Re: [AISdiscuss] Where or where is my January Bulletin?

[MORRISJE1@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/11/2006 10:38:07 AM Central Standard Time,  
PlankMail@aol.com writes:

I can  deal with a special tear-out page.   I do not think sending  the
complaint only to the local post office tells AIS anything.    I think AIS
wants to
know if this is a localized problem or a larger  more generalized problem.
Going on word of mouth, it seems like a  generalized problem with this issue.
I
do think we (AIS) need to  identify the problem.   We (AIS) need  the
information
(data).
Who would receive the  information?   An assistant-to-the-editor could be
assigned to  this task of being the collecting and collating point for
Bulletin delivery  data.   At present we don't have any editor's assistants,
but  we
should.   Maybe this would be a reasonable place to  reintroduce that function
to
Bulletin production. I'm sure several names  could be put forth by members of
the active AIS community.
Cheers!
Jeanne



All,
 
I've been out of town judging a Regional Daffodil Show so I am just getting  
up to speed on this topic.  I agree SOMEONE needs to get to the crux of the  
problem.  And the local USPS reps ain't the ones!  Do we have a  Publication 
Committee other than Bruce and Terry?  Again, somebody needs to  collect 
distribution data that knows what happens in publication and  distribution in tandem. 
 If the Bulletin was in fact mailed via a Mailing  Service on January 23 FROM 
ANYWHERE IN THE US then it should have arrived  EVERYWHERE within two weeks.  
A month to six weeks or more would not be  acceptable to Time, Fine Gardening 
or ANY publication, whether profit or  non-profit.  
 
This should get priority attention by the Editor, Publisher and AIS  
President.  It just isn't acceptable and delaying for an insert, although  admirable 
as a suggestion, isn't either.  We owe our membership the  attention they 
deserve.  The MAJOR benefit of AIS is the Bulletin.   There is absolutely no fuzz 
about that.  And getting the major benefit so  very, very late isn't right and 
is a possible contributor to membership  drop-outs.
 
Jim M. 

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