[Namron] Official or not (it's merely pining for the fjords)
Grimmie
ldgrimhun at cox.net
Mon Feb 27 17:30:28 PST 2006
Speaking of programmers can a couple of programmer wiz kids contact me off list?
Grimmie
ldgrimhun at cox.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Barat
To: Barony of Namron
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Namron] Official or not (it's merely pining for the fjords)
Or we get one of our computer whiz kids to set up an autodialer program on a computer with a modem.
We record one message and send it out to the phone list.
I have seen software such as this that lets a user phone the computer, punch in a password, record a message, then select which phone group the message goes to (all members, just members of the OHSS, the a&s crowd, brewers, whatever).
Donnachadh, up to giving this a try?
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H.L. Barat FitzWalter Reynolds
M.K.A. Stephen Pursley
Barony of Namron
Kingdom of Ansteorra
On Feb 27, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Samarrah bint Annaan wrote:
I like your idea of an outgoing message on an
answering machine. If we could have a member willing
to change their outgoing message everytime we have a
change and then other members could call that one
number to check on the meeting status. I would
volunteer, but my number is long distance to everyone.
(sorry).
--- Matthias the Brewer <matthiasthebrewer at cox.net>
wrote:
I promise, I don't have any money like that laying
around.
Welcome back Bubba. Long time no read.
When I was in the Marine Corps, we had a "frost
call" system. The Platoon
sergeants called the squad leaders (or section
heads), who called their
subordinates, who called their subordinates, and so
forth ad nauseum. And
even this system had problems and was not 100%
effective.
I think it might be worth finding a way to post the
information. Be it on
the Web site, or on an answering machine (which
would have a recording
announcing the current plan/changes), or something
like that.
HOWEVER, I think we've beaten this dead horse to
death and beyond. We've
gone way past the point where we've established that
some of us perceive a
problem to exist. Let's quit bitching and wanking
about this, and solve the
problem.
Does anyone have a solution for this? A way to
communicate to diverse
people across half the state? And it has to be easy
and cheap.
Any takers?
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From:
namron-bounces+matthiasthebrewer=cox.net at ansteorra.org
[mailto:namron-bounces+matthiasthebrewer=cox.net at ansteorra.org]
On Behalf Of
William Herron
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:44 PM
To: Barony of Namron
Subject: Re: [Namron] Official or not (it's merely
pining for the fjords)
OK ADDRESS: 14 E-MAILS TO OFFICERS IN 4 MONTHS
WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A SINGLE
RESPONSE. And I know the Senechal and I are not on
the best of terms, But I
had to ask for the location 5 hours before the last
meeting. nothing had
been said. weather called for freezing rain and
nothing had been said. I
ended up not being able to attend because we had
freezing rain here 85 miles
from Norman. And if you note, I stated I would be
willing to contribute to
the cost of the room, I think most would rather than
have to go to a
restaurant and feel oblagated to order food.
Even the Herald doesn't answer e-mails. so why post
e-mail addresses at
all??
joy
radei
First off, just because you've sent an email doesn't
mean that it got there.
I send emails all the time that are trapped in spam
filters, that get
"accidentally" deleted, or just disappear into the
ether that is the
Internet that we know and love. If I was trying to
decide if I should make
a two-hour drive in inclement weather, I would *not*
be counting on an email
message.
I don't live in Namron, of course. I love to come
home and visit my Society
family and friends there. And I try to keep up on
what's going on by
information inputs like this mailing list. I don't
think "we can't find a
regular place to have a meeting" is a new issue...it
was going on 10, 15,
and 20 years ago when I was there. And I suspect
it'll continue long after
I'm gone. Unless the Barony is going to go and
purchase something (and I'm
betting Matthias doesn't have that much money laying
around), this issue
will continue.
Radei, we haven't met yet. The only impressions I'm
getting of you is what
I see here on the list, and so far I'm
under-impressed. I appreciate the
fact that you have to make an extra effort to
participate, but it seems like
you have a lot of gripes about how things are going.
If I was a baronial
officer, and I was getting constant emails from
someone, and they were
growing to be a larger pain in the neck over time, I
might start
"accidentally" deleting them too. I won't speak for
Thomas, since he has
been (to my experience) a very professional baronial
seneschal. I'm
guessing he's not going out of his way to dodge you,
but he may also be in a
position where he can't easily reply to your
messages. As a start, the man
works in the field of meteorology, so inclement
weather may be a busy time
for him regardless of what else is going on.
I certainly don't want to infringe upon anyone's
desire to sit around and
bitch. I do it, all the time. Just be aware that
bitching on a mailing
list like this, "official" or not, is likely a form
of mental masturbation.
I wouldn't count on the world to change because of
it.
Care, Bubba
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