WAS - KFactor Now "Members"

[Rick Sweeney]

I agree Marty, a portion of the site should be open to the public. But
by all means, the bulk of the site should be restricted to Membership
only.

As far as the list goes, a forum could be created on the website. You
could allow anyone to read the forum, but only members could contribute;
i.e. submit questions and or comments.



-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
On Behalf Of Martin X. Moleski, SJ
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 11:09 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: RE: WAS - KFactor Now "Members"

--On Sunday, November 03, 2002 10:36 AM -0500 Rick Sweeney
<rswee at carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> It has been my experience that whenever you give away anything for 
> free, it is never considered valuable or fully appreciated. 

That is a well-established principle in psychology and in
Marketing 101.  People value what they pay for.

> My recommendation would be to increase the dues, 
> and lock down this list and the NSRCA website 
> to paying members only. 

The dues are going down for next year: $30 for
U.S. members.

I think we want part of the website open to all
visitors so that they can get some sense of what
pattern is all about--especially beginners who
want to test the waters.

I'm not sure we want to close this list to
newcomers.  We might want a separate, closed
list for making NSRCA policy decisions.  Or
have polls that are for NSRCA members only.
But we have an image problem.  We're perceived
as self-centered, stuck-up, and cold-hearted 
perfectionists, even though we know that we
are not like that at all.  :o)  I think it might
be good to leave this list open to all comers
and to accomplish other goals using other
techniques on the web site.

> With the increase in dues you can start paying the 
> volunteers which will motivate them to keep things more 
> up to date and fresh, which will create a better overall 
> experience for everyone.........IMHO 

I've been part of the web team since the beginning
as a pure volunteer.  I wouldn't mind getting a small
honorarium for the work I've done--say, free dues,
as the AMA seems to be doing with CDs. (Hmm, I just
opened my renewal notice and it looks like I'm only
getting a 50% reduction this year ... anyway, it's
something.)  But I volunteered to work for nothing,
and I'll continue to do so even if the membership
doesn't think my time is worth anything.  :-O

				Marty #2874 (AMA CD 5760)
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