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

[Travis Baker <travisbaker4@xxxxxxxxx>]

I use the computer;however,I do enjoy opening my mailbox,seeing my
corospondence and being able to read it at my leisure,be it at work
during breaks,doctors office,on the deck with a cup of coffee. Please
continue mailing mine. Travis

On 2/5/12, Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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