A Little News About News
Tach Times will continue to be presented monthly via this web site, however there
is a small, and hopefully beneficial change. The web version of Tach Times,
beginning with the August 2006 version, will be grossly smaller in file size.
Logos, graphics and photos will be at very low resolutions whenever possible.
The result will be a much faster page load when selected. The downside is that if
printed, the low resolution elements will not print very well. A separate version of
Tach Times will be produced each month intended for print, having full or high
resolution images which are required for printing.
If you receive Tach Times via the mail, but find that accessing the web site and
getting your information faster and in color works best for you, please contact
Helga Judd to remove your name from the mailing list. This will save NMCA time,
effort and money. If you do not get Tach Times via the mail but wish to have it
sent out, contact Helga Judd and get your name on the list. The important end
result is to get you the information in a manner which is useful to you.
A short word about policy and the web site / Tach Times. Unless a member
provides authorization or their own contact information (address, phone, e-mail),
this information will not be posted for public consumption. For example, members
will be advised who the chair person is for an event, but will need to rely on
their membership list to obtain contact. This measure is taken to protect the
privacy of NMCA members, and is at the request of several members who have
experienced negative results from such information being made public.
Examples of where personal information is virtually mandatory would be the
"for sale" pages, where the seller must have a way for a buyer to contact them.
Elements like the official SWI registration form and informational sheet require,
by NCCC rules, the publication of chair persons and contact information.
Finally, know that NMCA is working to insure minimal disclosure of information when
announcing events, etc. If you do not hold a current membership list, contact David
Judd, NMCA CIA to obtain one. I would tell you how to contact David, but this would
violate the entire message above wouldn't it! Membership lists are, according to
By-Laws, to be distributed twice a year (or more) via mail to each member. Members
should always have access to a list that is no more than 6 months old.