K-Factor vision of the future - Think forwards not backwards..

[Bill Glaze]

Eric:
Your vision for the K-F is worthy of much thought, and is beyond any unthinking
reply.  I appreciate the entire new direction your thinking is taking this
important connection of members/association.  (Which is, in my opinion, the
overall function of such a publication.)
Whether the committee approach will ultimately work is to be seen.  But, in my
opinion, is is surely worth further investigation.
Kind of like having a multi-engine airplane.  Losing an engine will not cripple
the entire plane. (In theory<G>)

Thanks for the forward thinking.

Bill Glaze

"Henderson,Eric" wrote:

> Larry,
>        What amazes me is the energy we put into a MA statement that left us
> a little bruised and then the comparative lack of energy that is put into an
> arterial repair that the SIG communications system needs. I just don't get
> it!
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Ott [mailto:lott at brown-strauss.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 12:23 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: RE: K-Factor vision of the future - Think forwards not
> backwards..
>
> Eric,
>
> I haven't seen many responses to this message, but I would be
> 100% behind this type of approach. We have a saying in the
> church I attend, "Many Hands make Light Work". People are
> willing to work twice a month every other month, but not
> every week every month. IMO, your approach will have the same
> result. It reduces burnout and makes recruiting much easier.
>
> Thanks for keeping this discussion in front of us. I hope the
> new officers will continue what you have started.
>
> Larry Ott - NSRCA 3381
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Henderson,Eric
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 11:06 AM
> > To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
> > Subject: RE: K-Factor vision of the future - Think forwards not
> > backwards..
> >
> >
> > The paper K-factor is a very and much needed document. No
> > doubt about it.
> >
> > What must be recognized is that the system by which a
> > K-Factor comes to life
> > is desperately OLD thinking and fails ALL THE TIME!
> >
> > To view the On-line-news capabilities as a spin-off of the
> > K-Factor is the
> > same old thinking. We need to design from the other
> > direction. The reason
> > that we continually get into trouble with our newsletter is
> > that we put all
> > of our eggs in one basket and then continually drop it!
> >
> > To be successful you need to collect and display
> > information as it is
> > generated. "Speed is life" in today's world, including
> > hobbies and sports.
> > Once you are gathering reports and categorizing them in,
> > and with, an
> > on-line system you can produce K-factors or K-Factor
> > equivalents at the drop
> > of a hat.
> >
> > The vast majority of the work is the collecting and editing
> > of the content.
> > Once posted in the right bucket, it is a very simple task
> > to go through and
> > pick what is needed to send to the printer. This includes
> > ad's etc. You send
> > a CD to the printer and let them compile a K-Factor. This
> > gives you lots of
> > options should there be any Publishing issues or failures etc.
> >
> > The best part of this type of design is that you can divide
> > the tasks
> > amongst several people. An NSRCA news team who make sure
> > that content makes
> > it to the web-site. A district news editor, an advertising editor, a
> > features columns editor, completion calendar etc.,  all
> > come to  mind. If
> > one guy drops out then the system does not collapse and you
> > can find a
> > replacement because the task is not enormous.
> >
> > The K-Factor editor role then becomes a very much easier
> > job and is divorced
> > from the other tasks. It becomes an assembly task that is a
> > much easier and
> > a more pleasant task to perform. The frequency of
> > publication is also much
> > easier to predict and control.
> >
> > What you get is a more reliable paper news service than
> > today PLUS an
> > additional on-line service that is fully supported.
> >
> > I am looking at quotes to do this computer work that will
> > be presented to
> > the NSRCA board. In the interim (Because this does not
> > happen overnight) we,
> > Tom Weedon in particular, have been arranging for help for
> > Brian. This is
> > being done with a view to taking it over from Brian and
> > continuing to do it
> > as we do it today.
> >
> > Brian asked us for help at the 2002 NSRCA board meeting. He
> > made it very
> > clear what he could do between then and the end of the
> > year. We will keep
> > the K-Factor going but you can only expect a couple of
> > issues more this year
> > and maybe no buyers guide, unless something changes.
> >
> > The NSRCA K-Factor was not perfect when I came into this
> > office four years
> > ago. It is still not perfect as I leave this office. I
> > believe that a
> > radical redesign as outlined above will fix the situation.
> > Whether I can get
> > new board to continue this work is really up to you all
> > rather than me.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Eric.
>
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