Beyond car forums

Beyond car forums

Beyond.ca is a Canadian automotive enthusiasts internet forum based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Beyond.ca was founded in 2002 by Shelton Kwan and Kenny Chan.

In The News

In 2007 Beyond.ca was at the center of a front page news story [Link to Calgary Herald Story: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=c2861d62-4d46-4b20-8c6c-532e65d5f7be] . A forum member posted for help seeking eye witnesses to a hit and run accident involving an Acura RSX. Unaware of the earlier forum discussion, another forum member posted that he had witnessed a hit and run accident and had the high resolution photos to prove it. Police credited the photographic evidence when laying charges against the teenaged suspect. The story hit the front page of Digg and received nearly 3,000 diggs. [Digg Link: http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Photographer_Captures_Fleeing_Hit_And_Run_Suspect_with_Zoom_Lens]

In March 2008 the New York Times ran a story [Link to NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/automobiles/13STEAL.html] that played out on Beyond.ca that again showed how powerful a large community of automotive enthusiasts can be when they work together. A forum member had posted that his Nissan Skyline was stolen and posted pictures and description of the vehicle. Within a day, forum members spotted the vehicle and located the residence of the car thief. This story was also featured on Wired (magazine) [Link to Wired Article: http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2008/04/carheist] , and AutoBlog [Link to Autoblog Story: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/nissan-skyline-gt-r-thief-busted-by-internet-forum-members/] .

Forums Expansion

In early 2006, Beyond.ca began their transformation from a car forum, to a car community [Initial feedback on forum expansion: http://forums.beyond.ca/st/129049/too-many-forums/] . The number of non car related forums steadily increased and were added based on suggestions submitted by forum members. While some vocal members were not a fan of the diversification, forum membership grew rapidly because of the wider scope of the forums.

References

External links

* [http://forums.beyond.ca Beyond Car Forums]


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