I could handle the dropbox side or someone could but I'd have to buy
the space ofcause.
same with sendspace.
I could go unlimited data and use a server but then I'd need at least
50-80 dollars a month in donations to make it viable or at least half
of what I was paying maybe 40-50 bucks a month to make it a viable option.
Ordering space I would need maybe a little less than that but even so.
None of us are made of cash.
So if we did this it would have to be a combining of small resources
to keep a big resource and have it stable.
At 04:09 AM 10/31/2013, you wrote:
Hi Tom and all
I do agree with what you said. I believe a podcast would be a
good enhancement to say a written review of a given
game. Addressing the idea of storage space needed I don't know how
much the cost would increase for the webisite, but an alternative
could be sendspace. The reason I mention this obviously is that
it's optionally a free service, or similarly Dropbox.
I'm not sure how difficult HTML coding would be to learn however
with some determination writing the magazine with headers and such
would make a decent change from the current +'s used in the current format.
As for submissions of podcast there would need to be some sort of
standards in things like quality of the recording, ease of
understanding what's being heard both in the game and by the
reviewer and so on.
Just a couple thoughts.
Ron
On 30-Oct-2013 12:51 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
Hi Steven and all,
I realize that probably a good many of you are in favor of some kind
of a podcast. I'm not totally against the idea, but I foresee problems
with it. For one thing a podcast would require extra server bandwidth,
more storage space, and that would incur greater cost to keep the site
up and running. Therefore in order to do this we would have to take
donations on a regular basis to pay for the cost of operating the site
and so forth. Another is technical quality from podcast to podcast.
Now, I know this varies from person to person but I expect people who
record podcasts to have fairly decent recording equipment so it is
easy to clean up, edit, and post to the site. If I were the one
reviewing podcast submissions and it were recorded on a $15 microphone
with too much static or background noise I'd probably turn the
submission down on the grounds it doesn't meet quality standards.
Finally, not everyone can record a podcast. I myself have difficulties
with my Jaw, making speaking very difficult, therefore I prefer to
write what I have to say than try and speak clearly into a microphone.
Obviously, that particular problem would not effect everyone, but I
foresee others having problems with recording pod casts weather it is
not having the right hardware or software, not being able to speak
clearly, or something else.
Bottom line, what I personally think is the best answer to this issue
is to have both. We can still keep the magazine, update it a bit, turn
it into a full online webzine or e-zine with articles, reviews,
stories, and so forth. If people are determined to have a podcast
perhaps we can try that as well, but it would be in addition to the
magazine and would not be a replacement for it.
Cheers!
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