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  Re: Neil Carroll's last IAS Newsletter
From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2001.05.16 at 15:02:55(6465)
Hear, hear..... I second Peter's point of view here. We need to be realistic
about a few things. We have a society of which an overwhelming number of
members are plant lovers and a very small minority is scientifically
involved in aroids. And of the latter group even a smaller group on a
day-to-day basis. Do not believe for a minute that this small group can
maintain a scientific journal forever. In comparison, with such a high
number of potential contributors to the "less scientific" newsletter, the
newsletter cannot be called a succes in terms of numbers of pages. No
people, the problem is that a great majority of the IAS members just won't
write for such a Newsletter either.

Having said that, looking at what is discussed on aroid-l and arisaema-l,
there IS plenty of stuff to fill hundreds of pages on cultivation stuff,
expeditions and whatnot.

I say we use Aroideana BOTH for scientific stuff and substantial other
material and keep the newsletter for short communications, announcements and
related topics. Aroideana is a great public-relation medium for the IAS too,
which is something a newsletter never is intended to be. Aroideana should be
bought by libraries, a newsletter never will be because newsletters have a
different goal.

I strongly suggest that the IAS maintains its strategy to invest well in
Aroideana and that all members of IAS think carefully about what they want
in Aroideana beside science. And I mean things of substance, no small talk.
Maybe an on-line enquiry can be organised by the board of IAS about
Aroideana and have us members speak up!

Wilbert

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