[Killietalk] RE: Affiliate Clubs

["Koran, David HQ02" <David_Koran at hq02.usace.army.mil>]

Probably the greatest help the AKA can be in this arena is communication.  A
current roster is the biggest help and organization so folks can figure out
who might be close by would be the biggest help.  What I miss most is the
organization by state (or country) because in my early stages of memory lapse
(called being an old fart) I remember where an individual lived (area of the
country) and I can scan a state list until the name jumps out at me.  This
information has disappeared from the AKA site and should be restored.

For any efforts to organize any group, in today's world we have a tremendous
number of cheap communication tools and don't necessarily have to rely solely
on USPS anymore (which might explain why our old methods of exchanging fish
through the mail isn't used as often anymore!)  While it is nice to sit
around drinking a few beers and talk about fish face-to-face, you can do a
three way conference call today to do the same (miss the visuals though of
just how big those gularis get).  The best thing of the hobby is the
fish-buddies we all make.  Local clubs were import before when long distance
phone rates were high.  This isn't the case today and with flat rate (or one
monthly fee) long distance or just using e-mail, information exchange should
be at an even higher rate.

Local clubs or affiliate clubs are social gatherings which offer a chance to
obtain fish and possibly gather some information.  Try to think outside of
these boundaries of distance.  Develop exchanges with other members of like
species interest or let species group define the organizations you belong to.
Communicate then via phone or e-mail, exchange fish or cordinate efforts to
breed or maintain species or even search for or acquire.

Dave Koran


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