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

["Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ed -

That's why I included this suggestion in the text of my email:

>Adding a question like this to the annual membership dues mailing 
>would have assured a good number of respondents.

Ron

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Edward Mills Antique Tractors 
  To: Ron Waters 
  Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 10:16 PM
  Subject: Re: Fw: [Chrysler300] E News and the proposals to go on line only?


  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>
    > To: "Chrysler 300 club" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    > 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
    >>
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    >>
    >>
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