>> While we're at it, let's increase distribution to bi-monthly
>
>To which avail? CPN, the "Carnivorous Plant Newspaper"?
Jan, it's amazing how you can live between such extreme
seriousness and irony! Anyways, I agree with Perry here, it would be
fantastic if we could increase the distribution of CPN. I say we nominate
Perry for the next ICPS president, and this would be his campaign
promise! 8-)
I imagine that if ICPS has never mentioned this possibility that
it must be rather difficult. But it should be put up to discussion
anyways, just to see how impossible it is. We'd have to see if the inflow
of articles is big enough, or how to increase it in case it isn't, if the
subscription fee would soar too high or not, etc.
>But I think if it can be managed to hold CPN/ICPS between the
>extremes the result will be the best for all subscribers.
I agree with most here that a middle term has to be found. There
are not enough members in the ICPS yet to split the newsletter in this
way. Though I much prefer the more technical articles, I have to admit I
am minority and that most people are probably hobbyists who like the kind
of articles being written by Peter D'Amato (nothing personal, just not my
type of article) and do not believe it's a waste of space.
Or those that go on an on giving the precise soil mix and
temperature variations which are 'essential' to cultivate a certain
species, when we all know that conditions vary immensely from place to
place and not in the end its all chaos theory. There are too many
conditions which we can't control and only rare tips may be applicable.
I guess I especially hate these cultivation articles because most
were written by people who lived in temperate climates and their tips
would many times be frustratingly useless to me in the subtropical climate
of my hometown Sao Paulo, Brazil.
All the Best,
Fernando Rivadavia
Tokyo, Japan