Australian Archer

[Jason Hanson]

Just got my March issue of the Australian Archer in the mail today.

Well I think it March. The date on the bottom of each page is January 2005

[Clare Barnes]

:o March which year?

The August 2006 AA Board minutes state:
18 General
d. Australian Archer
We're having little interest in the publication of this magazine so it was agreed that it would be suspended.

[Marcus]

Just got my March issue of the Australian Archer in the mail today.



Australia Post rocks!!!

[paulrb]

I hope this is the first of many and I think I'll contribute to future editions... If I can think of good worthwhile material to write about.


I think it is great.

The editor looks familiar somehow!!!

[Jason Hanson]

The front cover says March 2006 and most of the info is from the 2006 junior Nationals. There is a Feb 2006 ranking list and a date of Jan 2005 on the bottom of each page. Most things in the table of contents are on different pages to what is listed.

It is things like this that make Archery Australia look unprofessional.

[frommy]

Jason,

From my perspective as Sec/Treas for Camden, one of the problems is that the AA database of members is updated from RGB records. These, of course, are only as good as the advice provided by the constituent clubs.

So when everyone floods me in July with renewals, by handing over the $'s, I regret that I do not check on member contact details like I should do. Maybe the same thing happens in your club seeing you have undergone so much trauma with locating a new home for the club.

With so much reliance on email contact these days, often the simple things, like mailing address, could be overlooked.

With AA now sending out the ASNSW membership cards, got mine two weeks ago, after renewing in July :eek: any potential change of address details may need to be looked at seriously by club officials.

Not that I am saying that you may have changed address, because I would not know that, and maybe Marcus is correct, but you have triggered a thought in my mind that I now need to more closely than ever look to ensuring contact details are updated from members of my club.

Regards,

Brian

[Cartz]

You serious? The last one i got was November 05

[paulrb]

The front cover says March 2006 and most of the info is from the 2006 junior Nationals. There is a Feb 2006 ranking list and a date of Jan 2005 on the bottom of each page. Most things in the table of contents are on different pages to what is listed.



It is things like this that make Archery Australia look unprofessional.

I noted that, but the editor said she was trying to improve it!! I hope it gets better with time

[Marcus]

The front cover says March 2006 and most of the info is from the 2006 junior Nationals. There is a Feb 2006 ranking list and a date of Jan 2005 on the bottom of each page. Most things in the table of contents are on different pages to what is listed.

It is things like this that make Archery Australia look unprofessional.
Mistakes happen, it is volunteer afterall.

I think the issue is that in the day of the internet magazines of all kinds suffer because by the time they are amassed and printed the info is out of date.
The people doing it put in alot of work but without people willing to contribute to it they were having to find all the info and articles themselves.

[frommy]

The front cover says March 2006 and most of the info is from the 2006 junior Nationals. There is a Feb 2006 ranking list and a date of Jan 2005 on the bottom of each page. Most things in the table of contents are on different pages to what is listed.

It is things like this that make Archery Australia look unprofessional.

While I was typing the previous, you also posted.

I saw that issue many months ago, but no longer have it due to a SWMBO clean-up.

The footer error of the date is a very easy one to make, and I have seen it many times, even on government documents.

Brian

[Jason Hanson]

Frommy

You are correct and this is often the case, but not this time. I have lived an this address for 3 years, and both mine and my flatmates arrived together today.

[frommy]

I hope this is the first of many and I think I'll contribute to future editions... If I can think of good worthwhile material to write about.


The August 2006 AA Board minutes state:
18 General
d. Australian Archer
We're having little interest in the publication of this magazine so it was agreed that it would be suspended.


Opportunity lost, Paul.

;)

[Clare Barnes]

With AA now sending out the ASNSW membership cards, got mine two weeks ago, after renewing in July :eek:

You're lucky. SA only sends in affiliations quarterly so I've yet to see my AA card having paid up the fees in June! :rolleyes:

[Jason Hanson]

The typo's are minor things, and without volunteers, archery in this country just wouldn't exist. I guess is the comination of an 8 month old magazine with a number of errors that got to me a bit.

[paulrb]

Opportunity lost, Paul.

;)


Now i am confused....


Why are they posting it out now when the bloody thng has been axed.....


I would have thought the postage would have cost them heaps.

Why generate interest if they are going to forget about it.


Oh well. I thought it was good and was hoping they would get it t0ogether to do more

[Cartz]

The typo's are minor things, and without volunteers, archery in this country just wouldn't exist. I guess is the comination of an 8 month old magazine with a number of errors that got to me a bit.

Hey, at least you've GOT a magazine. Many of us are still living in last years news.

[CMB50]

Magazines with constantly updated things like ranking lists, results and reports are a thing of the past.

AA should setup a blog type website, appoint someone to run it (and consequently update it) and we'd have an instant online magazine with all current results, tournament reports, photo's etc, etc, etc....

i think it would work with people willing to contribute.

[Eberbachl]

...Many of us are still living in last years news.

I hear that often occurs in Brisbane.

:rofl:

[CMB50]

Many of us are still living in last years news.


and last decades clothes.

[frommy]

Cam,

I think you will find that is the intention of AA if you read point 18(d) of the minutes of the August AA meeting. This is the link:

http://www.archery.org.au/lib/pdf/minutesaug06.pdf

[frommy]

While I located the link to AA, there were several other posts, so my reference above is NOT in regard to last decades clothes! :p But to info on the web. :thumb:

[CMB50]

Cam,

I think you will find that is the intention of AA if you read point 18(d) of the minutes of the August AA meeting. This is the link:

http://www.archery.org.au/lib/pdf/minutesaug06.pdf

While i like AA's work, I'd sooner sit down and extract my toe nails with chop sticks than read minutes from board (bored) meetings.....but thanks anyway.

:)

[frommy]

While i like AA's work, I'd sooner sit down and extract my toe nails with chop sticks than read minutes from board (bored) meetings.....but thanks anyway.

:)

It is a long document, Cam, but a short section on page 9. It would be easier to be able to copy and paste, but Adobe will not allow that that I can find.

Not to say that it will happen though!

Brian

[CMB50]

alright....the toe nails have been extracted and i had a look at the minutes:


"It was agreed the Archery Australia Inc website as well as email to RGB's would become the focus of communications with members. "


What?! No!

Let's face it, the AA website is slow and horrible to navigate, but it has all the information on it that it needs to have on it. Let's not go and slow it further.
Create a seperate website, designed as an on-line magazine (hell, even call the Australian Archer) and keep that type information on it's own website. It'll be much more user-friendly, easier to navigate and information relevant to it's purpose. Make it fun. Make it a website that people want to check back on reguarly.

JMHO

[frommy]

Sorry Jason for semi hijack of your thread, but if AA are going to run an update and info service through the web site, where TF is any info on the Commonwealth Cup in which many of our archers performed so very well? :confused:

AA website is silent on this. :(

AF rules for info. :thumb:

Brian

[Marcus]

It's called Archery-Forum.com
Check it out. ;)

[dbjac]

Granted, AA didnt say a thing about the commonwealth champs, and didnt tell most members it was on or give enough hype etc... resulting in us sending the smallest team in the competition (even smaller than bangladesh... quite embarassing and dissappointing, imagine how well we could have done).
But, to AA's defence, i really dont think the Indians told anybody anything about the competition, other than where it and when it was on.

[frommy]

It's called Archery-Forum.com
Check it out. ;)

And if you are reading this message, you are already here. :)

[frommy]

dbjac,

I am referring to post event reporting of the fabulous performances of yourself and other team members from the Commonwealth event in India in reference to the thread on providing info to members.

And I agree, I had little info through AA that this event was going to be held, not that I would have been considered in contention for selection. :)

It may have been a small team, but 2 gold medals out of 8 on offer ain't to bad.

I repeat, AF rules for information.

Brian

[dbjac]

Ah ok, sorry frommy.

Yes, some recognition for all who attended would have been nice. Especially Chris, who knocked out quite a few of the medal favourites.

[GrahameA]

Item 18 d - Deals with the demises of the "Australian Archer".

Of more interest is item 18 c.

It states that Marcus is getting an invite to the December Board meeting and that he is going to be asked to investigate "... the key issues facing archers ...".

Hmmm.....

[Marcus]

Don't get too excited.
I believe AA wants to invite a member from each state to give a rundown of what is happening in their areas, someone not a RGB President and who competes etc. What's happening at the coal face so to speak. Also helps get rid of some of the grandstanding I have witnessed at these meetings "our RGB is so fabulous, we have so much money" etc etc.

So at the meeting after that I am sure another state will have someone invited.

Anyone is welcome to PM me with anything they would like reported on.

[Kerrie W]

:o March which year?

The August 2006 AA Board minutes state:
18 General
d. Australian Archer
We're having little interest in the publication of this magazine so it was agreed that it would be suspended.
:o mmm Thats strange cos I got a copy in the mail this week too...Matter of fact I got 2 copies sent seperatly....:silly: I must be SPECIAL :silly:

[keno88]

yeh, i got my copy in the mail today as well. took long enough i guess. (17/11)

[WoodturnerJosh]

So it wasn't just me.
I received two copies in the mail at the same time on tuesday.
Cheers
BJ

[Erica Nigol]

the 4 of us received 7 copies of it over 3 days... talk about overkill.

[Cartz]

:silly: I must be SPECIAL :silly:


Or you must have my copy

[Kerrie W]

Or you must have my copy
Oh sorry...I'll get it outta the bin and post it to you if ya like:rofl:

[recurve boy]

With AA now sending out the ASNSW membership cards, got mine two weeks ago, after renewing in July :eek: any potential change of address details may need to be looked at seriously by club officials.


I still don't have mine, nor my AA mag. My brother who doesn't shoot much at all, renewed his membership and got his card and mag some time ago.

Can't we have email notifications of these things? Email newletter, email confirmation of membership payment (but still pay via club). I mean, it's not as though our membership no. should change all the time. We should only need one card unless you are new or lose your card. It'd be pretty easy to automate much of the admin stuff.