Re: DML Support and Calandar (rant)

From: Punch (2punch.crash2000@AHM.com)
Date: Mon Nov 25 2002 - 23:26:45 EST


"Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3DE1AC75.30300@earthlink.net...
>
> The reason there will be no calander this year is bacause of a lack of
> interest in it, as Andy already said.
>
> Jon posted several times requesting that people send in pictures of
> their trucks,months ago. I don't think he has even recieved one picture
> yet. This really is a shame. The idea of a DML calander is a great
> thing. Jon has unfortunatly not had top success with it over the past
> couple years and I don't blame him if the calander isnt done anymore. He
> got stuck with a stack of 2000 and 2001 calanders that no one bought,
> after people said they would buy one.

2 things here, he will not accept didgital pictures only 35mm, also the
exchange rate for one of these calenders to send to canada is just stupid.
( have a 2002, cost me about $40.00cdn!

> All in all - if there can be enough interest generated for a calander -
> I would still be in support of a 2003 being printed up - - even if it
> could not be ready before the new year. Just so that the yearly
> calander does not fall by he side of the road.
>
> Anyone else with me?????

> With around 1000 members...

sure there is, time for a re-count, people come and go and don't delete
there membership info etc...

> I dunno about anyone else - but in the last year or so I have noticed a
> large drop in group participation. Seems just the regulars are active
> anymore. The DML Meet report page shows this trend well. So far this
> year there was only one meet report posted! From 1999 to 2002 there was
> a steady drop in meet reports being posted.

thats the webmaster not updating the page.

Punch



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