On 12/20/2025 11:47 AM, Jane McGary via pbs 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 > https://… I have no problem with having it online _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…