WAS - KFactor Now "Members"

[Joe Lachowski]

As Rick has pointed out, the benefits derived from dues covers more than 
just the K-Factor. People just seem to forget. In addition to the Web Team 
there is also the Judging program we benefit from, as well, with its many 
volunteers. There are other things as well.

Frankly people. If your only in the NSRCA for the K-Factor, I personally 
could care less if you remained a member or not in the future. Your 
membership to me will have very little impact in the existance and future of 
Precision Aerobatics.

On the subject of contest reports. I think they are very important, 
especially to the CD(not all necessarily). I believe there are over 80 in 
the membership. Without them, there are no contests. For a CD it is a form 
of free advertising for future contests  and sort of an acknowledgment to 
the amount of effort and time they have given to successfully run an event.

There must be a people side to our event, not just the technical issues.


>From: "Rick Sweeney" <rswee at carolina.rr.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: RE: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"
>Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 11:25:25 -0500
>
>I can add to what you are saying by mentioning the NSRCA Web Team
>members as well. I know web team members who have put countless hours
>into the site (I will include myself here), bringing the NSRCA
>membership a web site virtually free. A rough estimate of the cost to
>have hired this work out over the last 3 years including on-going
>maintenance? $45.00 to $90.00 per hour Web design, $85.00 to $125.00 per
>hour database application development like your e-commerce page, on-line
>contest page, membership database..etc. Your judging section alone is a
>web site within a web site.
>
>You do the math.
>
>Others have personal out of pocket expense which was donated to get the
>vision on the web, not to mention the energy involved to make it happen
>initially.
>
>The web site is currently not calculated as an expense other than the
>server costs, like the K-Factor is.
>
>On top of all this, the membership is experiencing a reduction in dues!
>
>Some of Ya'll, need to count your blessings.
>
>Rick Sweeney
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
>On Behalf Of Joe Lachowski
>Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 9:05 AM
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: RE: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"
>
>People forget that the K-factor is only a newsletter, not a magazine
>with
>payed contributors. It is very difficult for VP's to get it up every
>month
>to write an article. Fortunately, contest results help relieve some of
>that
>demand. If you want more technical content write an article with
>pictures
>and submit it to the K-factor. Haven't seen much in writing content from
>
>other than the Officers, since I've been a member. Writing a monthly
>column
>for free is a lot of work and is in my mind on of the prime reason VP's
>don't last longer. Having been a club Secretary/Newsletter Writer/Editor
>in
>the past I can really sympathize with these guys having to try and
>muster
>something up every month.
>
>Member since the late 80's through thick and thin,
>
>Joe Lachowski
>NSRCA 330
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Mark Wendt <wendt at kingcrab.nrl.navy.mil>
> >Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >Subject: RE: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"
> >Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2002 07:57:38 -0500
> >
>
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