Fuck Yeah! I was hoping you would say "Silence is consent", but its perfect. I hope you get a good response.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]>wrote: > I motion to table this discussion and refer it to the Free Texas Caver > committee to be discussed at the January 10th TSA meeting where > registered members present can vote for a majority. > > Charles > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Mixon Bill <[email protected]> > wrote: > > While I'm in favor of paper copies of the Texas Caver as it presently > > exists, it is worth pointing out some advantages of going the route of > > making it _completely_ on the Web, with no paper distribution at all. > > > > 1) There would be virtually no costs in money of publishing. > > 2) Therefore it could be made freely available on the TSA Web site, as > Gill > > suggests, without messing with things like passwords. Since the TC > doesn't > > publish exact locations of wild caves anyway, I don't see any reason to > hide > > its contents, except the possible problem of inviting non-cavers to TCR. > > (The editor might have to be careful not to print things that might be > > misunderstood by non-members, though.) > > 3) It would be easier on the editor, not only saving the effort of > arranging > > printing and mailing, but also the nuisance of keeping each issue a > multiple > > of 4 pages. > > 4) It could be entirely in color at no extra cost. (But don't use color > > gratuitously in ways that wouldn't work well in a black-and-white > > printout--much cheaper than color, at least on laser printers.) > > 5) It could appear at a higher frequency at no extra cost, since the > covers > > wouldn't cost TSA any more than any other page and there wouldn't be any > > binding or mailing expenses. Monthly six-page issues would be little more > > work and no more cost than quarterly twenty-four page issues. > > 6) It could contain more material at little additional effort and no > > additional cost. For example, educational things about cave science or > > conservation could be reprinted from other sources to make the TC more of > an > > educational resource. Even more photos. Maybe more of those book reviews > > that somebody keeps posting on this e-mail list... > > > > I could, of course, come up with a similar list of disadvantages. > > Nevertheless, if such a scheme resulted in a larger, more frequent, and > more > > informative Texas Caver, I'd be in favor of it. What I don't see the > point > > of is published a paper magazine and then trying to talk people out of > > getting a paper copy, not taking any real advantage of Web publishing and > > saving just part of the cost.--Mixon > > ---------------------------------------- > > May the last lawyer be strangled with the entrails of the last priest. > > ---------------------------------------- > > You may "reply" to the address this message > > came from, but for long-term use, save: > > Personal: [email protected] > > AMCS: [email protected] or [email protected] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
