International Dark-Sky Association gone out of Business?

I am posting about the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has probably
gone out of Business! I never received the Spring, 2006 IDA newsletter in
the mail. Has anybody experience mail or email problems with IDA? IDA has
never had a huge membership level like The Planetary Society has. If IDA is
still in Business, I doubfully they will ever have a huge membership. So,
IDA is a failed organization with ragtag fighters for a dark-sky worldwide!
IDA never reach out for a membership drive! Do you see what I mean? In
closing, let's have rebuttals to this posting.

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"Ron Purdue" wrote in message
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I am posting about the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has
probably
gone out of Business! I never received the Spring, 2006 IDA newsletter in
the mail. Has anybody experience mail or email problems with IDA? IDA has
never had a huge membership level like The Planetary Society has. If IDA
is
still in Business, I doubfully they will ever have a huge membership. So,
IDA is a failed organization with ragtag fighters for a dark-sky
worldwide!
IDA never reach out for a membership drive! Do you see what I mean? In
closing, let's have rebuttals to this posting.

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I'm not a member, but I notice that they have a May Newseltter posted
and parts of their website have been updated as recently as yesterday.

I am posting about the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has probably
gone out of Business! I never received the Spring, 2006 IDA newsletter in
the mail. Has anybody experience mail or email problems with IDA? IDA has
never had a huge membership level like The Planetary Society has. If IDA is
still in Business, I doubfully they will ever have a huge membership. So,
IDA is a failed organization with ragtag fighters for a dark-sky worldwide!
IDA never reach out for a membership drive! Do you see what I mean? In
closing, let's have rebuttals to this posting.

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Ron Purdue wrote:
I am posting about the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has probably
gone out of Business! I never received the Spring, 2006 IDA newsletter

Hi:

Well...did you think to check their website? You know, there _might_ be
other reasons for you not receiving a newsletter than the IDA goin'
outa business, don't you think? ;-)'

A glance at their webpages indicates that they are alive and well...

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On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 23:50:15 GMT, "Ron Purdue"
wrote:

I am posting about the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has probably
gone out of Business! I never received the Spring, 2006 IDA newsletter in
the mail. Has anybody experience mail or email problems with IDA? IDA has
never had a huge membership level like The Planetary Society has. If IDA is
still in Business, I doubfully they will ever have a huge membership. So,
IDA is a failed organization with ragtag fighters for a dark-sky worldwide!
IDA never reach out for a membership drive! Do you see what I mean? In
closing, let's have rebuttals to this posting.

Did you request mailed newsletters the last time you renewed? I think
you need to specifically ask, otherwise they use email. Big cost
savings, there.

_________________________________________________

Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com

Yes, I asked for a mailed newsletter from IDA but I do not know if my name
is on their mailing list. I renewed last December. If I don't recieve the
newsletter in a week, then I will call them on my cell phone. BTW, The
latest newsletter has been posted on IDA's website that I can download and
print!

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