[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 146, Issue 17

[Mark Charlton]

If I was given a vote today, I would elect for printed full-color Profiles and downloadable-only (also color) e-mail delivery Newsletters (as International members have been getting for some time now).

I really dislike having to view everything on a computer and/or having to self-print onto loose pages. I wonder how many of us has EVER thrown out an issue of Profiles? Certainly not me. 

And, as a very distant (from SoCal) POCA member, pretty much the most tangible benefit of my membership has been the printed materials and content of course. I am very happy to see a modern website with the back issues and articles as downloads as well, but if my membership was entirely digital (and more work for me) it would be less attractive to me.

Mark Charlton
pantera01826 at rogers.com



> On Aug 13, 2016, at 5:34 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   The fact that the Profiles and Newsletters are now online (and
>   hopefully at some point searchable for content and articles) I think
>   adds a lot to the argument of paper vs. no paper. I must admit I do
>   like the full color Profiles magazine in paper form in hand, the B&W
>   newsletter would be easy to print articles from as required.
> 
>   As for the trash can all copies of both Profiles and Newsletters are
>   stored on my bookshelf since I joined POCA in 2006.
> 
>   Julian
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>   Himes, Terry (397C) <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
>   Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 1:51 PM
>   To: Forest Goodhart; Jeff Detrich; laurieferrari at aol.com
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 146, Issue 17
> 
>   BUT....
>   Has there been a poll to determine how many members really still want
>   paper!!    I would say they are in the minority.
>   Our POCA membership database (if there is one) should reflect whether a
>   member wants a paper copy of electronic copies.
>   Stop sending out paper products that end up in the trash can 1 day
>   after they arrive.
>   Same Same for the newsletter.  Let the members who want paper get them,
>   but don't waste printing and mailing to paper that
>   just will collect dust in a closet and eventually get thrown out..
>   IMHO.   Feel free to flame me.   ;-)
>   "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
>    stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
>   Terry W. Himes
>   JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>   Dawn Spacecraft Team
>   Rosetta Sequence Team Lead
>   Phone: (818) 393-6261
>   Cell:     (818) 653-8213
>   Fax:     (818) 393-3147
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   If I was given a vote today, I would elect for printed full-color
   Profiles and downloadable-only (also color) e-mail delivery Newsletters
   (as International members have been getting for some time now).

   I really dislike having to view everything on a computer and/or having
   to self-print onto loose pages. I wonder how many of us has EVER thrown
   out an issue of Profiles? Certainly not me.

   And, as a very distant (from SoCal) POCA member, pretty much the most
   tangible benefit of my membership has been the printed materials and
   content of course. I am very happy to see a modern website with the
   back issues and articles as downloads as well, but if my membership was
   entirely digital (and more work for me) it would be less attractive to
   me.

   Mark Charlton
   [1]pantera01826 at rogers.com

   On Aug 13, 2016, at 5:34 PM, Julian Kift <[2]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
   wrote:

     The fact that the Profiles and Newsletters are now online (and
     hopefully at some point searchable for content and articles) I think
     adds a lot to the argument of paper vs. no paper. I must admit I do
     like the full color Profiles magazine in paper form in hand, the B&W
     newsletter would be easy to print articles from as required.
     As for the trash can all copies of both Profiles and Newsletters are
     stored on my bookshelf since I joined POCA in 2006.
     Julian
       __________________________________________________________________
     From: DeTomaso <[3]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
   behalf of
     Himes, Terry (397C) <[4]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
     Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 1:51 PM
     To: Forest Goodhart; Jeff Detrich; [5]laurieferrari at aol.com
     Cc: [6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 146, Issue 17
     BUT....
     Has there been a poll to determine how many members really still want
     paper!!    I would say they are in the minority.
     Our POCA membership database (if there is one) should reflect whether
   a
     member wants a paper copy of electronic copies.
     Stop sending out paper products that end up in the trash can 1 day
     after they arrive.
     Same Same for the newsletter.  Let the members who want paper get
   them,
     but don't waste printing and mailing to paper that
     just will collect dust in a closet and eventually get thrown out..
     IMHO.   Feel free to flame me.   ;-)
     "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
      stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
     Terry W. Himes
     JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
     Dawn Spacecraft Team
     Rosetta Sequence Team Lead
     Phone: (818) 393-6261
     Cell:     (818) 653-8213
     Fax:     (818) 393-3147

References

   1. mailto:pantera01826 at rogers.com
   2. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
   3. mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com
   4. mailto:terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov
   5. mailto:laurieferrari at aol.com
   6. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com