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...and you don't know what they are, do you Mrs. Jones?
Recent turmoil involving the upkeep of this site has got me to thinking.
How do we become more of a club or orginization then we are now? How do we become self sufficient?
As of right now we as a group are little more then just bunch of folks that hang out on the same web page. There is no real sense unity or common tasks and goals. There is no real sense of unity.
The first thing we need to do, I think, is become more involved with the upkeep of this site. As of right now, Ed does everything with no compensation. This is a huge favor that he does for us with little or nothing in return. We should find a way to repay him.
Second, we need to become even more involved with the magic community. The buttons were a good idea to spread the word but that never panned out. We need more. Go to your local card shop and invite more people to join the CPA.
For instance, DUke and I are the only people in the CPA from Missouri. I happen to know that there are many, MANY more casual players in our state then this. Where are they?
Perhaps we could come up with some sort of news letter or other way to make our presence more known and to spread the word. The more active we become and the more people we draw into the cause, the more important we will be to the Magic community.
There is one simple fact: There are more of us then there are "pros". On a whole, we spend more monney on this game. Don't let any one tell you different. The very fact of us being the bigger party by at least 20 to 1 dictates this to be the case.
Any other ideas? Or am I just wishing for something that will not be.
I know that there are a lot of, for lack of a better word lazy, people here that will not want to do any extra work to make the CPA a real influence. There are also a lot of smart, hard working people that just might.
Let's discuss some ideas and then put them into action. Don't let this thread, and the CPA, slip to the bottom of the pile.
jp
Recent turmoil involving the upkeep of this site has got me to thinking.
How do we become more of a club or orginization then we are now? How do we become self sufficient?
As of right now we as a group are little more then just bunch of folks that hang out on the same web page. There is no real sense unity or common tasks and goals. There is no real sense of unity.
The first thing we need to do, I think, is become more involved with the upkeep of this site. As of right now, Ed does everything with no compensation. This is a huge favor that he does for us with little or nothing in return. We should find a way to repay him.
Second, we need to become even more involved with the magic community. The buttons were a good idea to spread the word but that never panned out. We need more. Go to your local card shop and invite more people to join the CPA.
For instance, DUke and I are the only people in the CPA from Missouri. I happen to know that there are many, MANY more casual players in our state then this. Where are they?
Perhaps we could come up with some sort of news letter or other way to make our presence more known and to spread the word. The more active we become and the more people we draw into the cause, the more important we will be to the Magic community.
There is one simple fact: There are more of us then there are "pros". On a whole, we spend more monney on this game. Don't let any one tell you different. The very fact of us being the bigger party by at least 20 to 1 dictates this to be the case.
Any other ideas? Or am I just wishing for something that will not be.
I know that there are a lot of, for lack of a better word lazy, people here that will not want to do any extra work to make the CPA a real influence. There are also a lot of smart, hard working people that just might.
Let's discuss some ideas and then put them into action. Don't let this thread, and the CPA, slip to the bottom of the pile.
jp
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