SIN quarterly journal | Forum

Quote from DrTopperBottoms Why go through the work of creating a journal if you can post your article here in a blog or a forum post? By making a journal, you would be potentially curbing stories/articles that would attract new paid members to the board. I've seen a few forums create a journal/newsletter of sorts. It always works out great until you realize someone needs to keep it up, push members to write articles, edit them, etc. Sure, it would be a nice novelty, but eventually, it will turn into shit. Just my two cents.

Quote from JamesSTL666 Would anyone be interested in compiling a quarterly SIN journal, released either in PDF or on hardcopy, where the members of SIN share their experiences on predetermined subjects. Each installment of the quarterly journal could have different themes. One issue could be about lesser magic, one could be about greater magic, one could be about lifestyles (cooking, fashion, the outdoors, ect).

We solicit the members of the paid subforum to write articles regarding their views on that quarterly topic, gather them, edit them into a nice-looking pdf, and publish it to the community. Hell, if the response is big enough, Zach could make a nickle or two selling physical copies, if he so chooses. 

The paid members get a neat opportunity to express themselves, and get to contribute something nifty to the site, the site gets more content, and if he's lucky, Zach might make a buck or two.

That's what I intended to say.. that the paid members would be the contributors.

I could probably take on some responsibilities toward this........ Mr. Watts, where you at?

I would be interested in this and would contribute essays - probably one per month.

Maybe the journal could be here on SIN. Zach or someone else could set the topic and then people could contribute pieces of writing which addressed the topic.

It would have to be well moderated so only pieces of writing which addressed the topic would be admitted and all other stuff would just be removed.

You could lock the thread after a few weeks to maintain each separate editions integrity.

Quote from MatthewJ1 Maybe the journal could be here on SIN. Zach or someone else could set the topic and then people could contribute pieces of writing which addressed the topic.

What is up? Do you need something from me?

I could help with this quarterly journal, but I'm not sure what I'll write about. I have lots of hands on skills though. 

For example, I could write a 100 page epic about detailing your car. WHY would Satanists need to know how to get anything (food, droppings, blood, semen, etc.) off the paint/upholstery, I'll leave that up to the Satanists. But I know lots about this subject (among other subjects of a similar nature)

Going into the holiday season, it is kind of hard for me to put together a schedule but I would be fine figuring out a day or so a week that I could run it. It really depends on audience and topics available. (And MOTIVATION) But I know how to run blogtalk and I am pretty sure I still have my active account there. For a long time I was the Ooze "secretary" and set up the shows when things got hectic. 

As for the journal thing, there would have to be the same motivation and goal drive as there would have to be with BTR.

You have more experience on the matter. You are probably the best qualified for the task. 

Let me know if I can be of any assistance. I can do copy editing, and have some experience with Adobe Acrobat.

Once upon a time I was a student journalist, though it's been 13 years since I've worked on a publication. Like riding a bike, right? Right.

Correct. The Blogtalkradio accounts have EVERY DAY SLOTS available (except whatever is spoken for by the regular show). Therefore if they are free or paid there could be a show EVERY DAY and it would record and archive them. Experimenting with the technology, getting the actually interested, even beyond members, just people who want to become vocal on air, would be sufficient.