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Originally Posted by ddsack
Carolyn, I just checked the online Exchange listing, and all of Bill Minkey's offerings, both past and present are listed there online along with his contact info. Of course you need to be logged in as a member to see any of that.
Looks to me like the Exchange is now the definitive place to get info on varieties past and present. I expect the print yearbook will be pulled off and printed from the existing online info of only those currently offered. Being in the Yearbook does not preclude being listed online.
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Dee, I still am a member, just not a listed member.
Bill's contact info is public?That really surprises me since I thought you had to click to get that. Is that true for all who participate there?
When Joanne Thuente was doing all of the uploading, folks would tell her where they wanted her to upload ,she's now retired so I don't know how it's done now except that an individual can now upload what they want to and I think also with pictures..
True, being a listed member in the Yearbook has never precluded anyone from listing elsewhere at SSE.
You may find this hard to believe but initially they hired an IT specialist and uploaded the whole darn yearbook, it didn't work, he tried again and this went on for I don't know how long but they finally said it was OK, And only for SSE members.
So I asked Joanne to upload my info to the Yearbook as well as the first new one, and never again.But they made a strong point of saying that no personal contact info would ever be made public.You had to contact SSE and give your acct number to get that info.
The only feedback I've gotten from folks who have posted their wants and what they have, is that quite a few seeds received were crossed.
So really,the exchange is no different,form-wise,from the Tville Wanted and trade seed subforums here as I see it.
Carolyn, who really hopes that SSE is able to increase the membership since in the last few years it has plummeted.That table with data was not included in the 2017 Yearbook,but I'm pretty sure it was last year and the year before it if I took the time to look. SSE has been a very important part of my life since 1989 and I've made so many wonderful friends there and most are still friends, some of them in the seed producer group for seed offers.
Carolyn