In message <[email protected]>, pene piip <[email protected]> writes
Sadly I found the article a little disappointing in that not a single member's name is mentioned.
I was a newsletter editor for the New England Lace Group for 6 years, & I always made sure that names were included & spelt correctly in any article that I published. But whenever I receive the "Australian Lace" there are articles written where the lacemakers are only referred to by their first names. I feel that I have to ask "Why do they do this?" I can understand the need for privacy, but these lace magazines should be regarded as historical documents & therefore include as much information as possible. What do other lacemakers think?
I haven't had mine yet - but (being one of the proof readers) did read it cover to cover at the beginning of September! Articles are printed as they are received - the editor, although having the right to edit articles, will not have taken names out, and the latest instruction from the Exec is that wording shouldn't be changed (in cases where the grammar isn't quite right, or something that could be worded better), so if the names are not in the magazine then it is because whoever wrote the article didn't include them. It may be that the author wasn't sure of the names and didn't want to upset anyone by getting them wrong - or by missing anyone out. Where spellings of names are concerned, when they are included, we do our best at proof stage to make sure that those errors we are aware of are put right - but if is someone not known from another part of the world reliance is put on the author of the article getting the spelling right in the first place. If mistakes are spotted and notified, then the editor does put an apology and correction in the next issue.
Unlike the magazines that you buy from newsagents, who have a team of journalists writing articles, Lace (and probably many of the other guild magazines/newsletters) is reliant on members writing and contributing (exclusive*) articles and patterns - without these contributions the magazines wouldn't exist. It is also the responsibility of the author/contributor to obtain copyright clearance. The lack of photographs and illustrations is probably due to the contributor not having any - or not submitting any - and it is often very difficult to obtain permission to submit a newspaper photograph for publication in another magazine, even if that magazine is in another country! Copyright is something that is taken very seriously as no guild wishes to face an expensive prosecution.
*The rule where Lace is concerned is that no article should be submitted that has been submitted to another publication in the preceding ten years (which also means not sending the same article to two or three different guilds/societies at the same time, as some people do!).
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