From sterren@brandeis.edu Mon, 04 Mar 2002 23:16:06 -0500 Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 23:16:06 -0500 From: sterren sterren@brandeis.edu Subject: [Meimc-publication] Commission for soliciting ads? Hey all, I'm looking for approval or rejection of this idea by March 9th - As an incentive to get people out and soliciting ads for the Maine Commons, everyone who sells an ad (ads are limited to locally-owned businesses, and franchises, like Subway or US Cellular, don't count) will receive a 10% commission on that ad. So if you sell a $50 ad you get $5, a $30 ad $3. And to not discourage people from getting businesses to commit to multiple-run ads, you get 10% on the maximum price of that ad (ie, the largest ad, at $50 for a one-off, costs $40 per ad if the business commits to a multiple run of ads, but the person who sold the ad would still get $5 for the sale of that ad.) While this isn't going to make anyone rich, it should hopefully be an incentive for people to get out gathering ads, and get their friends involved with gathering ads. We will limit the publication to 25% ads, so if people get lots of ads, the publication gets expanded to keep that percentage balance. So...any major objections, morally, logistically, or legally? This is very similar to the ad gathering policy for Railroad Square Cinema and it seems to work well. Again, please respond with any major objections by March 9th. And if this idea gets approved, if you're interested in helping solicit ads, let me know and I'll send you and ad form and explain guidelines in more detail. Finally, in order to keep the ads from influencing articles, Gearry suggested that we have a point person for the ads who is not a Maine Commons editor who receives all of the ads, and contacts the Maine Commons editors to tell them the sizes and amounts of ads. The paper will be laid out with space for these ads, and once the articles are in place, the ads will be sent over to be placed in their randomly chosen places. That might be complicated, but it would be good to have some check in place to prevent worries that ads are influencing content of the paper. Ok, that's all for tonight. Coming next: Notes from last meeting, with fun structure and process ideas, and proposed date for the next meeting :} take care, hillary From sterren@brandeis.edu Tue, 05 Mar 2002 18:55:46 -0500 Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 18:55:46 -0500 From: sterren sterren@brandeis.edu Subject: [Meimc-publication] mid-coast distribution if you're not in the midcoast/downeast areas feel free to ignore this email.... just wondering if anyone in the midcoast to downeast areas can help distribute maine commons. i know tim sullivan is going to do some rockland distribution. but we could definitely use more people distributing throughout this area, camden, rockport, damariscotta, belfast, blue hill and up to ellsworth, bar harbor. let me know if you can help around these parts, hillary 649-5980 From sterren@brandeis.edu Tue, 05 Mar 2002 20:28:10 -0500 Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 20:28:10 -0500 From: sterren sterren@brandeis.edu Subject: [Meimc-publication] April Commons Deadline The deadline for article submissions for the April edition of the Maine Commons is Sunday, March 31st. If you want to write something, but need ideas, please let me and/or the list know, there's plenty needing coverage. be well, hillary From tims@maine.greens.org Wed, 6 Mar 2002 07:42:47 -0500 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 07:42:47 -0500 From: Tim Sullivan tims@maine.greens.org Subject: [Meimc-publication] mid-coast distribution Hey all -- Will be doing Rockland/Camden/Rockport. Maybe it would also be worth posting this need on the MEGAN listserve; lots of Downeasters on there (unless you have and I missed it). I don't think they'd mind. Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "sterren" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 6:55 PM Subject: [Meimc-publication] mid-coast distribution > if you're not in the midcoast/downeast areas feel free to ignore this email.... > > just wondering if anyone in the midcoast to downeast areas can help > distribute maine commons. i know tim sullivan is going to do some rockland > distribution. but we could definitely use more people distributing > throughout this area, camden, rockport, damariscotta, belfast, blue hill > and up to ellsworth, bar harbor. > > let me know if you can help around these parts, > hillary > 649-5980 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Meimc-publication mailing list > Meimc-publication@lists.maineindymedia.org > http://lists.maineindymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/meimc-publication > From aimeep@midcoast.com Wed, 6 Mar 2002 07:51:15 -0500 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 07:51:15 -0500 From: Aimee Phillippi aimeep@midcoast.com Subject: [Meimc-publication] mid-coast distribution I was planning on taking care of Damariscotta and can drop a few in Belfast as well. _________________________________________ Aimee Phillippi Darling Marine Center - University of Maine 193 Clarks Cove Road Walpole, ME 04573 207-563-3146 x241 fax: 207-563-8407 aimeep@maine.edu or aimeep@midcoast.com ----- Original Message ----- From: sterren To: Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 6:55 PM Subject: [Meimc-publication] mid-coast distribution > if you're not in the midcoast/downeast areas feel free to ignore this email.... > > just wondering if anyone in the midcoast to downeast areas can help > distribute maine commons. i know tim sullivan is going to do some rockland > distribution. but we could definitely use more people distributing > throughout this area, camden, rockport, damariscotta, belfast, blue hill > and up to ellsworth, bar harbor. > > let me know if you can help around these parts, > hillary > 649-5980 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Meimc-publication mailing list > Meimc-publication@lists.maineindymedia.org > http://lists.maineindymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/meimc-publication From sterren@brandeis.edu Fri, 15 Mar 2002 13:35:59 -0500 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 13:35:59 -0500 From: sterren sterren@brandeis.edu Subject: [Meimc-publication] Maine Commons up North Well, this is encouraging, people in Northern Maine are beginning to request the Maine Commons. I'm not sure why, but I'm honestly under the impression that there's more interest in the paper up North than many other parts of the state where people would expect there to be interest. We recently go a letter from a man in Presque Isle who publishes a relatively libertarian newsletter up there who is interested in the paper. Oh, and on the other end of the earth, just yesterday we received a letter from a man in prison in Texas who read about the Maine Commons in a blurb in the Feburary issue of Peacework magazine, and is interested in receiving the paper and writing on prison issues. I'll type up the letters when I have time so people can check them out. Here's the email from East Millinocket: >Delivered-To: sterren@imap.undergrad.brandeis.edu >Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 13:18:37 -0500 >From: The Bookstop >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Win98; U) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: editor@maineindymedia.org >Subject: The Maine Commons > >We own a bookstore in East Millinocket, ME. We would like to >carry The Maine Commons in our bookstore. Any information on >this would be appreciated. >Thank You, >Deborah Harriman >The Book Stop >117 Main Street Suite 3 >East Millinocket, ME 04430 >207-746-9219 From sterren@brandeis.edu Thu, 21 Mar 2002 00:56:39 -0500 Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 00:56:39 -0500 From: sterren sterren@brandeis.edu Subject: [Meimc-publication] Please Read: Articles Very Much Still Needed Greetings all, Just wanted to remind everyone that articles are still very much needed for the April issue of the Maine Commons. We really don't have many for this month. For those who have submitted articles, or replied that you're defintely planning to submit articles, thanks very very much. For others who might have any bit of free time (well, maybe that isn't much of anyone here...ah well), we can still DEFINITELY use your help. Want to help but don't have a topic? Please reply, I and others here can help. Want to help, but not sure how to write an article? Please reply, I and others here can help. Want to help, but have no idea where to start, but you're able to hear and type? Great, we need transcription help. Able to travel, take photographs, run a tape recorder? Your help is needed. There's really no shortage at all on issues to cover. Also, we still can really use submissions for the alternative classifieds section, and help with getting ads. And we're still searching for a DIY Media column for this month, so if you have any special media making skills, you're knowledge is in demand. Finally, if you have been distributing papers, and haven't sent over your list of distribution points, please send it prior to March 31st, so we can include the list on a page in the paper. The deadline for submissions is March 31st, and while I may regret saying this, extentions may be worked out with enough advance notice that you'll need them. be well, hillary From sterren@brandeis.edu Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:14:52 -0500 Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:14:52 -0500 From: sterren sterren@brandeis.edu Subject: [Meimc-publication] Article Confirmation Hey there, If you've expressed interest in writing an article, could you contact me to confirm whether or not you are planning to submit that article to the April issue of the Commons (Ed, you had mentioned media listings, Claire, the Bound Together column, and Travis prison issues.) If you said you'd submit something (especially on prison issues) and are not able, don't worry, there'll be plenty of space in next issues. We're getting a good number of submissions coming in, especially on prison issues. We could definitely use photos to accomany articles too. The April issue is looking pretty good so far..... -hillary