Hey, it's still a good idea, I just thought you wanted all the poor starving artists
to make some cash ;-)
--- George Free <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Narcissus In Paradys wrote:
>> As a writer, I find the idea fascinating, but I just have to ask how are the
>members making money?
>>
>
>I don't think they'll ever make money at it. I just like the idea of how the
>guy who posted the note on kuro5hin implemented an interactive web based
>community facility.
>
>cheers,
>George
>
>
>> --- George Free <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >The art may not be that good, but the community web tech is cool, I think.
>> >
>> >http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2000/9/19/2458/13427
>> >
>> >collective art (Media)
>> > Posted by luap on Tue Sep 19th, 2000 at 09:27:27 AM EST
>> >
>
>> >
>> > I've begun an experiment in my free time. I want to see if I can create an
>online artistic community with
>> > people posting their own works as well as commenting on others, sort of a
>method for writers/poets to get
>> > their word out and maybe even make money bypassing the publisher. Can it be
>done? Will the produced
>> > fiction/art be more/less real?
>> >
>> > I haven't really seen the 'slashdot' for literature out there yet. Instead
>> >of using one of the OS solutions out there for community type sites, I've
>> >decided to program my own (php4 w/MySQL backend.)
>> >
>> > I'll be honest with you, though, in that I'm an English/Journalism major, a
>poet at heart. I've been
>> > fascinated with the web since '95 or so, recently delving into scripting with
>PERL and php. (Creating art,
>> > but in another language, that of the computer.)
>> >
>> > So... I guess I'm just looking for feedback on the concept and execution of
>open source literature.
>> > Thoughts/Suggestions/Comments appreciated...
>>
>> ==
>> "When the last human has died, trees shall cover the earth."
>> "Man is the dream of the dolphin."
>>
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