[Groop]VOTE NOW for Official Groop Membership Card format
Nate Piekos
natepiekos@cox.net
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:44:01 -0500
Wouldn't it make more sense to get ME's/Sergio's approval... first?
~N
At 10:46 PM 1/22/03 -0800, you wrote:
>Okay, we're ready for PHASE 1, where we decide on the
>format of the Official Groop Membership Card. Vote Now
>for your preferences, then we'll price out the most
>popular options, get approval from Mark & Sergio, then
>put it to a final vote (if necessary) with rough
>prices included.
>
>Please note, we're not actually ordering cards yet,
>we're still just determining the final format. Don't
>send an email ordering one until we get final
>approval. We'll ONLY THEN send out an email specifying
>something like "Order your Official Groop Membership
>Card NOW!" with details.
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>First and foremost, how much are you willing to spend
>for a Groop I.D. card?
>1. $1-$2
>2. $5
>3. $10
>4. other
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Second and just as important:
>1. All cards should be identical (much better value
>and easier to produce, plus new Groopies could easily
>obtain them without starting up the whole process all
>over again!!!
>2. All cards should have customized information like
>member name, membership number, etc. (more fun, but
>more costly, more time-consuming, so we may have to
>skimp on production values, depending on how much
>people are willing to spend).
>3. Most cards should have customized information like
>member name, membership number, etc., but we'd also
>make up a large batch of generic cards to give out at
>conventions and for new Groopies.
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>This should be called an
>1. Official Groop Membership Card
>2. Official MULCH card
>3. Official CHEESEDIP card
>4. Official MENDICANT card
>
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Card stock:
>1. Business card stock or similar, NOT laminated, with
>spaces for autographs.
>2. Business card stock or similar, LAMINATED, but with
>useless spaces for autographs anyway and text "not
>valid unless signed".
>3. Business card stock or similar, LAMINATED, no
>spaces for autographs.
>4. Business card stock or similar, with pocket
>laminate enclosed, to be ironed/sealed by member after
>getting it autographed.
>5. Plastic credit card style (most expensive) with no
>customized info.
>6. Plastic credit card style (most expensive) with
>customized info printed on clear label sheets.
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Color
>1. Jerkin Orange
>2. Cheese Dip Yellow
>3. Mulch Brown
>4. Black type on black background (please don't really
>vote for this, you know you want to!)
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Membership number format
>1. None
>2. GR00-xxxx-yyyy (where xxxx=year signed up for
>Groop, yyyy is sequentially unique digits, such as
>GR00-1997-0022)
>3. GR00-xxxx-yyyy (where xxxx=year you started reading
>GROO, yyyy is sequentially unique digits, such as
>GR00-1986-0022)
>4. Number and date separate, so GR00-0022. Member in
>good standing since 1997.
>5. Number and date separate, so GR00-0022. GROO fan
>since 1997.
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Membership number options
>1. Randomly assign sequence of unique numbers. Sergio,
>Mark, Stan, Tom and Gordon would get digits 0001-0005,
>Josh would get 0006 (since he is Our Founder) Ruben
>would get 0007 (Since he's The First Groopie to sign
>up, is that right?) and Gary would get 0008 (since
>he's been publicly acknowledged by The Groo Crew -
>even in print - as the Number One Groo Fan). Number
>0009 would go to whoever takes charge and actually
>makes up the cards, and after that it's randomly
>determined.
>2. Groopies get to pick a 4-digit number that is
>meaningful to them on a first-come, first serve basis.
>(a little bit harder to keep track and have them
>printed up this way)
>3. We'd all get the same serial number, just for
>laughs. (something like:GROO-1982-0001)
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Front
>1.(large) Official Groop Membership Card
> (medium) Did I err?
> (small) (Name and/or Groop Nickname)
> (small) (Membership number)
> (small) (Favorite catchphrase here)
>
>2. (medium) Official Membership Card
> (large) THE GROOP
> (medium) www.groo.com
> (medium) (MEMBER'S NAME)
> (small) This card certifies that the above named is a
>member in good standing of the Groo email list. Cheese
>Dip not included. Mulch at your own risk. Not to be
>used internally.
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Back
>1) (large) www.groo.com
> (small) "Mulching is a process of inbred
>fertilization which employs certain decomposed organic
>materials-- including, but not limited to animal
>sediment-- to blanket an area in which vegetation is
>desired. The procedure enriches the soil for
>stimulated plant development while, at the same time,
>preventing erosion and decreasing the evaporation of
>moisture from the ground."
>
>2) (large) www.groo.com
> (small) kopin currency converter:
>1 kopin equals 1 cent
>5 kopins equals 10 dollars
>10 kopins equals 3 dollars
>42 kopins equals 1,234 dollars
>50 kopins equals 1,000,000 dollars
>100 kopins equals 4 cents
>
>3) (large) www.groo.com
> (medium) "Official Groopie!" or "Official Grooper!"
>or "Official Groo Trooper!" (choice)
>
>4) (large) www.groo.com
> (medium) Creator/Artist __________________________-
> (medium) Wordsmith _______________________________
> (medium) Letterer __________________________________
> (medium) Colorist 1 ________________________________
> (medium) Colorist 2_________________________________
>
>5) (large) www.groo.com
> (medium) (5 lines as above but preprinted with
>signatures of Sergio, Mark, Stan, Tom & Gordon)
>
>6) (large) www.groo.com
> (medium) FRIEND OF GROO - BEWARE!
>
>7) (large) www.groo.com
> (medium) OFFICIAL CHEESEDIP TASTER!
>
>8) (large) www.groo.com
> (medium) "A good groopie loves cheesedip"
>
>9) (large) www.groo.com
> (medium) "A good groopie knows what mulch is and
>knows how to use it."
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Picture on Back (with Sergio's permission)
>1. Groo climbing out of computer, as on Josh's
>GROO.COM website
>2. A Groo & Rufferto picture.
>3. A multi-character Groo cast picture. (Whatever we
>can find with Groo, Rufferto, Sage, Minstrel, Chakaal,
>etc.)
>4. The classic "Sergio Aragones 'GROO THE WANDERER"
>logo
>5. "Official Groo Membership Card" and the
>"www.groo.com"copy custom drawn with Groo & Rufferto
>(again, only Sergio willing, so if you vote for this
>one, designate a second choice).
>
>Well, I think I worked in all of the suggestions, let
>me know what you think, because YOUR VOTE COUNTS. We
>especially need Mr. Riden to vote EARLY, so no HANGING
>CHADS (ouch!) Send your votes to me privately at
>mrgrooism@yahoo.com, just so we don't flood all of our
>mailboxes! To give everyone a chance to get their
>votes in, I'll keep collecting votes until Sunday,
>February 2 (Groundhog's Day!)
>
>BYE!
>
>
>=====
>-------------------------------
>-Larry "Mr. Grooism" Steller
>Mendicant Second Class
>
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