Online and the direction you're moving makes sense to me. Jo Canning -----Original Message----- From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Mark Mazer via pbs Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2025 11:54 To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Mark Mazer <markemazer@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [pbs] The Bulb Garden Makes sense to me. On Sat, Dec 20, 2025, 2:47 PM Jane McGary via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Members will have noticed that the Society's print newsletter, /The > Bulb Garden /(B/G), /has been in hiatus for the past year. Difficulty > in obtaining contributions, and the editor's other commitments, are > the causes. In addition, the newsletter had become PBS's greatest > expense as printing and postal costs rose continually. The PBS > officers and board of directors have discussed the possibility of > putting the BG entirely online. At present, back issues are archived on the PBS website. > Preparing copy suitable for online posting would be easier than > formatting a print edition, and opening up the schedule to continuous > additions, rather than deadlines, might encourage more authors to > produce copy. > > We'd like to know what other members think about this. One or two on > the board felt that we would lose members if they no longer received a > printed newsletter. Others think that the exchanges are the main > incentive to paid membership, and that the BG is not a central benefit. > The PBS has been structured from its origin as an online organization, > working through the website and its famous wiki, this email list, and > now the forum. Would moving our "occasional papers" entirely online be > acceptable? > > Please let us know by posting replies here. You can also write to the > officers privately through the contact addresses on the website. > > Thank you! > > Jane McGary, Membership Coordinator, Portland, Oregon, USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://… -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. http://www.avg.com/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…