Mike:
Thanks for the very sound advice. What I was thinking is that I would
write the "long" list a note about my intentions and then plan the
first issue to send out in May. For that issue I'd ask various people
to write something (e.g., Michael on the films, Shawn or Madge on the
NY play, Matt on Lizz, Alice on Virginia, Maggie on the roses, Craig
on the Dell Center enterprise, and so on) and send it to me and I'd
patch it together and send it to the long list. I do not know how to
do "newspaper" formatting. If someone does or has an idea of how to
put this together in an attractive form, please let me know. I was
really thinking about a "letter of news" rather than "The Shakespeare
at Winedale Newsletter," or "That ol'e Shakespearean rag, yeahhhh."
Again, thanks for your letter.
Doc
On Mar 21, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
Dear Doc,
First, I think engaging in larger conversations with the full list
of alums from 1970 to 2000 is a fine idea. The way I'd initiate a
newsletter, if I were you, would be to repost something like the
message from you below to the larger (Winedale-l) list.
Second, if the newsletter is going to be quarterly (or thereabouts),
then I think there's no need for separate newsletter subscriptions
as such -- the people on the large list who haven't turned off their
subscriptions already would probably love hearing stuff via
newsletter from time to time. And it's easier to boost readership if
you begin on an opt-out basis rather than on an opt-in basis.
Third, while in principle I'd love to be the person editing and
producing the newsletter, I don't feel I can take on any new
projects until I get my employment situation settled, so I would
have to demur for now. But my guess is that if you asked the larger
list for volunteers you'd probably find some, especially among
people who couldn't participate more directly in last summer's
reunion activities, but perhaps also among those who could. So far
as I know, everyone who's on the weeklong-l or weekenders list is
also on the big list.
Does this help?
--Mike
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:45 PM, James Ayres <jayres(a)cvctx.com> wrote:
Michael:
During the past few weeks as all of us have seen spirited exchanges
among the "week-long" group about life and death, celebrations and
sorrows, Oscars and roses, I've been a bit concerned that only some
21 of us (week-longers) have been engaged in these experiences when
certainly others on the "week-end" and longer list might well be
interested in hearing what is happening. I'd like to suggest that
we create a "Sh at W Former Student 1970-2000 Newsletter, sent to
all "subscribers." i.e., those who would like to receive it, to tell
them them what has been happening, what is developing, while
inviting them to send us info about what they are doing. I would be
happy to Edit it along with some two or three others. Let me know
what you think about the idea. To begin this, we could send a
letter to the "long" list telling everyone about the Newsletter,
that it will be sent every two months (or three? or send it whenever
we want to?)), asking them whether or not they would like to receive
it. We take on those that respond.
Do you have time to help with this? Can you easily facilitate the
inquiry to all? What do the rest of you think about the idea?
Cheers,
Doc