Re: [GWL]: Mantis??

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• Subject: Re: [GWL]: Mantis??
• From: "Lon J. Rombough" lonrom@hevanet.com>
• Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 20:55:14 -0700
• List-archive: <http://topica.com/lists/Gardenwriters/read>

Claude:
    If you are serious about this, how about laying out exactly what would
be needed to start.
-Lon
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>From: Claude Sweet <sweetent@home.com>
>To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
>Subject: Re: [GWL]: Mantis??
>Date: Mon, Jul 30, 2001, 6:58 PM
>

>Nellie,
>
>Gardening They Wrote - has a certain political correctness to your
>Jessica Fletcher of publications concept.
>
>The website concept has merit, but why not expand its scope?
>
>The time seems to be right, even necessary, for writer/communicators to
>pool their resources and launch a pay for fee website to provide
>gardening/horticultural information to the general public.
>
>The key is to provide an annual membership fee that is affordable - $12
>annual fee would seem to be reasonable. A trial membership could be
>launched at $6 for a 3 month period. Automatic credit card processing
>would reduce staff to process the traffic and eliminate any lag between
>making a decision to participate and being able to participate.
>
>The more writers involved, the more subjects that could be part of the
>database.
>
>I would suggest a concept that would be similar to the ZifDavis computer
>newsletter. 
>An email message is sent to its subscriber list. It is available in text
>or html format with links to specific articles posted on their site.
>
>A weekly mailing would be the initial goal and increasing the frequency
>would be possible if more writers signed on board.
>
>Writers would receive shares of participation for each story accepted.
>Of course an editorial board and various editors, layout people,
>photographers, illustrators, and htlm code writers would be necessary to
>make the project fly.
>
>I would suggest equipment and horticultural supplies be evaluated like
>the consumer reports testing. No advertising would force all of the
>revenues to be from membership, by it would reduce downloading costs for
>members to access the information.
>
>In my opinion, to be successful in providing information via the
>internet does not mean producing a magazine format complete with ads.
>
>Hosting a question and answer section could be part of the concept.
>
>Seed and plant exchanges might be considered as this seems to be a vital
>part of several plant societies and accomplishing this on the
>internet/email is especially important when acquiring perishable seed
>with limited viability.
>
>There would be lots of opportunities for people to express their
>opinions in electronic editorials and for two sides of questions to
>engage in debate.
>
>Just a thought that we might consider.
>
>Claude Sweet

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