[Groop]VOTE NOW for Official Groop Membership Card format
Simon Passey
simon_passey@hotmail.com
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:33:36 +0000
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Larry Steller <MRGROOISM@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: Groop <GROOP@GROO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Groop]VOTE NOW for Official Groop Membership Card format
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:46:37 -0800 (PST)
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<DIV></DIV>>Okay, we’re ready for PHASE 1, where we decide on the
<DIV></DIV>>format of the Official Groop Membership Card. Vote Now
<DIV></DIV>>for your preferences, then we’ll price out the most
<DIV></DIV>>popular options, get approval from Mark & Sergio, then
<DIV></DIV>>put it to a final vote (if necessary) with rough
<DIV></DIV>>prices included.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Please note, we’re not actually ordering cards yet,
<DIV></DIV>>we’re still just determining the final format. Don’t
<DIV></DIV>>send an email ordering one until we get final
<DIV></DIV>>approval. We’ll ONLY THEN send out an email specifying
<DIV></DIV>>something like “Order your Official Groop Membership
<DIV></DIV>>Card NOW!” with details.
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<DIV></DIV>>First and foremost, how much are you willing to spend
<DIV></DIV>>for a Groop I.D. card?
<DIV></DIV>>1. $1-$2
<DIV></DIV>>2. $5
<DIV></DIV>>3. $10
<DIV></DIV>>4. other
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<P>3 kopins</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>Second and just as important:
<DIV></DIV>>1. All cards should be identical (much better value
<DIV></DIV>>and easier to produce, plus new Groopies could easily
<DIV></DIV>>obtain them without starting up the whole process all
<DIV></DIV>>over again!!!
<DIV></DIV>>2. All cards should have customized information like
<DIV></DIV>>member name, membership number, etc. (more fun, but
<DIV></DIV>>more costly, more time-consuming, so we may have to
<DIV></DIV>>skimp on production values, depending on how much
<DIV></DIV>>people are willing to spend).
<DIV></DIV>>3. Most cards should have customized information like
<DIV></DIV>>member name, membership number, etc., but we’d also
<DIV></DIV>>make up a large batch of generic cards to give out at
<DIV></DIV>>conventions and for new Groopies.
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<P>> </P>
<P>All cards should be Groo #1</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>This should be called an
<DIV></DIV>>1. Official Groop Membership Card
<DIV></DIV>>2. Official MULCH card
<DIV></DIV>>3. Official CHEESEDIP card
<DIV></DIV>>4. Official MENDICANT card
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<P>> </P>
<P>The Groop Memebership Card</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>Card stock:
<DIV></DIV>>1. Business card stock or similar, NOT laminated, with
<DIV></DIV>>spaces for autographs.
<DIV></DIV>>2. Business card stock or similar, LAMINATED, but with
<DIV></DIV>>useless spaces for autographs anyway and text “not
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<P>>valid unless signed”. </P>
<P>Card should be frayed and laminated</P>
<P>Text should say " Not valid unless mulched and processed into cheese dip"</P>
<P> </P>
<DIV></DIV>>3. Business card stock or similar, LAMINATED, no
<DIV></DIV>>spaces for autographs.
<DIV></DIV>>4. Business card stock or similar, with pocket
<DIV></DIV>>laminate enclosed, to be ironed/sealed by member after
<DIV></DIV>>getting it autographed.
<DIV></DIV>>5. Plastic credit card style (most expensive) with no
<DIV></DIV>>customized info.
<DIV></DIV>>6. Plastic credit card style (most expensive) with
<DIV></DIV>>customized info printed on clear label sheets.
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<DIV></DIV>>Color
<DIV></DIV>>1. Jerkin Orange
<DIV></DIV>>2. Cheese Dip Yellow
<DIV></DIV>>3. Mulch Brown
<DIV></DIV>>4. Black type on black background (please don’t really
<DIV></DIV>>vote for this, you know you want to!)
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<P>Orange</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>Membership number format
<DIV></DIV>>1. None
<DIV></DIV>>2. GR00-xxxx-yyyy (where xxxx=year signed up for
<DIV></DIV>>Groop, yyyy is sequentially unique digits, such as
<DIV></DIV>>GR00-1997-0022)
<DIV></DIV>>3. GR00-xxxx-yyyy (where xxxx=year you started reading
<DIV></DIV>>GROO, yyyy is sequentially unique digits, such as
<DIV></DIV>>GR00-1986-0022)
<DIV></DIV>>4. Number and date separate, so GR00-0022. Member in
<DIV></DIV>>good standing since 1997.
<DIV></DIV>>5. Number and date separate, so GR00-0022. GROO fan
<DIV></DIV>>since 1997.
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<DIV></DIV>>Membership number options
<DIV></DIV>>1. Randomly assign sequence of unique numbers. Sergio,
<DIV></DIV>>Mark, Stan, Tom and Gordon would get digits 0001-0005,
<DIV></DIV>>Josh would get 0006 (since he is Our Founder) Ruben
<DIV></DIV>>would get 0007 (Since he's The First Groopie to sign
<DIV></DIV>>up, is that right?) and Gary would get 0008 (since
<DIV></DIV>>he's been publicly acknowledged by The Groo Crew -
<DIV></DIV>>even in print - as the Number One Groo Fan). Number
<DIV></DIV>>0009 would go to whoever takes charge and actually
<DIV></DIV>>makes up the cards, and after that it's randomly
<DIV></DIV>>determined.
<DIV></DIV>>2. Groopies get to pick a 4-digit number that is
<DIV></DIV>>meaningful to them on a first-come, first serve basis.
<DIV></DIV>>(a little bit harder to keep track and have them
<DIV></DIV>>printed up this way)
<DIV></DIV>>3. We’d all get the same serial number, just for
<DIV></DIV>>laughs. (something like:GROO-1982-0001)
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<DIV></DIV>>Front
<DIV></DIV>>1.(large) Official Groop Membership Card
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) Did I err?
<DIV></DIV>> (small) (Name and/or Groop Nickname)
<DIV></DIV>> (small) (Membership number)
<DIV></DIV>> (small) (Favorite catchphrase here)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>2. (medium) Official Membership Card
<DIV></DIV>> (large) THE GROOP
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) (MEMBER'S NAME)
<DIV></DIV>> (small) This card certifies that the above named is a
<DIV></DIV>>member in good standing of the Groo email list. Cheese
<DIV></DIV>>Dip not included. Mulch at your own risk. Not to be
<DIV></DIV>>used internally.
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<DIV></DIV>>Back
<DIV></DIV>>1) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (small) "Mulching is a process of inbred
<DIV></DIV>>fertilization which employs certain decomposed organic
<DIV></DIV>>materials-- including, but not limited to animal
<DIV></DIV>>sediment-- to blanket an area in which vegetation is
<DIV></DIV>>desired. The procedure enriches the soil for
<DIV></DIV>>stimulated plant development while, at the same time,
<DIV></DIV>>preventing erosion and decreasing the evaporation of
<DIV></DIV>>moisture from the ground."
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>2) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (small) kopin currency converter:
<DIV></DIV>>1 kopin equals 1 cent
<DIV></DIV>>5 kopins equals 10 dollars
<DIV></DIV>>10 kopins equals 3 dollars
<DIV></DIV>>42 kopins equals 1,234 dollars
<DIV></DIV>>50 kopins equals 1,000,000 dollars
<DIV></DIV>>100 kopins equals 4 cents
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>3) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) “Official Groopie!” or “Official Grooper!”
<DIV></DIV>>or “Official Groo Trooper!” (choice)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>4) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) Creator/Artist __________________________-
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) Wordsmith _______________________________
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) Letterer __________________________________
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) Colorist 1 ________________________________
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) Colorist 2_________________________________
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>5) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) (5 lines as above but preprinted with
<DIV></DIV>>signatures of Sergio, Mark, Stan, Tom & Gordon)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>6) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) FRIEND OF GROO - BEWARE!
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>7) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) OFFICIAL CHEESEDIP TASTER!
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>8) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) "A good groopie loves cheesedip"
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>9) (large) www.groo.com
<DIV></DIV>> (medium) "A good groopie knows what mulch is and
<DIV></DIV>>knows how to use it."
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<DIV></DIV>>Picture on Back (with Sergio’s permission)
<DIV></DIV>>1. Groo climbing out of computer, as on Josh’s
<DIV></DIV>>GROO.COM website
<DIV></DIV>>2. A Groo & Rufferto picture.
<DIV></DIV>>3. A multi-character Groo cast picture. (Whatever we
<DIV></DIV>>can find with Groo, Rufferto, Sage, Minstrel, Chakaal,
<DIV></DIV>>etc.)
<DIV></DIV>>4. The classic “Sergio Aragones ‘GROO THE WANDERER”
<DIV></DIV>>logo
<DIV></DIV>>5. “Official Groo Membership Card” and the
<DIV></DIV>>“www.groo.com”copy custom drawn with Groo & Rufferto
<DIV></DIV>>(again, only Sergio willing, so if you vote for this
<DIV></DIV>>one, designate a second choice).
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Well, I think I worked in all of the suggestions, let
<DIV></DIV>>me know what you think, because YOUR VOTE COUNTS. We
<DIV></DIV>>especially need Mr. Riden to vote EARLY, so no HANGING
<DIV></DIV>>CHADS (ouch!) Send your votes to me privately at
<DIV></DIV>>mrgrooism@yahoo.com, just so we don’t flood all of our
<DIV></DIV>>mailboxes! To give everyone a chance to get their
<DIV></DIV>>votes in, I’ll keep collecting votes until Sunday,
<DIV></DIV>>February 2 (Groundhog’s Day!)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>BYE!
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<DIV></DIV>>=====
<DIV></DIV>>-------------------------------
<DIV></DIV>>-Larry "Mr. Grooism" Steller
<DIV></DIV>>Mendicant Second Class
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