[sac-board] A concern, and maybe a question for the FAQ...

Hey All, 
The newletter, and even in the meeting,  it was announced that the SAC star 
party was at Flatiron.  Saturday after 12 noon, I got 2 seperate calls asking 
if anyone was going to Flatiron, because they didn't see anyone post about 
going there.  Taking advantage of a late moonrise and good weather myself, I 
did not know anyone going to Flatiron, so I opted to give directions to 
Sentinel instead so that these folks would definately not be alone.  I don't 
know if they made it, but you can see what the trouble is.  If I were looking 
to the club for a star party, and the President of that club couldn't tell me 
for certain that someone would be at the site that the club had appointed for 
that party on that date, I'd be a little put out.  I think it reflects poorly 
on the club.  

Two immediately obvious solutions to this....either
1)  Make sure that someone representing the club will be there on the dates 
that we announce.

OR

2) Change the announcement to reflect where the club will be.

Either one could be accomplished with a little pre-planning.

Maybe I'm making a bigger deal about this than I should, but I do think it 
looks bad on the club for this to happen and I'd like to explore possibilities 
to correct this.



Now, a possible question for the FAQ....

Q)  Why do get so hostile when I call you an "astrologer"?
A)  Because astrology is an art prescribing to beliefs based on fear, 
superstition, romantic ideals, and other inane non-factual models.  Astronomy 
is a hard science based on fact, logic, and observation.  The difference is so 
great that it is an insult to be thought of as being in the same league as an 
"astrologer".

Feel free to change the wording, but I think that it may be a good FAQ question.

Thad

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