Re: MCM - Digest V1 #246

["Mary McCaw" <marymccaw@mediaone.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Jack O'Leary <JOLeary@merrillinc.com>
To: <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 9:15 AM
Subject: RE: MCM - Digest V1 #246


> >Regarding the membership roster, I move that we publish annually a
> membership roster in TAG, that listed only name, affiliation (if any),
> and city/state or province/country. I think
> that this method avoids most of the privacy objections, yet allows
> members the potential
> to contact each other.
>
> - Jack
>   ------------------

This sounds fine to me, but I do have a couple of concerns:

(1)  Possibly some people might object to not being given a choice as to
whether or not they want to be listed even in the minimal way you have
suggested.  Would it be better to put an insert in TAG with a form stating
that if you do NOT want to be listed to let us know?  We could put an insert
in V13n2 which I plan to have out by the middle of  May.  The roster could
then be published in n3 which will be coming out in August.  In any event, I
think it would be better to publish the roster in August if we decide to go
ahead and do this to give our membership list a chance to build up again.

(2) After a recent incident, I am even more concerned about Dave Gomberg and
the extent to which he is willing to go to make his magazine a success.  You
may recall that John Glaeser has started the Madison Aquatic Gardeners Club,
and he gave me a press release which will appear in the next TAG along with
information on the Toronto group.  I asked John to write a story for TAG a
couple of weeks ago.  He told me he had had a parallel request from Gomberg
and was writing an article for him entitled "How to Start Your Own Local
Club."  He wanted to write an article for TAG, too, so he and I are going to
do a story for TAG in a question and answer interview format with me posing
various questions which will be published in n2.  So the immediate problem
is solved.

My concern is this:  whereas the other commercial magazines see their role
as supporting hobbyist groups and stay out of that area, it seems to me that
David has put himself in the position of competing with us.  He knows that
we have been trying to address starting more regional and local groups.  As
I understand it, he doesn't see his group in San Francisco as having any
relation to the AGA.  David seems intent on doing his own thing apart from
the goals of the AGA.  Even with only names and cities, I wouldn't put it
past him to track down these people using "people search" or by some other
means.

Mary

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