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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dear Lonnie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks for your support towards eliminating barriers to
registration by requiring that on-line registration is always enabled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Now all we have to do is convince the enablers to change the
system to what the people want.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
Markus Ritter AP<br>
webmaster at Door County Sail & Power Squadron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>920-746-1510<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Sturgeon Bay, WI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Harlow Solid Italic";color:red'>Boating is
Fun…Let the folks @</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://usps.org/door">usps.org</a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Harlow Solid Italic";color:red'>show you
how</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
psml-bounces@usps.org [mailto:psml-bounces@usps.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lonnie<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> markusritter@hotmail.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> United States Power Squadrons Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Psml] Barriers to Registration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>A good IT person can set up
the "blind link" easily on the squadron website. The Nat'l
website has dozens. In Bellevue, we have that for every major officer and
committee chair. When the specific person changes, the IT changes that persons
email address to the one of the new person behind the scenes, and the
public doesn't have to keep updating address books. Noone is suggesting that
online is the only way to go. Our target market does use this method.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>The 10 signups and then a
total no-show on the day of the seminar is very unfortunate. Setting up
online payments is a costly overhead expense, but would be an answer for
attendance likely.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Lonnie Butler</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Past Cdr</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----
Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:barcthom@sbcglobal.net"
title="barcthom@sbcglobal.net">Barclay M. Thomas</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:lonnie.butler1@gmail.com" title="lonnie.butler1@gmail.com">Lonnie
Butler</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cc:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:psml@usps.org" title="psml@usps.org">United States Power Squadrons
Mailing List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Saturday, July 04,
2009 6:43 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [Psml] Barriers
to Registration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Markus, et. al., <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I agree that on-line class registration should be made
available
BUT, if the squadron SEO does not 'do' computer (for whatever reason) and the Executive Committee (who would/should have
the responsibility in such case) cannot find a person with the capabilities and
willingness to field the emails and do the integration with DB2K, then the
on-line registration should be blocked.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The squadron may lose some prospective students by not
having the on-line signup, but having the link active and no one to handle the
queries would be even more damaging. Nothing worse than having a student show
up for a class only to be told "sorry never got your application, no
books/space for you".<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>With all, or most anyway, Boating
class and seminar reports going back to Nat'l via computer now, someone has to
be doing the on line stuff anyway so maybe a little
persuasion/cajoling/sweet-talking might get them to handle the incoming request
task as well. I can understand though that some members may be unwilling to put
their email address out there for all to see. Something else for the IT folks
to work on, but setting up a method for blind links would be quite a task for
this site I'd think. <o:p></o:p></p>
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color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>P/C Barclay M. Thomas, AP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>Saybrook Squadron, District 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>United States Power Squadrons®<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="mailto:barcthom@sbcglobal.net">barcthom@sbcglobal.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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