Fw: PAM; Contest Photos (fwd)

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

>From Mary

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:50:50 -0500
From: Mary McCaw <marymccaw@mediaone.net>
To: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
Subject: Fw: PAM; Contest Photos


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary McCaw" <marymccaw@mediaone.net>
To: "James Purchase" <jpurch@interlog.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 6:44 PM
Subject: PAM; Contest Photos


> Hi, James,
>
> I am forwarding my recent communications to the MC regarding Dave and PAM
so
> you will know where I stand.
>
> Frankly, I think that that contest coverage should stay in TAG.  I think
it
> is only appropriate that the contest magazine coverage remain in TAG.  I
> mean this sincerely.  If PAM had such a contest, I wouldn't even think of
> asking Dave for material about it because it's not an AGA event.  In any
> event, if this is what the group wants, I will go along with giving him to
> put something in PAM 5.  While we are at it,  I think we need to decide
soon
> how much we are going to give him in the future based on how much we can
> afford to print in TAG.
>
>  I am not worried about publicity for the contest.  We will do fine with
or
> without PAM.
> If you and the MC agree, I will approach Peter Bradley about doing a story
> on the next contest and convention for Practical Fishkeeping.  He called
me
> the other day and mentioned that he is planning on coming to the next
> convention for sure.  Knowing him, he would be willing to write a
follow-up
> article, too.  Of course everything depends on what PF is willing to go
> along with.
>
> There is a native Spanish speaker in the BAS who would help me write up
> whatever you would like for the S. A. aquarium magazine whose name escapes
> me at the moment.  I would be happy to approach them about an
announcement.
>
> As I say in my last message to the MC, I think there is a definite pattern
> to Dave's interaction with theMC.  He puts pressure on us, there is
> decension among the ranks, and we have difficulty agreeing.  I do not
> respond well to the kind of pressure.  I resent the way he charges in like
a
> bull in a china shop with his demands.   So I have recommended coming up
> with some strategies for dealing with him.
>
> I have suggested a compromise of giving him something for PAM 5.  I think
it
> is a big mistake to give in to his time table and give him something for
PAM
> 4.  This will only encourage him to repeat more of the same kind of
behavior
> which has proved so problematic for the group.  It is my hope that you
will
> support me in this, but if you are still inclined not to take a position I
> understand.
>
> I'm beginning to think that I should sit down with the printer and based
on
> what he charges to come up with a yearly budget.  I am still investigating
> the possibility of using someone else to print the contest photos.  Please
> tell me exactly how many winners there are.  My tentative thought is to
> print your article directly before and after a color insert.  A color
insert
> in the middle as I think I have mentioned is the most cost effective way
to
> go.  I was thinking printing up two aquascapes on each page.  The
dimensions
> would be about 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 (we can maybe go a little higher, but we
can't
> go wider.
>
> Mary
>
>
>