> Hello all, My answers to Janes questions: > > > 1.1. Do you participate in the BX frequently, occasionally, or never? > > > Occasionally > > > 2.2. If you never participate, why not? > > 3.3. If you do participate, what problems, if any, have you had with the > BX? > > > Only problem has been being aware a BX is happening in time to participate > > > 4.4. Do you obtain bulbs, seeds, or both from the BX? > > > Bulbs > > > 5.5. Do you pay your BX shipping charges promptly upon receiving materials? > > Yes > > 6.6. If you donate to the BX, at what time(s) of year do you send items? > > > > 7.7. If the BX occurred at a few specific times of year, what times > would best suit your > > I don’t believe this is the best way to increase total BX participation by > all members...which I believe is the best outcome of this discussion.. I suggest 3 days prior to a BX offering which let’s say is always on a Friday...we announce to members that this Friday at 6:00 PM PDT there will be a BX or SX offering... This would give people an ides of when and what was offered it would also allow of time sensitive bulbs to be distributed quickly. The other component that I believe would even the playing field is a limit annually to the number of times you can receive products. I would limit it to 5. This allows for anyone who is here solely for BX or SX to get more than their monies worth. More importantly it’s allows for International members to not have to get up at odd hours to participate. If you can only participate 5 times and we have even 20 exchanges a year..people will participate when it’s something they are really interested in obtaining... It also allows for someone who missed something to ask the group if anyone else cultivated a particular plant...I see that as a good thing. > > > > 8.8. Do you donate plant material to the BX that cannot be held in > storage for more than a week or two? If so, what kind of material? > > Not usually > > > > > 9.9. If you specialize in plants that cannot be held in storage, are you > willing to exchange them directly with other members rather than going > through the BX? > > Yes > > > 10.10. Do you think that donors should have priority in having their > orders filled? No. I would offer them one more added opportunity to participate in the BX/SX. So they would now have 6 opportunities to participate. The most anyone could accumulate for any reason is 10 opportunities..., Priority in ordering is a negative for others in the group. I see more positive ways to reward those that both give and receive. In addition priority ordering allows for subjectivity of the order filler to come into play...I believe this is not a responsibility we should burden one with or want one to have...in the spirit of fairness to all. My goal is to encourage participation from as many people as possible, nurturing a stronger group and growth in membership. > Respectfully, > > > Mike San Diego, CA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…