Nicks' Questions
My first questions:
1) What do you want to do with the website?
2) What do you want to do with the email lists?
3) What else do you plan to do?
4) Do you like "The Princess Bride"? :-)
1) Firstly, let me explain. I think a website is a1) What do you want to do with the website?
2) What do you want to do with the email lists?
3) What else do you plan to do?
4) Do you like "The Princess Bride"? :-)
useful tool for conveying information and your website
is great. I also do not doubt your capabilities as
webmaster. Last year, communication had pretty much
broken down with self-entitled "oldies", such as
yourself. See previous archived rants. I need to be
able to convey information fast and effectively to
members, through emails, posters and a well-maintained
website. With such poor-relations I didn't want to
assume I could count on your support. In my speech, at
elections, I said I wished for a website. Perhaps I
should have said an easily adapted, no emotional cost
and easily accesible website. I have no quarrels with
anyone and am willing to put aside casual remarks made
previously for the sake of a well-run society.
2) The reason last year we implemented a new email
system was so that chair and secretary could have a
greater degree of control over who the emails went to.
I wanted to be able to store information about a
member as well as email address, and be able to access
it easily. We achieved that through a webmail address
book. Abby and I could both access it remotely. I
admit however, that due to unpleasantness we did
neglect to put chat@ on our mailing list and
didn't send the new members addresses to you. As I
have said I am wiling to put unpleasantries aside and
move forward. I will start by adding announce@
to our mailing list. We can discuss the ifis email
lists at a later date.
3)I haven't got "grand plans". I have a few humble
ones. Firstly, is to revitalise the Library. I made a
start this year, by accessing the situation. Sian made
a complete catalogue and is in the process of
assessing what books we need to purchase. Also I have
deemed that we desparately need a new cupboard for
storage of books and a new way of presenting them. At
the moment they are piled three deep so it is
difficult to locate anything easily, let alone browse.
The start would be to give a budget to the library -
previusly undone. Then to requisite the necessaries.
This would hopefully not be done in vain as I wish to
significantly step up advertising for the library,
from none to some. I think it is a wasted resource if
no one uses it!
Secondly, I would show more films. Although Abby
wanted to show more films, the problem was we didn't
budget for it. I would show "blockbuster" sci-fi, such
as the Matrix, as well as back-water classics such as
"Brazil", "Life of Brian" etc. The blockbusters are
important to keep revenue flowing, and to keep the
less "hardcore" members happy. I want to cater to
everyone, or try to at least.
Thirdly, it has been suggested that month agenda
publicised on the website, or by email would be
helpful. This seems a reasonable request and it would
mean people could plan in advance. It would mean that
*we* would have to plan in advance! =)
On the topic of the Thursday night pubmeets I am
undecided. I would like to mend bridges with the
Thursday nighters. I do think a on-campus pubmeet is a
lot easier for firstyears who live on campus. You must
think back to how you felt when you first came to
RHUL. I was nervous to go traipsing of into strange
surrey villages, to unfamiliar pubs. I think a
compromise must be met though. We shall talk more on
this popular toic I am sure.
4) I do like Princess Bride. I enjoy a wide variety of
films that aren't produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Thankyou for your response,
Em
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