Miata Mailing List: July 1996, Message #136
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   From: KENWALK@frmail.rosemount.com
Subject: Norm "out of his Gourd" Garrett
   Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:19:51 -0400


     On Jul 2, Norman Garrett wrote:
     } Subject: Re: Miata.net in the MCA Mag
     } Gary,
     }
     } You continually print comments like these and then wonder why we
     } don't join with you in partnership.
     }
     } Think about it, friend.
     }
     } Norman G


     I don't get it.  I read Gary's comments and didn't remember anything
     scathing, but I looked it up to be sure.  Gary wrote:

     [ So let me just say for the record (and I'm sure most of you already
     [ know this.)
     [
     [ Miata Club of America has not made any effort to sponsor, support,
     [ fund, assist, or in any other way get involved with Miata.net.
     [ This just proves that serving the Miata Club membership is not the
     [ primary focus of MCA. If it were, they would encourage people to
     [ check out the Miata.net listserv and Web site.
     [
     [ Bottom line - if it doesn't generate revenue for MCA, they won't pay
     [ much attention to it. Just more evidence that MCA is just another
     [ name for a quarterly publication. The "C" is really a misnomer.

     I could not agree more that the "C" is a misnomer.  MCA magazine isn't
     any different to me than Road & Track or any other "for profit"
     magazine, it just looks at one particular car.  I've been a member
     (sorry, I should say "subscriber") of MCA for three years now, and a
     member of Miata.Net for two.  I have impressed my fellow local chapter
     members with my Miata knowledge time and time again, and 95% of this
     knowledge came from the .net.

     I don't know what Norm's definition of "club" is, but it must be
     different than mine.  After three years of subscribership, I've never
     personally contacted or communicated with anyone affiliated with MCA
     other than some aftermarket operators who are eager to take my order.
     On the .net, I've made several friendships and been able to telephone
     several folks to gain or give advice that would have taken a whole
     season for MCA to give.

     The bottom line is, Norm won't support or encourage the Miata.Net for
     one reason only... it would cost him precious subscribers.  Well, this
     latest comment by Mr. Garrett has finally cost him mine.  I'd rather
     send Gary some subscription money to keep the web page going... I read
     it more often these days anyway...

     kjw &
     TIC-TAC