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RCHR RESTORATION ELECTION
~ 06DEC12 ~
27OCT12: Webmaster ... what happened?
If you don't like the way things are gong in the RCHR then CHANGE "IT"
VOTE 4 RAZ at the RCHR December 6 meeting !!!



On 10/26/2012 12:20 PM, Kinley, Shannon wrote: Hello Russell, As a new member, I don't know much about the past dealings with the club. But I do have a question about the Web Master issue. It seem to Chris and I that there was a allot talk when we first joined about weather or not you where going to continue to provide you're services or if the club was going change to a new platform which is a extra cost for the club. I personality liked your website and it was one of the reason we joined. We also joined for "No BS" aspect. Which also as a new member there seem to be allot of BS flying, which for me maybe second guessed our membership? Chris and I just want to ride with a cool group of people, who are safe and a little sane J .. So what's up with WEB MASTER Issues, what happened and what will happen if [when] you're elected? Best Regards' Shannon Kinley skinley@golyon.com 916-519-6064
Howdy Shannon, et al, "past dealings with the club" - there is some information on the website... rchri.com... click on the History link... information there is pretty sketchy... it is merely what I typed in as a seed for the club's historian to embellish on... however... so far, none of the club historians have added any history. "I personality liked your website and it was one of the reason we joined" - you are not the only one... I have received that comment from a lot of folks. "second guessed our membership" - there are a lot of folks in the club, some closer to others than others, and, I too am closer to some more than others, but, there isn't a member in the club that I do not feel comfortable swapping lies with or riding with; I ride a lot, not quite daily, but really often (gotta keep the oil circulated in more than one bike) and with some that I am closer to we ride just for the fun of riding, short - down the river road to Isleton or to Woodland, some medium - to Pioneer or Sonora, and some long - Morro Bay or Grants Pass; any time you and Chris want to go for a ride and there is nothing else going on shoot me an email or call me... I'm almost always game for a short ride or possibly a medium ride; longer rides tend to be overnight and take a little more planning but that's also an option. Sharon and I joined the "other club" to meet folks to ride with and we did and we went, and we still go, on many rides with 1 to 3 or 4 other bikes. As time passes I'm sure you will find other folks in the club you would like to ride with also. Well, you have until the last day of February 2013 to decide if you want to renew your membership to avoid your membership going inactive. "WEB MASTER ... what happened" - a little over five years ago I accepted the job as webmaster for the "other club," and, although I was unfamiliar with php programming, I took it upon myself to learn it - just another programming language. The only "internal/external specification" I had to work with was the HOG Website Guidelines which were pretty wide open with exception of politics (the motor company will jump on the band wagon they want and HOG chapters will not "represent" the motor company's political stand), and, advertising (the Harley dealer ships themselves have to walk a tight line themselves in advertising lest they get fined by the motor company, many submit intended ads to the legal department for approval prior to publishing). So, as in my professional experience, I had free reign to maintain and even enhance the website as I saw fit, and, it was that way in the dark months of 2009, and it was that way up and until... golly... reckon six months or so ago when other folks wanted me to say "how high" when they said "frog." Didn't work for my dad and didn't work for them. I've been doing websites since the mid 1990's and currently have about ten websites that I created and maintain for other not for profit organizations and small businesses, and, all of them rely on my experience and talent and are totally pleased with their sites, and, all of them collectively require LESS time to maintain than I was spending on the RCHR website. OK, long story short, it all boiled down to this: - yes, I was willing to continue to serve as webmaster and maintain the site as I saw best served the RCHR, and, - no, I was not willing to continue to serve as webmaster Pinocchio and maintain the site in a manner I saw as NOT best serving the RCHR. And, you guessed it, my position was not acceptable to the powers that be and they decided to hire a consultant to create a NEW website similar to the current website, and, for a bargain (I don't have the amount, heard by the grapevine $850, heard $1k, heard plus $40/hour for additional effort), I as an independent contractor would not create such a site from scratch for less than $5K, probably $10K and although I could have a basic site up and running within as little as a few days, to mix in all the functionality of the current site would be 3 to 6 months, and, no, I would not take on such a task at this point... my time is more valuable than the money. "what will happen if [when] you're elected" - well, I don't have a crystal ball, but, when I am elected, given that there is a long time club member of the "other club" who is also a charter member of this club who, according to the grapevine, offered to assume the duties as webmaster, and, was willing to be subjected to my expert tutelage in php programming, but, was ignored, and, given that it is my opinion that hiring a contractor for a large amount of the club's capitol, with continuing/recurring costs, when the service existed for free and was offered for free is a misuse of club funds, and, I would not be in favor of spending one additional cent for website creation/enhancement/maintenance. hmmmmmm... that brings up another plank in my platform, viz., a change to the constitution: the proposed expenditure of club funds in excess of $SATBDBTM(*) shall be announced at a general meeting and presented to the general membership for their discussion and approval by a favorable vote of the majority of the club membership on record at that time. * SATBDBTM = Some Amount To Be Determined By The Membership Shannon, I hope I have sufficiently answered your questions, but please, ask for additional clarification if I have not, and, I hope I can count on your vote on election day. 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Hope to ride with you on the road 
some day soon,

KF!

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