This is most of the article that I wrote for the boys magazine. However, since the magazine will not be out by May 17th, I thought it necessary to put the article here.

Alright, it is now time to vote! Please leave your opinion below.

What format would it be? Would it be a googlegroup/site thing? or an all out site? Also, the Forum is already used for a lot of things as far as communication, and can easily have "articles" that people can even comment on.

THe postage is an issue, I admit it, but how feasible is it to expect people to go on a magazine site when a lot of people aren't even on the Forum regularly, and if they are, are already getting the information needed, plus can comment on it?

This is my suggestion then, if we are to have a site. Have it be a Forum, just like this one, but have it be run by the boys. Ryan isn't really around much, and so we don't have much authority over the actual site. If we started "Schoenstatt Boys Forum v. 2.0" we could have the Photo Gallery, a place for articles about events, one for announcements, one for discussions, much like we have already, but in a different format that we have control over. We would have to retire this site, but I think that it would be better that way.

If that was the case, and we could make sure that people knew about it and were on it/ checked it at least monthly, it would work. I would also suggest having an email list so that those who wanted to be updated about the SBY could get an email notification if an announcement was made or an event was articled.

When's the meeting on Sunday?

Yeah....what time is the meeting?

Hey Matt, I've got Microsoft Publisher on my computer, you could use ours.

The meeting for the magazine follows the planning meeting for the summer camp on the 17th.

There is no camp planning meeting, Matt! We had that last Sunday....and we decided that we were all set and probably won't need another meeting for the camp. ;)

wait....we did??!!! i thought it was after covenant sunday.

Yeah...that was what was originally planned.....but if you look in the vocations retreat topic....we decided to change the meeting to last Sunday. Because of the possibility of Phil and John L. being there, and, because people like Peter Y, John Y, Peter S, etc. all said they wouldn't make it on Covenant Sunday. So.....idk, I doubt the boys would want to have another camp planning meeting.....and what would we talk about too? I think we should just stick with a boys mag. meeting...and if issues about the camp come up....then we can obviously discuss those too. Or just combine and say its a CP and boys mag. meeting. Geez....idk! :unsure: :wacko:

:D :lol:

[Edit] wow. My 400th post! :o :blink: ;) :D B)

Actually, as i've stated before, we have Publisher on our computer too...but that doesn't affect the postage issue

yes, but it does help in the short term anyways. we are still waiting on Phil's article. i should probably email him.

^ forgot to log in.

And will you need our publisher? Or the Sanchezes?

Father also had a cd that he said had publisher on it. you'll see him on sunday, bring your computer. that way if it does you can install it right away matt.

So...I talk to Matt yesterday and we will probably have the meeting at about 1:30ish this Sunday. Hope to see ya'll there!! :)

I won't be there...will be either at ND or on the way home.

Too bad. Well, have fun at ND then! ;) :)

I told Father today that we were having the meeting tomorrow at 1:30.

yo. great.

to bad I can't be there. waaaaahhh!!!! :( :( :angry:

Well, r you going to the May crowning? If you are...then I will probably see you then! ;)

I'll probably be there for most of it, although I have to leave at like 2:30.

so basically, at the meeting we decided that we would further discuss moving the boys magazine online at the summer camp where more people could attend.

Huh! Finally cracked 100, hmm?

Dan you just post too much. :P :P :lol: :lol: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ;)

i just noticed it now lol