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RE: [CBQ] Re: BRHS Membership question

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From: "Dave Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:47:44 -0500
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Believe me, I understand financial constraints, and if your budget is that tight, you indeed would be better off buying issues individually.
 
In defense of the BRHSlist, if you read the introductory paragraph, it clearly states that the BRHSlist is for BRHS members only, and topics discussed pertain to the operations of the society.  Yes, it would have been prudent to have invited you to join the society, but I doubt the response was as rude has you have portrayed it.  Go to the official BRHS web site; www.burlingtonroute.com for instructions on how to become a member.
 
Lastly, we have a tradition on the CBQ list of signing posts with at least your first name, or having your name as a part of your email address.  This is done as a courtesy to the other members so that we know who is making the posts.  Would you please start signing your posts?
 
Best regards,
 
Dave Lotz
CBQ List Owner
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Supplement
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:11 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] Re: BRHS Membership question

 

I appreciate the honest responses I have received from all. I am only trying to weigh out what I have heard in the past with what others say is going on in the present. With only so many dollars to go around I want to get the biggest bang for my buck. I have 3-4 Bulletins and another on the way in the mail (Ebay and out of print) and enjoy them all. So I guess in short, my concern was sending money and getting told, oops no publications this year, vs sending the same amount of money and buying a number of Bulletins I could use. I tried to join the BRHS yahoo group but was told to take a hike because I am not a member, no invitation to join or information on how to join, just a simple hit the road jack!

I appreciate your insight.

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> > So what is the point of joing when you pay the same fee to own one as the
> membership itself?
>
>
>
> Some organizations inflate the price of materials to non-members to
> discourage people from not joining. Thankfully, the BRHS has not adopted
> such a policy in the hopes of increasing interest in the Burlington. There
> are some specific reasons people chose not to join the BRHS and also why we
> lose membership, but I'd rather focus on the positive aspects of being a
> member.
>
> The price of the Burlington Bulletin is not the only tangible material
> benefit you get for the dues; the Zephyr not only covers Society activities
> but contains valuable information and is the vehicle for modeling content
> which is not appropriate to carry in the Bulletin.
>
> Leo and Dave (and perhaps others that I haven't gotten down far enough in my
> emails yet to read) have made excellent arguments for becoming an active
> member in the BRHS. I look forward to seeing present and new members
> stepping forward and sharing their talents to make the Society stronger and
> better than it is today. We know there is still great material and
> information that is yet to be uncovered and we need more people actively
> researching and sharing their finds with us and thus inspiring more people
> to do the same. The level of modeling and documentation of it could be
> vastly expanded if we look to other groups like those modeling the PRR,
> C&NW, B&O, SOU and N&W. And we sorely need people to get a permanent,
> accessible archives to serve as an anchor for the preservation of all things
> Burlington.
>
> Charlie Vlk
>



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