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Re: Should we have an announce group?
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Date: 
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:20:34 GMT
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Steve & All,

> As I was catching up on the MichLUG posts from the last week or so, I saw
> some things about (and from) new members.  This reminded me of some Michigan
> AFOLs who are mostly off-lugnet, and I started to think about how we could
> maintain contact with these people.

Indeed.

> The obvious answer is to have a low-traffic mailing-list/newsletter that
> only includes announcements of upcoming events.  This *could* be
> accomplished with a separate lugnet newsgroup, or a 'real' mailing-list, or
> some other mechanism.

'Real' mailing list? You mean snail mail?

> Does this sound like a good idea?  The postings to such a newsletter should
> be limited to planned and pre-written items and non-discussable
> announcements, such as:
> 
> 1. Announcement of upcoming displays, probably not more than 30 days in
> advance.
> 2. Calls for contributions to such displays (60 days or more in advance)
> 3. Announcement of meetings.
> 4. Postings of event pictures.
> 
> Does this sound like a good idea, a bad idea, a good idea that's not
> workable, or something else entirely?

It sounds like a good idea to me. Who wants to handle it? I might be able to.

Scott S.
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