Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!lethe!yunexus!ists!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!pitt!willett!ForthNet From: ForthNet@willett.pgh.pa.us (ForthNet articles from GEnie) Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Feedback to the Forth Interest Group Message-ID: <2374.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us> Date: 19 Feb 91 12:38:34 GMT Organization: (n.) to be organized. But that's not important right now. Lines: 75 Category 1, Topic 2 Message 103 Tue Feb 19, 1991 D.RUFFER [Dennis] at 00:59 EST Re: JACK WOEHR > The conventions lost money because they were mismanaged. If you feel you can do a better job, throw one yourself. The local Forth Day being thrown by the Silicon Valley FIG chapter is doing quite well. Why don't you do the same in your area? If you can equal or exceed the SVFIG results, we might consider letting you try your hand at the real thing. Until then, all I can say is that it is real easy to throw blame around when you have no concept of reality. > Vesta Technology makes a very nice profit, thank you! Congratulations, and the fact that you are basically giving away your Forth with the hardware you are selling (quite good hardware by the way) makes no difference at all. Name me one company who is making money selling Forth. > - Put magazine on firm financial footing. Sell ads like real > magazines sell their advertising. Please instruct us if you know. > - Promote FIG in a professional manner. We are working on that. Could you give us some concrete examples of how you would like to see it done and how it would be funded. > - Realize your focus. FIG is there primarily for the beginner > and the hobbyist. Find something to sell these people. The beginner is an easy target audience. We have been serving them well for years. However, we would like to increase our audience and be able to keep these people once they have grown beyound their initial experiences. You are suggesting we don't bother, but I don't consider that to be good enough. > - Admit that FIG is virtually broke Hum...news to me. > hit up some big corporations for one-time donations You got any in mind? How about VESTA? What size of check can we expect? > - DO SOMETHING for the Chapters....Borrow money to do it if you > have to. Ah, go into debt for the first time in our existance. > Sell life charter memberships if you have to. Another good money making proposition. > - FIG needs a full-time office (wo)manned by one or two > professionals. Do you have suggestions about how we would pay them? Are you volunteering to give up your job and do it for free? > They are of the nature of "campaign promises" and should not be > taken too literally. Good! I'll let you know when the next election will be held. DaR ----- This message came from GEnie via willett. You *cannot* reply to the author using e-mail. Please post a follow-up article, or use any instructions the author may have included (USMail addresses, telephone #, etc.). Report problems to: dwp@willett.pgh.pa.us _or_ uunet!willett!dwp