Jack
and everyone else listening
Apologies, I missed the ridiculous (and pointless) comment about
Ultimatum otherwise I would have replied before.
Jack
does a fantastic job producing Ultimatum and so did Paul Hurt before him. It is
an amazingly thankless task and he gets very little credit for it but very
rarely does he ever grumble.
Over
the years we have had many periods without any sort of official newsletter,
mainly because people in Ultimate are quick to criticise and very slow to offer
thanks or help.
If you
are expecting a 64 page colour magazine every month then you are in the wrong
sport. If you really want to improve the quality of Ultimatum then go out and
hunt for advertisers or sponsors who can support it, after all that is the only
way any magazines survive.
Keep
it up Jack, I for one think you are doing a great job.
Anyone
who agrees please thank Jack next time you see him.
Anyone
who disagrees should try producing something better, finding a sponsor or
keeping it shut
DT
Dave Trovell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 March 2003 14:36
To: brit disc
Subject: [BD] And another thing!
In reply to Simon Johnson’s email some time ago:
> The glossy Ultimatum
> was very nice and seemed worthwhile, but the photocopied newsletter that
> periodically drops through my letterbox seems nothing more than a
> regurgitation of 2 month old Britdisc articles with added spelling mistakes.
I’m sorry, I wanted to let this pass, but it’s been annoying me.
Firstly – it’s not photocopied. I’m sorry if the difference in quality is lost on you.
Secondly, here is a paragraph from my proposal to UKU for the content of the Newsletter:
Newsletter
The newsletter will be produced 4 times a year, and will consist of between 4-8 A5 pages, black on white.
This will, in some ways, be a record of what appears on Britdisc, but better presented and organised. It will contain:
… Results
… Tournament Invites (if provided by TDs)
… Tournament Reports (if provided by TDs)
… Britdisc Gossip (This will be brief comment about the highs and lows of Britdisc, chosen and worded by Lenny Sands)
… Photos
… UKU announcements (if provided by UKU)
Publication timing to be as seems appropriate, but roughly May, July, September and February.
- Now let’s have a look at what that involves: I have to collect the articles, take photos, design and layout the newsletter (results are a b!*ch), edit the articles – carefully adding spelling mistakes for your amusement - get it to the printer, address 700+ envelopes, collect the printed newsletter and stuff them in the envelopes before taking it to the Post Office. How much do I get paid for each edition? �150 for between 3 -4 days work. Really. I also spend about �30 on pizza or beer or something to jolly along the people who help me stuff envelopes. Admittedly there are other benefits, for example this year there was some money left over from the budget, so I’m buying myself a scanner which means I won’t have to drive across town and waste my mate’s time every time someone sends me a photo for the newsletter. Oh and I get a free disc or something every once in a while.
So what the hell is my point? Well basically I know that there is room for improvement in both the Newsletter and the UKU as a whole, but really, can’t you try being a bit more positive with your critisms and if possible address them to the relevant people rather than in this public forum, otherwise you’re in danger of of really annoying the people you should be buying a drink and grovelling in gratitude too so that they don’t walk out on us again.
Jack
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