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I am re-igniting this thread. I think the board is mature enough for a quarterly or bi-annual newsletter.
Organizing it is a pain. Getting people in the occult to do X is a pain in the rear…herding cats is an often-used analogy.
I have some failed experience at it, but I can outline what it takes and problems often encountered.
What it takes.
It takes at least 1 truly dedicated person, preferably more.
It takes people willing to write on topics and make footnotes and offer places to go. So as opposed to a message in a board, it is a complete self contained article, however it offers places to start looking if one wants to learn more.
It helps if there is some theme.
It helps if there is some editorial vetting, getting things to be concise, on point, well written, easily understood.
Some type setters…while not needed in electronic publications, someone has to put it together, what articles go where, that the document is searchable…and that pictures and such are well placed making it an easy and attractive read.
Because it is electronic, there is a lot we can do as we do not have the cost of publishing it on paper.
Lastly, I think we can have and offer some after article topics that last until the next publication. This can provide for off topic discussions as well as more to the point discussions. After the next publication, we lock the topics and allow them to be viewed, but not added to.
For the topics that truly grow, we add them to the standard forum.
I am willing to help, perhaps even in organizing but I always hope for people more enlightened then myself to.
The bad things…people promising things and not delivering. It happens all the time, you need to expect it and not count on things that are not done yet.
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--Paxx
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SM Newsletter, Volunteers and ideas?
| Kinjo SM Newsletter Sep 7 2005, 07:43 PM
Sep 7 2005, 07:43 PM
