Clare,
I'm all for online offerings for local used equipment in some forum or
another. It is best to buy used skis locally for a proper inspection, and
I never choose to stand in line for the Hoofer's sale!
Andy Swartz
At 01:53 PM 4/2/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I'd also like to extend a big thanks to Joe for getting this list up and
>running! It was a real help to me over the season in many ways- waxing
>advice, trail reports, etc.. I wasn't aware of an advertisement that came
>through...was it for used equipment? As a person who is often on the lookout
>for used equipment deals, I'd like to explore the possibility of some kind
>of on-line bargain corner. I know that the North Star Ski Club has something
>like that on their web site. What do other folks think of this?
>--
>Clare Seguin
>REACH Program
>Lincoln Elementary School
>909 Sequoia Trail
>Madison, Wi. 53713
>(608)267-4262 X150
>(608)241-5663 (home)
>
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>>From: "Madeline Uraneck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: [XC] Report on first season of xc ski discussion list
>>Date: Sat, Mar 31, 2001, 12:26 PM
>>
>
>> Thanks to Joe King for getting us connected on Madnorski's very own x-c ski
>> listserv! I asked him how many subscribers we got up to, whether there
>> were any complaints or problems, and as usual got a quick & thoughtful
>> response back. Here's what Joe had to say:
>>
>> "There are 63 subscribers to the XC list and 8 subscribers to XC-DIGEST.
>> Since December, approximately 270 messages went out over the XC list.
>> There was a regular stream of condition updates from up north but that was
>> not the bulk of the messages. This compares to 12 messages posted to the
>> previously available "Readers' Comments" section of the web site during the
>> 1999-2000 season. As a point of reference, the list BIKIES which is *the*
>> most active list on DANEnet, has 83 subscribers.
>>
>> The deepest thread was about 10 and involved skiing on the east of Madison.
>> Where were enough questions asked, particularly about waxing and the
>> Birkie, that we could put together a short FAQ based on the responses. If
>> some one in the club wants to take that on, the archive is here:
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
>>
>> Complaints:
>> Early on the group decided to accept regular condition updates from places
>> like Blue Hills and ABR Trails. No once complained about that decision
>> even though the vote was close (not what I would have chosen either). As
>> members of XC-DIGEST, places like ABR Trails were able to send their
>> reports without getting any messages back. Then, a few weeks ago I got
>> XC-DIGEST working properly which meant that these posters starting getting
>> the digest message (at most one message a day). Two complained and dropped
>> off the list. That's all I can think of.
>>
>> Actions:
>> There was one post that was intended to be advertising. As promised in the
>> list description, this poster was removed from the list. I did extend an
>> invitation for her to rejoin provided she adhered to the guidelines of the
>> list. I didn't notice if she did or not.
>>
>> That's it. It was a surprisingly successful list for its first season. We
>> owe a lot of the success to getting the word out at meetings and in the
>> newsletter. I saw subscriptions jump after meetings and after the
>> newsletter went out -- we should keep doing this, btw. Another surprise
for
>> me, based on previous experience, was there was an amazingly lack of crap.
>> All too often a thread starts on one topic but suddenly turns into a long
>> discussion about the list itself or, even worse, the person who posted the
>> original message. None of that happened on this list. Except for
>> the one action noted above, I had nothing to do. I guess XC skiers are
>> just a great bunch of folks!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Joe"
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> madnordski - http://www.danenet.org/madnord/
>>
>>
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