Re: MCM - Digest V1 #190

[krandall@world.std.com]

At 04:38 PM 12/8/99 -0500, you wrote:

>I have someone else in mind to head advertising other than Ted Coletti.
>Cheryl Hofman, a new member from Oak Point, TX, has worked in the publishing
>industry for years.  She has volunteered to work for TAG.  Neil and I
>thought she could help out Bob Day, but my impression is that he doesn't
>want the help.
>
>Neil, what do you think of asking Cheryl to be in charge of advertising?

I think it's an excellent idea, Mary!

>Recently I called one of our members about an article he wrote.  He
>expressed concerns that the AGA has an elitist reputation that puts people
>off.  It was also my impression that AGA was an elitist organization before
>I joined.  The first time I went to an AGA gathering at an NEC convention
>several years ago I was rather apprehensive, wondering what the people would
>be like even though I already knew Karen and Jack from BAS.  I would like to
>see us work at changing this perception.

I agree.

>I have a couple of things in mind.  I have thought about:  (a) beyond
>publishing one article a month for beginners, doing an expanded issue this
>coming year with several articles especially for beginners; (b) publishing a
>collection of articles from past issues of TAG with the beginner in mind.
>It could be called "The Best of TAG for Beginners."  (The Rainbowfish Study
>Group puts out a magazine called "Rainbow Times".  They also publish a
>collection of past articles entitled "The Best Of Rainbow Times" which has
>sold well).  As I see it, we would choose one option or the other.  What do
>you all think?

I think that either could be well received, maybe both.

Karen