to this site, since I've only really had my Yaris for a year and I only started to enjoy driving HER when I got back from my deployment in June, I would not want this site to go, yet... I'm still picking up great ideas from all of you. From bolt on engine swap, big front rotor upgrade, rear rotor swap, JDM tail light wiring, retrofitting a projector headlights, front lip add on from another car, wheels that would look great, JDM front grill that I didn't know existed, turbo kit for the original engine, super charger for the original engine, turbo charging after you engine swap, 6 speed transmission, cracking ecu for more HP raise RPM make more use of higher octane fuel etc, raising the car for snow use, Japanese AWD version that I didn't know existed, etc. etc. etc. and many many more... I wish that this site still has more years to come...

[Jeanseb29]

We need to find a way to back up all the information on this site. I tried a couple of months ago with an application that was supposed to be able to download entire website. I was able to download 4 - 5 Gb of data but its mostly dead links and missing posts.
I wanted to do the same with a Quebec/Canada french forum named "Club Echo-Yaris Quebec" before they went dark in August... So much good info all lost. :(

[zoidberg444]

Yeah. I really don't want to end up on Facebook. It's lame. Tragedy that forums seem to be dying these days.

[ern-diz]

I go back to having a MySpace page and was around for the beginning of Facebook, but didn't create an account until just a couple weeks ago.

Call of Duty Mobile came out and you need a Facebook account to backup progress. Fearing something happening to my phone and losing all my game progress, I caved and created a shell Facebook account. No pic, no friends, nothing. Just a place for my game progress to save to lol.

I enjoy Twitter (https://twitter.com/emceeprotech?lang=en), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vaderhelmet/)and have a Wheelwell garage (https://wheelwell.com/ernie-szots), but I wasn't interested in Facebook after having done the MySpace thing. Those old enough might remember Friendster before MySpace.

For us car people, I do recommend checking out Wheelwell.com. You get a virtual garage to add your vehicle and mods to. Each mod gets a score, so your car ends up with an overall mod score. You can browse other owners' garages to see how you stack up, what mods they have installed, read part reviews, etc. Because of the lack of Yaris friends there, I'm currently sitting in the number #1 spot as top Yaris. Feels fraudulent because I know if some of you were there, you'd blow my mod score away.

It's not intended to replace forums but be more of a supplement. It's been growing slowly over the last few years and I've found it to be a chill place to connect with other car folks. A car focused place that isn't Facebook.

To keep the lights on, they sell performance parts. To help grow the user base, they've been giving parts away for free to new members. If you create an account, add a vehicle and add some parts from the store to your 'wishlist', there's a solid chance the Wishlist Fairy (https://wheelwell.com/posts/8rcn) will send you one of the parts for free. As a Team Wheelwell (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVQRyQsv_vw3e0Q_Firim_vJczKp6lBJJXTVHZ0ADG y-oV3Q/viewform) member, I can also help friends and fam out with a little discount.

If anyone moseys on over there and creates a garage, hit me with your link so we can connect.

[06YarisRS]

I go back to having a MySpace page and was around for the beginning of Facebook, but didn't create an account until just a couple weeks ago.

Call of Duty Mobile came out and you need a Facebook account to backup progress. Fearing something happening to my phone and losing all my game progress, I caved and created a shell Facebook account. No pic, no friends, nothing. Just a place for my game progress to save to lol.

I enjoy Twitter (https://twitter.com/emceeprotech?lang=en), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vaderhelmet/)and have a Wheelwell garage (https://wheelwell.com/ernie-szots), but I wasn't interested in Facebook after having done the MySpace thing. Those old enough might remember Friendster before MySpace.

For us car people, I do recommend checking out Wheelwell.com. You get a virtual garage to add your vehicle and mods to. Each mod gets a score, so your car ends up with an overall mod score. You can browse other owners' garages to see how you stack up, what mods they have installed, read part reviews, etc. Because of the lack of Yaris friends there, I'm currently sitting in the number #1 spot as top Yaris. Feels fraudulent because I know if some of you were there, you'd blow my mod score away.

It's not intended to replace forums but be more of a supplement. It's been growing slowly over the last few years and I've found it to be a chill place to connect with other car folks. A car focused place that isn't Facebook.

To keep the lights on, they sell performance parts. To help grow the user base, they've been giving parts away for free to new members. If you create an account, add a vehicle and add some parts from the store to your 'wishlist', there's a solid chance the Wishlist Fairy (https://wheelwell.com/posts/8rcn) will send you one of the parts for free. As a Team Wheelwell (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVQRyQsv_vw3e0Q_Firim_vJczKp6lBJJXTVHZ0ADG y-oV3Q/viewform) member, I can also help friends and fam out with a little discount.

If anyone moseys on over there and creates a garage, hit me with your link so we can connect.

Splendid! I plan to head over and check that out soon. Thanks for that, ern-diz! Awesome!

[ern-diz]

Splendid! I plan to head over and check that out soon. Thanks for that, ern-diz! Awesome!

My pleasure!

[ern-diz]

Did y'all hit the forum recently while it was down and giving a database error?

For a second I thought we manifested it LOL! Either that, or YarisBueller happened across this thread and had a change of heart about keeping this vampire going :laugh: