Arnburg out as A3?!!!!!

[Clusterfrack]

https://youtu.be/r4Q88T7AkSI?si=_W_rGGJJGKyk5vqR

That was a good podcast.

[ECK]

That was a good podcast.

I thought so. Good message by A7D and Arnburg for those that care to listen.

[CleverNickname]

The Down Range newsletter arrived in my emailbox, with the following information:

"2024 Nationals Section and Performance Earned Slo t Codes, Pre-Registration, and Open Registration
Nationals match fee will be $400 to account for ri sing costs and combined with cost cutting measures  to run a quality and fiscally disciplined champio nship series.
Carry Optics Nationals June 26-30th"

I just got an email from DNROI saying 2024 Nationals RO signups are open. The $375 travel reimbursement, free hotel, (some) free food, and $25 per diem has to come from somewhere. It was only a $300 travel reimbursement when I was a Nationals RO last year, so I wonder what those "cost cutting measures" amount to.

[ECK]

$300, are you sure? I wasn’t able to work any Nats last year, but travel stipend has been $375 for as long as I can remember, going back to the first Nats I worked in 2014 when it was in southern Utah.

[CleverNickname]

You're right, I misremembered with A4 RO reimbursement.

[JCS]

Does the magazine lose money? The 2022 financial statement shows that Front Sight advertising brought in $311,112, and "Printing, postage and mailing" cost $262,560. I would assume that most but not all of the printing, postage and mailing cost is for Front Sight. So the magazine appears to make money. I guess some money could be saved by going to all-electronic distribution, but would that affect the ad rates?

Thanks for that. Of that’s the case I’m fine with the magazine. I was under the assumption it was a loss or break even deal.

[RJ]

Updated name index, cleared up a few things. I'm not sure about the concept of a future "special election" for the vacant BOD members, so I took that out.

[DMF13]

Because its a hilarious metaphorical description of the Board's recent behavior in general, and specifically during the recent live streamed meeting, I''ll quote the guys from the Not Another Shooting Show Podcast: "They decided to get drunk, and pull their **** out, at a kindergarten."

[DMF13]

Thanks for that. Of that’s the case I’m fine with the magazine. I was under the assumption it was a loss or break even deal.

The real question isn't whether, or not, the print magazine generates income. The real question is whether, or not, it would generate more net revenue, by eliminating the costs associated with a print version, and going to an online version. The online version would likely be much less.expensive, and so much so that even if gross revenues were reduced, the net revenue would be greater than with the print version.

Frankly, I'm surprised companies advertising in the magazine buy into the fiction that most who receive the magazine actually look at it. I don't know a single USPSA member who does anything other than treat it like junk mail, and just trash it as soon as it arrives.

[Spart]

Are Prez, DME, MD, and DRNOI salaries figured into the cost of the magazine? Because they definitely spend a bunch of org time writing articles for it, particularly Jake.