Marty,<br>Yes, that is true right now.  But I am thinking about the situation down the road, where it is forseeable that there is a larger interest in not receiving a printed journal.  <br>I will say frankly that &#39;neither requiring nor promoting opting out&#39; of a printed QST doesn&#39;t sound like a stable long-term situation to me.<br>
<br>We can also turn this around, and say that a positive policy on online archiving could be a benefit to our members, who would then no longer need to be concerned with preserving old issues, in whatever medium.<br><br>
In other words, I think we need to figure out a good archive policy no matter what we do about a printed version.  I don&#39;t have the answer.<br>73,<br>           Greg, K0GW<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Marty Woll <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:n6vi@socal.rr.com">n6vi@socal.rr.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial">Hi, Greg.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Since the League will neither require nor promote opting 
out of receiving a printed QST, one&#39;s collection and access to prior issues 
received during his or her tenure as a member will remain 
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<div><font face="Arial">73,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Marty N6VI</font></div></div>
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  <div style="font:10pt arial;background:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b> 
  <a title="K0GW@arrl.net" href="mailto:K0GW@arrl.net" target="_blank">K0GW</a> </div>
  <div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="arrl-odv@arrl.org" href="mailto:arrl-odv@arrl.org" target="_blank">arrl-odv</a> </div>
  <div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 12, 2011 4:28 
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  <div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [arrl-odv:20149] Electronic 
  QST--unanswered questions about archives</div>
  <div><br></div>While we&#39;ve discussed many facets of an electronic QST, I think 
  there is one group of questions still unanswered--what will be a user&#39;s access 
  to the archive?<br><br>Many members have and are proud of their collection of 
  past QST issues.  For example, at one point, I had every issue from 1963 
  to the present (until I started getting the CD-ROMs).  Leaving for the 
  moment the difference in media, will members be able to &quot;keep&quot; their copies in 
  the same way?  From what&#39;s been discussed so far, it appears that a 
  member will be able to view/use the issue, but not save a digital copy.  
  This would mean that a user would need to be online continuously to read an 
  issue.  Would we preclude downloading to read elsewhere offline?  
  Would printing be disabled?  <br><br>Would only current members be able 
  to read archive years, while a lapsed member would be unable to review an 
  issue, even if it was published during the time he/she was a member?  If 
  I have a current subscription/membership, does that mean I have access to all 
  the past issues?<br><br>I am not objecting to electronic delivery, just 
  wondering how we should address the complicated access questions that can be 
  raised.  Any 
  suggestions?<br>73,<br>        Greg, 
  K0GW<br><br>
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