At the Boston Meet this weekend I had the chance to make some suggestions to the NCRS Publications Committee (Dale Fiet, Ken James, and Tim McKeon). One of these ideas was to increase the number of Restorer issues from four to six each year. I believe we can do this without increasing the dues by combining the Restorer with the Driveline. This would save on printing and mailing costs. Six large "combined" issues would be less expensive than the ten separate small magazines that we now put out each year. I'm not talking about reducing the number of Restorer pages or Driveline ads. In fact, this plan would actually increase the number of Restorer pages by about 100 each year.
I was surprised by the committee's response. Tim said that he had already discussed combining the two magazines with some members, and these members were very much against it. He got the impression that many members feel this way. I guess if that is true, then I am in the minority. I would much rather have more Restorer pages each year, especially if the only "cost" (?) is seeing the Driveline combined with the Restorer issues.
I know the members of the committee read this board. In fact, Tim suggested that I pose the question to the board followers so he could see the responses. Please post your opinions on this question: Given a choice, would you rather receive six issues of the combined Restorer/Driveline each year with no increase in dues, or would you rather keep the magazines separate and continue to have only four issues of the Restorer each year?
I was surprised by the committee's response. Tim said that he had already discussed combining the two magazines with some members, and these members were very much against it. He got the impression that many members feel this way. I guess if that is true, then I am in the minority. I would much rather have more Restorer pages each year, especially if the only "cost" (?) is seeing the Driveline combined with the Restorer issues.
I know the members of the committee read this board. In fact, Tim suggested that I pose the question to the board followers so he could see the responses. Please post your opinions on this question: Given a choice, would you rather receive six issues of the combined Restorer/Driveline each year with no increase in dues, or would you rather keep the magazines separate and continue to have only four issues of the Restorer each year?
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