[Bmcu] [BMCU] Club Officers

[Gary Lindstrom]

Dylan,

Thanks for stepping forward.

Drew Frink, who like you does web sites professionally, has taken over 
the web site, which I certainly agree is old and crufty.  Look for big 
changes in the near future.

I agree that there is some repetition between the newsletter and the web 
site, but there is a role for each in my humble opinion -- see lead 
article in the March issue.

Drew, please make a note that Dylan is interested and available to help.

Thanks,
	--Gary

Dylan Thurston wrote:
> While I don't have the experience to apply for most BMCU positions. I've not
> been a member for very long. Nor would I be great at designing the news
> letter. However I've always felt that the website could use a tune up. I
> mean no offense to the current website maintainer, but as a web programmer
> by profession i feel that we can do much better. The newsletter could even
> be managed and pulled directly from the site. Several projects I've had in
> the past had newsletter views of the website that were used to actually
> generate their newsletters. This reduced the need to replicate data in two
> locations and simplified the process. I don't know if the website maintainer
> position is open but i'd love to throw my hat in the ring. Again, i hope I'm
> not offending anyone.
> -Dylan Thurston
> 
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 09:37, Rondo Rawlings <rompinrondo99 at q.com> wrote:
> 
>> I HAVE BEEN READING THE COMMENTS REGARDING OFFICERS;
>>
>>
>>
>> JUST A THOUGHT BUT I FOR ONE DONT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS INVOLVED REGARDING
>> THE
>> POSITIONS THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT, MAYBE IF THERE WAS A DESCRIPTION
>> OF
>> THE DUTIES FOR EACH POSITION, PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE
>> VOLUNTEERING FOR.
>>
>>> From: floyd_inman at msn.com
>>> To: billr at redwoodmusic.com; partsmaster66 at msn.com; bmcu at autox.team.net
>>> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:10:46 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [Bmcu] [BMCU] Club Officers
>>>
>>> I agree with all Bill has to say, with one exception: I was the greatest
>>> Newsletter Editor ever. Gary runs a close second!
>>>
>>> Seriously, editing the newsletter was a great experience for me, however,
>>> like Gary, after three or four years it is time to pass the baton to
>> someone
>>> else, and Gary took it and ran. Thank you, Gary!
>>>
>>> Where are the creative people in this club?????
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Floyd Inman
>>> Newsletter Editor Emeritus
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net]
>> On
>>> Behalf Of Bill Robinson
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:07 PM
>>> To: 'Bruce Schilling'; bmcu at autox.team.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Bmcu] [BMCU] Club Officers
>>>
>>> Did you know that the BMCU is one of the larger British car clubs in the
>>> nation? If looking at members per capita, we are probably one of the
>> largest
>>> in the world.
>>> Bruce is totally right on this one, folks. I served as GG for only a
>> couple
>>> years and enjoyed it immensely. The only reason I left the post is
>> because
>>> my job required me to move to southern CA. In addition, when the club
>> needed
>>> a new web site, I built the template still in use today and maintained
>> it.
>>> Mitch has been a great GG for years and deserves a break. Gary came to
>> the
>>> rescue of the newsletter and produced the best ever. My heart sank when I
>>> saw the newsletter this month. It has always been the foundation of our
>>> club. So, how is it that with the largest membership ever, no one can
>> make
>>> the time to spend a couple hours a week to make this a better club for
>> all?
>>> Are there not one or two members out there with a minimum amount of club
>>> spirit to step up to the plate and save our club?
>>>
>>> Bill Robinson
>>> Governor General Emeritus
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net]
>> On
>>> Behalf Of Bruce Schilling
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 1:31 PM
>>> To: bmcu at autox.team.net
>>> Subject: [Bmcu] Club Officers
>>>
>>> Very sad that a club of 300 and no one wants to step up to the plate and
>> get
>>> involved. The club of old was smaller and not as financially well but at
>>> least
>>> every year someone would step up and take the lead.
>>> I hope someone will take the hint.
>>> Bruce Schilling
>>> Ex-Membership Director
>>> For about 13 years
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