Nick Or Ben Can you comment on this ?

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Oh, that newsletter. I don't want to turn this thread into another big debate, but here it is in a nutshell (as best as I can recollect): I wanted to revamp our agent newsletter into something huge. I brought in my friend Peter Tafeen (yes, I know he is an ex convict ) to build it. He built REALTOR.com and HomeStore, the two biggest sites for agents. When members discovered my plan to offer the thing for free (as just another member benefit), many began complaining that it would put an existing member's (John Onofrey's) similar service out of business and that providing our system for free would be wrong. In an effort to be sensitive to the feelings of the membership, I instructed Peter to cut a deal with the competing service or buy them out and shut them down. Peter, who is used to handling multi-billion dollar buyouts, didn't have the bedside manner (IMHO) to succeed and it caused a big commotion with an overwhelming percentage of members participating in the discussion to side against Peter and I. So, with hundreds of other membership benefits that I could develop, I canceled this project. I now recommend http://www.homehintsenews.com/ After the ordeal, John Onofrey graciously provided InterNACHI with many of his articles: http://www.nachi.org/hhenews.htm Members who wish to create their own enewsletters are welcomed to use: www.nachi.org/articles.htm at no charge.

Nick you have many services that compete with vendors but (oh never mind)
I think a minority few were just mad that they paid for something and wanted to not let everyone else join the newsletter crowd for nothing.
I am now out of this thread.ha ha.

[Nick Gromicko]

I am now out of this thread.ha ha.

I'm right behind ya.

[James L. Keilson]

Thanks Nick for the explanation, I understand now.

[James E. Braun, CMI]

James,
Nick and Bob are B.S.ing you. Do a search back in the message board. We had a newsletter long before Nick hired his convicted felon friend.

[Nick Gromicko]

James E Braun accuses Bob and I of insinuating that no newsletter existed before I hired my friend to revamp it when James writes:

Nick and Bob are B.S.ing you. Do a search back in the message board. We had a newsletter long before Nick hired his convicted felon friend.

I never said we didn't. Like I said in my post (read it slower James), I hired my friend to "revamp" it. Something has to exist first for it to be "revamped." Look up the definition of "revamp."

Anyway, we instead decided to provide members with well-written articles so that they can create their own newsletters for their own local markets: www.nachi.org/articles.htm As far as I can tell, we are adding new articles to the pool faster than any member is sending out newsletters... so members will never have to use the same article twice.

[Billy Boerner]

Originally Posted by gromicko

James E Braun accuses Bob and I of insinuating that no newsletter existed before I hired my friend to revamp it when James writes: I never said we didn't. Like I said in my post (read it slower James), I hired my friend to "revamp" it. Something has to exist first for it to be "revamped." Look up the definition of "revamp."

Anyway, we instead decided to provide members with well-written articles so that they can create their own newsletters for their own local markets: www.nachi.org/articles.htm As far as I can tell, we are adding new articles to the pool faster than any member is sending out newsletters... so members will never have to use the same article twice.

I for one like the articles. Keep them coming.

[John McKenna]

For the record, I like Peter Tafeen, because all the right people do not.

[Nick Gromicko]

Peter is a good man and works harder than anyone I know.

[Russell J. Hensel]

I just wish more articles were written for the public and not just for the inspector, then they could actually be used for "newsletters". I like Johns Newletter, but I am in that little corner of the country that most of his information did not apply. Winter, Furnaces, snow, ice dams etc....we have none of that here, so, yes I would like to make my own newsletter...more articles written for consumers would help...

[Nick Gromicko]

Well, our former e-newsletters and the current articles were/are not really for consumers. It is difficult to publish an e-newsletter for consumers because you'll get blocked for spam if the opt-out % is too high. They're really for real estate agents, who seem to like technical articles about inspection issues.

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Originally Posted by gromicko

James E Braun accuses Bob and I of insinuating that no newsletter existed before I hired my friend to revamp it when James writes: I never said we didn't. Like I said in my post (read it slower James), I hired my friend to "revamp" it. Something has to exist first for it to be "revamped." Look up the definition of "revamp."

Anyway, we instead decided to provide members with well-written articles so that they can create their own newsletters for their own local markets: www.nachi.org/articles.htm As far as I can tell, we are adding new articles to the pool faster than any member is sending out newsletters... so members will never have to use the same article twice.

Ooops, I did not see "revamp". Sorry!
But why revamped something that worked so well?

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

For the record, I like Peter Tafeen, because all the right people do not.

For some reason, I believe you have that warped sense of values.