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 Posted: Tue Aug 13th, 2019 12:05 pm
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 OOP'S Made you look, Just checking if anyone is on here. :P



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 I'm here anyone else? :)



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 Here too, I check-in daily.
It does seem to be quieter since I joined compared to when I was just lurking.



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Here too, I check-in daily.
It does seem to be quieter since I joined compared to when I was just lurking.
My fault, sorry. Had some issues late last year that took my focus off running the forum. We still rank very good in the searches and I'm formulating the direction I want to take the site, for right now things are "stable".



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 I am here, but not on the same time schedule as you guys :coffee



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 I'm here as well, every day and every chance I get. This is the first forum I check, but It does seem to have calmed down, but the “other” forum seems to have new members just about every day :fp



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 I thought spring was going to be the calm before the store. I thought most were waiting for better weather to begin any mods or start any projects. I've come to the conclusion that most of the members here have already built their trucks and completed their projects. Its still good to have these guys around to share their knowledge, help out and answer questions but we are lacking in members who are starting builds or doing mods. We have built a good foundation of experts now we just need to bring the masses!!!

Just need to post on a few more threads and I'll own the recent topic page. Lol.

And V8 level II needs to get that trans back in and show off that truck some more!!!

Last edited on Tue Aug 13th, 2019 11:01 pm by Eddie Money



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 JAMMAN wrote:
Arthur wrote:

Here too, I check-in daily.
It does seem to be quieter since I joined compared to when I was just lurking.
We still rank very good in the searches and I'm formulating the direction I want to take the site, for right now things are "stable".
This website has NEVER came up in a Google search for me. Ever. TheRangerStation always does, and occasionally one of the other Ranger forums and the Explorer forum. Just something I noticed.
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 Specific content searches take time to build, the time that TRS has been around speaks for itself and is honorable.

We are on the first page of Google always for the general searches "Ranger forum" and "Ford ranger forum" which was my initial goal, only took 8 months to get there.

Content takes time, I feel we have had this discussion before. Or there is a glitch in the Matrix, one of the two.



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 Not it!!

I like this place, start a new smaller more elite group......right right? plus I was invited!!



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 I like the group of people we have here. I would like to do a lift on my Ranger & possibly a V-8, but right now my 69 Mustang is taking all my funds.



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 I'm still around, didn't have internet for the past couple weeks while moving but got it back today so I can visit more often now.



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 WOW!! Thanks guys, Glad to see the interaction.:thumbsup:



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 Still here! Your honorable Ranger Gal!
I haven't been as active because I have work, plus my business I started, plus trying to keep my damn ranger in one piece. But glad to see the small and elite group still remains.



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 I'm here more often that you all think. Most of the time, I just read and don't bother to log in. I HAVE been preoccupied with life as my wife has been having health issues along with a few other distractions. I still love my Ranger and intend to keep it and do a few more mods.



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 @mhoward,
We love hearing from you. Hope things get better

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I'm here more often that you all think.  Most of the time, I just read and don't bother to log in.  I HAVE been preoccupied with life as my wife has been having health issues along with a few other distractions.  I still love my Ranger and intend to keep it and do a few more mods.
Glad to hear from you again Mike, hope your wife is feeling better. I went through the wife health issues the past 2 years as my wife needed a couple surgeries & is now feeling much better. I come in here almost every day to read posts, but do not always post something.



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I'm here more often that you all think.  Most of the time, I just read and don't bother to log in.  I HAVE been preoccupied with life as my wife has been having health issues along with a few other distractions.  I still love my Ranger and intend to keep it and do a few more mods.
Glad to hear from you again Mike, hope your wife is feeling better. I went through the wife health issues the past 2 years as my wife needed a couple surgeries & is now feeling much better. I come in here almost every day to read posts, but do not always post something.
Thanks Mike!  Hoping the doctors can fix what ails her.  Glad to hear your wife's surgeries have improved her quality of life!  The world of medicine is a wonderful thing, just sometimes takes a while to find the problem and fix it.



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