Is cursive necessary?
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lucius
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WilliamC
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It's All Good
Greetings All,
Seriously folks, listen to us arguing about handwriting versus printed letters! I'm glad we disagree on such trivial points and not whether or not we should be invading Iran or Pakistan next!
So long as we are sending a positive message about Ron Paul I think it's all good. We can't help it if some Iowan's might be "offended" by receiving a printed letter or "inconvenienced" by having to read a handwritten letter. The point is WE are doing this independent of the official campaign. How many other candidates have this going on? I'm guessing ZERO! Any personalized letter works for me. Hundred's of thousands of Iowans will be exposed to Ron Paul's message that might otherwise not be. It can't help but to have a positive impact can it? And this letter-writing effort is just ONE of HUNDREDS of grassroots actions being done!
I sincerely thank everyone involved in this effort. I don't want to discourage anyone that supports Ron Paul from participating. Keep the letters going please.
William C Colley
Greetings All,
Seriously folks, listen to us arguing about handwriting versus printed letters! I'm glad we disagree on such trivial points and not whether or not we should be invading Iran or Pakistan next!
So long as we are sending a positive message about Ron Paul I think it's all good. We can't help it if some Iowan's might be "offended" by receiving a printed letter or "inconvenienced" by having to read a handwritten letter. The point is WE are doing this independent of the official campaign. How many other candidates have this going on? I'm guessing ZERO! Any personalized letter works for me. Hundred's of thousands of Iowans will be exposed to Ron Paul's message that might otherwise not be. It can't help but to have a positive impact can it? And this letter-writing effort is just ONE of HUNDREDS of grassroots actions being done!
I sincerely thank everyone involved in this effort. I don't want to discourage anyone that supports Ron Paul from participating. Keep the letters going please.
William C Colley
That's a great letter, Alex! I'm very impressed. It's really exciting that you are getting involved in changing our nation for the better at such a young age. Too bad you can't vote yet. You are more informed on the issues than most people who can.
DealzOnWheelz
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If you are going to use a computer i suggest sending a picture of you and your family so it is not immediately looked at as junk. No junk comes with pics.
But I prefer to "HAND PRINT" my cursive is horrible.
But I prefer to "HAND PRINT" my cursive is horrible.
Ok, as one of the people running the letter writing campaign, I need to be clear about this ... the GOAL is to hand write the letters. Not type them, not use a computer, but hand write.
Do 20-30 of your own, and then spend your time getting other people involved. We have 70,000 Meetup members ... if we got half of all people on Meetup do 20 letters, we'd have every single one written.
Do 20-30 of your own, and then spend your time getting other people involved. We have 70,000 Meetup members ... if we got half of all people on Meetup do 20 letters, we'd have every single one written.
Unless someone is disabled, there's really no need to use a computer. Write 20, then spend the rest of your time getting other meetup members involved.
Hand printing is fine, cursive is not necessary ... just make it personal.
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A handwritten letter looks cheap. The campaign could be seen as underfunded, under supported and out of touch with the modern world. If I were to receive a handwritten letter I would wonder if it was joke. It would stand out all right, but Ron Paul's views stand out already.
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Tend to agree
Greetings All,
Again, I think getting the message out is most important and I don't slight anyones involvement that is doing so.With that said my opinion is that a handwritten letter (and no offense intended to the person who posted his scanned letter here) does look immature and cheap. NO ONE hand writes letters anymore, except perhaps for romantic reasons. But if you wish to do so PLEASE DO. I agree that hand addressing the envelope and using a 1st class stamp removes the junkmail look and is more likely to get the letter opened. But wouldn't we rather people get a printed letter about Ron Paul than no letter at all? Heck even a mass-mailed form letter is better than nothing.
Which reminds me, this weekend I got a form letter from the Democrats about Hillary Clinton, "written" by Bill Clinton. I of course returned the enclosed envelope with some Ron Paul flyers
Which reminds me again, if anyone gets those pesky credit card offers with the pre-paid return envelopes send some flyers back though those. Might make a pleasant distraction for someone.
If anyone wishes I will forward them the 241 names I've already done and the 100 more I've requested and they can re-send hand written letters themselves. Personally don't have anyone to ask to help with this (well, not true I may have enlisted the aid of a coworker) since my social network is practically non-existent. I may try to get as many as 500 letters out before I'm done.
William C Colley
Greetings All,
Again, I think getting the message out is most important and I don't slight anyones involvement that is doing so.With that said my opinion is that a handwritten letter (and no offense intended to the person who posted his scanned letter here) does look immature and cheap. NO ONE hand writes letters anymore, except perhaps for romantic reasons. But if you wish to do so PLEASE DO. I agree that hand addressing the envelope and using a 1st class stamp removes the junkmail look and is more likely to get the letter opened. But wouldn't we rather people get a printed letter about Ron Paul than no letter at all? Heck even a mass-mailed form letter is better than nothing.
Which reminds me, this weekend I got a form letter from the Democrats about Hillary Clinton, "written" by Bill Clinton. I of course returned the enclosed envelope with some Ron Paul flyers
Which reminds me again, if anyone gets those pesky credit card offers with the pre-paid return envelopes send some flyers back though those. Might make a pleasant distraction for someone.
If anyone wishes I will forward them the 241 names I've already done and the 100 more I've requested and they can re-send hand written letters themselves. Personally don't have anyone to ask to help with this (well, not true I may have enlisted the aid of a coworker) since my social network is practically non-existent. I may try to get as many as 500 letters out before I'm done.
William C Colley
Greetings All,
Again, I think getting the message out is most important and I don't slight anyones involvement that is doing so.With that said my opinion is that a handwritten letter (and no offense intended to the person who posted his scanned letter here) does look immature and cheap. NO ONE hand writes letters anymore, except perhaps for romantic reasons. But if you wish to do so PLEASE DO. I agree that hand addressing the envelope and using a 1st class stamp removes the junkmail look and is more likely to get the letter opened. But wouldn't we rather people get a printed letter about Ron Paul than no letter at all? Heck even a mass-mailed form letter is better than nothing.
Which reminds me, this weekend I got a form letter from the Democrats about Hillary Clinton, "written" by Bill Clinton. I of course returned the enclosed envelope with some Ron Paul flyers
Which reminds me again, if anyone gets those pesky credit card offers with the pre-paid return envelopes send some flyers back though those. Might make a pleasant distraction for someone.
If anyone wishes I will forward them the 241 names I've already done and the 100 more I've requested and they can re-send hand written letters themselves. Personally don't have anyone to ask to help with this (well, not true I may have enlisted the aid of a coworker) since my social network is practically non-existent. I may try to get as many as 500 letters out before I'm done.
William C Colley
Well regardless of what anyone says I plan to hand write 60 letters. I realize I'm at risk of sounding like the Huckster here but I'm honor bound to handwrite them. That's what I agreed to do when I asked whatshisface for the addresses. Next time I'll ask if I can just type a bunch and handwrite the envelopes. I've written 15 so far.
Ok once again, I'm one of the organizers of this effort, and the goal is hand writing letters. If people have a personal beef about it, send me a PM and we can talk. Otherwise (a) stop the dissent of people's choice to handwrite them or (b) start your own letter writing campaign.
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That's a ridiculous statement. Printed letters are cheap. It is much cheaper to mass produce a letter by computer/xerox than to handwrite one. The goal is to make the letters personal and sincere to show how much effort we are putting into this.
DO NOT print the letter on a computer with a fake handwriting font. People don't fall for that, and it pisses them off because you are trying to trick them.
Mental Dribble
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Marketing 101, well maybe 102 says that pesonalized touches on marketing material go the extra mile to show that you care and that you are taking the time to go the extra mile.
Hand write your letters, and if you have the desire to put in a photo EVEN BETTER!
But regardless, this effort is organized around handwriting them. Your more than welcome to start your own drive.
Hand write your letters, and if you have the desire to put in a photo EVEN BETTER!
But regardless, this effort is organized around handwriting them. Your more than welcome to start your own drive.
Does this look okay? I'm going to include a Ron Paul: Hope for America Slim Jim with it.
I think that looks very good. It's important to remember that the intention of these letters isn't to convince the person receiving the letter to immediately change their vote to Ron Paul. The intention is to have them find out more about Ron Paul, look into his record, have them watch a video on YouTube or read an article about him on the internet. Taking this approach will enable them to support Ron Paul through their own volition.
