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Thanks, Derry!  That will be very good, and a lot cheaper for NAFEX.

I always enjoy your contributions to this list.

Jackie

dwalsh/wchase wrote:

> 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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