Masthead

David VanDenburgh · Post by **David VanDenburgh** » Oct 28th, '11, 11:09

If you looked at the latest edition of our CDSOA newsletter, "Masthead," you may have noticed that several articles were contributed by the editors. This is not editorial policy, it's desperation. At the time "Masthead" should go to press, we don't have anything to print so the editors, in desperation, write some stuff up to fill the blank pages. We would much prefer to have other articles from other authors, but we are under pressure to get the issue out so we resort to writing a lot of it ourselves.

The point? Two things, actually:
1. Please send us your stuff!
2. Maybe we don't need "Masthead", or at least we don't need it to come out so often.

What do you think?

Joe Myerson · Post by **Joe Myerson** » Oct 28th, '11, 12:55

Dave,

As a former editor, I feel your pain.

David VanDenburgh wrote:We would much prefer to have other articles from other authors, but we are under pressure to get the issue out so we resort to writing a lot of it ourselves.

And I'll try to send you that promised book review, honest!

David VanDenburgh wrote:Maybe we don't need "Masthead", or at least we don't need it to come out so often.

Maybe it's heresy, but after struggling to fill the newsletter, I really think we should consider reducing the frequency of publication. At least by doing so, we could get the date of the issues to coincide more closely with the actual dates of publication.

FWIW, I have been working with another association (on a paid basis) that used to publish a quarterly journal. They went through a year without any, and now produce theirs once a year. Of course they are talking about a four-color printed document, replete with scholarly footnotes.

Good luck,

--Joe

Sea Hunt Video · Post by **Sea Hunt Video** » Nov 6th, '11, 23:27

"David the Elder":

I sent you a PM.

David VanDenburgh · Post by **David VanDenburgh** » Nov 6th, '11, 23:42

I haven't received it yet.

David

Sea Hunt Video · Post by **Sea Hunt Video** » Nov 7th, '11, 07:34

"David the Elder":

I sent the PM to you on 02 November. On my computer it shows the PM is sitting in my Outbox.

I think I remember Cathy M. saying PMs will sit in the Outbox of the sender until the intended recipient goes in his or her "private messages" folder and opens the PM from the sender.

David VanDenburgh · Post by **David VanDenburgh** » Nov 7th, '11, 08:37

Hmmmmm. My screen says, "NO private messages." Let me see if I can figure out what's going on.

David VanDenburgh · Post by **David VanDenburgh** » Nov 9th, '11, 20:50

Robert, I found your PM and replied.

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