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General Topics => Moderator Announcements => Topic started by: Ed Lecuyer on March 14, 2023, 08:27:59 PM

Title: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on March 14, 2023, 08:27:59 PM
As of March 2023, access to the Newsletter Archive has been changed.

The Newsletter Archive (including the most recent issue) is now accessed here:
https://wwfry.org/newsletters (https://wwfry.org/newsletters)

The page is password protected. Please see the "member's only" announcement for the password (https://forum.wwfry.org/index.php/topic,4422.0.html).

The Newsletter archive page still requires some additional formatting for ease of use, but all Newsletters should be accessible.

Please do not share the direct links to these Newsletters to those outside of the WW&F organization. If you have a friend you want to pass on an individual issue (as a PDF file) to, please feel free to do so. Please refrain from posting these links on public forums, social media, etc.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on April 22, 2023, 08:50:19 PM
The new Newsletter archive (accessible at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (https://wwfry.org/newsletters/) ) is now reformatted for easy browsing on a traditional computer, tablet, and smartphone.

It's possible that links may have broken, but everything I tested seems to work fine. Thanks for your patience while that page got a much needed redesign.

If you are a member, and need the password, please email me at ed.lecuyer@wwfry.org.

If you are not a member... please join!
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Bill Reidy on May 10, 2023, 07:33:55 PM
Thanks to Ed for posting the May/June issue to the WW&F Newsletter archive today, and to Mike Fox for emailing the PDF file to members who have chosen to receive the issues via email than in print via U.S. Mail.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on July 14, 2023, 08:43:14 PM
The July / Aug 2023 Newsletter is now available for viewing at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on September 21, 2023, 02:22:16 PM
The Sept / Oct 2023 Newsletter is now available for viewing at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on November 15, 2023, 05:51:18 PM
The Nov / Dec 2023 Newsletter is now available for viewing at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Allan Fisher on November 15, 2023, 06:00:18 PM
Link requires password - I'll go back to getting a paper copy.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on November 15, 2023, 06:13:04 PM
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Link requires password

As noted in the top of this thread, the password is revealed in the Member's Only section of the forum, here's the direct link:
https://forum.wwfry.org/index.php/topic,4422.0.html (https://forum.wwfry.org/index.php/topic,4422.0.html)

The password is a 4-digit code that will be easily recalled by all the WW&F "regulars".
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on January 05, 2024, 10:50:46 PM
The Jan/Feb 2024 Newsletter is posted at https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4 digit WW&F Code required; see Membership section if you don't know it.)
The Newsletter was also emailed to all members whose email address we have on file.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on March 06, 2024, 11:37:28 PM
The March/April 2024 Newsletter is posted at https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4 digit WW&F Code required; see Membership section if you don't know it.)
The Newsletter is also being emailed to all members whose email address we have on file.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on May 10, 2024, 08:45:03 PM
The May/June 2024 Newsletter is posted at https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4 digit WW&F Code required; see Membership section if you don't know it.)
The Newsletter is also being emailed to all members whose email address we have on file.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on July 09, 2024, 08:27:55 PM
The July/August 2024 Newsletter is posted at https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4 digit WW&F Code required; see Membership section if you don't know it.)
The Newsletter is also being emailed to all members whose email address we have on file.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on September 09, 2024, 08:16:54 PM
The Sept/Oct 2024 Newsletter is posted at https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4 digit WW&F Code required; see Membership (https://forum.wwfry.org/index.php/topic,4422.0.html) section if you don't know it.)
The Newsletter is also being emailed to all members whose email address we have on file.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Bob Holmes on October 01, 2024, 05:40:24 PM
Ed, are the Newsletter archives searchable in any fashion, or does one have to look at each issue one by one to find something?

Just askin'

Bob
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on October 01, 2024, 07:57:55 PM
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Are the Newsletter archives searchable in any fashion?

Unfortunately, no. A manual search is required.

Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Benjamin Richards on October 01, 2024, 08:28:41 PM
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Are the Newsletter archives searchable in any fashion?

Unfortunately, no. A manual search is required.

At the very least, the text is searchable once the file is opened. So you can use Ctrl+F to find things, you don't have to read every word. A few years back I led an effort to add searchable text to the older scanned issues that lacked it. The embedded, computer-generated text in those scans is not 100% accurate but it should be "close enough" to find subjects of interest.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Graham Buxton on October 01, 2024, 08:56:40 PM
Ed, are the Newsletter archives searchable in any fashion, or does one have to look at each issue one by one to find something?

One could download all the newsletters to their local system, then perform searches locally. :)
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: John McNamara on October 01, 2024, 09:17:03 PM
One could download all the newsletters to their local system, then perform searches locally. :)
Some of the newsletters are just scans.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on October 01, 2024, 09:43:23 PM
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Some of the newsletters are just scans.

ALL of the Newsletters have been OCR'd (optical character recognition) so that they can be searched and even copied/pasted from. As Ben noted, he helped get that project done and it has been extremely valuable for a variety of reasons.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on November 15, 2024, 06:05:59 PM
November / December Newsletter is posted at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4-digit code required as password.)

It's a special 16-page issue highlighting the WW&F most important assets.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on January 07, 2025, 10:47:14 PM
January / February Newsletter is posted at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4-digit code required as password.)
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on March 12, 2025, 09:38:16 PM
March / April 2025 Newsletter is posted at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4-digit code required as password.)
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on May 09, 2025, 06:47:46 PM
May / June 2025 Newsletter is posted at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4-digit code required as password.)
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on July 08, 2025, 07:23:29 PM
July / Aug 2025 Newsletter is posted at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4-digit code required as password.)
The PDF will be emailed to all members sometime this evening (hopefully.)
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on September 06, 2025, 09:52:44 AM
The Sept/ Oct 2025 Newsletter is posted at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4-digit code required as password.)
The PDF will be emailed to all members sometime next week (as I am travelling right now.)
Also, the cover image for the newsletter will be added to the Newsletters page at that time.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on September 16, 2025, 08:57:17 PM
Note that the Sept/Oct. Newsletter was emailed to all known WW&F Member email addresses on 9/12/2025.
It has been reported that it may have been detected as spam. Please check your Spam folder if you did not receive the Newsletter (and please report it as "Not Spam").
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on November 05, 2025, 05:33:03 PM
Nov / Dec 2025 Newsletter is posted at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4-digit code required as password.)
The PDF has been emailed to all members.
Title: Re: NEWSLETTERS!!!
Post by: Ed Lecuyer on January 05, 2026, 08:22:07 PM
The Jan / Feb 2026 Newsletter is posted at: https://wwfry.org/newsletters/ (4-digit code required as password.)
The PDF will be emailed to all members in the coming days. (We need to update our email list with current members, etc.)