Re: Why not a Web-based ATM journal?

["B. Pepin" <atmjedit@conceptsnet.com>]

Hi Mike,

I will step in here as Managing Editor of ATMJ, who edits and puts together
the layout, nuts, bolts, and bits of the thing. Issue 16, which is now on
press, contains a complete bibliography of Telescope Making magazine, kindly
forwarded to us by Perry Remaklus of Willmann-Bell. Issue, author, and title
are all listed serially.

If you want to discuss the tactical ramifications of reprint, please reply
to me off-list and I will give you details on why this is more easily
agreed-to than done.

Barlow


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Lindner <mikel@att.net>
Cc: atm <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: Why not a Web-based ATM journal?


>
> Just a short reply to some of the issues raised by my last post, then
> I'll shut up.
>
> 1) Subscription-based publishing: Yes, this works for FREE
> subscriptions. What I was saying was that this isn't a viable way to
> finance the effort.
>
> 2) HTML/ASCII/Java/C++/you-name-it: HAH! All of this is as standard as
> the 5.25" floppy. One of the tasks is to retranslate material to newer
> formats (alot like the Pak librarians).
>
> 3) 'Bill [cook] wasn't as crude and crazy as I thought.': Well, he
> probably is, but that's OK :^). But seriously, regarding volunteerism,
> Bill's right, out of 1000 people, 50 will step forward, and 1 will
> actually do something (if that many).
>
> Here's a modest proposal: What if the paper pubs (S&T, AA, ATMJ, etc.)
> would give permission for the ATM Site to put ONE ATM article per issue
> online (if there is one). That way it wouldn't preclude their selling
> reprints of the entire issue, the ATM Site gets to archive more ATM
> material, and the online articles (with proper attribution) might even
> drum up some customers for the paper mags. Any takers?
>
> P.S. Bill, regarding nobody responding to TM reprint requests, I'll make
> the same statement I made before - if you tell me the titles of the
> articles you have permission to reprint, I can suggest what ones I'd
> like to see. Otherwise I can only name titles of articles I already
> have, and I don't need those reprinted (for obvious reasons).
>
>
> Thanks for listening, and clear skies to all!
> --
> Mike Lindner
>