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["dwalsh/wchase" <wchase@interchange.ubc.ca>]

Jackie,

You don't have to retype the old issues ... a scanner will do it for you.

I did a few articles of the BC Fruit Testers newsletters for our (now 
defunct) web
page.    All text comes out great, drawings need a different program.

Derry

Derry Walsh & Bill Chase  email:wchase@interchange.ubc.ca
Aldergrove,  B. C.,  Canada
phone/fax (604) 856-9316
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----- Original Message -----
From: <jakuehn@yourinter.net>
To: <nafex@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: Online AND Print


: Dear NAFEXers,
:
: I've been watching this discussion, sitting back in my chair, but now I see 
that
: I'm involved, so I'll get involved:  I already have all the POMONAs that I 
have
: been responsible for on computer, and each issue is prepared on the 
computer,
: except for the final, multiple printings and mailings (I print one copy and 
send
: that to the printer, who does everything else.)  I would be very willing to 
do
: the sending via email, especially if someone were to talk me through the
: logistics of setting up the necessary steps to send out all e-issues at 
once,
: for instance, or as many as possible at once.  It would be nice, perhaps, to
: have a small additional compensation for that time, but depending on how 
much
: time is really involved (it may be quite minimal), would maybe not be 
necessary.
:
: Regarding issues prior to Winter 1997, I would also be willing (and here I 
guess
: compensation seems reasonable) to type them onto computer and make them also
: available.
:
: So there's my 2-cents' worth.
:
: Good discussion.
:
: Now, for me, back to preparing the Winter 2001 issue!
:
: Jackie Kuehn
:
: PermacultureNo1@aol.com wrote:
:
: > As one who proposed this a year or so ago, i have to chime in and suggest
: > that this is entirely up to the editor of POMONA.  If she wants to take 
this
: > on, I think it would be great to have a PAID subscription to POMONA 
delivered
: > by email, just like i get my HortIdeas or Echo Development Notes.
: > Obvioiusly, this would require more work and therefore more volunteers.  
In
: > my experience, volunteers sometimes leave you holding the bag, and in this
: > case it would be the editor who would have to pick up the slack.  How many
: > dedicated people do we have who can be SURE they can pitch in if the
: > volunteer craps out?  Eh?  Or do we want to pay someone, which opens a 
can of
: > worms in an organization that has maintained its phenomenal affordability
: > through volunteerism.  (I'm thinking of subcontracting the email version.)
: >
: > Personally, I would love to get POMONA as email delivered to my online 
mail
: > box quarterly. I could care less if it is on the Web.  I can't read every
: > article of the material that comes to me, but whatever makes it to my
: > computer is subject to a fast and fairly thorough search when I need to
: > pulltogether everything I have on a topic.
: >
: > It seems to me that scanning and offering back issues of POMONA could 
easily
: > be subcontracted, with someone investing time and energy and the POMONA 
board
: > or a group of members it designates assuring quality control.  This would 
be
: > revenue for NAFEX and the person who invests the BORING time of scanning 
and
: > then proof reading every scanned article over and over until perfect.  
I've
: > obtained Echo Development Notes in that form and this has been great when 
I
: > do a complete hard drive search for information on a topic.
: >
: > So there are two things I'd like to see.  1)  My subscription to POMONA
: > coming online.  and 2) All back issues of pomona eventually available on
: > CD-ROM.  This is not particularly enjoyable work, so either we pay people 
(or
: > provide profit sharing in the case of the CD-ROM) or we count on 
volunteers
: > at the risk of accelerating turnover of the people who are left holding 
the
: > bag if the volunteers don't come through.  (They are volunteers too, of
: > course.)
: >
: > Since I do not have time to do the work, I feel it proper to let the 
people
: > who would have to arranged for the work to be done to make the decision.
: > Anyone who has the time, software and hardware and is strongly motivated 
can
: > approach the Board with a proposal to do the job.  I'll cheer!
: >
: > Dan Hemenway
: > Barking Frogs Permaculture Center
: >
:
:
:
:
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