ANNOUNCEMENT DMCNews and DMCTech

["David Swingle" <dswingle@xxxx>]

New Relationship between DeLorean Mailing List, DMCTech group, and
WWW.DMCNEWS.COM

There's been a lot of discussion on and off the list regarding the new
DMCTech list, what it should include, how it should operate, whether it
should be a separate entity or not. Some applauded the new site as it
rolled out, others were concerned it would split up interest and possibly
weaken the DML site if tech matters concentrated on DMCTech and ignored the
DML. Others were concerned that if the DMCTech manager lost interest and
closed down the site, the data would be lost. One thing everybody agrees
on- making tech information more detailed, understandable and accessible is
definitely a big need.

Another issue is searchability. The DeLorean Mailing List (DML) and DMCTech
are both Yahoo Groups, and operate similarly, with the same limitations when
it comes to editing, customizing or searching a large database. The site at
http://www.dmcnews.com on the other hand, is a website per se, not just a free
service operated by an internet provider like Yahoo. So it is easier to
search or customize.

To address as many needs and concerns as possible, and make the whole
process more seamless and efficient, DML's Dave Swingle and DMCTech's Wayne
Ernst have worked out an arrangement that we hope will make nearly everybody
happy.

DMCTech will continue to receive, research and compile DeLorean tech info as
a separate but affiliated YahooGroup. DeLorean owners who have tech info to
contribute, or wish to participate in researching the 6 year deep archive,
or are interested in writing new material can sign on at the DMCTech site
at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCTech. Owners who have tech questions to
ask should continue to ask them on the DML as usual. Info gathered by the
DMCTech Team of contributors will be posted, after editing, to the DMCNews
site at www.dmcnews.com/techmain.htm in condensed or at least, selective
form. In the case of full length non-copyrighted original tech articles,
these will be posted with a byline giving credit to the author. This way,
you can sign up for only one group, the DML, and have access to everything
that DMCTech produces without signing up for or receiving e-mails from
DMCTech. And the information will be there as long as DMCNews is around,
which we hope will be forever. This means that DMCTech will operate as a
research arm of the DML, and portal to the DMCNews database, the way the DeLorean Owner's List operates.

We are confident that this synergistic arrangement forms the framework to
reach the goals of the DML, DMCTech and DMCNews without compromising the
focus or principles of any of the participants and will result in an
expanded and easy to use tech database for the care, repair and enjoyment of
your DeLorean!

Thanks for your support;

Wayne A. Ernst, DMCTech (email Deloreanernst(AT)aol.com)

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Short version - Wayne does all the work, sends it to me, and I put it on the website at www.dmcnews.com

Dave Swingle, DMCNews, DML (email webmaster(AT)dmcnews.com)