Re: Bulletin announcement and request for help

Hi Justin, (and others)

First, thank you Justin for your efforts on the bulletin.
I have no doubt that it's a lot of work, and I also think
it's useful.

May I suggest a reconsideration of the decision to do a
"rich" newsletter? I know from doing Carfree Times that
rich costs lots more time than plain-text.

However, as far as the bulletin is concerned, is there a
real need for a rich version? I was always entirely=20
satisfied to read the plain-text version. If the rich=20
version is too much work, why not just give it up?

I regret that my commitment to Carfree Times does not
leave me time to help with the bulletin.

Best,

Joel


At 2011-09-22 04:25, Justin Hyatt wrote:
>Dear Carfree friends and readers of the bulletin!=20
>(cc: to the translators)
>
>I wanted to share a few words with all of you about the process of making =
the bulletin and a call for help. After having edited the bulletin when I w=
orked in Prague for WCN a few years ago, I stopped when I left, but then pi=
cked it up again last fall on a voluntary basis. This spring we included an=
 upgrade with rich formatting and html. While the new format has been gener=
ally appreciated, it created several technical issues and it has also requi=
red a lot more attention on our side, and it has made it more difficult for=
 the translators themselves to send the various language editions due to ft=
p, updating the website, etc.=20
>
>So we have come to the point where I would like to continue working on the=
 bulletin, but would greatly appreciate more help with it. It has become al=
most too much to cope with, at least on a voluntary basis. I think that the=
 whole service can develop even further and become an ever greater tool of =
the World Carfree movement, including even newer languages and smoother web=
 experience. But we need to work in that direction.
>
>Thus, if you are reading this and interested in helping, here is where you=
 could jump in:
>
>- News editing: sharing in the process of creating the English language ve=
rsion.
>- Tech support, web development: helping to improve the way the bulletin c=
an be translated, uploaded, formatted, sent, etc.=20
>- Bulletin strategy: considering general ways to develop the bulletin, bui=
lding up a future strategy, working with other media
>
>If you would like to start a new translation, I'd be happy to hear from yo=
u, but we should wait with that until we have solved other issues first.
>
>Partnering: One idea for consideration is to couple the production of the =
bulletin with another organisation with similar outlook. This would have to=
 be considered carefully, but partnering could bring in benefits, such as g=
reater exposure in another network, availability of staff time, possibly fi=
nancial support. Send any ideas for this.
>
>In a nutshell, if you have time, ideas, programming skills, web savvy, or =
would just like to be a part of the discussion for development of the World=
 Carfree Monthly News service, please get in touch with me!
>
>The next issue to come out will be October.
>
>Thanks a lot,
>Justin
>
>Ps: I would like to take this moment to publicly thank the translators for=
 all their great work and help over the past year! Thanks a lot all of you!
>
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