First I would like to thank the SMC crew for the effort they put into keeping this place sane and alive. I've seen a few spam this week and all were removed in less than a few hours. That's impressive.
The last I could say is that (sorry to be so honest and so direct) this idea dont' impress me much. Why ? Not because it's a bad idea but because it will require lot of effort from the users and I'm not sure there will be so much content to be written this way.
First, about building / tuning a car IRL : I guess most of members doesn't build their own car. Of course there is some exceptions, like Rocky103 and it's stunning work (
http://www.smcars.net/forums/work-pr...000-mkiii.html) About tuning, I guess there is more users doing such work. But as it's definitely not my cup of tea, it's hard to turn me on with that kind of projects.
Second, about modeling its own car : several members have started such a project. It's a topic that can be populated easily. But if we think in percentages, the ratio "members modeling the car they own" over "active members" should be really low.
Third, photos of our own cars are a really good idea. But it needs plenty of time : I know it very well 'cause I took the time to take 300 shots of the VelSatis before it was sold. The topic already existing (show your car) is an excellent alternative to me : it allows to discover than user X own the car I'm currently working on so I can PM him to request some details shots.
To conclude, I see no reason preventing some some simple section could do the job : "My car" in WIP, and "Real-life projects" section at top level, for examples. One thread per car in the relative section as usual, and voilà !
Okay, maybe I completely misunderstood the idea the Doc exposed to us, and I didn't see the evident advantages of User Rides. Maybe. At least my post should open the discussion, I hope
