[DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum

[Charles Engles]

Dear Ed,


         I have heard of these impositions on the Editors of the Newsletter
and Profiles.  In my years as a POCA member, I have written many articles
for Profiles.  I currently have a multipage and multi-illustrated article
submitted to Mike Haney.  I think it is one my best articles.  As a
contributing author, I can tell you that the apparent mandates in the MS
email below will, in my opinion, have a negative effect on the layout and
editing of my article.  If this goes through and if it is as restrictive as
I suspect, then it will very likely have a chilling effect on authors
contributing to Profiles.

          Please reconsider this and let the Editor do what he is supposed
to do.


                         Sincerely,  Chuck Engles



-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
Of Rod Kunishige
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2016 5:12 PM
To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum



Ed Menedez,

You say that facts are clearly important to you.

So, let me quote you some snippets taken directly from MS’
May 16, 2016 email Subject: Newsletter and Profiles printing/design
henceforth:

Ø     
Meanwhile,
as a part of this change will also come full color printing on all pages in
both the Newsletter / Profiles, a new printer, and mailing partner.

Ø     
The
existing printer will not print anything else for POCA after the June
newsletter.

Ø     
Your
new printing partner is PrintingCenterUSA,

Ø      
effective
immediately we will begin to adopt layout designs/templa tes which will
dedicate 20% of the total space to advertising content display.

the Newsletter needs to be 32 total pages each month, 5 pages in total space
needs to be evenly distributed in 1/8 page, 1/4, 1/3. & 1/2 page horitzontal
ads and 1/2 page vertical ads plus a full page ad.

Ø      You
will need to coordinate with Ed with proofs so that he will have the final
say on ad placement before adthing is printed.

Ø      The vendor listings are to be
removed. They will have to buy ads to reach our memb ers.

Ø      We also need to use ONLY the
newly revised/cleaned up POCA Road Script and POCA crest.

Completely
detailed specifications are also set as fixed space allocations for both
pubs without consideration for content adjustments.

My view
is that these are clearly directives not suggestions to consider to fellow
POCA Board Members.

Ed,
should you wish to challenge these facts, I’ll be most pleased to publish
the email in its entirety so everyone may view it within its full context.

NOTE: There seems to be a need to know the qualifications of the writers who
post here. So, let me explain that my career of
35 years was in Information Technology ending as VP of IT.  I also owned and
operated a mailing house directing publications in the SF Bay Area for 4
years and owned and operated a
9,000 sq ft independent Toy Store for 5 years. 
Hope this helps the readers who wish to know my background. I LOVE this club
and vendors.  Its members have helped me throughout the decades.
Rod