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> "So far I'm really enjoying this news reporting business."

So, I see.

But, I've handed over at the calm period after the storm...

> "I'm sure I could sign up for another month if needed."

If you're still keen at the end of the month, maybe I'll take you up on that. There are sure to be times when a backup is needed too.

I'm not sure I will be able to spend much time at the end of July/early August, when the next NAMM news will need to be posted, so it would be good to know I can call on someone else then.

bkief1 is booked for July, but he will likely need help at the end of the month, and whoever does August will likely need help at the beginning of the month.

I would like to be able to do that, but I can't guarantee my availability at the moment.

Harmony-Central keeps mucking about with the way they post the NAMM videos, and it's not for the better either.

This time, not only was it in a separate place, with the inability to post direct links, but they kept adding and adding and adding videos with no obvious indicator of what they'd added, because they actually kept inserting them in alphabetical order. So, I had to constantly go through all the videos from top to bottom, usually several times a day.

I hope they don't do that in July, because it will surely give bkief1 and the August person a headache, because they will need to keep abreast of the main page, the NAMM page/s, and the videos page for about a week each, and it's harder for the August person, because they probably won't be that familiar with what bkief1's already done.

That's why I'd like to be on-hand at that time, because we could share the load. I definitely want to be on-hand to cover the Fender and Squier news, but this time even Fender dragged their announcements out over several days.

Fortunately, the July NAMM is usually quieter than the January one, so hopefully it won't be as tough as the one just gone.

There's also other places that post NAMM news, like I came across Gearwire.com this time.

So, at times like that, I can easy assign two or more folks different sites to cover, or even different parts of the same site.

Of course, there's GuitarPlayer.com , as well as signing up for Reverend News, Gibson News, Epiphone News, and of course, Fender E-mail News.

bkief1 usually posts the Reverend news before I get chance, so that's cool.

The others aren't a big deal, at least as far as gear, but I generally ignore posting their artist news. And Fender's email communication doesn't seem as good as it should be, so I tend to have to visit their news site every so often.

All that said, and I bet you didn't expect or want such a long reply, I think you will learn what is likely worth posting and also what is likely not.

For instance, I see you posted some plug-in news. That is often the majority of the news, and sometimes it's overwhelming. I stopped posting any of it ages ago. I also used to post the software updates, but don't any more.

I personally believe that the recording news was only ever of interest to a few people, but there just wasn't enough interest to warrant the time (and space...because you can quickly fill up loads of forum pages with such news), and those few people who were somewhat interested don't come here much any more.

There are now plenty of dedicated forums for general recording, and for the various software packages too, so I really think it's beyond our scope.

At NAMM time, I post the most interesting recording news, and if I come across something that amazes me, like one of the new synths, I post that too.

But essentially, all I post is those items, usually interfaces and control surfaces, that folks might find useful for guitar, bass and vocal recordings.

BUT I tend to ignore posting expensive interfaces and microphones and the likes, because I think all we're trying to do is keep folks abreast of some of the latest options, on the off-chance that they might be interested.

If someone is really interested in recording, or is looking for a new item of gear, I would expect them to do their own research in conjunction with one or more of the dedicated forums.

Hope this helps!

And, thanks for the job you're doing!! Good work!

Notes for news posters:

1) Please ignore Reverend news on Harmony-Central, as Reverend has a habit of re-releasing its press releases, sometimes several times, and H-C doesn't seem to check.

Reverend emails all of its PRs as well, so we won't miss out. Either myself or someone else will post all Reverend news.

2) Sometimes a press release is a notification that a product is now shipping, which usually (but not always) means there was previously a PR announcing the product.

When I used to do all the news posting, I could usually remember if I'd already posted an announcement, and so I'd look for an existing thread, and if I found one, I'd append "now shipping" notification.

However, now there are multiple news posters, such won't be practicable. Therefore, I suggest that shipping notices be ignored, because there has almost always been a previous PR announcing the product.

Of course, if it's a really cool product and you don't remember previously reading about it, then, despite the risk of duplication, it won't hurt to post about it.

btt

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