RE: [AlpacaTalk] Re: AOBA Shennanigans/subsidiary
Heather, I honestly can't understand what you are upset about. I think it's wonderful that people donate money that is used to the benefit of all. Are you really trying to discourage this? If someone donates $5000, that equals paying for 25 email blasts. I don't think I have received that many total, let alone 25 for each benefactor. Please don't link benefactors to what you feel is an excessive charge for email blasts. Obviously they are not donating for this purpose or we all would be innudated with ads and that is just not the case.
Flossie
Flossie and Joe CarmichaelGentleGra
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Hmmm. I don't recall opting out of anything in my ARI membership, and having just looked at my membership info online, I can't for the life of me find out what you're talking about or where to change whatever it is you claim I have opted out of! Do tell, I'd love to change it asap.I never implied that AOBA designed ads for "benefactors" who send out innumerable email ads, although your prior posts did seem to imply it did desing them for those who purchased email blasts at the $200 each level. I only said that was not the case, as that is the "work" of placing email ads, the rest is just a very simple script inserting the email address at the top of the ads to be sent out, and hardly worth $200 per send.Please try to keep focus. The difference is that these "benefactors" get to send out as many of these emails as they wish, for their very generous donation to AOBA. The rest of us have to pay $200 per email blast to have AOBA send our message to the membership. That's $200 per message! You really don't see the inequity in this scheme? Good lord.HeatherOn Jan 1, 2008, at 6:43 PM, Acres of Love wrote:> We're not "opted out" of anything regarding alpacas, unlike many > breeders> (Westwind Alpacas & Stardust Alpacas included) who are "opted out" of> disclosing ownership information in the ARI database. We want and > welcome> all alpaca related email and contact information and readily share > our own> information. To fail to stay on top of industry information (see what > the> other guy is doing) or conceal our ownership information would be > comparable> to operating a pizza takeout with an unlisted phone number.>> I'm not sure what difference it makes whether an email comes from a> benefactor, a non-benefactor, a non-AOBA member or otherwise, such as > a> supplier. As far as I know, you're right... AOBA does not design ads > when> you contract them for a mailing. But, they don't design ads for > benefactors> or others that send commercial email, either.>> "goods or services for our membership fees" seems to be exactly what > you are> talking about. As pointed out by Steve McCarthy, it is quite common > for> "benefactors" of organizations, non-profit or otherwise, to receive > special> benefits. Those benefits are available to any member that chooses to> donate. It is not illegal... but if you think it is, request the TN> Attorney General to investigate/
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