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Post by copigeon on Mar 22, 2006 16:39:23 GMT
I know theres been talk of propper society membership for a while now. And people are stating thier willingness to join. But would it be possible if we could get some membership pack arranged?
A full paper copy of your, membership number? maybe.
A welcome letter?
Hell even a badge and a quick "guide to the current species" with photos and names?
A list of members with the species and contact details? So people know who to contact in future to obtain them?
The website adress and forum address of course.
I can get inks and paper cut price from where I work, buisness cards for a membership card and a laminater and have a heavy photo printer.
So if it could be arranged sorted written and agreed I'd be happy to make up what I could. Would just be nice to make it formal?
A small membership fee in future might be handy if all went well but I can front the costs to begin with. Its a hobby worth spending the money on.
Might make it seem a little more "real". Younger people, parents with children, schools could apply for a pack for thier classroom? Just... would be rather nice.
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Post by eric2 on Mar 22, 2006 17:20:01 GMT
great idea
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Post by Moracai on Mar 22, 2006 17:21:12 GMT
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Post by felix93 on Mar 22, 2006 17:22:21 GMT
copigeon, I am in design industry, so I can help out if you want me to. I have my own business for more than 10 years now, so I can do whatever it needs. Just thought I can contribute something although I probably don't know a lot about different species like others members that have thousands varieties.
edit: sorry address to your real name, I changed that now just in case
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Post by copigeon on Mar 22, 2006 17:29:19 GMT
Aye that would be great felix. Maybe if we can get some ideas up here? Of what it could include. We can check with paul see what he thinks when he gets back?
If paul agrees and agrees on the content. We can make up a list of who can offer what supplies wise. And share it out a bit so no one person ends up sorting everything?
An official pack and member number would make you feel "part" of something, maybe will help with trading and participation too and get some new blood in.
Anyone have any more suggestions on what a welcome pack could include?
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Post by felix93 on Mar 22, 2006 17:48:55 GMT
Okay, this is just some ideas of course it's not something we must use.
I have a chat board, a private one only by invitation only, and every end of the year, all the members contribute something towards to the board. We have also created a membership folder, which included a pic of the board, a calendar and each member has to do a pic for a month (but we have only got 14 members, so this is okay), a newslettter regarding all the latest news of each members etc. (again this is impossible for the petsnails, and we do not know everybody on the board and doubt everyone is interested in other's business), then a membership card, which is made of pretty heavy good quality cardboard paper with sleeve to protect all the printings on it. We have done stickers (which we can do that using snails pictures or cartoons), some of the clubs send out newsletter about 4 times a year, but it all depends on the budgets, the fund might run out if the club send out newsletter 4 times a year.
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Post by Leah on Mar 23, 2006 18:10:49 GMT
A welcome e-mail was designed. It's on here somewhere. But I agree we have no way of officailly joining I.G.S, at the moment we just have a list of people who would like to be members. I think it would be wise to keep it purely as an internet society because we don't have any money to fund anything else yet.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2006 18:39:49 GMT
YAY A BADGE!!! ;D
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Post by Robert Nordsieck on Mar 23, 2006 21:59:38 GMT
A welcome e-mail was designed. It's on here somewhere. But I agree we have no way of officailly joining I.G.S, at the moment we just have a list of people who would like to be members. I think it would be wise to keep it purely as an internet society because we don't have any money to fund anything else yet. To realize something like that would then mean a membership fee, which obviously you wanted to avoid. I think, there should be a homepage of the society, where there is a membership list, special interests of each member and a way to contact it, so that people interested in snails can see who to ask. There should also be an icon (I see you're already working on that) or a banner, which people could add to their homepage, like "Member of the International Gastropod Society". I also think, the homepage should contain the newsletters to be read after they'd been published. Regards Robert |
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Post by CelticCraftress on Mar 23, 2006 22:04:33 GMT
Hey, count me in too. Why not? Here's another idea, have a registery for the snails we captive breed. That way we can say our baby snails are registered with the International Gastropod Society. Hehe, neat huh? A way for people to know where their snail is coming from. We could even make a wild-caught registry too, but the idea is to show we are trustworthy to anyone adopting our snails. So, not like you have to register ALL your snails. But if your big into breeding, it might be a nice thing to have. |
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Post by Arno on Mar 23, 2006 22:11:01 GMT
A welcome e-mail was designed. It's on here somewhere. But I agree we have no way of officailly joining I.G.S, at the moment we just have a list of people who would like to be members. I think it would be wise to keep it purely as an internet society because we don't have any money to fund anything else yet. To realize something like that would then mean a membership fee, which obviously you wanted to avoid. I think, there should be a homepage of the society, where there is a membership list, special interests of each member and a way to contact it, so that people interested in snails can see who to ask. There should also be an icon (I see you're already working on that) or a banner, which people could add to their homepage, like "Member of the International Gastropod Society". I also think, the homepage should contain the newsletters to be read after they'd been published. Regards Robert Most of those things are actually already there:the homepage at http://www.petsnails.co.uk(not an IGS homepage as such but pretty close),the memberslist and the newsletter at www.petsnails.co.uk/IGS |
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Post by Arno on Mar 23, 2006 22:17:04 GMT
Hey, count me in too. Why not? Here's another idea, have a registery for the snails we captive breed. That way we can say our baby snails are registered with the International Gastropod Society. Hehe, neat huh? A way for people to know where their snail is coming from. We could even make a wild-caught registry too, but the idea is to show we are trustworthy to anyone adopting our snails. So, not like you have to register ALL your snails. But if your big into breeding, it might be a nice thing to have. I kinda like this idea,you just have to figure out a way to make it into a standard registry.But I think i'll be starting doing this with my snails. |
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Post by Robert Nordsieck on Mar 23, 2006 22:18:39 GMT
Hi there,
I must admit, I didn't find that, as it is not mentioned on the homepage. Would be better, if Paul put a link on the main page (or I buy larger glasses?!).
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Robert
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Post by Arno on Mar 23, 2006 22:19:56 GMT
Thats probably on his huge to-do list lol
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Post by CelticCraftress on Mar 23, 2006 22:42:22 GMT
That's great, looking foward to seeing it. Understandable that it will be complex to get together, but what will be neat is members will also be able to track family trees, or em...pedegrees? Haha, how cute, wee snail pedegrees. But seriously, the good to that is we can keep our captive lines strong by checking who's related to who. A heck of a lot of work, but totaly worth it in the long run I bet. And if we get big enough for snail snows, im sure the people who get big into showing will love the registry too.
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Post by KathyM on Mar 24, 2006 9:00:36 GMT
A man after my own heart - that's what got me excited in this thread too PMSL! |
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Post by sam on Mar 24, 2006 10:25:33 GMT
must admit that stood out for me!!!!! lol
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Post by sezzy5889 on Mar 24, 2006 10:36:23 GMT
y'now what next time i go to and entomology fair i'm gonna where a badge with the petsnails logo on so that 'people know who i am next time' not mentioning names Ben, ROFL  lol  |
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Post by CelticCraftress on Mar 24, 2006 12:45:10 GMT
What got me exited is actually being part of something "official" regarding my snails. Anyone can grab a pair of snails and call themselves a snail keeper, breeder, etc. But if you tell someone "I raise __ species of snails, and im a member of the International Gastropod Society, and all my snails I have and offer for adoption are registered with the society." then...well they might just blow their mind. I love the idea of being given a little badge-type thing to put on your website as well, because I plan to have a wee website regarding my snails and what I offer and such. |
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Post by Leah on Mar 25, 2006 13:12:01 GMT
To realize something like that would then mean a membership fee, which obviously you wanted to avoid. I think, there should be a homepage of the society, where there is a membership list, special interests of each member and a way to contact it, so that people interested in snails can see who to ask. There should also be an icon (I see you're already working on that) or a banner, which people could add to their homepage, like "Member of the International Gastropod Society". I also think, the homepage should contain the newsletters to be read after they'd been published. Regards Robert Most of those things are actually already there:the homepage at http://www.petsnails.co.uk(not an IGS homepage as such but pretty close),the memberslist and the newsletter at www.petsnails.co.uk/IGSWheres the members list? There isn't a clear way of joining the society. You can add your name on the thread I made but that's about it. You can join the petsnails website but there's no clear way of joining IGS. |
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Post by KathyM on Mar 27, 2006 15:06:56 GMT
I was thinking - maybe the society could have some kind of "charter" that sellers/breeders could opt into? Something like what CC suggested, but with a code of practice? Not as something you have to opt into, but something as an optional extra should you be particularly proud of your ethics regarding buying and selling snails? A welfare code of practice?
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Post by ceiron on Mar 27, 2006 16:06:45 GMT
ok, this is a good topic and is pushing for soemthign more, which is what we all want and stuff. next newsletter is flagging a little too. so if people can work on newsletter, there should hopefully be somethign ahppening on this very shortly. keep your eyes peeled |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2006 17:39:06 GMT
i might be able to write an article but i've got a lot of coursework at the moment. but i'll try.
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Post by CelticCraftress on Mar 27, 2006 17:49:10 GMT
I was thinking - maybe the society could have some kind of "charter" that sellers/breeders could opt into? Something like what CC suggested, but with a code of practice? Not as something you have to opt into, but something as an optional extra should you be particularly proud of your ethics regarding buying and selling snails? A welfare code of practice? Sounds good! I meant something like that too  |
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