[IndiChix] Draft mail - read and review

[Kadambari Devarajan]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Sriram Narayanan <sriramnrn at gmail.com>wrote:

> Here's a draft mail that I offer as a possible mail to Swati Sani
> seeking transfer of doman name ownership.
>
> Before we do send out a mail to her, I think it important from a
> record keeping point of view that:
>
> - we first agree that we want to transfer the domain name to active
> list members.
> - we identify who those list members would be.
>
> Here's my draft mail:
>
> -===========================================================


Sorry to nitpick and don't want to come across like a grammar nazi, but here
are a few minor edits since this is not an informal communique:

>
>
> Hello Swati.
>
> It's been a while since you've been on the list, and about a year
> since you have ubsubscribed from the list and moved on. We wish you
> success with whatever else you are doing now-a-days.

//uNsubscribed

>
>
> Some others (old and new) on the list are active, and various list
> members have various interests.

"varied" interests?

> Some interests are related to
> evangelism and support which are going on in various forms. *Others*
> interests are related to handling administrative issues involved with
> running a user group.

//other


> Some of us have felt the need for active members
> to be owners and admins of the domain name. We realize that you have
> registered the domain name, and that you have renewed it recently as
> well. Would it be possible for you to transfer the domain name
> ownership to the active list members, please ? We of course offer to
> reimburse the domain registration fee that you would have just paid to
> renew the domain. Could you let us know the specific amount?
>
> Given the disconnected nature of email, we feel it prudent to clarify
> that this is not a demand, but a request, since we recognize that you
> have purchased the domain and have paid for the renewal as well. We're
> asking simply as community members, and are basing our request on the
> principle of active enthusiasts who wish to be caretakers.
>
> We have tried to contact your earlier at swati at sanisoft.com since that
> was known to us to be your email address. However, not having received
> a response to our earlier mails, we decided to send this mail to the
> email address mentioned at your business site as well, in the
> assumption that you would be receiving those emails.
>
> Do let us know your thoughts on transferring the domain name. We would
> like to take a decision amongst ourselves on this matter, and hope to
> receive a response by the 15th of Jan 2009.
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you, and wishing you all the best,
>
> -- Gayathri/Hassath/Vid
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Rest is nicely drafted out. As Hassath pointed out, extremely polite but
succinct.
Great going Sriram! :)
It might require modifications if posting as a comment on her blog.
Worst case, we could probably call her up (if SaniSoft's number is mentioned
somewhere on their webpage). I'm not really sure about that either!

Cheers,
Kadambari.
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http://kadambarid.livejournal.com
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