To the group of VMOA Members who read this thread and in response to the following post;
?I'm still a member #3505 but for how much longer I really don't know. Right now I don't intend of renewing. I used to be New England Director and banged my head against the wall with the same issues that are being dealt with now. I'm living in Mexico and there is no VMOA presence here. The production of the Vboost is crippling financially the VMOA. The magnizine hasn't changed and is boring. The website took about 3 years too long to change. I have to give kudos to Mike( I believe it's Mike) for his effort. The issue of membership processing takening too long is very old. One thing that could be done is that instead of sending material for the Vboost to only Jasse it could be sent to a few different Directors, Officers or Members that could function as an oversight group. The Vboost belongs to the VMOA and it is irresponsible not to have solid oversight. I used to write articles for the Vboost but don't anymore. Matter of fact I need to write an article for a local paper about my motorcycle trip across Baja to the San Felipe Blues Festival. Don't bother to ask why I don't submit it to the Vboost because I'll tell the truth and then be accused of flaming. My best also to you, Jim. Don't let anyone tell you Mexico is always hot. A few weeks ago some guy got stuck in the snow and died of hyperthermia about 80 miles from me.
David T.?
? I somewhat agree with this point that the magazine is a financial burden on the club
? I also agree that it took a long time to ?Fix? the web site? but that?s what happens when you try to do something by committee! When it was left up to Mike Moore, and me, the site was re-designed in a little over a month? and continues to evolve?
? I totally agree on his point about the membership processing
? As to sending articles to different directors? If any member wants to ensure that an article, they send into the magazine, is seen by someone else they can easily send a CC to whomever they want when they send it in? There is oversight for every issue? By contract, I publish a .PDF file to the VMOA server for the Officer/Directors/Chapter Leaders to preview and make any deletions/corrections or additions?. There is actually a clause in the contract which spells this out? FYI, in the 6 years, of the last two 3 year contracts, The VMOA has not once met its obligation for the number of Directors signing off on an Issue!!!! Besides every article, and every piece of e-mail I receive, I answer with a ?Received your submission? with a CC to both the president & VP of the VMOA? every time I e-mail a member about Magazine business a CC goes to them as well? If it is a question about the web site a CC goes to the president, VP and Mike Moore?
? I do not have a clue what articles Mr. Tavares is speaking about? I have gone back, in my archives to 2007, and I can find not a single article written and submitted by Mr. Tavares, to the VBoost? There are several Event listings and requests to change chapter leaders from his region, a couple of personal address changes along with a lot of comments and questions about the web site?. Mr. Tavares has been a member since 03/2004? I have searched every issue of the magazine, since he joined the VMOA, and I have only found; an event report, about Laconia Bike Week, on page 31 of the summer 2006 issue? After he became the New England Director (which was announced in the fall, 2007 issue). He submitted an Event article along with some photos of ?Rice-O-Rama? (Page 28 in the fall 2010 Issue)? A "My Ride" article was submitted in Dec. 2010 for the winter 2011 edition and appeared on page 7 along with a couple of photos.
Later/Steve Jasse
Editor VBoost Magazine
