[game_preservation] Quarterly newsletter?

[Captain Commando]

Now that I think of it, all the state chapters have regular meetings - a
newsletter would be basically the same thing, only on an international
level!

-DM

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 11:04 PM, Julia Brasil <julianya at gmail.com> wrote:


> We have a forum? What for? To keep tabs on what is discussed on the list?

> Share hilarious pictures of kittens perhaps? I always figured that mailing

> list and forums canceled each other out somehow. I guess I was wrong.

>

> A newsletter would be an interesting undertaking. I er...third that idea.

> :) Especially since, not being able to update the blog, it would give me

> something to do, I guess. Not to mention, anything that brings awareness to

> the SIG is a good thing, right? What would that entail, however? Just

> activity updates?

>

> On a more pressing subject, if we start using the forum again can I start a

> thread on lolcats? ;)

>

> ~Julia

>

> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Captain Commando <evilcowclone at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

>> Well, I second the idea of a newsletter. It's good to keep up on these

>> things. Not sure if it would be more beneficial for me to get a newsletter

>> before or after the monthly meetings of the Colorado Game Developers, which

>> is first Tuesday of each month.

>>

>> Didn't know we had a forum, but I guess if nobody's using it then no loss

>> so far, huh?

>>

>> -DM

>>

>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 7:10 PM, Andrew Armstrong <andrew at aarmstrong.org>

>> wrote:

>>

>>>  Hey all,

>>>

>>> Would it be a good idea once we get some more of the projects going to do

>>> a quarterly newsletter of sorts? I've seen the recent IGDA monthly update,

>>> and the AI, Casual and Writing SIGs do this.

>>>

>>> I know my email to this list about updating here with news went down like

>>> a lead balloon, but this is more aimed at people who don't know about this

>>> mailing list anyway. Good idea or not?

>>>

>>> Andrew

>>>

>>> PS: I also intended to get participation up on the IGDA Preservation *

>>> forum*, which this would help with. Yes, we have a forum, although we

>>> never use it (just like the Writing SIG in fact). Although, perhaps at some

>>> point in the future, if the forums are updated to allow email updates from

>>> forums (so it acts like a mailing list) and you can send replies, we can

>>> migrate to it. Doubtless this would be a while however, but I will make sure

>>> to suggest it.

>>>

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>>

>>

>> --

>> The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

>>

>> "Until next time..."

>> Captain Commando

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"Until next time..."
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