Steve Laifman volunteered to make it happen a few years ago, and he made
it happen.
A group of listserve members several years ago brainstormed the idea of
a national club. The idea was about how the internet changes
everything, and how we could use it to create a national, nea,
international, group or "club". It was precipitated from this list, and
it is now called Tigers United. The idea was closely tied to using this
list - hence the initial, at least, inclusion of indexed tips picked up
from the listserve repository.
We recognized that the primary value of the various clubs was the
exchange of information about Tigers. What we also recognized was that
information was basically lost to any new members of newsletter-based
clubs. What was needed was a *permanent* repository of information,
available to all. Equally important was to put in a structure so that
*anybody* could contribute - that it wouldn't be up to one person.
Hence the structure of the Tech Tips section. And it would be totally
inclusive to all the other groups - it wouldn't intend to compete with
them. It has the best set of links to all the clubs internationally and
encourages visitors to be involved with them as well.
Just like any club is driven by a couple of hard-core people who really
drive the thing, Steve L took the lead, and drove it. There is no doubt
the TU site is the #1 repository of information about the Tiger on the
web even though it's the most recently introduced. Maybe TBON has more
information in certain areas, but a prospective Tiger owner isn't likely
to pay $500 for it to learn more.
I've been a member of TE/AE for the past ten years. I enjoy getting the
newsletter once a month in my mailbox, but it's a quick read. And it
often includes stories and tips that were picked up from this
listserve. Between the TU web site and this listserve, I get everything
I need. I *would* pay to be a member of both - in fact I do tithe every
year to Mark B to help keep this listserve up and running. And I tithe
to TU by contributing information in the rare cases I have something to
contribute.
Face it fellers - this model is the future, and it's grreeat! What
would a national club offer you that you can't get from this list and
regular contributors to TU? What I don't understand is why somebody
would put all the effort into writing an article for a local newsletter,
to a chosen few, only to have it discarded or put in a pile when it
could be made available throughout the world forever by submitting it to
the TU web page. What's missing is the face-to-face arm twisting that
is used in the clubs to get people to contribute to the newsletters.
Contributing to TU is just as easy. Who volunteers to make *that*
happen? The structure is there.
Chris
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>I also agree, however, that a National or International club would be a very
>good thing. Who volunteers to make it happen?
>Mike
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