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JW1950

23 Sep 2016
08:29:42pm
TSF (The Stamp Forum) has just published an informative first newsletter with some great articles.

A very impressive production!

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25 Sep 2016
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John,

Very nice newsletter - thanks for the heads-up!

I especially liked the articles on Ekko stamps and the Cinderellas.








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25 Sep 2016
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I got an e-mail about this and followed it up, the actual magazine is extremely well done, it really looks professional.

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27 Nov 2016
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The Stamp Forum has issued its second newsletter.

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27 Nov 2016
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Yes I received mine too. Extremely well put together, very professional indeed.

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27 Nov 2016
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It is very well done. I'm surprised though to see some of the writers who volunteered to write for it but not the Rambler. Not trying to be bitter about anything, it's just a thought of curiosity of the members who are in both groups but chose only to write for TSF.

(I am a member of both groups)

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27 Nov 2016
03:26:56pm
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Thank you Kelly,

I have to concur with your sentiments. I've put out a call for volunteers and have been met with the deafening sound of silence. I reached out to a long standing member who was involved in the very first Rambler issues way back when and asked if he'd be willing to contribute and the guy didn't even have the decency to respond. Nothing. The guy is fairly active on the DB, posts long thought-out posts and has a website or two. I learned more about his character that day than I did about publishing a club newsletter. In order for the newsletter to be even remotely worthwhile you have to have member participation. To have something worth putting out there you really need to have a minimum of four decent member submitted articles. Less than that and its a bit of a joke. I'm not mad at anyone. I get it, but if no one wants to contribute I think I'd rather let someone else give it a shot.

P.S. Kelly Fleming richly deserves a heart felt thank you for the effort that she's put into the newsletter.

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TribalErnie

27 Nov 2016
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@ tomiseksj,

Congratulations on the TSF newsletter. Very well done. Love the layout, content and the presentation. I like the way that you make it available in three different formats. You guys did a great job.

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27 Nov 2016
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Thanks, Ernie.

Our editor, Nelson (@falschung) deserves all of the credit.

All I do is collect submissions from the members, pass the materials on to Nelson for him to work his magic, upload the links he gives me to a read-only thread on the forum, and then send the broadcast email that announces their availability.

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27 Nov 2016
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To clarify - my comment meant no criticism towards any member. I have been very blessed to have had some fantastic writers submit articles (long or short) for the Rambler.

My thought was more in line of - what can WE do, to encourage more members to submit articles? I don't anticipate or desire any competition between the two groups - we are totally different groups, with as I mentioned, members in both groups - myself included.

You need not be a "writer" to submit an article, as I've said many times over the years, simply a page from your album that has a write-up would be an excellent contribution.

TSF did a fantastic job of both of their newsletters. Very nicely done, indeed.

So again - not meant as criticism or competition, just an inquiry as to how I may have pursued things differently to encourage contributions for the Rambler and a big thank you to everyone who has contributed and hopefully will continue to do so in the future.


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26 Jan 2017
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The current issue of The Stamp Forum's newsletter is now available.

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26 Jan 2017
05:42:34pm
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Kudos to all who submitted material and collaborated on the publication!

It's a beautiful issue. Lots of variety; something for everyone. Loved the beaver varieties... Keep up the excellent work!

Ernie

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27 Jan 2017
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What Ernie said ! Winking

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27 Jan 2017
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Nice issue. I was quoted so I am famous.

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26 Mar 2017
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The fourth edition of the TSF Newsletter is now available.

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26 Mar 2017
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"Al Gore" you are already famous Laughing

I have my first attempt at philatelic writing in this edition, it was a good learning experience Cool

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26 Mar 2017
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Kudos for another great edition of the TSF newsletter. Super impressed by the effort. Very well put together. Very ambitious. Have you all started an index of topics covered?

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26 Mar 2017
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"Have you all started an index of topics covered?"


Not by design. I've been maintaining a listing of the articles, by issue, for use when we run the Articles of Distinction competition in September. I imagine it could be transformed into a topical index without too much effort. I'll have to give that some thought. Thanks for raising the issue.

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26 Mar 2017
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I think it would be cool to have a searchable index by key word and be able to pull up a body of work.

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12 Apr 2017
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"I think it would be cool to have a searchable index by key word and be able to pull up a body of work."


Author and subject is the best I can do for now -- the "cool" factor will have to wait, perhaps indefinitely.

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12 Apr 2017
05:44:21pm
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I built an Index for the 3 existing TSF newsletters and am happy to share this with other folks. It does require you to have all the newsletters downloaded to your computer and to copy the index files to the same folder.

The beauty to this index is that it includes every word in all the Newsletters, is linked to instantly take you to the word you searched on, and supports complex searches if desired.

The index will need to be updated each time a new Newsletter is released but this simply means downloading and copying the index files. I have tested this with Adobe Reader but it should work with other PDF readers as long as they meet the PDF ISO 32000-1 standard.

Complete instructions and link to index files are located here
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TribalErnie

12 Apr 2017
08:41:05pm
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Steve, I love it! When you read through the list by subject you can see that there is quite a diverse body of work that has been created. You guys are doing some great work!

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"I built an Index for the 3 existing TSF newsletters and am happy to share this with other folks. "


Don,

I tested your Index tool with a number of different word and phrase searches of the four TSF newsletter issues currently posted and found it to be quite effective.

Given that the Rambler is also downloadable in .pdf form, I'm sure it will work equally as well on this forum's newsletter.

I appreciate your effort and will inform the TSF membership of the Index's availability.

Thanks!

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Ernie,

Thanks. We've got some members with expertise in a number of areas that we've leaned upon heavily. With luck, we'll get more of the membership to feel comfortable making contributions.

Steve

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22 May 2017
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The fifth issue of The Stamp Forum Newsletter is available for viewing.

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30 May 2017
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"I built an Index for the 3 existing TSF newsletters and am happy to share this with other folks. It does require you to have all the newsletters downloaded to your computer and to copy the index files to the same folder. "



Nice but basically any pdf program will allow you do do the same thing without the need to index files or download apps - just have all the files in one directory.
The result is error less.

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"...Nice but basically any pdf program ..."



This is true for Adobe and FoxIt Readers but it is not true for any pdf reader.
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JW1950

23 Sep 2016
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TSF (The Stamp Forum) has just published an informative first newsletter with some great articles.

A very impressive production!

TSF Newsletter

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25 Sep 2016
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John,

Very nice newsletter - thanks for the heads-up!

I especially liked the articles on Ekko stamps and the Cinderellas.








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25 Sep 2016
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I got an e-mail about this and followed it up, the actual magazine is extremely well done, it really looks professional.

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27 Nov 2016
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The Stamp Forum has issued its second newsletter.

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27 Nov 2016
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Yes I received mine too. Extremely well put together, very professional indeed.

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It is very well done. I'm surprised though to see some of the writers who volunteered to write for it but not the Rambler. Not trying to be bitter about anything, it's just a thought of curiosity of the members who are in both groups but chose only to write for TSF.

(I am a member of both groups)

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27 Nov 2016
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re: First TSF Newsletter

Thank you Kelly,

I have to concur with your sentiments. I've put out a call for volunteers and have been met with the deafening sound of silence. I reached out to a long standing member who was involved in the very first Rambler issues way back when and asked if he'd be willing to contribute and the guy didn't even have the decency to respond. Nothing. The guy is fairly active on the DB, posts long thought-out posts and has a website or two. I learned more about his character that day than I did about publishing a club newsletter. In order for the newsletter to be even remotely worthwhile you have to have member participation. To have something worth putting out there you really need to have a minimum of four decent member submitted articles. Less than that and its a bit of a joke. I'm not mad at anyone. I get it, but if no one wants to contribute I think I'd rather let someone else give it a shot.

P.S. Kelly Fleming richly deserves a heart felt thank you for the effort that she's put into the newsletter.

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TribalErnie

27 Nov 2016
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@ tomiseksj,

Congratulations on the TSF newsletter. Very well done. Love the layout, content and the presentation. I like the way that you make it available in three different formats. You guys did a great job.

Ernie

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27 Nov 2016
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Thanks, Ernie.

Our editor, Nelson (@falschung) deserves all of the credit.

All I do is collect submissions from the members, pass the materials on to Nelson for him to work his magic, upload the links he gives me to a read-only thread on the forum, and then send the broadcast email that announces their availability.

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To clarify - my comment meant no criticism towards any member. I have been very blessed to have had some fantastic writers submit articles (long or short) for the Rambler.

My thought was more in line of - what can WE do, to encourage more members to submit articles? I don't anticipate or desire any competition between the two groups - we are totally different groups, with as I mentioned, members in both groups - myself included.

You need not be a "writer" to submit an article, as I've said many times over the years, simply a page from your album that has a write-up would be an excellent contribution.

TSF did a fantastic job of both of their newsletters. Very nicely done, indeed.

So again - not meant as criticism or competition, just an inquiry as to how I may have pursued things differently to encourage contributions for the Rambler and a big thank you to everyone who has contributed and hopefully will continue to do so in the future.


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26 Jan 2017
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26 Jan 2017
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Kudos to all who submitted material and collaborated on the publication!

It's a beautiful issue. Lots of variety; something for everyone. Loved the beaver varieties... Keep up the excellent work!

Ernie

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27 Jan 2017
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Nice issue. I was quoted so I am famous.

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"Al Gore" you are already famous Laughing

I have my first attempt at philatelic writing in this edition, it was a good learning experience Cool

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Kudos for another great edition of the TSF newsletter. Super impressed by the effort. Very well put together. Very ambitious. Have you all started an index of topics covered?

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"Have you all started an index of topics covered?"


Not by design. I've been maintaining a listing of the articles, by issue, for use when we run the Articles of Distinction competition in September. I imagine it could be transformed into a topical index without too much effort. I'll have to give that some thought. Thanks for raising the issue.

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12 Apr 2017
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"I think it would be cool to have a searchable index by key word and be able to pull up a body of work."


Author and subject is the best I can do for now -- the "cool" factor will have to wait, perhaps indefinitely.

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re: First TSF Newsletter

I built an Index for the 3 existing TSF newsletters and am happy to share this with other folks. It does require you to have all the newsletters downloaded to your computer and to copy the index files to the same folder.

The beauty to this index is that it includes every word in all the Newsletters, is linked to instantly take you to the word you searched on, and supports complex searches if desired.

The index will need to be updated each time a new Newsletter is released but this simply means downloading and copying the index files. I have tested this with Adobe Reader but it should work with other PDF readers as long as they meet the PDF ISO 32000-1 standard.

Complete instructions and link to index files are located here
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Steve, I love it! When you read through the list by subject you can see that there is quite a diverse body of work that has been created. You guys are doing some great work!

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13 Apr 2017
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"I built an Index for the 3 existing TSF newsletters and am happy to share this with other folks. "


Don,

I tested your Index tool with a number of different word and phrase searches of the four TSF newsletter issues currently posted and found it to be quite effective.

Given that the Rambler is also downloadable in .pdf form, I'm sure it will work equally as well on this forum's newsletter.

I appreciate your effort and will inform the TSF membership of the Index's availability.

Thanks!

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13 Apr 2017
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Ernie,

Thanks. We've got some members with expertise in a number of areas that we've leaned upon heavily. With luck, we'll get more of the membership to feel comfortable making contributions.

Steve

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22 May 2017
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"I built an Index for the 3 existing TSF newsletters and am happy to share this with other folks. It does require you to have all the newsletters downloaded to your computer and to copy the index files to the same folder. "



Nice but basically any pdf program will allow you do do the same thing without the need to index files or download apps - just have all the files in one directory.
The result is error less.

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"...Nice but basically any pdf program ..."



This is true for Adobe and FoxIt Readers but it is not true for any pdf reader.
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