Well it seems that the ADI Forum, the supposed social interaction for driving instructors site is up and running again after a momentary collapse. So why do we use forums? Well in the case of Colin Scott or Scotty as he is known in wider circles, who runs the ADI forum it is to secure business when his is lacking, so should that be the true essence of a forum?
I don't believe so, surely it can help business, but it can also provide trust amongst members and groups of friendships are formed. Sadly those friendships are trodden on and destroyed by haphazard moderating and poor managment. Talking to former members my blog changed from suggesting it to be an informative site, to a disappointing return.
Members have lost personal messages and contact details, and those who were seen to rival Scotty removed from any access to what is essentially their data, removal of which from the members list although requested has been refused. What a sorry affair when power stops a social networking site from being about the members and is solely about profit.
I can't see that Facebook or My Space would ever have reached such high standing, not without faults, but generally for the people, if such underhand tactics had been displayed. During it's time of inactivity Scotty tried to set up an elite forum, in the current climate, not an easy task, so as has been described to me back to the peasants for some income.
I was a member many moons ago, all of my data was witheld from me, I am still an official member with access denied, but then I did reveal that there were many registered members who actually didn't exist, could you imagine Mark Zuckerberg bothering with that? Adding pretend people to FB to make it look busy?
So maybe the ADI Forum isn't looking for the same success, the market is limited to the amount of driver trainers out there, but buyer beware, don't lose your personal data for someone elses gain.
More of this review will be available on our forums overview, covering a wide range of groups on Friday 8th March at http://www.centraladitraining.co.uk
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