<VV> Thoughts on CORSA Membership

[Bryan Blackwell]

All of these are good points - and with some of them there is a lack  
of marketing, especially for a cyber club.  However, other than the  
paperwork, if a chapter is all CORSA members then the chapter is  
free, so you could use the CORSA server to centralize your Internet  
chapter:

  - Web space (no ads)
  - E-mail address forwarded to your club contacts
  - Find out about other members in your area
  - Club e-mail list

See http://www.corvair.org/chapters for more details, or drop a note  
to web-help at corvair.org.  Of course you can put out notes about a  
larger gathering or trip to VV.  It would be really nice to see more  
of those here, or particularly on the Chapters list.  The Chapters  
list was created specifically for messages to other chapters, like  
events.

Now, I'll concede you could do the same thing with some of the free  
services.  However, those services have their own drawbacks, not the  
least of them is if the contact person vanishes, you no longer have  
access to admin your group.  Not so here.

Finally, let me say that there are a number of good ideas out there.   
What we need is someone who is willing to do the work to make them  
happen.  Don't forget that CORSA is of, by, and for the members, this  
is not some unwieldy top down corporation.  If you want to make  
something happen, then jump up and do so.

--Bryan (CORSA member)

On Jan 28, 2009, at 3:33 PM, Jeffrey B. Aronson wrote:

> 5. Maine has an active group of enthusiasts who link together  
> thanks to
> the internet. We're a large state [at least for New England] and we
> can't see each other as often as we'd like, but we are a successful
> "cyber club." We keep in touch online. When we meet in person, we
> celebrate the cars, not the meeting itself. We looked at  
> establishing a
> chapter but after looking at the regulations, wondered "why?" I'll bet
> we're not alone.