WAS - KFactor Now "Members"

[Daniel Dupont]

WOW...? you should be appointed the public foreign country spokesman's for 
NSRCA.........NOT!

Daniel Dupont


At 12:09 PM 11/2/02 -0500, you wrote:
>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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