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<body class='hmmessage'><br><hr>From: markusritter@hotmail.com<br>To: pslm@usps.org<br>Subject: FW: [Psml] Barriers to Registration<br>Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:12:08 -0500<br><br><style>
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great contrbution thanks much<br><br><hr>From: diannegre57@comcast.net<br>To: markusritter@hotmail.com<br>Subject: RE: [Psml] Barriers to Registration<br>Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:52:26 -0700<br><br>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Bellevue Sail & Power Squadron has
been accepting online registrations for years, and could not survive without it
since we have a fairly large squadron serving a large area. As SEO, I
receive all registrations for all programs, and the chairs of Advanced Grades
& Electives, Public Boating classes, and Seminars each receive the
registrations for their respective programs. It runs very smoothly.</span></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">The comment made that if the SEO is unable
to receive registrations, assign that task to someone in the squadron who does
have online accessibility, makes good sense.</span></font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Dianne Greene, SEO</span></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Bellevue</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> Sail & Power Squadron</span></font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">
psml-bounces@usps.org [mailto:psml-bounces@usps.org] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Markus Ritter<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 03, 2009 1:30
PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> diannegre57@comcast.net<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> United States Power Squadrons
Mailing List<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Psml] Barriers to
Registration</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I
think it is a real shame that we allow SEO’s to block on-line
registration.</span></font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt">During
the past two months I have pondered this and I can not think of one good reason
for national to allow this. There are a lot of folks in this world some
like to talk on the phone, some like to write letters, some like to go and meet
others, some write e-mail and some do everything on-line even banking.
Why should we put up barriers to registration I just can not phantom it.</span></font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If
an SEO does not have an e-mail address to receive on-line registration
notification he should assign someone that does.</span></font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What
do we need to do to break down the barriers to class or seminar registration.</span></font></p>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely
yours</span></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Markus
Ritter AP</span></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Webmaster
at</span></font></p>
<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Door</span></font>
County Sail & Power
Squadron</p>
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<p class="EC_EC_MsoNormal" align=center style="text-align:center"><font size=5 color=red face="Harlow Solid Italic"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:'Harlow Solid Italic';color:red">Boating is Fun…Let the folks @</span></font><font size=5 color="#1f497d"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></font><font color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://usps.org/door" target="_blank">usps.org</a></span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></font><font size=5 color=red face="Harlow Solid Italic"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:'Harlow Solid Italic';color:red">show you how</span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span style="color:#1F497D">.</span></font></p>
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