Quarterly Publication

[DDSLT5]

Originally Posted by 95ZR1

Sounds like this stuff is being made up as we go along. It also sounds like there are a lot of things not being attended to. Tell me again what's so different compared to the last time???? OK, there haven't been any upside-down LT5 photos printed. Don't tell me the difference is about article bonuses, because there are other things that need attention, too. Find out who's running the ship, I think I see an iceburg.

This is my favorite post from this whole thread!

I haven't been onto this forum in a while, so I wasn't aware of this thread.

Carl - if you have some specific complaints about the job I'm doing as editor of the newsletter, please feel free to email me and I'll send you my phone number and we can chat about it on the phone.

Let me first answer the question above - I'm the one running the "ship", and I don't think I've run it into an iceberg (as opposed to an iceburg which I can only assume is a new burger at McDonalds with ice chips on top of the meat).

The second issue of the newsletter is indeed delayed, and there is good reason for this. It isn't actually because I'm sitting around on my *** doing nothing.............it is actually due to the fact that there is very little content being submitted to me for to insert into the publication. That's right, I said it Carl, without content from our members, there can be no newsletter.

I strive for excellence in everything I do, and I refuse to allow our newsletter to degenerate into a magazine that reprints outdated material from old publications as its only content. If people want to read the old articles, they can be scanned in online - that is NOT what the purpose of our publication is to be. This newsletter is to be the voice of its members and it is to be current.

At this point I wish to thank Hib Halverson, Marc Haibeck, Ron Kreigh and Jeff Flint for their tireless efforts to provide me with content for the newsletter. All four of these guys work full time and do not have extra time to spare to repeatedly produce articles for our newsletter. Hib is a professional writer, and is constantly on the road. He allows his professional articles to be printed in our little publication - it is truly a wonderful thing!

Marc Haibeck is a tuner who always makes a big effort to produce at least a short article that is a technical article on a new topic. He is a very busy man and yet he still finds time in his busy schedule to bring us fresh content.

Jeff Flint is busy starting his new business, yet he always finds time to motivate the northwest members to produce articles on the events up there as well as technical articles on projects he completes for his customers (no easy feat taking photos while working to earn a buck!).

Ron Kreigh is our fearless leader - the amount of time and effort he puts into this club is ridiculous to say the least. Just look how many posts he has made in this thread alone. Ron ALWAYS steps up to bat for me when content is light. Ron constantly writes articles for the newsletter. Ron also has a family and works very hard at his full time job. Without Ron's efforts, this club would not exist today.

Also - Dave Bright still helps with the final publication of the newsletter, even though he is not officially a board member - he is the president emeritus!

I know to some it may seem like the newsletter is an amateurish publication, but you'd be surprised to know, that it actually takes a lot of effort to assemble this magazine. As editor, my job (and I take it seriously) is to assemble all the submissions, edit the content for grammatical errors as well as syntax and punctuation. Additionally, I have to assess the photos, organize them and put these two together into an esthetically pleasing format for publication. Also - all advertisements must be updated and any classified ads must be inserted. This process is a solid 20 evenings of my time, and usually one weekend too. This does NOT include when I write an article myself (which I try not to do, as I want this newsletter to be a voice of you guys, not something that is my own personal pulpit). I try to make my article on the same quality as Hib's articles - but I don't do this for a living, and it takes time! Hib is good at what he does!

So - at a minimum, it takes 30 days to assemble a newsletter, but this can double or triple or quadruple when waiting for content and when composing content of my own (as I did for this issue).

John Boyd indicated he sent in an article that was split from last issue - that information is continued in this issue. John - sometimes I have to split the article if it arrives midstream in the assembly process of the newsletter - don't worry - it'll all get out there! I'm also sure a shirt and hat can be sent your way for your contribution!

Please - everyone - know that I realize I volunteered for this job, and that doesn't excuse me from doing a first rate job! I am working hard to produce a very high quality newsletter for you all to enjoy. I implore you - please send in anything that could be published in our newsletter! I will accept any content! It can be about how you bought your car, a cruise you took, your other toys, your bikes/trucks/cars, your family, your local event.......anything! It can be about how you live on an island where the speed limit is 25 mph and you now only shine the car and it gleams brighter than the sun! I would love to have a backlog of articles to choose from for your enjoyment!

I also have good news! I'm just finishing up the current newsletter as we speak! It should be printing next week! Due to the help of some of the members on the listserve, I have recently also gotten a few entries that will allow me to produce the third issue within a month or so! Hopefully by August the 3rd issue will be in print as well.

Finally - if anyone wants to discuss the newsletter with me - just email me! We can chat it out! I love to talk cars and I'm committed to our group and to the newsletter itself. I'm really happy to see that you guys like the newsletter and that you're enjoying it - it has been a personal labor of love for me!

Carl - how are you doing these days? I haven't seen you since Carlisle 02! Here's a trip down memory lane for ya:



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