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Re: [GWL]: Links for garden writers

Just a thought, but perhaps the reference tool information should be
password protected to preserve some value towards justifying a paid
membership in GWAA?

Maintaining a good reference base can be a big job. On the internet, you
also have the job of  keeping the hyperlinks current. Link maintenance is an
ongoing task, sometimes a  nightmare. It is unrealistic to expect that to be
done reliably on a volunteer basis.

Is there funding for the web site, its creation, content  and maintenance?
Once money comes into the picture, you need to make some guidelines.

I think GWAA needs to make a basic decision as to its commitment to the web
site and the purposes for which it will be designed. In terms of, say,
public access and information vs. member services? Once that has been made
clear, the rest would follow. There are infinite ways it could be useful to
garden writers and photographers as well as related activites.

Just think, the membership list could be published and there would be no
more updating a printed directory by hand! (Just think how often email
addresses change.)

Obviously, the site would need to cover at least some of its costs. Perhaps
space could be sold for posting commercial "press releases" with members
receiving a discount.  The advertisor/announcer would realize a savings in
printing, packaging and postage; members would gain 24/7 access to the
information.  Even such simple, but useful, nuts and bolts as contact
information could be maintained and updated/changed asap as needed.

There are so many possibilities.


Barbara M. Martin
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Nitchman" <paradisegardener@hotmail.com>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: RE: [GWL]: Links for garden writers


> Jeff,
> It is a terrific resource. I would be interested in a complete listing of
> gardening publications. GWAA's list is incomplete. Also on-line gardening
> sites would be good, although difficult to keep current. The writer's
> resources section looks helpful. Links to experts in specialty areas and
> current research could be a time saver. Well, heck, how about all of it?
> This would be a great GWAA project.
> Linda Nitchman
>
> >From: Jeff Ball <jeffball@starband.net>
> >Reply-To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
> >To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
> >Subject: RE: [GWL]: Links for garden writers
> >Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 09:41:49 -0800
> >
> >Graham,
> >That is an impressive site.  It makes the GWAA site look a bit small.  I
am
> >going to send the reference to each of the GWAA board members and the
> >director.  They should all take a look.  For folks on this GWL list.
What
> >is on the UK site that you would like to have on the GWAA site?
> >
> >Jeff Ball
> >Chairman of the GWAA Technology Committee
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Graham Rice [g*@tiscali.co.uk]
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:48 PM
> >To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
> >Subject: [GWL]: Links for garden writers
> >
> >There is a an extensive list of links of interest to garden writers
> >and anyone looking for information on gardening in Britain on the
> >British Garden Writers Guild website at
> >
> >http://www.gardenwriters.co.uk/links.htm
> >
> >It's not entitrely complete, or completely up-to-date, but it's very
> >useful.
> >
> >Graham Rice
> >
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