Hey all- I am still here and eagerly awaiting the next round of flies :) I know how tough it can be, I have been dealing with lots of crazy stuff too--
I hope John Martinez comes through his tough times soon. Eric Worm 777 South Roth Street Surrey #3 Reed City, MI 49677 --- Monte Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DonO wrote: > > > 1. Setting up a file pocket for 'Perps Swap' would > be an easy move for > > all of the swappers. > > Filter the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address, and you're all > set. > > > 2. All swappers get an email of the list of who > signed up and their > > addresses- save it in the pocket for reference. > > We did this already. There were so many revisions > it must have confused > things to a high degree. I ended up with about 27 > copies of the four > lists. That was helpful... > > > 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. > > I thought the idea of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list was > for this very purpose, > but few have used it. Why post to VFB? Non-perps > wouldn't be > interested, would they? > > > 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. > > Define prompt. Is there a time limit for keeping a > box? What's the > proper etiquette here? > > > Advantages: > > 1. The system is self-tracking, and no one person > has the duties to > > manage it- we all have a life. > > Amen to that, brother. > > > 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. > > Sounds good to me. > > > 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. > > Sounds simple enough. This would track things well. > Communication via > one list or the other is the key. > > > Just some thoughts- I've seen one box, and have > no idea when to > > expect another. > > Me, too...one box. I think the next one is in the > vicinity, but I don't > know. No one posts as to its whereabouts. > > > 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. > > Anything that would rejuvenate interest is good. I > know my interest in > it has waned. When the boxes started around the > second time I felt like > Jimmy stated and just wanted out. Why bother with > the shipping and > insurance if no one really cares, you know. Then I > figured what the > heck, why not wait and see what happens. > > Where the hell is John Martinez? :-) > > Monte > > -- > Monte Smith > Brownsville, Oregon > http://community.webshots.com/user/nwflytyer > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
