Re: [doc] Mailing list and paid up members argument

["Paul Salsbury" <paul.salsbury@xxxx>]

If that was a cast to catch some help on the club side I'm more than happy
to help and Produce, collect or distribute.
I do get quite a bit of spare time... as you may of guessed from my current
project.......

Paul
'Half way between young and old!!!'


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxx>
To: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 10:54 AM
Subject: RE: [doc] Mailing list and paid up members argument


> Phil,
>
> Thanks for your kind words, I think what makes our club SO DIFFERENT to
most
> car clubs is the age of many of the members, they are YOUNG...the future
> belongs to the young, not us old folk.
>
> There better be a few "trainee" club secretaries out there who can take
over
> when I fall of my perch! I don't want it all coming to a grinding halt
one
> day.
>
> OLD CP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Peters [mailto:PhilPeters@xxxx]
> Sent: 20 April 2002 01:17
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [doc] Mailing list and paid up members argument
>
>
> Hi all,
> Just a couple of thoughts for the current discussion about our
> beloved mailing list, paid up DOC members etc:
>
> It's true to say the DeLorean Owner's Club has something special which
other
> classic car owners clubs simply don't have. If it weren't for the
unfailing
> support of people such as Chris P, Dave Howarth, Martin and other
prominent
> figures then I know for a fact that I for one, and probably many other
club
> members, would not own a DMC-12 today or take such a keen involvement in
the
> club itself.
>
> The thing that strikes me about the DOC is the fact that each and every
new
> club member and DeLorean enthusiast is instantly made welcome and taken
> seriously by other DOC members. Even when I was a young enthusiast of 14
or
> 15 years old, I never once got looked upon as a "kid" when I spoke to
people
> at the NEC club stand. It was the simple love for the car which came first

> above everything else, and that is what makes the club special. I feel
it's
> imortant that the support for new members and enthusiasts should continue
as
> it always has done. If new enthusiasts are made to feel welcome into the
> club then they will undoubtedly take a much more active role.
>
> However, that said, you only get out of the club what you put into it; I'm
> sure there are many people reading this who would agree. I promise any
"non
> paid-up" DeLorean enthusiasts reading this that spending your £15 and
> joining the club for real will be the best decision you will EVER make
> regarding the DeLorean.
>
> A final question (perhaps Tris can supply the info?): how many subscribers
> do we currently have on our mailing list?
>
> All the best to everyone,
>
> Phil Peters
> DOC #84
> VIN #4400
> Wolverhampton
>
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