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  • From: jakuehn@yourinter.net
  • To: nafex@egroups.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: Online AND Print
  • Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 07:43:39 -0400

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
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> Home web page http://www.interchange.ubc.ca/wchase/HTML
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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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