Howdy, Skip. Percy Wood here. I wish to appologize for some on the Coupers Mailing List. They perhaps feel that all the problems of `Coupedom would go away if you did. I am not among them, which is why I'm taking the time to write now. I also appologize for not writting to you sooner. As director, I also serve at the pleasure of the membership, though just the local ones. On the other hand, I am at a large percentage of the monthly meetings, so anyone that wanted to strangle me could do so! We of the Oregon Ercoupe Erforce feel that the Coupe Capers should continue to be published. We also feel that the WWWeb can co-exist with the Ercoupe Owners Club. We grant that there is a good bit of mis-information that appears over the Internet, but it is not "a scam" which you characterized it as the last time we discussed it. Your point about being libel is well taken. The difference between the `Net and guys chatting in the back of the hanger is that communication is written. Thus it is available for litagation - a definate hazard in America. I don't think that anything Real Stupid would go unchallanged, having been "flamed" for suggesting that radical maneouvers right after lift off is not the best practice. I am willing to help the EOC with a WWWeb page - even from 2500 miles away. First off - some points: * It is a communications medium - don't loose sight of that. * It has different speeds for different people. Your flash may not go well at the end of a 2400 baud modem. I'm clocking 26,400 now, eventhough mine's 33.6k. Large graphics don't work well sometimes. * As such, it is not a computer thing but an art thing you are dealing with. Keep that in mind also. Look at other pages to pick up good stuff. * Use the work of others. I would be proud if my humble page: http://www.hevanet.com/pwood/couphome.htm was referenced by the Ercoupe Owners Club page. I'm sure others would be just as honored. * HTML is not that hard - I picked it up in an evening. But I do things the hard way and am a computer professional to boot. So - look at what's out there, use good judgement and no large pictures. And don't take the crabby rabbits on the Coupers Mailing List too seriously. As for me, I'm gonna have to get the names of the attendees of the last meeting on the page and start working up a calendar. Our big event is the Ercoupe Day at the Museum of Flight in Seattle (May 22) and the Ercoupe Fanciers Gathering at EAA Arlington in July. Hope to have good attendence there and get the report back to Carolyn Happy Easter - and enjoy Baseball Monday, Y'all Sincerely, Percy G. Wood Director, Ercoupe Owners Club.
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