All,
 
For those who have Facebook accounts, or who may consider joining Facebook, there is a GCC-related group that you are all welcome to join called Friends of the Gainesville Cycling Club (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=52474947811) .  I don't find the current volume of GCC email to be problematic, but, if you do, at least some of the general discussion, health-related topics, bicycling-related items for sale,etc., could be posted for free on our FB group page.
 
My understanding is that a major upgrade to our club's current website would be needed to include forums (which, I, personally, would be in favor of, but that's just me), and it would be costly.  Having said that, if you check out the Freewheelers club website or North Florida/Jax club's website, you will see how wonderful forums, with discussions neatly categorized by topic, can be.
 
For the time being, and maybe just because it might be easy for all of us, and because many of us use FB already anyway, please consider trying out the Friends of GCC Facebook group to communicate with your fellow club members.  Feel free to post photos of club-related events, news items of interest to cyclists, and your cycling-related items for sale there.  Maybe when enough GCC members join the FB group, we can use it to post rides, too.
 
Regards,
 
-Ally Gill
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Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: GCCMail: mailing list

I think even better, would be a GCC Forum set up on the website. That forum could contain categories for classified, equipment wanted, training and health, misc discussions, and ride info etc.

Any member could access the forum and through their options subscribe to whatever threads they desired. Email notifications as to thread updates are than completely under each persons control ... or optionally just checking the site for info and personal messages. I participate in forums, this way, in different industries and it works perfectly.
my $.02
Brian Johnson

Dale Gunnoe wrote:
Hello everyone!

My name is Dale Gunnoe, and Im a new member to GCC. Although I haven't made it out on a group ride yet, I feel that I should share a few thoughts with you.

I recently moved here from NYC, but I am a Gainesville native. While living in NYC, I was responsible for managing a list similar to what GCC offers for a social group of about 700 members. I emailed weekly updates and info, etc.

I would highly recommend changing to a program that emails all members once daily or weekly, rather than multiple emails from every member. I find that my inbox is cluttered and the emails have different formats and are hard to read.

An option would be to  consolidate want ads, tips, and ride schedules, and this info could be  emailed to one member weekly, who would be the master of ceremonies of email. For example, if you have something to post, send it to the elected member by a specific day each week to make the mailing for the following week. I know that for certain rides, the schedules change, but this would make it very simple. I used a program called constant contact, which I found very user friendly and inexpensive.

Thanks for reading this email, and Im anxious to get out on the road with fellow bicycle enthusiasts!

Dale Gunnoe

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