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DISCO3.CO.UK Newsletter - thoughts?
What would folk think about a dedicated DISCO3.CO.UK Newsletter, or rather e-update or e-mail type layout?
I thought a brief PDF sheet could be produced on a semi-regular basis and sent to subscribed member and/or posted on the site for people to find, covering factors along the lines of...:
- Roundabout of latest 'happenings' on the forum [eg. biggest threads, breakthroughs, developments etc...]
- Changes to the forum and 'coming soon' [eg. new sections added, improved search function, lauch of DISCO3 FM etc...]
- Milestones [eg. members reaching 10 000 posts, x hundred thousand posts, x thousand members etc...]
- Write-ups and photos from previous events, submitted by attending members.
- Adverts and news from the site sponsors
- Related D3 news, [eg. Awards won, new modifications/accessories, enhancements available etc...]
Any ideas what else could/should be included?
If enough members thought it to be a good idea, I'd be more than delighted to help put something together but of course would require input from those more technically-minded and attending the events etc etc...
What would still need to be established would be:
- Foremost, permission from Martin.
- Contributions from members [eg. Short, snappy one-paragraph write-ups of events attended; Photos; News etc...]
- A medium for dispatching the newsletter. Post it on the site, or e-mail it to subscribed addresses? How would an e-mail account be set up to do so?
- How often? Monthly may be a bit too often to find new events and news to write about, but yearly too long and too much. Quarterly?
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10th Feb 2008 8:11 pm
SN
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Excellent idea CY
Doesn't need to be too much to start with - produced as a downloadable PDF?Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
Sounds good, might be able to put something towards it! Ben
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10th Feb 2008 8:14 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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I like it. Many forums issue a newsletter to all registered members. Are you volunteering to be editor?
10th Feb 2008 8:15 pm
simon
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Look forward to your first issue CY
Could be a good way to hone your journalism skills.
10th Feb 2008 8:17 pm
CY
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Gareth wrote:
Are you volunteering to be editor?
No experience but anything for a laugh...
I'd be happy to compile a newsletter but regarding Events, other than Tong/Rockingham type days, I'm unlikely to have much else to say so would certainly require some external input..
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10th Feb 2008 8:20 pm
ronp
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sounds good!
count me in as a subscriber
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10th Feb 2008 8:21 pm
SN
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Is there going to be a Page 3 piccie?
Oh sorry, that would be in an RRS Newsletter wouldn't it? Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
Cant get pics from inside the factroy I'm afraid ! We went last year and did the Defender and FFRR line, this years its the D3 and RRS! I think I can source some imaging from google, if thats legal Ben
Hmm, nice idea CY but what's the point Surely it'd just duplicate what on the site already, it's not like we're a club with some members that aren't online and if it's quarterly most of the info would be out of date by the time it's published
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11th Feb 2008 10:33 am
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I thought it ...you said it 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
11th Feb 2008 11:09 am
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You would need to clear it with DA BOSS, whatever 2004 Discovery 3 - gone
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| 08MY Discovery 3 (history) 
! We went last year and did the Defender and FFRR line, this years its the D3 and RRS! I think I can source some imaging from google, if thats legal 
Surely it'd just duplicate what on the site already, it's not like we're a club with some members that aren't online and if it's quarterly most of the info would be out of date by the time it's published 
