<VV> manditory membership

[J R Read_HML]

Jaimie...

That makes perfectly good sense to me.  Let's get on with what needs to get 
done and remember that the decision about less than 100% is now a 30+ year 
tradition.
Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Reinhart" <jtreinhart at omnitelcom.com>
To: <whubbell at umich.edu>; "Ned Madsen" <AeroNed at AOL.COM>; "Virtual Vairs" 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> manditory membership


 Would I like to have 100% CORSA membership? YES.
> Could it be done? YES.

Is it the smartest move we could
> make? NO. We will lose more potential members by doing
> that than we will ever be able to make up. It would be
> smarter to promote CORSA in a positive way.

 Some people on
> this list do more harm to CORSA than any dues increase or
> forced membership could ever do. We need to put CORSA in a
> positive light by redesigning the website, tweeking the
> conventions, and providing more information to potential
> members about the corvair and CORSA. You catch more flies
> with honey than with vinegar, and you can lead a horse to
> water, but you can't make him drink. Lets scrap all this
> negativity and get back to some positive corvair talk.
>
> Jamie Reinhart