[sac-board] Re: Newsletter
- From: Peter Argenziano <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:18:41 -0700
While I'm not a Board member, I shall, nonetheless, offer up my opinions. They
are free, and worth every penny.
Numbers 1 & 2 seem to be the same. If the current (and all past) issues are
available on the website, they are available
to all - no matter their occupation.
I would encourage the emailing of a link to the newsletter, rather than
emailing a PDF. We should be mindful not only of
the use of our own bandwidth, but also that of the recipients. I'm sure their
respective IT staffs would rather keep
such traffic off of their mail servers.
With regards to number three, does the club really have a responsibility to
provide for those who don't have, or don't
want, internet connectivity? Many libraries offer it for free these days. If
the club decides to continue mailing paper,
the recipient should bear the actual cost, and not have it subsidized by the
club.
For comparison, EVAC charges its members (who elect to receive a mailed
newsletter) a fee of $10 annually. The actual
cost for printing and postage was $23.64 per recipient last year. That means
the club covered almost 60% of the cost.
Not a sustainable activity.
Peter
On 2/28/11 12:05 PM, Richard Harshaw wrote:
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> (1) Make the newsletter available n/c to all science teachers in the
> State. (Walt Thomas is looking into whether or not there is such a email
> distribution list and whether or not the state education department would
> let us use it.)
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> (2) I'd like to put the CURRENT version of the newsletter on the web page
> for viewing by the public the month it is released. That is, put March's NL
> on the web page this month, not in 3 or 6 months.
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> (3) I'd like to discontinue all printed copies of the NL. With the March
> issue, I'd like to mail the few we do and include a cover letter stating
> that this is the last hard copy issue they will receive, and that if they
> want to continue to receive issues, they need to supply us with an email
> address.
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> Can you please chime in on these points with your thoughts ASAP? I'd like
> permission to do this starting March.
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> Richard Harshaw
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> Cave Creek, Arizona
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> Brilliant Sky Observatory
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