I would be in favor of PDF files on the Web Site.
I also send in money and have never received anything.
I would have to advise others to not send in any money.
----- Original Message -----
From: <DANMAS@aol.com>
To: <spontius@worldnet.att.net>; <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: Newsletter
> In a message dated 11/25/2001 7:14:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> spontius@worldnet.att.net writes:
>
>
> > It appears that the current problem pretty much comes down to money, and
the
> > mailing list which is really just a list of who has contributed money to
> > offset the production costs of the newsletter.
>
> Scott,
>
> Actually, the problem doesn't really have anything to do with money, at
least
> not directly. The problem has to do with individuals not meeting their
> obligations. The money for printing and mailing is there, or at least it
> should be there, and the subscriber list is there, it just isn't where it
can
> do any good.
>
> If I send the master copy to Florida for printing and distribution, the
> quality will be as poor as before, and there will be an aditional delay in
> getting it out. The last issue took 1 1/2 months to go out after the
masters
> were received in Florida. Even if I were to absorb the costs myself and
print
> the newsletter here, I still can't get it out because I have no way of
> knowing where to send it.
>
> I would have no problem personally with an electronic distribution. What
do
> the rest of you think? PGF files downloaded from the V8 web site? HTML? As
I
> understand it, some of the money from the subscription fees goes to cover
> part of the cost of the annual convention, so the registration fees for
the
> convention may have to be higher to offset the loss of funds. I'm not sure
of
> this, as I have not been involved at all in the money aspects of the
> newsletter, and there may be other expenses that I'm not aware of. One
thing
> I do know for sure, though, is that *I* am not making any money on this
> venture! Nor do I intend to. This is strictly a volunteer effort on my
part.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan
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