Re: Fw: [Chrysler300] E News and the proposals to go on line only?

[Edward Mills Antique Tractors <millserat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey guys - anyone who is replying to the question is obviously using a 
computer - but there is no way to get a response from those not using a 
PC - and I know in another club that I belong to - there are plenty of 
old timers who are proud not to have a PC - so if you want to do a poll 
- it would seem meaningless unless it is done by snail mail. best, Ed

On 2/5/2012 8:53 PM, Ron Waters wrote:
>
> Earlier today, Tim Tomlin posted a response to my opinion that the club
> consider going to an electronic format for the newsletter.
>
> Initially, I just sent a response to Tim. But I reconsidered and felt 
> that
> it should be posted to the list.
>
> Ron
>
> > Hi Tim -
> >
> > Thanks for your feedback. It's important to hear everyone's opinion,
> > especially folks that don't usually post on the list.
> >
> > My post was an attempt to express my opinion and 'test the waters' 
> to see
> > how folks felt about the idea. There is no 'push' to change things over.
> >
> > Regarding the gun club that you belong to, it seems that the membership
> > was not sufficiently polled before the decision was made to go strictly
> > on-line.Adding a question like this to the annual membership dues 
> mailing
> > would have assured a good number of respondents.
> >
> > If you did get a significant number of folks saying, 'yeah, online 
> is fine
> > for me', then subsequently half the club became inactive, then is 
> that the
> > club's fault ? I suggest that it's the members' laziness instead. 
> It's no
> > different than if they don't pick up their mail from the mailbox, then
> > claim they didn't know about shoot schedules, meetings, etc. If it's 
> 'too
> > onerous' for them to click a link on their desktop on in the 
> browser, then
> > maybe they are not sufficiently interested in the club anymore.
> >
> > Just my 2 cents.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "tomlin" <tomlin@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:tomlin%40adams.net>>
> > To: "Chrysler 300 club" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 12:30 PM
> > Subject: [Chrysler300] E News and the proposals to go on line only?
> >
> >
> >> Gloria and others,
> >> First, I think the new e-news is great. I wish to add now, before
> >> things get out of hand, that I was dismayed to have the push made 
> already
> >> to convert to a strictly electronic communiication for the club. I 
> whole
> >> heartedly agree with Gloria's comments in this regard and wish to 
> add a
> >> few before this thing gets too much of a life.
> >> I belong to a small gun club of a little over 300 members. Several
> >> years ago we went to strictly "on line" communications, with the
> >> exception of the very few (fewer than a dozen) that took time to 
> request
> >> continued mailings. We have now lost consistent contact with close to
> >> half our membership despite the assurances that "most people are on 
> line"
> >> in the modern age of electronics. It is amazing the numbers of members
> >> that don't know what is happening in their club for their benefit. The
> >> requirement to consciously go on line to find schedules for shoots or
> >> other events seems to be too onerous for many.
> >> It would also seem to be not feasible to go backwards and return to
> >> mailings. The ones attending the meetings, now, and voicing opinions,
> >> are those that go on line. The others are "left out" of the entire
> >> process and seemingly are disaffected. They don't vote for officers,
> >> they don't attend meetings as they don't know of their times, etc,. 
> What
> >> a waste!
> >> Tim Tomlinson
> >> W. Central IL
> >>
> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >>
> >>
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