Important dates In our forum history
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 7:26 pm
Hcoc history
20th June 2001
Xorro (Zoe) starts UKHCS Forum at ezboard
21st June 2002
UKHCC established by Richard734, Squire et al as a tangible 'club' component of the UKHCS Forum. Attempts were made to get sponsorship from Hyundai UK however they were not keen on going beyond provision of merchandise. Pipercross stepped in to provide seed funding though and my then-local dealer St George Hyundai in Bristol provided parts/servicing discounts to members.
February(ish) 2004
First official recognition of UKHCS/UKHCC by Hyundai UK in their in-house magazine
16th August 2005
UKHCS gains its 1000th member
22nd December 2005
UKHCS Forum moves to a self-hosted site due to rising ezboard (now Yuku) fees
December 23rd 2005
Dodge joins ukhcs
September 14th 2007
Dupe joins ukhcs
January 2009
UKHCC is still a section on ukhcs that's not used
Jul 1st 2009
Lidl sets up what will become UKHCC fed up of what he feels is lack of action at ukhcs
Sat Feb 6th 2010....
Xorro announces closure of uk Hyundai coupe site, ukhcs. There is much outcry and bad feelings, with established members trying in vain to buy it
7 th Feb 2010
Ukhcs implodes when Faz bans hutchy, Lidl ups his campaign and the mod room with incriminating comments appears (culprit Unknown ) lots of bad feeling follows . Ukhcs shuts its doors
Feb 8th 2010.....
Work begins on ukhcf, by Macker Faz and ZS and a new site comes into play, slightly too late as many ex ukhcs members have gone to UKHCC. Dupleman is a member on both
June2010
Dupleman is a moderator on UKHCC as the main site he uses (and is still highest posting member to this day-even though banned)
July 2012
This forum is practically dead. Rik and Mick are disheartened. Cazza and Cervantes are moderating and barely keeping it going along with dodge. Rik amd Mick are responsible for managing to keep things going. Faz has lost interest and Macker has gone
July 3rd 2012
Lidl sells out his share of UKHCC to autoguide and marks a continual spiral of downward. Dupe predicts bad times ahead but his concerns are dismissed.
August 2nd 2012
Dupe and Petrolhead Rob feel the urge to do a better job elsewhere where they are appreciated. Both agree UKHCC is not the place they can improve things . Both unhappy with buyout
August 10th 2012
Dupe throws an idea to Petrolhead Rob....
August 15th 2012
Dupe approaches Mick Doyle, Rik and Faz with an idea....
August 23rd 2012
Faz announces Dupe will come on board ukhcf.
Aug - Sept 2012
With ZS help, dupe introduces a raft of changes assisted by rob and coupe jay.
Aug- Sep 2012
Membership practically doubles and the forum returns to life, demonstrating many people are unhappy with UKHCC style since autoguide buy out
September 2012
Lidl kicks both Dupe and Rob off the UKHCC mod team
October 2012
The then mod team settles on Robs idea of "Hyundai coupe owners club".
Hcoc - hyundai Coupe owners club is born
April 2013
Dupe Is given half ownership by Faz
May 2014
Dupe and Racy Lady buy forum from Faz.
June 2014
We become the UK's first trademarked Hyundai coupe owners club
December 2015
Dodge remains the longest serving supervisor. We take control of Hyundai coupe owners club® Page on Facebook and we introduce more new groups including a comedy bad models page and sales pages
Early 2016
Up to 10 Hcoc members banned by ukhcc for mentioning this club including managers and supervisors
June 2016
Lexo allows us to use Hyundaicoupe.co.uk as an address. We place on it a shadow version of this site but in black.
July 2016
Hcoc sets up Hyundai coupe owners club - after dark a separate site but using same posts etc. The name is dupes idea to give a darker edge to the club. The idea proves unsuccessful
August 2016
Hyundai UK demands we stop using Hyundai logos via solicitors letter . We fight back looking for common ground. Peace returns
September 2016
We fully set up HYUNDAI COUPE OWNERS CLUB - after dark as it's own club. Smokebelch, Robbo and Shel take control as admin.
October 2016
Dupe hands out much responsibility on the Facebook sites, allowing for the first time others control of smaller Facebook groups.
January 2017
Hcoc buys its first outside group from Aden Gilbert, a Facebook group called Hyundai coupe community. We change the name to hyundai coupe owners community and merge it into the hyundai coupe owners club®
May 2017
Hcoc forms it’s first international group
June 2017
After dark forum renamed international
August 2017
Hcoc takes control of HYUNDAI COUPE MARKETPLACE from vee jay on Facebook
September 2017
Hcoc takes control of HYUNDAI COUPE FANCLUB on Facebook
20th June 2001
Xorro (Zoe) starts UKHCS Forum at ezboard
21st June 2002
UKHCC established by Richard734, Squire et al as a tangible 'club' component of the UKHCS Forum. Attempts were made to get sponsorship from Hyundai UK however they were not keen on going beyond provision of merchandise. Pipercross stepped in to provide seed funding though and my then-local dealer St George Hyundai in Bristol provided parts/servicing discounts to members.
February(ish) 2004
First official recognition of UKHCS/UKHCC by Hyundai UK in their in-house magazine
16th August 2005
UKHCS gains its 1000th member
22nd December 2005
UKHCS Forum moves to a self-hosted site due to rising ezboard (now Yuku) fees
December 23rd 2005
Dodge joins ukhcs
September 14th 2007
Dupe joins ukhcs
January 2009
UKHCC is still a section on ukhcs that's not used
Jul 1st 2009
Lidl sets up what will become UKHCC fed up of what he feels is lack of action at ukhcs
Sat Feb 6th 2010....
Xorro announces closure of uk Hyundai coupe site, ukhcs. There is much outcry and bad feelings, with established members trying in vain to buy it
7 th Feb 2010
Ukhcs implodes when Faz bans hutchy, Lidl ups his campaign and the mod room with incriminating comments appears (culprit Unknown ) lots of bad feeling follows . Ukhcs shuts its doors
Feb 8th 2010.....
Work begins on ukhcf, by Macker Faz and ZS and a new site comes into play, slightly too late as many ex ukhcs members have gone to UKHCC. Dupleman is a member on both
June2010
Dupleman is a moderator on UKHCC as the main site he uses (and is still highest posting member to this day-even though banned)
July 2012
This forum is practically dead. Rik and Mick are disheartened. Cazza and Cervantes are moderating and barely keeping it going along with dodge. Rik amd Mick are responsible for managing to keep things going. Faz has lost interest and Macker has gone
July 3rd 2012
Lidl sells out his share of UKHCC to autoguide and marks a continual spiral of downward. Dupe predicts bad times ahead but his concerns are dismissed.
August 2nd 2012
Dupe and Petrolhead Rob feel the urge to do a better job elsewhere where they are appreciated. Both agree UKHCC is not the place they can improve things . Both unhappy with buyout
August 10th 2012
Dupe throws an idea to Petrolhead Rob....
August 15th 2012
Dupe approaches Mick Doyle, Rik and Faz with an idea....
August 23rd 2012
Faz announces Dupe will come on board ukhcf.
Aug - Sept 2012
With ZS help, dupe introduces a raft of changes assisted by rob and coupe jay.
Aug- Sep 2012
Membership practically doubles and the forum returns to life, demonstrating many people are unhappy with UKHCC style since autoguide buy out
September 2012
Lidl kicks both Dupe and Rob off the UKHCC mod team
October 2012
The then mod team settles on Robs idea of "Hyundai coupe owners club".
Hcoc - hyundai Coupe owners club is born
April 2013
Dupe Is given half ownership by Faz
May 2014
Dupe and Racy Lady buy forum from Faz.
June 2014
We become the UK's first trademarked Hyundai coupe owners club
December 2015
Dodge remains the longest serving supervisor. We take control of Hyundai coupe owners club® Page on Facebook and we introduce more new groups including a comedy bad models page and sales pages
Early 2016
Up to 10 Hcoc members banned by ukhcc for mentioning this club including managers and supervisors
June 2016
Lexo allows us to use Hyundaicoupe.co.uk as an address. We place on it a shadow version of this site but in black.
July 2016
Hcoc sets up Hyundai coupe owners club - after dark a separate site but using same posts etc. The name is dupes idea to give a darker edge to the club. The idea proves unsuccessful
August 2016
Hyundai UK demands we stop using Hyundai logos via solicitors letter . We fight back looking for common ground. Peace returns
September 2016
We fully set up HYUNDAI COUPE OWNERS CLUB - after dark as it's own club. Smokebelch, Robbo and Shel take control as admin.
October 2016
Dupe hands out much responsibility on the Facebook sites, allowing for the first time others control of smaller Facebook groups.
January 2017
Hcoc buys its first outside group from Aden Gilbert, a Facebook group called Hyundai coupe community. We change the name to hyundai coupe owners community and merge it into the hyundai coupe owners club®
May 2017
Hcoc forms it’s first international group
June 2017
After dark forum renamed international
August 2017
Hcoc takes control of HYUNDAI COUPE MARKETPLACE from vee jay on Facebook
September 2017
Hcoc takes control of HYUNDAI COUPE FANCLUB on Facebook