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I would vote to join, despite some negative points about the club, and the political bitching (a large portion of the North and Scotland opted not to renew a while ago because of aforesaid issues) i still think the plus points, as well documented by Jools out weigh the negatives for being a member. I have remained a member whilst many of my good friends have not. I don't think this is anything to do with DuN either. I've asked some of the people concerned and it was DSC issues, not DuN that drove them away. Having said all that i will renew again next year, IMHO there are still a lot of good points about the club. Final comment, personally i'm devastated that Pronto is not deemed worthwhile, must be my writing from time to time:( (FFS that last comment is tongue in cheek:lol: ) |
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... that says it all in two sentences Shaun :( |
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Shaun - your Marakesh Express (Issue 32) was one of the great Pronto pieces, and, I was looking forward to Part2. Did it not get published, was it censored??? (too many locked in toilet escapades) |
if anyone's interested . . . which they are probably not - but I dont really care . . . I vote (for myself only) NOT to join - although I have been a member before. Sure the online forum is valuable, but I find the "clique" very very sad indeed as I also find the level of control that the MT tries to inflict on the forum and membership in general. Most of the time this place is a pi*sing competition or a popularity contest - laughable really. It seems if you dont have a "popular" view - you are not worthy and shouldnt have a view at all - you might even have your view deleted by the powers that be!!! There also seems to be a lot of double standards when it comes to how some members are treated - I for one would much rather support the DD Series directly - cause I think that, followed by the forum, are the ONLY things of value that this "club" has going for it right now! I'm with the 17% on this one - unsurprisingly! Khushy PS - there are some valuable relationships to be made here - I have had loads of advice and banter that has helped me with my biking experiences. I have also offered and would like to think that I have helped people here too - thats what life is about - but the politics and bull*hit that goes on most of the time is of no interest to me?!?!?!?!?!? |
I find it disapointing that a non-member can continuously belittle the efforts of the Pronto team. If the content is coming under fire then the majority of that is due to the material supplied by the membership. Sorry to re-state Jools post but its so good that I feel its worthy of it - especially as the original first post appears to be aimed NOT at whether existing members rejoin but at NEW members....... Quote:
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Pronto Fundamentally disagree with you Frank :) The role of pronto editor is a full voting member of the MT - that was never the case before. With that status also comes responsibility. If the members are not providing information - and why should they they're not journalists - then it is the role of the editor to commission or find interesting material - the editor is not a post box :lol: All you have to do is read what some of the members are doing on here to know that there are some great stories being 'written' every day. You then pick up the phone and interview them! And that's just one small avenue to follow - there's loads more!! If you like I'll guest edit a copy for the club magazine and demonstrate that it isn’t difficult in the least. One final point - the members are entitled to 6 copies of Pronto a year. That's one every two months. How many so far this year? Henry |
The last Pronto was much more interesting than the ramblings about an Arabian desert jaunt, I was in this one! Twice :p |
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So was I, twice :D I did love it as well :lol: |
Pronto is obviously only a fraction of what the DSC is all about but, it is an important "Shop-front" for the club and it members - Henry, if the editors position was a paid one then I could agree with you to some extent - having an idea of how arduous putting together even a simple magazine can be, I only have admiration for the Pronto team... Sorry for hi-jacking the thread! To return to which:- if I'd have thought about it a little more this year I would of bought a lifetime membership as the friends alone I've made on here are worth it. Cheers - Frank. |
The DSC is one of the most active and interesting groups of people I have ever met. If you want advice, amusement, a rant or a ride you have a good chance of finding it here ;) oh, and there's the ridicule, the arguments, the politics, the handbags and the posing too, but everybody expects that anyway dont they :lol: |
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