Niels, I'd be happy to help with constructing the newsletter. I don't have heaps of time but have experience creating and editing successful government department newsletters.
I think we should give some thought to what key message(s) we want to convey. Usually a newsletter is more than a collection of tidbits but is constructed to ensure that all the contents are engaging to the reader and are consistent with the 'branding' or message. There's a lot we can discuss and canvess with the group along these lines. I didn't see the heading in the upper right, maybe someone was able to fix that. The numbering idea is pretty clever and I say let's give it a go. cheers dale http://littleredplanet.com On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:33:39 +0100 Niels Rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:02:41 +0000 > Philip Newborough <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:49:27 -0000 > > Niels Rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I've seen that some other distro's has a monthly newsletter, > > > telling the community what's going on under the hoods. It would > > > make the development more transparent and make the users feel > > > comfortable about knowing what's going on. > > > > > > I think that this would be obvious in a community like ours. > > > > > > > I agree, I think it is a really good idea. It would definitely help > > everyone to get a good understanding of what is happening. I know > > everyone is doing a great job on the forums and wiki, but sometimes > > it is difficult to keep track. I for one would certainly appreciate > > a monthly newsletter with summaries and updates. Great Idea! > > > > Not sure what others think about this, but I think the Ubuntu way of > > storing newsletters on the the wiki works well. It is also > > distributed via a mailing list. > > Hi again :) > > I've made this template in the Wiki: > http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/playground/playground/newsletter_template > > I've read a couple of newsletters from other distro's .... Pheew !! > It certainly demands a developers insight ! > > Anyway, my proposal is that the newsletter is divided in sections > that are maintained by different volunteers. > > This way it should be easy to maintain, and easy to read. > > I don't know how to remove the first headline from the index in upper > right corner, anyone ?? > > Another thing, I've been thinking about the numbering of the > newsletter. Instead of starting with #1 in february (or #2) I think > it would be best to number it after month+year like 309 for the month > of march in year 2009 ?? > > So what do you think ? > > Thanks, > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~crunchbangers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~crunchbangers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
