I have to second that. I have best of intentions when I'm reading the list in the afternoon, but by the time I get home at 21.00 it's easy to put off chasing stamps and envelopes until another day. Online payment would be simple, quick, and effective.
Nat > Another idea I would like to put forward. Make joining or paying dues for > the USMA possible by electronic payment using credit cards on the > USMA site, > like internet shops do. Cheques are difficult. Many countries do not use > them, my country among them; meaning I cannot pay with cheques. Recently I > got myself a VISA credit card. > Paying online with a credit card on the USMA site would really be > a boon. I > would join USMA at once. > > Han > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, 2002-04-05 01:33 > Subject: [USMA:19234] RE: Back to Metric? > > > > 2002-04-04 > > > > You can still make it available to those who pay dues. They > can download > it > > in doc or pdf format via a password. A password available > only to those > > that are paid members. Or you can set it up to be emailed to > dues paying > > members. This way everybody gets it in a timely manner and there is no > > postage charges to the USMA. Plus, if the newsletter can be > done entirely > > electronically, there would be no printing charges. That would > be a cost > > savings and maybe a savings in officers time spent on handling the > > newsletters. No? > > > > John > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hillger, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, 2002-04-04 17:28 > > Subject: [USMA:19230] RE: Back to Metric? > > > > > > > > Ezra and others: > > > > For those of you who don't receive Metric Today, the cover story for the > > last issue was about labeling. It would be nice if we could do an > > electronic newsletter and make it available to all, but then who would > > pay dues? You are missing out if you don't get the newsletter. I'm not > > begging for your dues, that's just the fact. I started this listserver > > and did not promise that it would have the latest metric information. > > Unfortunately I don't have enough time to read all the list messages, > > let alone reply to them, nor do the other USMA officers who already work > > hard and long for this cause. Most volunteer a large fraction of their > > time to the cause, and they do a lot of good. I don't think it would do > > that much good to debate the issues on the listserver. We can talk > > without end about some of these issues, but it's what's done for the > > cause that is important. I have a personal gripe with people who think > > they are promoting the cause by debating the minutia of SI. I would > > much rather see stories about what they have actually done to convince > > or convert anyone or anything. > > > > Although USMA is on top of the issues you bring up, we don't think it's > > prudent to state all the details in open documentation. Government > > works slowly and strangely and USMA has had many success stories, if not > > pro-metric, then at least at keeping at bay the anti-metric forces, > > although not completely as we all know. We are working against an > > apathetic and conservative public. I can't even convince my scientific > > colleagues that metric for the country as a whole is worthwhile. They > > are just not willing to do anything for the cause. I expect the same is > > true for many of you as well. Regardless, do what you can. There is no > > paid staff at USMA, only volunteers and I think their time is well spent > > and documented in the newsletter. > > > > I don't plan to debate this issue, just stating my opinion. > > > > Don Hillger > > USMA list owner > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ezra Steinberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, 2002 April 04 11:03 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:19226] Back to Metric? > > > > > > Sure, Don, getting back to metric would be nice. > > > > So, here goes ... > > > > Is anybody (including -- and maybe especially -- the USMA leadership) > > pushing a legislative agenda to promote metric? It seems that the two > > agenda items currently in the forefront are amending the FPLA and > > getting the non-automatic states to adopt the latest NPLR. I've seen > > nothing I can remember giving any concrete information about either of > > these. > > > > Maybe we see this list go adrift into other topics sometimes because > > we're not hearing from the official leadership regarding updates and > > discussion of a focused agenda and progress and obstacles on the road to > > meeting that agenda. (I'd love to get regular updates on this list from > > *them* on what they're doing, for example.) > > > > Takes more than moralistic admonitions to fight entropy in my experience > > ... > > > > Regards, > > Ezra > > > > > > > > >
