Re: [GBW] digital publications

[Dorothy Africa <africa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   In response to Sophia's query, the Guild does give a stipend to the 
Journal, and to some other positions that require time and expertise.  
Some other positions on the board that also require time and expertise 
are not paid any stipend at all, so they might be considered the most 
burdensome.  In any event, as Jim pointed out, there are always more 
things the Guild could do than there are people able to put in the time 
commitments to do them.  Money is very nice stuff, but it doesn't really 
buy time.  No matter how much a person is paid, it's the same old 24 
hours a day that everyone else gets.  The Guild will always be indebted 
to those members who choose to offer it some of that precious 
commodity.  As to the Dark Ages, Sophia, there are those of us much 
enamored ot the period (from a safe distance which features indoor 
plumbing and modern medicine).  Not the least of its charms is its 
marked preference for the up and coming technology of the codex book.  
Digital publications are not necessarily simpler or easier to produce, 
especially for one (such as the Journal's current editor) for whom the 
digital world is something of a chore.  I happily pass it on to the 
Digital Natives and hope that we will remain a bimedia world for a while 
longer.  Both offer advantages with strings attached so the options must 
remain open and under discussion.
Dorothy Africa

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