Re: Re: Re: Latest TAG

["Dorothy Reimer" <dreimer@wwdc.com>]

Just by way of comment. I was suppose to receive my TAG by first class which
should have arrived by now but I have not received it yet.
I would like to see everyone receive them first class.

Dorothy


-----Original Message-----
From: Mary McCaw <marymccaw@mediaone.net>
To: nfrank@mindspring.com <nfrank@mindspring.com>; aga-sc@thekrib.com
<aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Date: Thursday, June 14, 2001 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Latest TAG


>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <nfrank@mindspring.com>
>To: "Mary McCaw" <marymccaw@mediaone.net>
>Cc: <nfrank@mindspring.com>
>Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 5:13 PM
>Subject: Re: Re: Re: Latest TAG
>
>
>> In the last few days since I last talked to you, the SC has discussed the
>idea of upgrading the postage. They have approved the upgrade, provided
that
>the cost is in the ~$1.50 ballpark that I suggested. In other words, the SC
>has conditionally approved it without a need to increase the dues.   I came
>up with that estimate based on an assumed 20cents for bulkmail issue vs.
>55cents for 1st. THis translates to $1.40 per US member per year. I assume
>that our current printing/mailing costs are less than $12 per member... but
>I cant be sure because I have not seen an annual accounting in years. But I
>do know we are sitting on a big cushion, so we dont have to wait till jan
>2002 to make the decision.
>
>Okay, fine with me.
>
>> When you get a chance, can you please check with your mail service to
find
>out what the incremental cost would be for 1st class. Hopefully, they have
a
>cheap way of placing the stamp (indicia).
>
>I will ask them.
>>
>> One the subject of color printing of the contest results, I am not
>necessarily going to support the expense of printing them the way they were
>done last year. If we were going to print them, I would prefer fewer pics
>and larger ones(less white space).... even if it means a staple in the
>middle. When you get to my age, small pics dont cut it anymore!
>
>You don't understand the problem.  In order to print decent sized color
>pictures of reasonable quality, we need at least 200 dpi.  For a good
>picture, we need 500 -600 dpi.  The pictures we had of the winning entries
>were no where close to the requirements.  We had to print them that small
to
>get the necessary dpis.
>
>We could just not print some of the really poor pictures and just include
>them on the web site.
>
>But there was no way we could have made the pictures in the special issue
>any better!!  This is, as I understand it, per Erik and the printers.
>
>However, if you think you could do better, you are more than welcome to
edit
>that issue.  Be my guest.  I would have no problems with that.  Otherwise,
>no complaints!
>
>Mary
>
>
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