To the Concours Committee and the List, In his most recent email to the list, Rich Chrysler said "Isn't it nice to see that we can all effectively help each other to make the cars better and maintain
Don't the funds raised by selling the guidelines go toward offsetting some the expenses of the committee? If so, that is a valid reason for the charge, as well as not publishing it electronically. --
But the committee might loose control of the information... (Toto...Toto... it's a twister it's a twister ) What expenses do the concours committee have? and what do our dues to the club do anyway? G
the "many eyes" theory of peer review could lead to a possible loss of control so it won't happen. as i've stated on many occasions, when you develop a judging system based on the fact the car does n
I think you've brought up two points: funds for the Committee and unauthorized copying. First, there are many ways that funds can be generated by offering the Guidelines freely, and I'll present a c
I just wanted to say that I agree fully with your comments. I did purchase a copy but I was wondering why it wasn't available on line. Especially since it is updated from time to time. At least the u
I would want to know for what purposes it is used, and how significant, the revenues from the sale of the concours guidelines are, before deciding if web publication of the guidelines were a good thi
Keith and Jerry, With regards to loss of control, let me say that it would be unlikely that the current Concours Committee would lose control of the standard. The plain fact is that the Guidelines ar
Regarding open source guidelines, a case could be made to host the guidelines on line, as the Wikipedia is done, where articles are able to be edited by anyone, but they are reviewed by a voluntary c
Just because the document is on the www that still doesn't keep the concours committee from charging the usual fee to have the car judged. Mike mikebn2@win.net
I disagree. The many eyes theory would not necessarily jeopardize the integrity of the information in the concours booklets. The suggested submissions from online review should still go through a rev
Hey guys, It still isn't complicated. If the fee for concours judging is $25 and there 13 entrants you should not even have to get your calculator out to see that the monies collected will barely cov
John, I think the Committee should take you up on your offer. A fee could be charged for access to the Guidlines and another smaller fee could be charged for updates. I personally bought the 2004 Gui
First I want to echo all the positive things that have been said about the Concours Committee. The people who serve in this capacity are incredibly knowledgable and equally committed to preservation
I would add my support also to the efforts of the Concours Committee. I think this has been a good and productive thread with lots of dialogue shared. I have to admit to being on the tech side of thi