[MNham] MN-hamfest-reminder email list created

[Doug Reed]

Hi all.

As a service to Minnesota hams and especially to hamfest organizers in 
and near Minnesota, TwinsLAN ARC has created an email list especially 
for sending announcements and reminders of upcoming Minnesota hamfests 
to anyone who is interested in that information.

I propose to add the MNham email list as a subscriber to the 
MN-hamfest-reminder list, unless I hear significant objections from the 
members of the MNham list. Since one of the few things I've seen on this 
list is similar hamfest announcements, I don't expect this to be a problem.

Note that the MN-hamfest-reminder list is intended to be closely focused 
on hamfests and ham-oriented swap meets, not general flea markets, club 
meetings, Field Day, conference or convention announcements. Those items 
are not welcome on the MN-hamfest-reminder remailer, although they might 
be well within the scope of the MNham remailer. Events for the 
MN-hamfest-reminder list must have a significant hamfest/swap meet 
component for the event to be considered for publication.

I don't expect the MN-hamfest-reminder remailer to generate significant 
traffic, although it will probably generate more emails than MNham 
currently produces. Again, if too many people from this list object to 
my proposed action, please reply to the list and I'll abide by the 
consensus of opinion.

You can find a bit more info regarding MN-hamfest-reminder by visiting:
<http://lists.twinslan.net/twinslan/listinfo/mn-hamfest-reminder>

If you wish to advertize your local hamfest, you can send an email to 
the MN-hamfest-reminder list address below:
<mn-hamfest-reminder at lists.twinslan.net>

Your submission will be reviewed and approved if it meets the required 
criteria. We are looking for text-only announcements with a link to a 
web page or PDF file that explains the event completely. We do not 
forward attachments or HTML email due to size and security concerns.

As a side issue, I'd like to hear your comments regarding if TwinsLAN 
should create additional lists to be slightly more regionally focused, 
such as for the Twin Cites 10 county region or northern and southern 
Minnesota. This was discussed within TwinsLAN with the idea that some 
people might not sign-up for an all-MN list because they don't want to 
travel that far. But we eventually decided that most people would 
probably not find the additional email to be a heavy burden.

If you disagree with that assessment, I'd like to hear your opinion. I 
was originally in favor of a small regional list primarily for the 
TwinsLAN Tailgate Swapfest and the St Paul-Mpls area, but decided that 
the small additional effort to make it state-wide was justified if it 
encourages more local hamfests throughout the state.

Thank you.
Doug Reed, N0NAS.