I was explaining to Dad today about PUG. He is not a computer and internet buff. Just enough awareness to survive in today's world. So, this thought crossed our minds - why Palio Users Group; why not Palio Owner's Group? We are owners, not users. We are lovers, not drivers. Just a thought. Welcome your views. But not sure if we can just rename the group like that.
This brings to mind something that happened some years ago in a housing colony where we were staying in a rented house. Everything was fine between residents till somebody suggested that the association should be called 'Owners' association not 'Resident's' association. Before this matter was settled, we moved out because relationships turned ugly.
Who cares if you own your Palio or hire it, or borrow it or even stole it. Basically if you are a user, that should be sufficient to justify the present name of the group. Here we have people who might own a Palio, or, might have owned a Palio, or, someone who might be thing of owning one, or is there just for the interest in a Palio. (Read FIAT instead of Palio, technically I too dont own a Palio but a Petra and a Punto) And, what do you want to do with individuals like Doc Pullokaran and Gemi Thomas? They owned Fiats and contributed so much to this group, and still continue to do so.
Will they have to quit if this group becomes POG because they are no longer owners?
Such kind of Pandora's boxes are best left alone.Or rather non-existent right now. So these kind of issues are best when they are not raised at all.
Thank you for throwing light on the issue. I totally agree with what you have quoted. Everybody, Please do not take this message personally. It was just a casual and inquisitive message. Having said that, I would like to apologize to anyone who felt hurt or uncomfortable due to this message. Further on, I would like to request everyone not to reply to this thread so that we all don't go on a tangent. I'm not going to delete the thread and leave it here in the right spirit of the 'forum'.
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