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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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..whomever wants to email me some text with links as needed (and dates, etc) that i can paste into my Ohio event club newsletter I am happy to mail it out...it only takes about 2 minutes and I need to get one out in the next 1-3 days....

right now there are about 360 names in the list and don't mind continuing to send emails out until the club has a formal means of maintaining it...even after I move I don't mind at all....
 
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ImagoX
I need to get with Terry and see how we can update the calendar as well. Any ideas, Terry? Should we simply allow registered users to post and edit their own stuff (easier, more convenient) or should we have some sort of "MOD"-level user that will do this (more work, but more secure)? I bow to your mastery of the medium...
Got it covered, I think... I found something that I believe everyone will really like... its very slick and will fit nicely in the available real-estate on that page... most of the interactive event calendars I've been reviewing are pretty big and ugly & don't really provide that much... I'll add a web form that comes to me for event submissions and then I'll update this new Events' Page widget when necessary... I haven't tried it all just yet, since I have everything already pointing to the new sites location, but I think this application will let me add an event and update the site very quickly... it will cut out user databases, user verification et cetera which at this point I think is a bit much for 20+/- events a year.
 
Old Mar 6, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OutMotoring
..whomever wants to email me some text with links as needed (and dates, etc) that i can paste into my Ohio event club newsletter I am happy to mail it out...it only takes about 2 minutes and I need to get one out in the next 1-3 days....

right now there are about 360 names in the list and don't mind continuing to send emails out until the club has a formal means of maintaining it...even after I move I don't mind at all....
Cool! Thanks! Seems Matt has a pretty good handle on the list I'll defer to him.
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Crashton
Yes I am.

The driver school/self improvement event is dead. It had been killed. Resurrect it if you want to.
I don't know anything about it, but I WILL add in the Miata Club's Autocross days down at the Ohio Historical Society when they add dates. The Miata Club welcomes MINIs, and it's a good way to waste a morning and afternoon burning up tires.
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 03:15 AM
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OK, here's the current SUMMARY of ideas proposed in the first 4 pages of this thread - if the dates and places are correct, I'll ask Terry to add them to the calendar. I also suggest starting a new thread in here as a reminder within 2-3 weeks of the event, just in case people are reading threads in here but not checking the calendar.

NOTE: there were a few very general suggestions for other events, without any specifics amd without many replies (pro or con). If you have more complete info for an event, please add it in here with a note asking for feedback - naturally I'll add any event that more than 2 cars expect to show up for.

Also note that there are 2 events in need of an official point person to make the final arrangements - if you want to volunteer, please don't be shy.

Thanks guys! Here's my current list:

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EVENT: "Ye Olde Mini Cruise In"
DATE/TIME: May 18, 2008
LOCATION: The Pub 19304 Detriot Rd. Rocky River, OH (near Cleveland)
ORGANIZER: Matt (Imagox) (Note: This is not a MoM event per se, but Matt is inrerfacing with the NE Ohio club - see THIS THREAD for convoy details).

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EVENT: Spring Cleaning and Car Shoot
DATE/TIME: Sunny Saturday in April or May (exact date TBD - wait for green leaves and sunshine )
LOCATION:210 Reddington Drive, Dublin 43017, then the "photo barn" in Dublin.
ORGANIZER: Matt (ImagoX)

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EVENT: A LAME all organic Amish country drive for lunch & site seeing
DATE/TIME: April 19 (confirmed)
LOCATION: TBD
ORGANIZER: Chuck (Crashton)


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EVENT: Griot's Garage Demo and Car-cleaning Seminar
DATE/TIME: May or June at Mini Mornin'
LOCATION: Outmotoring
ORGANIZER: Aaron (Outmotoring)

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EVENT: Ashtabula Covered Bridge Tour
DATE/TIME: The 2007 event was in October - we will either wait for that event to come around again, or do our own event in the June/July timeframe.
LOCATION: For the route, see: http://www.coveredbridgefestival.org/bridges.htm Assembly point is still TBD (it'll be some place with breakfast and coffee, never fear).
ORGANIZER:Jeff (Bad Venge)

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EVENT: "Rim of the World" Tour
DATE/TIME: TBD
LOCATION: For route info, see: http://www.antiquecar.com/legendary_ohio1.php Assembly location still TBD
ORGANIZER: NONE - Terry (SizeDoesMatter), since you've done this before, do you want to volunteer? mark (CHKMINI) has also been there - how about you?

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EVENT: Hocking Hills "Hike and Drive"
DATE/TIME: TBD
LOCATION: For info, see: http://consumer.discoverohio.com/con...outhern.asp#sh
ORGANIZER: Carve906

OTHER RELATED MidOhioMotoring Events:

Central Ohio British Car Show - May 18, Location: QSL at Polaris
Mini Mornin' Breakfast (third Sat. of the month - Tim Hortin's across form Outmotoring)
Quaker Steak and Lube British Car Nights - not on the calendar yet, but see THIS SITE for updates
Sorry, not interested in being an organizer...as stated a couple of weeks ago, I've declared my independence.
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 05:01 AM
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The Miata dates should be out next week. I emailed one of the organizers a few weeks ago and he was going on vacation, but planned to get the dates set upon his return. I will keep an eye on their web page and let you know when they publish their dates.
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 07:48 AM
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Sweet... I'll take that one. The Miata guys are organizing it - I'll just add in a thread letting people know. Thanks!
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by OutMotoring
..whomever wants to email me some text with links as needed (and dates, etc) that i can paste into my Ohio event club newsletter I am happy to mail it out...it only takes about 2 minutes and I need to get one out in the next 1-3 days....

right now there are about 360 names in the list and don't mind continuing to send emails out until the club has a formal means of maintaining it...even after I move I don't mind at all....
Aaron, do you have a template or something I can use to continue on with this if/when we make a change? Sounds like Terry's handling the infrastructure side well, but I'd like there to be little or no actual change to what goes out to the list, if possible.

Thanks for continuing to do the newsletter/email updates. Hopefully a calendar will make that EASIER on you - all I think we need is an announcement of the new site features to the list when the new version populates all the way.

If there are any unexpected complications at your end, please let me know.
 
 
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