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Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby elfish_lad on Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:15 pm

Hi. The Elf here. Former newsletter writer. I know there is a new clan report. Is there any need to resurrect a newsletter?

If so, then perhaps it could be more of a quarterly magazine type thing.

I would only do it if Big Wham supported it as a part of his money making/advert type scheme with short vids and ads etc.

Lemme know.

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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby IcePack on Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:32 pm

I know BigWham wishes the newsletter never went away, for what it's worth. We've had discussions about it in the past, and discussed it recently with the release of clan platoon report.

I doubt there is overall big interest for it, perhaps. Idk. Finding enough volunteers etc will be another task.

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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby elfish_lad on Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:02 am

Back when I joined the editorial staff it was just samuelc812 and myself and the nobodies did the graphics.

Sometimes less is more.

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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby Dukasaur on Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:30 am

elfish_lad wrote:Back when I joined the editorial staff it was just samuelc812 and myself and the nobodies did the graphics.

Sometimes less is more.

E.

I tried almost two years to keep it alive. Tons of people volunteered, but few of them ever wrote anything.

I would very much like to see the newsletter revived. If you can pull it off, more power to you. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby elfish_lad on Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:14 am

You are a good writer Duk.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby elfish_lad on Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:57 pm

I might be willing if you came on board. Interested in brain storming?
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby riskllama on Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:31 pm

only part i ever bothered reading was the interview section. the rest was just...uninteresting to me. hope this helps! someone should get in touch with universalchiro. be interesting to know what that nutter is up to these days... :idea:
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby owenshooter on Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:24 pm

riskllama wrote:only part i ever bothered reading was the interview section. the rest was just...uninteresting to me. hope this helps! someone should get in touch with universalchiro. be interesting to know what that nutter is up to these days... :idea:

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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby waauw on Mon Feb 15, 2016 2:35 pm

riskllama wrote:only part i ever bothered reading was the interview section. the rest was just...uninteresting to me. hope this helps! someone should get in touch with universalchiro. be interesting to know what that nutter is up to these days... :idea:


Same here, was the only section I bothered to read as well back in the day.
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Postby IcePack on Mon Feb 15, 2016 3:51 pm

waauw wrote:
riskllama wrote:only part i ever bothered reading was the interview section. the rest was just...uninteresting to me. hope this helps! someone should get in touch with universalchiro. be interesting to know what that nutter is up to these days... :idea:


Same here, was the only section I bothered to read as well back in the day.


Yeah, it was a big reason why I read the newsletter as well. It was the main reason I included a interview in the new clan Platoon Report as well, thinking that it was a big part of the past newsletters, it would be a popular feature again. But its been like pulling teeth to get any questions asked and idk how many have enjoyed the first interviews, as I dont think anyones really commented on that feature.

Oh well, fun to do it anyway even if im the only one reading it :ugeek:
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby WingCmdr Ginkapo on Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:46 pm

inb4 owen suggests this should be in Suggestions.

(Oh wait he posted and didnt say it!)

I'm too new to the site to have an opinion, I've never read a newsletter.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby iAmCaffeine on Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:22 am

I never read the full Newsletter, just whatever took my interest, usually the interview(s) and clan reports. However, the Dispatch never really hit full throttle for the entire time I was there and that was a while ago.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby elfish_lad on Wed Feb 17, 2016 2:43 pm

I personally rarely enjoyed the interviews.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby riskllama on Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:43 am

elfish_lad wrote:I personally rarely enjoyed the interviews.

yeah well, you're an idiot...
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby riskllama on Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:45 am

owenshooter wrote:
riskllama wrote:only part i ever bothered reading was the interview section. the rest was just...uninteresting to me. hope this helps! someone should get in touch with universalchiro. be interesting to know what that nutter is up to these days... :idea:

i miss being asked monthly to be interviewed...-Jésus noir

as if you need to be interviewed - no one gives a f*ck about what u think, owen....
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby elfish_lad on Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:35 pm

riskllama wrote:
elfish_lad wrote:I personally rarely enjoyed the interviews.

yeah well, you're an idiot...


Yeah. Well. What's your point....
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby riskllama on Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:48 pm

I believe my point was quite clear...
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby Silly Knig-it on Fri Feb 19, 2016 3:05 pm

I enjoyed the newsletter. I as I would with any newsletter, newspaper, etc. never read the whole thing. I think different parts, for different folks. I might suggest an occasional spam distribution just to expose people to it.

I always read the news from the top, (i.e. from the owner). I want to know what he is thinking about as the most influential person on where this site goes.

I read articles talking about trends, plans, etc.

I skimmed/read interviews depending on how well I knew the player and whether they interesting questions. When they sank to the level of boxers/briefs I tune out.

I rarely read articles filled with game stats.

Yes, I would again subscribe were it there.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby JPlo64 on Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:35 pm

I enjoyed the newsletter and the current Clan report.

A possibility may be to not take on the entirety of the newsletter at once, but instead release the different sections of it individually.
I feel that if were broken up, it may garner more interest (at least some portions of it) then if it is presented all at once. B/c that can be an overwhelming task in of itself to find the interesting bit within the newsletter for that particular person.

For example, seeing that the interview seemed to be possibly the most interesting part, a following could potentially grow if there were a stand alone "Interview Series."
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby Dukasaur on Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:28 pm

JPlo64 wrote:I enjoyed the newsletter and the current Clan report.

A possibility may be to not take on the entirety of the newsletter at once, but instead release the different sections of it individually.
I feel that if were broken up, it may garner more interest (at least some portions of it) then if it is presented all at once. B/c that can be an overwhelming task in of itself to find the interesting bit within the newsletter for that particular person.

For example, seeing that the interview seemed to be possibly the most interesting part, a following could potentially grow if there were a stand alone "Interview Series."

I very much agree.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby elfish_lad on Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:34 pm

I think it's cool that there is a clan report.

We'll just leave it at that.

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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby TeeGee on Fri Feb 26, 2016 4:02 am

The newsletter stopped and active membership took a dive.. Am I wrong?
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby Swifte on Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:19 pm

TeeGee wrote:The newsletter stopped and active membership took a dive.. Am I wrong?


Yes.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby DoomYoshi on Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:40 pm

I would probably read the newsletter if it was a surrealist tract written by the bots.
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Re: Is there any need/desire for a general newsletter?

Postby elfish_lad on Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:45 pm

DoomYoshi wrote:I would probably read the newsletter if it was a surrealist tract written by the bots.


~pops open saxibot's head~

Hmm... crap. all we've got is semi-autobiographical satiricalism bud. Sorry.

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