[Nfb-editors] sharing newsletters on list (How to & thoughts)

Thu Feb 17 11:28:35 UTC 2011

Susan and Other Editors  
RE: Sharing, posting your newsletters on this list 

First- Susan, thank you for identifying yourself. I look forward to checking
out your Kansas newsletter! I am especially fascinated with the titles
people choose. "What is in a title(?) --- everything(.)" (That last sentence
was creative non-fiction. My attempt at poetic brevity.) 

Second- There are two ways to post a newsletter to a list like this one: 

#1 Paste it into an email and send it to the list. (Do any of you get "The
Braille Monitor" by email? I do and they just paste it into the body of an
email and send it on its way. Nebraska's "Nebraska Independent" has come to
this list via this method. (Thanks to Bridgit Pollpeter.)

#2 It could be attached to an email and sent on in. And yes, there has been
some debate on the good and bad points of this method. One Con being- Fears
of catching a computer virus. In answer to this worry, David Andrews, the
NFB Webmaster assures us that there is safety features within the NFB system
to check for a virus, and he says this is a safe method. 

Another Con- Some people have said their email server or --- something will
not allow attachments that originate from mailing lists. Or, basically, the
attachment doesn't come through. And well, I don't know how to explain this
one.

One Pro- Attaching the original newsletter document that is all prettied up
in format, font and all, will be preserved. Because sometimes, the text of a
document will be rearranged by pasting it into an email.

If you do choose to attach it (pardon, you may have thought this out), but
the file type that you send, should be a universal one. Meaning, today, most
word processors will open most file types (doc, rtf, txt, etc.), however
there are a few file types that will stump the best program. (It could be
that your version of Microsoft Word is newer than the next person's and that
is a problem.) But hey, you all must have already figured this one out. Just
didn't want to assume.

#3 A third option is to do both of the above. Paste the text of the
newsletter into an email and also attach a copy to it. (You give us
options.) 

Bottom-line, do it the way that you know works best for you (we will trust
that you have us in mind). 

From: nfb-editors-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-editors-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Susan Tabor
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:03 PM
To: 'Correspondence Committee Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] New committee chair

Hello, Robert and listers:

I edit the Kansas affiliate newsletter. I have tried to post it on this list
before but I couldn't get it to go through for some reason.

I look forward to getting to know other state affiliate qublication editors.
I am on the writers' and stylist lists, though mostly lurking. Again,
congratulations Robert!
Best Regards,
Susan Tabor

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-editors-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-editors-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:30 PM
To: nfb-editors at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-editors] New committee chair

Robert,

Again, congrats.

You already know I am the editor for the Nebraska affiliate's newsletter,
The Nebraska Independent, and the Writers Division magazine, Slate & Style.

I am eager to assist in any way with the committee.  I think we need to get
this committee off the ground as well as pushing each affiliate to create a
publication.

I would like to see us develop a voice with each affiliate that will allow
us to communicate our causes, thoughts and ideas to those in the Federation
and our communities.  A newsletter is the perfect opportunity to reach a
larger crowd.

We need professional publications that uphold the Federation's standards,
and we need to communicate to one another so we can learn and
grow-- as affiliates and as a collective organization.

I think you, Robert, will do great to garner enthusiasm and participation
with each affiliate.  I agree with your thoughts and suggestions.  We need
to help one another, and it is my personal goal to help any
affiliate/chapter learn to take what they have and spin gold-- even
seemingly inactive affiliates/chapters can offer more than personal
commentaries in their publications.  To change what it means to be blind, we
must work together.

Bridgit Kuenning Pollpeter
First VP, NFBN Omaha Chapter
Editor, The Nebraska Independent and Slate & Style

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Today's Topics:

   1. New Chairperson, Newsletter Publication Committee
      (Robert Leslie Newman)
   2. Re: New Chairperson, Newsletter Publication Committee
      (Norma Crosby)
   3. New Chairman (Norma Crosby)
   4. Blind Missourian (Wunder, Gary)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:02:36 -0600
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "editors nfb" <nfb-editors at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Nfb-editors] New Chairperson, Newsletter Publication
	Committee
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Dear Editors Mailing List members

RE: New Newsletter Publication Committee Chairperson, me

Yesterday I received a call from DR. Maurer. He asked if I would be willing
to take over the Chair for the Newsletter Publication committee.
And after a short conversation, I accepted. HURRAY FOR ME! Now --- I admit,
I am not an editor like some people I know who are super at "editing." (I
tend to need
editing.) However I am into the power of the written word and the near
worship of "the art of communication," air go publication. Preaching to the
choir now --- changing what it means to be blind is, in a super large part,
all about communication. Communication starts with our membership, from
there we work at getting what we know as the truth of blindness out to the
rest of the world.

Immediately, I want to work on two big goals: 

-Goal #1 To make more meaningful use of this list: first for sharing our
work. Second, as a helpful forum to find technical advice and general
support. 

*Request #1- From now on I want every newsletter to be posted to this list
for everyone's benefit: first- Each of us will benefit from viewing your
product. Second- In the light of sharing our work, some of us will want to
use an article that you have published (crediting it back to its source).
(We are working together to change what it means to be blind.)

*Request #2- If you are the editor of an affiliate's newsletter, please make
yourself known to me. If you would, post that information to this list ---
I'll grab your information and it will be good for others here to know you
are present. (In the subject line write- "'Your state's name' Newsletter
Editor" 

And/or --- if you are the editor of a chapter or national newsletter, please
do the same as above. Let us give a "face-on-it" to what we have on this
list. 

*Request #3- What are your thoughts and needs? What can the Newsletter
committee do for you?

-goal #2 To encourage those affiliates who now do not have a newsletter, to
create and maintain one.

Earlier today, I had a message sent out to all affiliate presidents making 3
simple requests: #1 If you have a newsletter, put me in contact with that
editor. #2 If you do not have a newsletter, let's talk about it (implying
assistance in the creation of one). #3 In Orlando, there will be a
Newsletter Publication committee meeting and I need a rep from each state to
be present.

--Enough for now. I am striving for messages to this list to be helpful and
not to promote unnecessary traffic (we are all busy people). As best
practice, make your subject lines specific to your post. 

Robert Leslie Newman

President, Omaha Chapter NFB

President, NFB Writers' Division

Division Website

 <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org>
http://www.nfb-writers-division.org

Chairperson, Newsletter Publication Committee

Personal Website-

 <http://www.thoughtprovoker.info> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:50:45 -0600
From: Norma Crosby <norma.crosby at gmail.com>
To: newmanrl at cox.net, 	Correspondence Committee Mailing List
	<nfb-editors at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] New Chairperson, Newsletter Publication
	Committee
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Congratulations Robert,

When I asked President Maurer to consider appointing a new chairperson, he
told me he planned to appoint you. If I can be of any assistance to you, I'd
more than happy to.

Good luck,
Norma Crosby

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:55:27 -0600
From: Norma Crosby <norma.crosby at gmail.com>
To: nfb-editors at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-editors] New Chairman
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Hello Everyone,

I wanted to post a quick note to congratulate Robert Newman on his
appointment to the chairmanship of the Newsletter Publications Committee. I
have enjoyed chairing this committee immensely, but I have been dealing with
recuperation from a health problem recently and felt that the committee
would be better served by having a new chairperson.

I will be in Orlando this year, and I hope to see all of you there.

Best regards,

--
Norma Crosby

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:59:12 -0800
From: "Wunder, Gary" <gwunder at nfb.org>
To: "newmanrl at cox.net" <newmanrl at cox.net>, Correspondence Committee
	Mailing	List <nfb-editors at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Nfb-editors] Blind Missourian
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The editor of our newsletter is Carol J. Coulter, our affiliate's
treasurer and a longtime member of the Federation. Her email address is
cjcoulter at centurytel.net

Gary

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