ECF enewsletter

[Bill Porter]

Those who are both ECF members and whose email address is known to the ECF Office will have seen this new initiative from the Publicity Manager.

http://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-enewsletter-is-out/

I signed up for it a while ago. You don't (or didn't) have to be a member.

Good to see the ECF now understands the 'unsubscribe' concept.

[LawrenceCooper]

Those who are both ECF members and whose email address is known to the ECF Office will have seen this new initiative from the Publicity Manager.

http://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-enewsletter-is-out/

I signed up for it a while ago. You don't (or didn't) have to be a member.

Good to see the ECF now understands the 'unsubscribe' concept.

" exclusive to ECF members" allegedly.

[Mike Truran]

" exclusive to ECF members" allegedly.

We may look at that.

[Carl Hibbard]

Do we have a sample we can publish here or is it mailing list only?

We want to keep it to the mailing list, Carl, but seeing this is the first edition I'll see what I can do.

Maintaining a mailing list is horrible so something like MailChimp should be recommended.

[Simon Brown]

Very welcome to see this website helping and praising the other, and the other site receiving the help with thanks and listening to (almost entirely) constructive comments.

Mike, for what it's worth I would make it available to anyone who subscribes, via MailChimp. The way things are going I may even join the ECF again despite no intention to play, as I see nothing but positives from the current regime.

Simon

[Mark Jordan]

I don’t seem to be on the mailing list either. I’ve had stuff from the ECF before, but haven’t received this email.

Some people on the mailing list did not receive the eNewsletter, though most did, which was down to an error on my part. This will be remedied by Tuesday at the latest. My apologies.

[Neill Cooper]

The ECF enewsletter is a great invention.
For comparison, as a member of British Cycling I receive a weekly 'Members News'.
The ECF will need to decide whether or not they wish to limit the circulation list to members. After all there are few 'Members benefits'.

One suggested change is that, when possible, the From address becomes more formal (e.g. ECF Pulicity)

[Mark Jordan]

We've had a couple of technical issues and at least one problem caused by my intervention affecting the distribution of the eNewsletter. We'd like it to be available to everyone who wants one! If you're a member and didn't receive one, if you're on the mailing list and are similarly bereft, or even if you're neither a member or on the mailing list and would like a copy, email me at [email protected] and I'll forward you a copy. I'll wait until I've got a few requests so I can forward in bulk so please give me a couple of days grace!

[Adam Raoof]

Mark - why make work for yourself and risk missing people off your list? Use MailChimp and import all the subscribers (members) then create a signup box for the ECF site (see Hampstead or Golders Green chess sites for an example.

I wasn't on your email list, but would love to receive the newsletter and I'm happy to sign up.

[Roger de Coverly]

It appears the ECF Board share my view that the enewsletter and ChessMoves cover the same ground.

From http://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-conte ... ersion.pdf

The Board agreed to discontinue Chess Moves, noting that the 8 members who
subscribe to a paper copy would be contacted and alternative arrangements be made.

[Gareth T Ellis]

The 2nd ECF enewsletter arrived today, well done Mark and team.

[Adam Raoof]

Not appeared in this members inbox yet...

[LawrenceCooper]

Not appeared in this members inbox yet...

I got one this time though

[Mark Jordan]

Not appeared in this members inbox yet...

I don't know why it isn't, Adam. I assume we have your current email address. Perhaps it's being blocked by your security. There are quite a lot of links which tends to raise the suspicion of firewalls or it may just not like ECF emails for some reason. I'll try emailing it to you myself from my email. If that doesn't work there should be a link on the website tomorrow and you can access it that way.

We're hoping we'll have less of these problems than we did for the first one but we'll have to cross our fingers and see!

[Carl Hibbard]

Not appeared in this members inbox yet...

I don't know why it isn't, Adam. I assume we have your current email address. Perhaps it's being blocked by your security. There are quite a lot of links which tends to raise the suspicion of firewalls or it may just not like ECF emails for some reason. I'll try emailing it to you myself from my email. If that doesn't work there should be a link on the website tomorrow and you can access it that way.

We're hoping we'll have less of these problems than we did for the first one but we'll have to cross our fingers and see!

Is it not a PDF then?