On 02/02/2011 22:25, Lee Privett wrote:
Taking what has been said at face value and as a returning member of
Quanta and living in the south east I am both excited and saddened by
the current state of affairs, my response to each point is as follows:
1: QUANTA MAGAZINE - I would volanteer for editor but have very little
experience in this matter, however I have volanteered
2: WEBSITE - same answer as above, I can certainly construct web pages
so could help with that, however I do not have the experience of web
site construction only content
3: SHOWS - whilst viable they should continue to be as is, but does
the constitution allow for video conferencing and could it be set-up
as such?
4: SOUTH EAST - I have no idea about the secretive group, but I used
to quite enjoy the Essex meetings held in a pub somewhere near a
forest if memory serves, I will have a go at arranging a one off in a
church hall near me and see how many turn up (help anyone - Southend
area?)
5: FINANCE the subscription is ridiculously low and I was surprised
when paying my first one last year of how inexpensive it is, raising
it to £25 seems reasaonable to me and if people stop subscribing
because of it and less moneu comes in I dont see what difference it
would really make in the long run, so atleast raising the subs would
sort the men from the boys so to speak.
6: CONSTITUTION - I feel it should be simplified and reflect todays
climate and practice.
7: SUBGROUPS - see point 4
8: KEYBOARD MEMBRANES - there are already some good ideas for projects
already going on in this email/forum and should be supported, by
raising the subscription then the focus can be made towards that and
supporting the shortfall.
Lee Privett
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Geoff.
Many thanks for the email and raising these points for discussion.
Perhaps you would be so kind as to repeat the original email on the QL
Forums, to attract a wider audience than this mailing list.
Lee,
I like your enthusiasm - it is good that new (or returning) users, such
as yourself, Peter Scott and Rob Heaton have this in abundance.
You should have all received an email I circulated a couple of days ago
with news, and also a special offer which Quanta have agreed for new
members subscribing for 3 years - this has been sent to all of my QL
customers and hopefully this may see a boost in membership and help with
the financial issues.
I do what I can to promote the QL, and things like the QL Forums and the
QL Wiki are key to this, alongside the Quanta website which should be
more of a hub - maybe showing an RSS feed of topics on the QL Forum and
(maybe) even on this list.
I have always enjoyed attending Quanta shows - although I turn up as a
trader, the sales are never that great, but then the chats with other
QLers are invaluable. However, this year, as I am no longer able to
subsidise my business through full time employment, I am seriously
having to look at the cost of staying overnight in Manchester and with
current attendance levels, wonder whether a 2 day show is justifiable,
or whether Quanta would be better holding a one day show and AGM, and
then another one day show later in the year?
The Quanta website should not be too difficult, as it is built around a
content management system, so updating the content should be a matter of
just editing the text.
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