Since 02-05-06
MRGRG-MS - Answered to an e-mail inquiry
Since 02-05-06
From:
MRGRG-MS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MRGRG-MS@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Floyd Sears
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 3:21 AM
To: !CAG/MRGRG e-mail network
Cc: Harry Riley; Jean D. Beard; Jim Whittington; Tim (G.T.) Forehand
Subject: [MRGRG-MS] Answered to an e-mail inquiry.
Folks:
I just answered an e-mail inquiry concerning whither or not a persons inputs are
actually getting into the "MRGRG Educate the Congress Tracking System", and why
the level of participation in the FAX A REP project is so low. This was/is my
response and I decided to pass it along just in case someone else may have the
same question.
I would like to remind everyone that you can participate in the FAX A REP
project even though you do not have a FAX machine. If you do not have a FAX
machine then use the Senators or Representatives Web Form. The FAX is the
preferred method, but if you do not have a FAX then use the Web Form.
There is a couple of ways you can be sure that your input(s) get into the
Tracking System.
Starting at
http://mrgrg-ms.org/educate-the-congress.html (the Tracking System input Web
Form), make sure that the box in front of the name(s) you selected has a check
mark in it before you move on. If the box is not checked then nothing happens.
Then (very important) go all the way to the bottom of the page and
"Click
to enter your
checked box(es) into the Tracking System".
If you fail to do this then nothing happens (your input is not added to the
Tracking System).
After you click the "here" another web page (http://mrgrg-ms.org/cgi-bin/educate-the-congress.cgi)
with the current totals will appear.
Near the top of that page you will see this. "You
updated the Tracking System for:"
followed by all the names you checked. It might look like this. "You
updated the Tracking System for: (Bachus) (Cramer) (Everett)"
if you had checked the boxes for Bachus, Cramer, and Everett. If this sequence
of events happens then you can be sure that your input has been entered into the
Tracking System.
There is one more thing you can do which will provide a warm feeling that your
input got into the Tracking System. Goto
http://mrgrg-ms.org/cgi-bin/abc.cgi, scroll all the way to the bottom of
page (sometimes it is quite long), and look for an entry that has the number of
boxes you checked. You can also look to see if the time jives with the time you
made your entry.
There is no way to be sure of which entry is your entry, but if you see an entry
that has the right number of "boxes
checked" and the time is
close to the time you made your entry you can assume it is your entry.
I included this "Brown Bag Tracking
System Activity Monitor"
for my own use to make sure that folks were not playing tricks on me and
entering very large false numbers. There is a short explanation at the very top
of this "Brown Bag Tracking System
Activity Monitor" page
that explains what the page is all about.
I've tested the Tracking System very thoroughly and I have no reason to believe
it isn't working correctly if it's used correctly.
In reference to your inquiry concerning a lack of participation in the "FAX A
REP Project" (a continuation of the Brown Bag Project).
In my opinion here is the bottom line... it appears that people are simply burnt
out. As a matter of fact I'm burnt out. I feel like a boxer in the last round of
a fight where I've been punched senseless and I'm simply throwing wild punches
hoping that one will land. If it were not for the fact that we still have a few
people that are still fighting the fight and using the Tracking System I would
give up. People are tired and I don't know how to get them rejuvenated again.
I'm not sure that we are doing any good anymore, but I know what will happen if
we stop reminding our Congress that we are still out here. If we are out of
sight then we are out of mind.
May God reward those that are willing to carry on with the fight.
--
Floyd Sears, MSGT, USAF, retired
Retired Military Advocate
6733 Riviera Drive
Biloxi, MS 39532
E-mail - fsears@bellsouth.net
Home page –
http://mrgrg-ms.org
Update Tracking System -
http://mrgrg-ms.org/educate-the-congress.html
Look at Tracking System Data -
http://mrgrg-ms.org/cgi-bin/educate-the-congress.cgi
Enter data in Record Book -
http://www.efreeguestbooks.com/mg/guest.pl?27625:9:0
Look at Record Book data -
http://www.efreeguestbooks.com/mg/multi.pl?27625:9:0
FAX a REP -
http://mrgrg-ms.org/fax-it.html
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Medical Care broken promise issue
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