the club president decided they are spammers and that we don't need new companies trying to develop performance XJ products, so refused to respond to them and axed them.
to their credit, they spent several months trying to work with naxja through sponsorship in an official fashion, but couldn't even get a reply.
i tried to help. i gave up.
From what I can gather their initial inquiries were so poorly written they came across as the latest Nigerian scam.
Not having seen the actual texts I can't say if this is on account of unfamiliarity with English (i.e. not their native language) or just another fine product of our public education system.
At any rate, it is hard to be taken seriously if you can't communicate well.
I do believe that working with vendors should be a priority for. Both sides stand to benefit in that relationship.
Mishimoto said:Hi,
My name is Steve and I'm an automotive journalist with Mishimoto. We've been trying to get in contact about becoming a forum sponsor for quite a while now and have not heard anything back. Is this something you could help us out with?
We're developing a radiator for the XJ and want to share our engineering process with the forum members to get their feedback. Our content is a little different than most vendors as it has a more educational focus, as opposed to strictly sales (we mirror content from our blog here). We typically like to post in the technical sections of forums as that sees far more engagement. Would that be possible?
Thanks!
-Steve
I won't argue that. Trying to run any part of naxja is a thankless job that will suck you dry.
Most of my best friends are here. As soon as you start trying to volunteer, they become the most entitled, needy, critical and vindictive people alive. Its shocking.
I'm totally one of those people too, but too close to see it.
They already sell two XJ radiators, is the more expensive one special?
https://www.mishimoto.com/search-simple-2001-Jeep-Cherokee
The one about the upcoming new all aluminum xj radiator?
This took me literally 2 seconds on Google to find:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1112648
Did you even bother trying to search?