State of the NAFtion

[Purplegoo]

Nope. It's perhaps not to my taste, but no-one can logically argue you aren't doing your job or communication has not increased. On balance it's a positive step.

[robsoma]

ah Phil your one floor is that logic is rarely used by those hurling the abuse...

[phil78]

Is there perhaps a way to make it easier for people to volunteer a small part of their time.

As always people are lazy so rather than waiting on someone to contact NAF staff and say I have had this idea and have done this work on it would it be possible to have a section of the NAF forum updated as a kind of "tasks to be done" noticeboard. Starting with any ideas Mike takes from this thread just list things that need done, preferably small updates rather than month long projects.
Or use it as somewhere current staff can make posts asking for people to help with a certain project.

[Darkson]

NAF Merchandise

It has always suprised me that NAF doesn't do this already. You just need to look at how the dice produced by bororc and those by me have gone down to see there is a market for such things. Dice cups, dice mats, figure cases t-shirts etc would all sell well I think.

They did that in the past, through Cafepress. I got a NAF t-shirt, mug and something else I forget. I've no idea how well it sold though, it was back before Cafepress had a UK site, so the shipping from the US was extortionate.

[Darkson]

Lycos and co. recognised the requests for more communication and so created the role of Communications Officer, clearly defining what was involved and setting up the dotmailer account for the Newsletters etc. This is a clear example of the NAF listening to the members and responding.

Newsletter = good.
Communication from the committee = bad.

Just because they;re the ones that set up the media position doesn't resolve them of communicating.

[Pipey]

ah Phil your one floor is that logic is rarely used by those hurling the abuse...

If he's only got one floor does that make him a bungalow?

[sann0638]

(bunga)low blow, Pippy.

[sann0638]

Nope. It's perhaps not to my taste, but no-one can logically argue you aren't doing your job or communication has not increased. On balance it's a positive step.

Fair enough. I'm not doing my job, I'm spending too much time on a voluntary activity!

[lunchmoney]

NAF Merchandise

It has always suprised me that NAF doesn't do this already. You just need to look at how the dice produced by bororc and those by me have gone down to see there is a market for such things. Dice cups, dice mats, figure cases t-shirts etc would all sell well I think.

They did that in the past, through Cafepress. I got a NAF t-shirt, mug and something else I forget. I've no idea how well it sold though, it was back before Cafepress had a UK site, so the shipping from the US was extortionate.

• NAF merchandise, I would gladly pay (as long as they are cheap) for and wear a pair of NAF underpants.

I seem to recall NAF branding stuff (underwear, mouse mats, cups, t-shirts, badges and other things like that) being available on cafepress.co.uk some time ago, but I've no idea when that stopped.

Does anyone know who was involved in that? Why it stopped? Can it be started again?

I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers that!


Let's start the merchandising again! I want to drink my coffee from a NAF mug whilst I play on a NAF pitch with my NAF dice.

[robsoma]

ah you wouldnt think i was paid to respond in writing to high level corporation complaints....cheers bren

[sann0638]

ah you wouldnt think i was paid to respond in writing to high level corporation complaints....cheers bren

*wouldn't*

[Chris]

Yeah, dispiriting thread. Short of using the accumulated millions to buy the rights to bloodbowl, not sure what else would satisfy people.

About the only thing interesting on this was the number of NAF members. Now I am awful at renewing membership, I have been out for more years than in, but that was because going to a tourney was always the reminder and I was happy to pay that to support the 'scene'. The dice were nice if incidental (I have enough already). Saying that given how few voted in the election and how many people are in the NAF for the dice alone I wouldn't be surprised if the membership nosedived as a consequence of the dice being pulled. If the membership drops too much at what point is the NAF dissolved?

[mattwhile]

If the membership drops too much at what point is the NAF dissolved?

NEVER!

[sann0638]

Yeah, as long as there are people willing to volunteer, that's crazy talk! With 200+ tournaments a year, it's not going away anytime soon.

[robsoma]

Lol thanks Sann, punctuation is kept to a minimum when typing on forums using my phone and trying to still look busy!