Just my thoughts on the latest/current affray; I agree that a party line of "members should be responsible for their own renewal date etc" gives a message that is not in keeping with the 'desperation' of other messages being sent out by the Club and Trust right now, and it is certainly not professional. However, I don't believe for one second that Zero One actually meant it in
that way - everyone has faults, sure, but no-one would have put in all those years of hard work, late nights spent sorting memberships etc if they simply didn't care. I read the post as someone holding their hands up and saying he's not had time to do it as well as he'd have liked, but he has now been able to catch up a bit more, and that things will need to change. I suspect that whilst writing it, he was 'thinking' that this is a team effort, and one volunteer cannot possibly be responsible for reminding thousands of people to renew their subscription to a club that they want to belong to; so perhaps he was pointing out that if even 1/4 of the membership took it upon theirselves to note down when their membership was up for renewal, then things might run a little easier, and would free up more of his time to remind the people who can't/won't remember themselves. Zero One, like many volunteers, has many talents but perhaps he can be forgiven if his wording on a private internet forum, at half past midnight, isn't quite as eloquent as those of us who have the gift of the gab?
The actual issue of how the database runs, is completely separate in my opinion and "was the wording of that post acceptable/appropriate?" is not the same conversation as "has Denis done things the right way or should he have snapped up the gift of a solution that SM and Wedgy offered back in the Spring?" For the first of those, I maintain my opinion that no malice was intended by Zero One, and it was just him thinking outloud on a forum viewable by members only, not a press release or anything.
As always, just my opinion....flak jacket donned (the red one with little polka dots
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Coastergirl
