[NSRCA-discussion] Acceptable use policy for the list...

[Ronald Van Putte]

It'll be interesting to see what happens next. The survival of our  
newsletter is tied directly to the number of advertisers.  If those  
who sell products related to our hobby don't think it is profitable  
to continue advertising in the K-Factor, our newsletter will  
founder.  I'm sure the poor economy is part of the problem.  As the  
owner of a small hobby shop, I can tell you that my sales this year  
will be about half of what they were 5-7 years ago.

It appears that the number of competitors is down in the southeast.   
I was stunned to see only 12 competitors at the O.J. Stillman contest  
in Jacksonville just over a week ago.  That contest normally has  
numbers in the high 20s - low 30s.  The Huntsville contest in  
September used to be a major contest, but there were so few  
contestants that we were either flying, calling or judging all the  
time.  I know that numbers like that will cause clubs to think twice  
about hosting another contest.  After a hiatus of almost ten years,  
my club, the Eglin Aero Modellers, is hosting a contest in just over  
a week.  I hope the number of competitors is sufficiently high,  
because, if they are, I'm sure we will continue hosting the contest.   
If not, there won't be another contest.

Ron

On Oct 6, 2010, at 1:32 PM, Keith Hoard wrote:

> So how many competitors do we have left?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 6, 2010, at 13:11, mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  I'm sure some see it as a small deal but if you are a competitor  
>> and attempting to abide by the rules you may have a completly  
>> different perspective. For that reason I think the rules in place  
>> are well thought out and I think Derek is correct in pointing it  
>> out. MIke
>>
>> --- On Wed, 10/6/10, Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Acceptable use policy for the list...
>> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 12:49 PM
>>
>> I'll second that!!!
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 6, 2010, at 12:03, "GEORGE KENNIE" <geobet4 at verizon.net>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think this was meant as an advisory.
>>>
>>> I don't think you'd want to call him in January only to find out  
>>> that they were no longer an
>>> available item when you had expected them to be.
>>>
>>> I have always found his updates to be useful information and his  
>>> use of our site to be discreet !
>>>
>>> As he is not the only purveyor amoungst our group to utilize the  
>>> site for a heads up and certainly
>>> not abusing the privelidge, it would seem to me that these types  
>>> of advisories should be allowed
>>> without recriminations.
>>>
>>> I think a discretionary reaction should prevail.
>>>
>>> G.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Derek Koopowitz
>>> To: NSRCA List
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:51 AM
>>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Acceptable use policy for the list...
>>>
>>> I’d just like to point out a reminder for everyone about the  
>>> list’s acceptable use policy… please see:
>>>
>>>
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