Totally agreed, you make very good points Gill.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Gill Ediger <[email protected]> wrote: > At 10:51 AM 1/16/2009, you wrote: >> >> Gill, I'm guessing that they want to use the TexasCaver to promote the >> membership, and that they are afraid that if they gave away the >> TexasCaver, then a lot of the memberships will drop. > > On the contrary. Use The CAVER to promote membership among those who > wouldn't otherwise join. It appears to all the independent cavers in Texas > that the TSA doesn't care about them--ignores them totally, in fact. The > CAVER should be the advertising medium for the TSA. It should be made > available all cavers for free as a service (that is an important word, now) > to all Texas cavers. Then, amongst all the trip reports and safety and > equipment and technique and other caving information will be ads for the TSA > Convention, board meetings, all the Project reports, and joining the TSA. If > it's only $10 or $15 or even $20 you will probably double your membership, > not reduce it. TSA membership should, of course, be pushed to all > non-members at Grotto meetings, Projects, board meetings, and other TSA > functions, as well as TCR and other events. > > --Ediger >
