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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#008080 size=2>Sounds like
MICRO Management to me...</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#008080
size=2> Del</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wendt@kingcrab.nrl.navy.mil
href="mailto:wendt@kingcrab.nrl.navy.mil">Mark Wendt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 03, 2002 12:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: WAS - KFactor Now
"Members"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 10:36 AM 11/3/02 -0500, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">--> <BR><BR><FONT face=arial
color=#000080 size=2>It has been my experience that whenever you give away
anything for free, it is never considered<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial
color=#000080 size=2>valuable or fully appreciated.<BR></FONT><BR><FONT
face=arial color=#000080 size=2> <BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial
color=#000080 size=2>My recommendation would be to increase the dues, and
lock down this list and the NSRCA website<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial
color=#000080 size=2>to paying members only. There are many successful
subscription web sites and lists out there now. If
people<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial color=#000080 size=2>find value in
the information, they are willing to pay for it.
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Yup,
that's exactly what the NSRCA needs to do. Limit access to all resources
except for members. Increase dues and drive away even more folks.
Sounds like a true prescription for success and increasing the membership to
me.<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial color=#000080
size=2><BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial color=#000080 size=2>With the
increase in dues you can start paying the volunteers which will motivate
them to keep things more<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial color=#000080
size=2>up to date and fresh, which will create a better overall experience
for
everyone&&&IMHO</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>If
the NSRCA were to pay the volunteers the true value of their work, it'd be in
the hole in a heart beat.<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial color=#000080
size=2><BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial color=#000080 size=2>Rick
Sweeney</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Mark </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>