[DeTomaso] Electronic Delivery of newsletters / Profiles
Ed Mendez
edducati at mac.com
Sat Nov 7 16:17:09 EST 2015
Some of the articles did not make it because the were too large for the email list. I would suggest putting them on Dropbox with a link to them, that would be better. Or have Gerry Romack put them on POCA.com and share that link.
Only a suggestion. :-)
Ed
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> On 8/11/2015, at 06:53, Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I can't tell if the 00 Tech Archives parts I and 2 (website specs for
> Newsleter Tech Articles) ever made it thru the editor. If not, someone
> pls let me know and I'll re-post
> Jeff
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 11:09 PM, Jeff Detrich <[1]jjdetrich at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Specs for Tech Arts Cont 3 (last ones)
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Jeff Detrich <[2]jjdetrich at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Specs for Tech Arts Continued
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Jeff Detrich <[3]jjdetrich at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> These are great comments and remember, we're talking about the
> Newsletter, not Profiles. An electronic version of the Newsletter was
> planned to be included in a new but failed website development project
> that your Board of Directors somehow screwed up again this year.
> (Another reason they don't want you to know what goes on at Board
> meetings! I would suggest that the Board publish the minutes for every
> meeting and all other actions taken so members really know what's going
> on; but ,hey, you already know my position on the Board's
> effectiveness.) The important part of the electronic version is that
> the graphics are so much better, pictures and diagrams would be in
> color, more content could be included, etc. etc.A
> Under the web site specs,A Members would have an option of receiving a
> hard copy version, no questions asked,A but the copy would be the crude
> black and white version sent out now. Paying extra for it would be a
> good option since it's expensive; POCA spends about $25,000 per year on
> the Newsletter That's about 50+% of your net dues after chapter
> rebates.A
> The second reason and more important reason to do it from the website
> was Dick's 2nd point; All the institutional knowledge from all the old
> copies of the Newsletter could be maintained on-line as well. The key
> to this feature is the indexing, not a google search but a true
> metadata index of the reason for the article, key words, parts used,
> even the effectiveness of the suggested changes. It could also include
> user grading of the content. (Like Yelp!) Now that would truly be a
> major new source of value to the DeTomaso Community, something that
> non-members might find appealing enough to join POCA.A
> It would, however, require that some qualified people would have to
> review the articles and index the contents. Once all the key words were
> indexed, Members could query the keyword database and it would return
> all the qualified articles. Or Members could just browse old versions.
> We've actually had the old Newsletters in digital form for some time
> now but your Board just can't seem to understand how to actually build
> a website and disregards counsel from those that do. Too bad, I've gone
> thru the old Newsletters and they are really interesting. It's one of
> the most valuable assets that the club has. A
> And we could do the same thing with archiving old versions of Profiles
> Magazine. I wouldn't suggest receiving Profiles electronically but,
> once again, there is an incredible amount of historical and useful
> information that could be made available in the old versions.
> Interesting enough, we could also index and archive all the old Pantera
> information that Dick has collected over the years. In fact, the index
> could even direct your to non-POCA sites like the Registry and Pantera
> Place. Even the historical emails from the POCA email forum rather than
> the crude google search used currently. Now we add real value to being
> a member!
> Since the Board can't seem to get a website going, it was suggested
> that we deliver the Newsletter by email. Not as optimal but it still
> provides a better copy A and it saves the club a ton of money, money
> that could be used to reduce your dues. It's better than nothing and it
> gets you the better quality. Once again, you could opt out and get your
> beloved hard copies if you wanted to do so.
> Attached in some following emails (I can only send 1500 mbs at a time)
> are some of the proposed pages for the web site regarding the Tech
> Articles from the Newsletters. These were working copies of the specs
> but they do give you an idea of what could and should be done.A
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Dick Koch <[4]arkoch at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> Judy, I really don't understand the problem with providing the
> newsletters electronically.
> POCA doesn't need to send anything to anybody.A The publication
> should be made available on the POCA website, with member only
> access if limited access is desired.A If a member wanted to have a
> printed copy, then they could do so.A If a member didn't have
> access to the internet (I find it hard to believe that anyone that
> has a Pantera or an interest in one and is a member doesn't have
> access to the internet) and wanted a hard copy then they would have
> to pay for that delivery service.A Most all organizations, for
> profit or otherwise, are going this route, both to reduce cost and
> provide more timely service to its customers.
> An archive of all the Newsletters could be maintained, with an index
> by year and topic, with free access granted to those that were
> members at the time of the newsletters, Plus for new members that
> wanted to have access to old newsletters and certain topics, POCA
> could charge a fee for that access.
> POCA reduces substantially the cost to mail the newsletters,
> provides an additional asset to produce income, drives members to
> the POCA website, provides a way to reduce the membership fees, and
> generates a great sales incentive for members to sign up.
> Dick Koch - Atlanta
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