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Re: Can we develop a database of Garden Magazines?

I will say this again on the database of Garden magazines:  I am NOT a micro
manager and even if I were, I am way too busy to handle it.  Further, I lack
the skills to do it.  I started the GWL, but that was because Topica walked
me through it.  If there is a real interest in the database project (and I
DO think it's a very useful idea) then someone from the list is going to
have to volunteer and run it.  Otherwise it's going to die unborn. I've had
letters in the past from people who wanted to volunteer to help on the GWL. 
If you are out there now, this is the time to step up.  We already have
Chris Lindsey offering a site that has material on it as a base, so you have
a place to start and someone to help you.
-Lon
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>From: Barry Webb <barry@erutan.clara.co.uk>
>To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
>Subject: RE: [GWL]: Digest for Gardenwriters@topica.com, issue 338
>Date: Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 7:42 AM
>

>At 12:12 PM 2/10/02 , you wrote: 
>
>Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 08:04:44 -0800 
>>
>> From: "Lon J. Rombough" 
>> Subject: Re: [GWL]: Can we develop a database of Garden Magazines? 
>
>
>
>Can I add a note of caution? Reading some of the posts I have gained the
>impression that people are expecting too much of a database. Keeping it up to
>date even within a very stable situation could become a full-time task even
>with a limited set of data and everybody co-operating with providing up to
>date
>information, assuming that all the sources were reliable and not acting on
>gossip and hearsay.
>
>Books with this kind of data have a full-time staff of several people, one I
>know of has three, an editor and two research assistants. Even then with the
>lead time on publishing there are caveats about accuracy and advice to check
>before committing to a job or submitting actual work because your time may be
>wasted.
>
>I suggest that the content should be limited to: Magazine title, regions
>covered, topics covered, frequency, how much is produced within house (i.e.
>how
>much opportunity for freelance contributions), cover price, advertising page
>rates, lead time, editor name, contact telephone number and address for
>material and the preferred form of presentation. That is already a lot of
>information to gather and much else will be rendered redundant by market
>forces
>within surprisingly short space of time.
>
>
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Barry Webb,
>
>Why not view Organic Gazette? <http:///>www.erutan.clara.co.uk 
>
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