[TheForge] public poll for ABANA conferences.

[Saint Phlip]

OK, this is what I wrote to the people Dave forwarded his email to,
which appears to include mosrt of the Board:

You're on. Will take me a few days to set things up. Will discuss it
with my geeks. Thinking setting up a Yahoo List would actually handle
the electronic part better than an email box.


If you want ABANA to survive, folks, you gotta turn it around. I'm not
emotionally bound to ABANA, but I logically see where we're better off
with it than without it, so, I'm going to do what I can to help.

First thing I'm going to do, is ask you folks for your suggestions for
what questions you'd like answered. I know what I'd like answered, but
if we're going to do this, might as well make it as useful as we can.

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So, Forge members, I'm going to start by asking your help. What
questions do YOU think would be useful to have answers to, in setting
up a conference? Just send them to me here for the time being
(phlip at 99main.com) with "ABANA Poll" in the subject line.

And, I'm going to ask your help. Please talk to the appropriate
members of the affiliates you belong to or are associated with, and
ask them to support this Poll.

Smoky, let me look things over, and I'll ask for your help as soon as
I figure out a way for us to work together ;-)

Now forgive me, I have a few things to do ;-)

On 3/2/07, Smoky <rick at smokyforge.com> wrote:
> Well, Dave and Phlip, I would be glad to do this if you need someone to.
> BUT only if I can get help on making up the questions.
>
> Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge
> Home of Lem the Wonder Mule and
> Mol ASS es the slow Donkey
> in the middle of Northern Illinois
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Mudge" <dave at magichammer.net>
> To: "theforge mailist" <TheForge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:42 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] public poll for ABANA conferences.
>
>
> > Phlip,
> > I appoint you as the Chair of the "Affiliate Poll Committee".
> > You compose a list of questions regarding peoples ideas (both pro &
> > con) about ABANA conferences. You will send that poll to me in
> > electronic form. I will send it to all of the affiliate newsletter
> > editors and try to convince them to publish the poll in their
> > newsletters and web sites. The poll will include a "reply to" address.
> > Of course your contact information will be the "reply to" . I suggest
> > that the poll run for several months. You then compile the feed back
> > that you received into a usable format. Then you can supply the
> > information to TheBoard or I can do that for you. I can also put the
> > poll on the ABANA web site and link the "reply to" to your e-mail
> > address. I suggest however that you set up a free hotmail or yahoo or
> > gmail account for the replies.
> > dave mudge
> > ABANA
> > vice president
> > affiliate liaison
> > web site editor
> >
> > On 3/1/07, Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:
> >>(snip)
> >>
> >> Mikey, that's what I've been suggesting all along. Some folks don't
> >> like my ideas, but at least they're damned ideas!!!
> >>
> >> So, I'm going to make a proposal.
> >>
> >> I am willing to write up a poll, if ABANA is willing to cause it to be
> >> seen by all members.
> >>
> >> Now, I realize Dave has said that there's a poll in the Seattle
> >> conference packet (and I can't be the only one who saw so much stuff
> >> in that packet that it got overlooked). And, if you're polling the
> >> attendees, you're preaching to the choir- this gives us feedback only
> >> on those who already attend. What we need is information from those
> >> who don't attend, as to why, and what would help them decide to
> >> attend.
> >>
> >> The poll will be published in one of the ABANA magazines, or maybe
> >> both. I think I can set up a website so that we can get feedback on
> >> line, or maybe run it through the ABANA website, or, for Heavan's
> >> sakes, include a postcard in one or both of the mags.
> >>
> >> Come to think of it, while I'm at it, can include questions for
> >> non-members as to why they are non-members.
> >>
> >> Anyway, rather than JUST asking those who already attend, why not take
> >> things a step beyond where the board is asking just TheForge's
> >> feedback, and get as much feedback as we can. That way, we'll all have
> >> opinions from the membership and interested people as to what THEY
> >> want, and can see if it can be accomodated (sorry, I get the only
> >> winning lottery tickets we offer ;-)
> >>
> >> Dave, Clare, anybody else on the Board, as well as anyone here on
> >> TheForge, what do you think?
> >>

-- 
Saint Phlip

Heat it up
Hit it hard
Repent as necessary.

Priorities:

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