Delphi didn't send me the chat log but I kept notes during.
Here is what we talked about:
Title:
- It seems to be the general consensus to call it The Rest Stop Writers' NewsLetter or MewsLetter
Columns: No decisions were made regarding
- Needs further Discussion
- Are we each designing our own page & sending it to Deane?
- Will there be a word limit for articles
Mission Statement: No decisions were made regarding
- We discussed this and felt this was a decision to be made by all
Copyright & Disclaimer Link
- We decided we should definitely copyright our work
- No decisions were made regarding link & disclaimer
Marketing:
- Combination of Links on one page and links in columns
- Is this agreeable to everyone?
Links:
- Awards Page YES
- List Service YES (need to decide which one)
- Need to know who has experience in this area
- Webrings YES (Starr is researching and will post results)
- Guest Columnist YES (catlancers was not discussed) How do we acquire?
- Tips from Readers YES (PawTips--feedback on name please)
- Archives YES (preferably for 1 year, discussed eventually maybe putting them on CD Rom and selling--feedback please)
- If financially viable
- Classifieds YES
- Section for Paid ads soon to come--need more information
- Sections like a Newspaper--not discussed
- Need more information
Awards:
- Create our own award to distribute YES Alyssa is going to work on some and post a page for us to view and vote on
- ACATEMY Award YES
- Discussed an award for writers and one for different purposes--best of the web, etc... Feedback please
- Form a committee for reviewing sites--not discussed
- Choose award recipients
- Choosing someone to apply for awards--further along w/newsletter first
E-mail signatures
- Include a link to the Front Page and to our columns in our signatures
Page Counter:
- We felt this decision should be made after we are further along with the page
More Content:
- Classifieds YES
- Member Profiles Currently being worked on
- Information--meeting goals, publishing news YES contained within Columns
- Contests YES (Chris)
- Exercises YES (Chris)
- Genre Corner YES (did not discuss details)