[SJAAboard] SJAA Loaner Telescope Program (poll)

[Mark Wagner]

On Sun, June 22, 2008 2:03 am, Gary Mitchell wrote:

> It's the wrong venue.  How many SJAA members do you seriously
> believe are on the TAC list, but not the SJAA announce list?

Lots, actually.  And up until very recently, me.  I think TAC's "membership" probably exceeds that
of SJAA.

> A poll like that is not good advertising.  It doesn't even pretend to serve that function.

Sure it does.  I let's people who are not members know we have a loaner program.  Just last night,
Rob mentioned that some new members look to borrow scopes immediately upon becoming a member.  A
number of times in the past, on TAC, I've mentioned the club and its loaner program and have said
all you need do is be a member, which is very inexpensive.

> If you want to know how the food is at some local diner, you don't go asking folks in another
> state.

LOL!  Neither SJAA or TAC are food service or in another state!  TAC and SJAA are local to each
other.  While many TACos are SJAA, I bet many are not.  Conversely, many SJAA members are on TAC,
many I suppose are not... are you?