[amsat-bb] Seriously - can this be updated?

[Andrew Rich]

Sorry I can’t help you

Your own website states I must be a US citizen to Volunteer 

That must mean they don’t trust non yanks

Andrew 

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Andrew Rich VK4TEC
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m vk4tec at tech-software.net






> On 25 Sep 2016, at 12:15 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
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> By the way 
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> My name is Andrew
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> It would be a good start to get that right 
> 
> Andrew 
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> Andrew Rich VK4TEC
> w www.tech-software.net
> m vk4tec at tech-software.net
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>> On 25 Sep 2016, at 11:20 AM, E.Mike McCardel <mccardelm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Okay, Rich has stepped up and offered to help. Anyone else?
>> Not an IT guy/gal volunteer to do something else.
>> Believe me, it even takes time to respond to offers of help when you are buried in your work. So I little patience please.
>> 
>> EMike
>> 
>> EMike McCardel, AA8EM
>> Rotating Editor AMSAT News Service
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 8:38 PM, sean fay <spatrickfay at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> As an former outsider looking in. If I am looking to join a group of active
>>> amateurs involved with satellite work and someone said "hey you should look
>>> at AMSAT, they are the ones who put those things up in space" and I went to
>>> the website and I saw a very out of date "store is inactive until (insert
>>> date that is way past due)" i would assume that AMSAT is defunct and never
>>> look back. At best I would not believe the person that told me this is the
>>> organization that puts stuff in space if they can't even keep their website
>>> up to date.   It is this kind of thing that discourages new members.
>>> There is also zero reason members should be attacking other members for
>>> bringing this up.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I how ever would not be discouraged if i saw "we are in the process of an
>>> upgrade. please call Martha for assistance"  with no date. I would just
>>> call Martha.      Having an out of date date looks super mickey mouse.  I
>>> am with Peter and Andrew on this
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 1:57 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Peter,
>>>> 
>>>> Stop looking at the page if it bothers you that much. What's with the
>>>> constant nit-picking about EVERYTHING?
>>>> 
>>>> Dave-KB1PVH
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my Galaxy S7
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 24, 2016 2:13 PM, "Peter Laws" <plaws0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://store.amsat.org/catalog/
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm not trying to criticize the people doing the work on remodeling
>>>>> the store.  Stuff happens and without a full-time IT staff, it happens
>>>>> slowly.  I get it.  It's fine.  More time is needed and that's OK - no
>>>>> one is going to die and if you *really* need something from the store,
>>>>> you can call the office (where there is a full-time staff person!).
>>>>> 
>>>>> But for goodness' sake, can we take the date, now >1 week in the past,
>>>>> off the placeholder page?  Just put "closed for remodeling" or
>>>>> something.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
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