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When I’m out for a walk, I find that it’s a great time for pondering profound
questions. You’ve probably heard the one about the tree falling in the forest where there was nobody
there to hear it. Was there a sound? I remember as a kid being told that there was no sound. But that’s
just a play on the definition of "sound". Of course if there were someone there, they would have heard
it unless they were deaf. Anyway it made me think, would there be a computer club if there were no
newsletter? Well we certainly are indebted to our regular TOGGLE editor for having a really good
newsletter. The next question that came to mind was, would there be a computer club if there were
no contributors? I guess it gets down to the definition of "club", but a viable club does depend
on contributors. Of course we all pay dues and that is certainly a contribution. It keeps the
newsletter coming.
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And then, of course, there’s the attendance at the meetings. Everybody who attends
is contributing in some way, even if it’s just being a listener. What would be the point of preparing
a program presentation if there were no listeners. But I often think that more clubmembers should be
contributing something to say in the newsletter. It’s not hard to do and doesn’t need to be lengthy,
just a short e-mail note would suffice to editor Bob Thomson [rjthomson@comcast.net].
It could be about almost anything, like a discussion question you would like to have brought up at the
meeting, your likes/dislikes about an application, or a neat tip you’ve learned about. I would really
like to see more in our newsletter from our members. Don't be shy.
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