Dave,
Thank you for the feedback. I did not see the criteria when I tried to join,
my error. The response was basically "This site is for members only, you are
not a member, therefore your request is denied" Not word for word but pretty
close. Not passing judgement but it did not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.
I did sign my name to the original post but did not realize I should sign every
post in a chain like this. I will do so going forward.
Les
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@...> wrote:
>
> 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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