Re: [GSAS-board] Proposed email

["Seattle_Aquarist" <Seattle_Aquarist@comcast.net>]

Hi Erik,

I misunderstood the request to be that Dave wanted to "send to the
gsas-member list" his survey to mean a direct e-mail to our member e-mail
addresses, not a post to the GSAS Member Chat.  If that was your original
question, then I apologize for my confusion.

As I read the requested post I see two "offers" in it.  The first is for
$100 of merchandise for adopted ideas and the other promoting his 10%
discount to GSAS members.  If the motion is approved, I think the offers
should be removed from the post so as not to offend our "GSAS Sponsor
Stores".  If he is or becomes a "Sponsor Store", then we can list him in on
GSAS Newsletter Sponsor Store page indicating a "5% - 20% discount"
available to GSAS members.

Roy


-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
On Behalf Of Erik Olson
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:43 AM
To: GSAS board members and alumni
Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] Proposed email

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009, Seattle_Aquarist wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> When I signed up with GSAS and provided my e-mail address I did not
> authorize the distribution of that address or the use of that address for
> the dissemination of information other than our monthly newsletter.  I was
> told that my e-mail address was provided for access to the GSAS Member
Chat
> and for receipt of the electronic version of our newsletter, Northwest
> Aquaria.  I did not authorize its use for any other purpose.  I do feel
> strongly that using our e-mail address list in this manner would not be in
> the best interest of the club.

And nowhere in any of this e-mail did anybody say it was.  The guy wants 
to make a single post asking for feedback on his website, and offering 
some free stuff.

> I have not seen a monthly posting from Hiro (or for that matter seen Hiro
at
> a meeting) in quite some time.  "Lowcoaster" did not put the posts on our
> GSAS Member Chat, GSAS members did.  Hiro's posts as well as the
> "Lowcoaster" postings were done on our GSAS Member Chat, not as a
> distribution to the e-mail addresses of all of our members.

And again, who said anything about distribution?  This is about a post on 
gsas-member.

> I appreciate the fact that Dave wants to improve his website, and thus
> increase his business.  A compromise alternative might be to allow Dave to
> put a "one-time" post on our GSAS Member Chat and request feedback on his
> website (not to promote business or "specials")?  That way our members do
> not receive an unsolicited email from the club and Dave can receive
feedback
> from individuals that are interested in purchasing from online vendors.

That is exactly what I was asking to begin with.  Sigh.

   - Erik

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