Re: MCM - Digest V1 #376

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

I agree with what Karen says below.  It sounds reasonable to me.

On a different subject, here is where things stand on the auction.  I think
it should be 50/50 to make the arithmatic simple.  Eric and Karen have
volunteered to help me with it.  I will be composing the letter soon.

If all goes according to plan, TAG should be mailed out on Oct. 18th.

Mary

> Hi Charlene,
>
> I know who John is, and, in fact, corresponded with him several times both
> concerning the start up of his local group, and on an article he
> sebsequently wrote for PAM.  I think he has worked very hard to organize a
> group of people interested in this segment of the hobby who otherwise
> probably would not have come together.  I also think it is a group who, at
> least at this point would not come to a function like this whether the
tapes
> are available or not.
>
> Now I have even more mixed feelings.  I really would like AGA to do its
part
> to support small local planted tank groups, and John has certainly
attacked
> the organization with an enthusiasm that only a couple of other groups
> (Vancouver and San Francisco) have matched.  I would hate for AGA to cut
> themselves off from these local efforts.  OTOH, do we start a flood gate
if
> we set a precident by letting one local club do it?
>
> I think my inclination would be to allow it on a case-by-case basis with
> prior committee approval for use by a specific local club only. (and, of
> course, subject to the agreement of the individual speakers)
>
> I'm not sure of the usefulness of audio-only tapes, since most
presentations
> of this kind are pretty graphics intensive, but I guess that's up to the
> individual club to decide. We can tell people who are given permission
right
> up front that we are allowing this on a trial basis only, and that it
> doesn't mean that this will be allowed at future events, particularly if
we
> find that tapes are mis-used in the future.
>
> I guess I'm also a little reluctant to turn away a donation of $1000,
> particularly since the donor seems sincere in his motives.
>