[SEL] Re: Club bullshit!! Now with more details.

[Jeff Allen]

Hi all,

Thanks for all the comments. There were some that didn't quite 
understand my message, and perhaps I wasn't as clear as I could have 
been. I was mad as hell, and have calmed down some.

I'll try to answer the questions I received and make matters more clear 
now.

The club site is here: http://frapa.us/
I am a member and I run the web site. The first thing I did when I took 
it (web site) over is register a domain. We now have a better Internet 
presence and the entire site can be moved with ease if need be. We can 
now be found with search engines and that was not possible before. The 
old site was used as advertising for the man who originally set up the 
club site. That site is still up, but I contacted him, and it now links 
to us. That is my biggest contribution to the club to date, and I think 
it is an important one. I also pay for the domain and server out of pocket.

The original e-mail I received was regarding a show that has been a club 
event for some time. The sender was under the impression that the event 
had to be in the newsletter or online for our liability insurance to be 
in effect. I sent him to the VP for the insurance info, because being 
listed does not insure coverage. If the event is not club sponsored 
there is no insurance. Forget the insurance aspect, because that is not 
my gripe.

I am concerned that the bored of directors no longer care about showing 
engines unless there is a profit for the club. The show this weekend 
provides no revenue for the club. It is part of a small town festival, 
and our members are part of it. I have attended a couple board meetings, 
and the general consensus is that there will be little or no support for 
any show that does not provide revenue. I think that is wrong.

There are many events that do provide revenue for the club. The barrel 
train is used at others events to provide revenue for us. The fair in 
the mountains nearby uses the club to pull their visitors on hay wagons 
and we make money. That is all well and good, but it should not be the 
driving force for everything we participate in. I have received three 
requests for members to show at events this year. All were trashed by 
the board.

I believe that every opportunity that is offered to our club to show 
engines and/or tractors should be looked at. I look at the sites of Ron 
and Rob in California, and I hope I got that right, and those folks are 
always showing somewhere. I envy you. I don't know if that cleared 
things up a bit or not, but I gave it a shot. I'll reply off list to a 
few of you, and ignore one.

Again, I thank you for your comments and feedback.

Jeff Allen




Jeff Allen wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Am I alone or is this common. I just got an e-mail about a show that 
> has gone on for years, but is not in the newsletter, and I wondered 
> why. Seems the all knowing board of directors didn't seem it fitting 
> to include in the newsletter or inform me to put it on the website. 
> It's there now on the front page and I hope to make it out there. 
> Short trip for me and I need some input on the bullshit that is going 
> on. I don't think I am the only unhappy member and it is time for 
> change. Running the web site does have some advantages. The piss and 
> moan mail comes to me now and there is plenty. Hope all of us can make 
> the club better, but I'm not to sure it is possible. Sad.
>
> Jeff Allen
>
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