<div dir="ltr">DPRG members - a survey asking what name the members-in-good-standing want to call the new google groups email server was sent last Saturday. So far, 12 of you have voted, and <a href="mailto:dprglist@googlegroups.com">dprglist@googlegroups.com</a> has taken the lead (5 votes), closely followed by <a href="mailto:dprghub@googlegroups.com">dprghub@googlegroups.com</a> (4 votes). The survey closes tonight, so feel welcome to weigh in with your vote. If you can't find the email invitation with the survey form button in it, send me email directly or to <a href="mailto:president@dprg.org">president@dprg.org</a> or PM me on the DPRG Discord server and I'll resend it to you.<div><br></div><div>If we were on the new email server already I'd include a picture of the survey results, an emoji, and maybe even do all that from the web interface. But we are not. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div><br></div><div>Paul Bouchier</div><div>DPRG Prez</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 7:29 PM Paul Bouchier <<a href="mailto:paul.bouchier@gmail.com">paul.bouchier@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">DPRG folk,<div><br></div><div>Data shows that only half of current DPRG members are receiving email sent to our aging and creaky email list - I'm manually forwarding copies to the rest of the members, but that leaves a lot of not-current-members out in the cold. Your hard-working Comms team (Steve E., Harold, Raj and Paul) and the DPRG board have investigated alternatives to the current dprglist, and have selected Google Groups as a replacement to send email to the DPRG community. The new email server will support embedded images, avatars, modern security, and generally will conform to modern web standards.</div><div><br></div><div>The new email server will go live soon, and we'll send instructions on migration and use to this list, but first we need a name and email address for it. </div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">In accordance with the principle that club members should decide how their </span>club<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> is run, a short survey will go to current members in good standing asking them to choose among several alternatives for the name and email of the server, or to suggest something entirely new. Please look for it in your inbox and help set the club's direction that will carry us through the next 20 years. The survey will close Monday week, April 15 (tax day), and migration should begin soon after.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><shameless promotion></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Check your membership here: </span><a href="https://www.dprg.org/dprg-members/" target="_blank">https://www.dprg.org/dprg-members/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">There's still time to re-up and help decide how your club is run at</span></div><div><a href="https://www.dprg.org/renew-your-membership/" target="_blank">https://www.dprg.org/renew-your-membership/</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> or to join as a new member at</span></div><div><a href="https://www.dprg.org/become-a-new-member/" target="_blank">https://www.dprg.org/become-a-new-member/</a></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Contact me or Doug Paradis if you have any problems.</span><br></div><div><pre style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></shameless promotion> </pre><pre style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">:-)</pre><pre style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Meanwhile, if you want to hear details about the new email server, please come to RBNV Tuesday at 7:30pm - the link on the <a href="http://dprg.org" target="_blank">dprg.org</a> website has a join link.</div></pre><pre style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thanks for your support</pre></div><div>Paul Bouchier</div><div>DPRG Prez</div></div>
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