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Perps Swappers,
I think we are on the
perfect medium for tracking the perps swap boxes with minimal effort,
if you ask me.
1. Setting up a file pocket for 'Perps Swap' would
be an easy move for all of the swappers.
2. All swappers get an email of the list of
who signed up and their addresses- save it in the pocket for
reference.
3. When you ship whichever perps box, post to the
vfb that so-and-so is the recipient and the date you
shipped it. If you want to add what you took and put in, that's fine
too. The recipient is thus notified to watch the shipping and can put this
email in the new pocket. When you get the
perps box, post to the vfb that it is received, and the date, and how long you
expect to keep it. Then post again when you ship it. All of the
swappers can save the progress emails to the folder, especially if you are close
in line for a box to come your way.
4. If the subject line always has the
theme "Perps Swap Progress", no one will be bothered, as the posts will be
spaced out and easy to delete if you're not in the swap. Posting to the
vfb will hopefully motivate everyone to be prompt.
Advantages:
1. The system is self-tracking, and no one person
has the duties to manage it- we all have a life.
2. If someone drops the ball, it's easy to see
where the box is. If the mail system drops the ball, we know where it was
dropped, also.
3. The only persons that need to watch the
progress are the next ones in line, so the trail is 'policed'. They can
raise a flag if the swap progress falters, or contact the person ahead of
them.
Just some thoughts- I've seen one box, and have no
idea when to expect another.
Any comments? I know I have some cool new
flies to put in the next time the box comes around.
One extra idea, if no one minds. Have a
section of the box for display only flies- not to be removed. I have quite
a few 'technique' flies I'd like to circulate, but if they don't make it past
the next swapper, no one else gets to see them. Photos could be taken,
etc., but these flies have to move on. That way I could put 6
one-of-a-kind flies in and all could use them as patterns, if desired. I
could circulate a mouse, stonefly, shrimp, flex-o fly, McFlyfoam fly, Awesome
Hair fly, etc., and all could see them. Others could do the same with
their more intricate patterns.
Any comments on this idea?
Maybe this would rejuvinate the interest in the
swap, too.
DonO
From: John Roth
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