Jane Herbert
EF2
Clyve and I still do DVD's and BluRays for each year.....always bring a number of NTSC copies over for anyone in the US who wants one
After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
Ditto Mark's comment. But bear in mind, besides Blake's expertise as a videographer and journalist, his approach was unique, focused on the whole historical/developmental/cultural curve of storm chasing, not just on the storms. Definitely a class act, and a courageous one at that, a labor of love that persevered through daunting challenges. Storm chasing videos as a rule don't have that same vision, nor should they. My own video library is miniscule, and some of it, recorded on old mini DVs, is lost simply because it was too crappy to redeem. No biggy. I have my memories, and as for video documentation, I hope to get more and better. The thing is, I'll do it for myself. I'm kind of glad that storm profiteering is a thing of the past; it brings us back to basics. If you document, once again you do it purely for the love of the storms. Barring some truly remarkable incident, there's no other reason anymore that I can see.If you like a production to go along with the tornado footage I cannot say enough good things about what @Blake W. Naftel put together for volume one of Storm Chasing: The Anthology. It was quite an involved project to produce the Blu Ray and DVDs earlier this year, but the final product was a class act. One run of DVDs and Blu Ray discs were produced and going forward the product will only be available on Vimeo On Demand, including new material. Here is where the announcement was made. On the home page Blake mentioned there are a few left for anyone interested in purchasing one.