Hmmm...I not entirely certain we really want to be stranger than TPJ. Its articles are well-written, helpful, and professional. That seems, imho, a better standard to strive for. (Also, I can almost guarantee that the "church bulletin" angle would get old real fast.)

I'm not entirely convinced that going into the print business is necessarily a good idea, either. Periodicals live or die according to the amount of advertising revenue they can generate. There have been a lot of magazines started and very few have survived over time.

Also, with new content being added all the time, why not just keep enjoying the site? I'd rather see our best writers focus on new nodes, reviews, tutorials, samples, and so on.

What I might like to see instead is if TPJ isn't able to revive itself, then to see if we, O'Reilly, or whoever, can't obtain permission to mirror the site's content once EarthWeb decides to shut it down (again).

--f

Update: Just saw azatoth's reply and would support a grass-roots effort like the one he describes.

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