Hi Ed; I can't fully answer all your questions, as I'm not as familiar with the internal workings of NASG as some list members.
I don't know how much funding a digital publication would require. If it could be hosted on a free site, and all contributions and work were voluntary, it could cost nothing! Then again, the quality could suffer, and the fate of the 1/64 Scale SIG shows what can happen when a single individual is "in charge" and has everything in his name then loses interest. The SIG story as I recall was that there was discussion on this list that the former SIG had been abandoned. NASG board members on the list promised to "look into" reviving it as a tie-in to the NASG. Mr. Bendever was the new owner of the Modeling Guide, and stole a march on them, registering with NMRA as the new SIG owner. Advantage of an individual acting alone is quick response (when he chooses). Dis-advantage, he clearly has no interest in the SIG any longer, but has not responded to folks contacting him about doing what is necessary to transfer ownership. Maybe he thinks he will do something with it "one day real soon". I'm all for Bob Nalbone being involved if he is willing. Doing something through the Modelling Guide is great, but I don't see that filling the role of showing the main stream of model railroading that 'S' is still viable. I'll note that the NASG election usually features a group of people running un-opposed (I think the nominating committee struggles to get a name for each position). Maybe those of us who are unhappy with the the actions of the current board should consider running next year. I didn't think you were picking a fight, Ed. Anybody asking questions about my comments has at least read and thought about them! I think we are really on the same page. Pieter E. Roos --- On Tue, 11/15/11, Ed Kozlowsky <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > I'd like to ask honest questions about your replies. > > 1. I don't see that the NASG has taken advantage of all > those assets you mention. How much funding would a digital > publication take? > > 2. If we care at all about the greater "model railroad > community", and if the NASG BOT has so many advantages over > the great unwashed, how the heck has the S SIG stood dormant > with a fictitious contact for so long? I've thought about > joining it many times only to see Richard Bendever's name > and give it up. It even became the final straw that got me > out of the NMRA. If we can't fix it, it should at least be > erased from the NMRA web site to end the embarassment. > > 3. The 1/64th Modeling Guide is a for profit business. We > need a free, digital pub that the slightest curiosity will > compell folks to download. Since Bob is struggling to make > ends meet, how about if we commission him to explore the > possibilities as a paid consultant? He's going digital > anyway and should have more knowledge about the > details. I'm sure most of us would chip in something to > get the ball rolling. > > I'm not looking to pick a fight. I just think we care more > about S Scale than anyone else including the BOT. Let's do > something instead of just talk. Where else can we go other > than here? I'm just not happy leaving everything to > government. > > Ed Kozlowsky > Sanford, Maine ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
