enhancing 'Bird-of-the-Week

[Bob Lawrence]

I dunno...most of the group are still working for a living and probably don't
have the time to do this.
Maybe us retired folks could contribute more.
Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Mathis, Texas (On a ranch for a week getting work done on the bird)

> Hey group: Would you be interested in making the `Bird-of-the-Week feature a
little more enhanced and detailed, perhaps by including more photos, with
captions, and a little more description of some aspects of our
`bird/lifestyle/etc. to share with the rest of the membership? Ideas could
include anything from enhancing slightly (`little more description, or a few
more picts), to enhancing greatly (several more picts, with captions and a full
write-up of a few paragraphs, etc.), or even changing it to, or adding on an
additional, "Bird of the Month". Please reply and state if any of these sound
worth trying, or if you just feel it is perfect, just the way it is. Everyone
enjoys the feature, and many have said that they wish there were a few more
photos and more details about the coach, and how it is used, in order to really
celebrate its "fifteen minutes of fame"!
>
> Important notice: When responding, keep in mind that any enhancing of the BotW
feature would mean that we all would have to work at trying to submit all this
extra content, and nag our friends to do the same, in order to have enough stuff
to keep the feature going. In addition, we would need volunteers to help edit
and format the submissions and then forward them to Mike for selection and
posting. This might consist of Photoshop-ing some photos, and checking the text
for spelling, continuity, etc. I am offering to do this, but may need some help
as well. A way to help promote submissions, could be to create a
form/questionnaire, that would make it easier to think of what to say about your
`Bird and your travels. We could have suggested topics such as: -how long have
you owned it, what's the longest/funnest/worst weather/worst breakdown/best
destination/etc. trip you've taken? -what's your favorite upgrade project you've
done?, etc. As far as getting people to contribute at all, well, that's hard.
People don't like to show off. It's human nature. But since we're all a family
in a way, and have a definite, specific shared interest, we should look at it as
our duty to step up and let other owners know of ways to enjoy their Birds more.
Which is what this forum does so well!
>
> Thanks everyone for considering this, and please be honest. If you can't
imagine yourself submitting several photos and a small write-up of things you
like about your coach, then don't suggest we try this, because it will take
everyone's contributions to do it.
>
> Fred
>
> P.S. Feel free to email me directly if you'd like to tell me your thoughts on
this more anonymously.
> nytexcel@...
>
> Fred & Bellows
> 90SP Queen Creek, AZ (basically Phx)
> "Maunder Maximum"
> http://picasaweb.google.com/geefred/MaunderMaximum#
>