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by baskerville.CS.Arizona.EDU (8.11.1/8.11.1) id eAKJZms01244
for icon-group-addresses; Mon, 20 Nov 2000 12:35:48 -0700 (MST)
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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 11:21:01 -0500
From: David Gamey <dgamey@sympatico.ca>
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To: icon-group@cs.arizona.edu
Subject: Re: Icon Analyst Online?
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This is an interesting idea.
Could this not also allow a second life?
With a web format new material could be moderated and organized into
threads. With wider subscription base it might find new contributors.
David Gamey
"Frank J. Lhota" wrote:
>
> As all subscribers to the Icon Analyst must be aware of now, the Analyst is
> entering its last year of publication. One can easily understand why the
> Icon Project has thrown in the towel. Publishing a paper newletter is a
> daunting, time consuming task, even if you have a small circulation. With
> its current subscriber base, it would be hard to justify devoting project
> resources to the Analyst.
>
> As an alternative, why not turn the Analyst into a web page? This is the
> direction that Windows magazine has taken. At this point, we can safely
> assume that all Icon Analysts have access to the web. The web page would
> require less printing, no postage, and would not have to updated on a
> regular schedule.
>
> I, for one, would really appreciate an Icon Analyst web page. Would you be
> interested in supporting / reading such a page?