On 29/07/06, Vid Ayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Should the Magazine strictly cater to new users only ? Maybe we could also include varied content for other "not-so-new-to-Ubuntu" readers viz. our *current Ubuntu-user* base. This will ensure a larger readership.
Diluting a publication's focus doesn't ensure a larger readership. Magazines, in particular, are quite specific in who they target. Creating an Ubuntu Magazine that tries to be everything to everyone would, I believe, result in something that doesn't really appeal to anyone. Let's look at how the project is progressing. I may have missed something, but I haven't seen anyone say that they'll write for it. I've seen lots of discussion about mock-ups and the table of contents, but no actual content. Surely the last thing the magazine needs is an even wider target readership. It seems people don't have time to deal with its current focus, let alone something wider. Matt East has posted in this thread saying that he believes the magazine overlaps with Ubuntu Weekly News and that efforts would be better directed there. Unless someone can demonstrate that an Ubuntu Magazine would cater for a distinct and proven need, I agree with Matt that it would be better for the team and Ubuntu generally if people helped out with UWN instead. When I was at uni, a tv production lecturer told the class that we should never have "precious darlings". Nasty phrase, but it refered to sequences in a film that we really loved, or had put a lot of effort into. If one of these sequences detracted from the film, we should swallow our pride and ditch it. If Ubuntu Magazine overlaps with existing projects, let's swallow our pride and join forces. -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
