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viewing others' club magazines - JonE - 31-12-2018
I heard on the grapevine that some Austin 7 clubs participate in reciprocal circulation of club mags (i.e. emailable pdf copy) to their members if they select to have them, which seems a jolly good idea.
A quick survey: I just wondered - does anyone take advantage of such a service, as I enquired with my club and it wasn't deemed an option or necessarily a good idea.
Any other views?
RE: viewing others' club magazines - Chris KC - 31-12-2018
It was once the case that the 'pick' of articles from different clubs got reproduced in the A7CA mag I think - I might be wrong. But my own recent experience is that there's a whole other A7 world outside the club that I belong to and no, I don't see their mags.
RE: viewing others' club magazines - Hugh Barnes - 31-12-2018
Back in the day when I edited the Cambridge Club Magazine, there was an un-written reciprocal arrangement with all other Clubs to share magazines amongst their fellow Editors. I would take these copies, that came in the post back then, to Club nights where people could read them if they wished. Anyone had the right to reproduce an article as long as the source was acknowledged. The Editor of the A7CA Magazine does get most Club Magazines (but maybe not all?) and certainly some original articles are reproduced from time to time...
RE: viewing others' club magazines - Ruairidh Dunford - 31-12-2018
The Scottish Austin Seven Club has provided it’s members with a PDF version of Meshing Point since about 2005. At one time it offered a greatly reduced membership fee if you took this alone but reverted to one membership fee for all a few years back.
Most Clubs exchange digital copies of their Magazines amongst Editors/Officers and have done so for many years.
The VAR used to do a round up of A7 mags in their quarterly publication entitled “Seven Up”.
Some recent ScA7C Magazines are stored here: https://gordonenglandregister.wordpress.com/meshing-point-magazine-deposit/
RE: viewing others' club magazines - john williams - 31-12-2018
Justin like Hugh, as Secretary of SWA7C, over the years I recieved news letters from A7OC, Cambridge, Bristol. Devon, Dorset and Hereford clubs. Originally as hard copy, then as emails. These were forwarded to club editor, and distributed at club nights. SWA7C then reciprocated by sending our newsletter to these clubs and the Association Editor. Over the years, the supply dwindled to A7OC, Cambridge and Devon. I personally think it is excellent to share newsletters. As our club Secretay and Editor changed at last AGM, I need to check what our current position is.
RE: viewing others' club magazines - Ruairidh Dunford - 31-12-2018
John,
The ScA7C magazine compiler’s (Neil Williams) email address is: magazine@scottishaustinsevenclub.co.uk
If you forward this to your editor, and he/she emails Neil, we will arrange for them to receive our Magazine each time it is published.
This applies to anyone else reading this who feels they should get our Magazine as well, email Neil and it will be attended to immediately.
Ruairidh Dunford
Secretary
ScA7C
RE: viewing others' club magazines - JonE - 31-12-2018
I realise the past arrangements with EDITORS, but just wanted peoples' views on what is now an easily achievable action, for general club members (who happen to use email).
It being done by certain clubs (as a great new idea) put the onus on others to consider such things.
The downside I see is that eds and Association eds have less "new" material to consider for the home mag, but the upside is that if everyone does it the information is all current and people can browse quickly through looking for things which interest them.
RE: viewing others' club magazines - Ruairidh Dunford - 31-12-2018
Hi Jon,
it’ll be me for sure but I am not at all clear what you are asking?
What do you want to happen please?
RE: viewing others' club magazines - JonE - 02-01-2019
I don't know if I can say it any clearer than I did in the first post!
Members - everyone - not just officers. It seems a good idea to me personally, but if no-one has picked up on it on here even to question further, then probably not worth whittering on about any further as its unlikely to go anywhere.
RE: viewing others' club magazines - Ruairidh Dunford - 02-01-2019
You want to get copies of other magazines from Clubs you are not a member of, is that correct?
You now have a link to the ScA7C repository - fill your boots, we have always been very happy to share. We transferred a complete 40 year run of our Magazine to PDF, happy to look it out and send you them on DVD if that’s of interest.