Once
upon a time, in the small world of India-forums, a bespectacled young
man had an idea while dozing over his tenth cup of tea in front of a
blinking computer screen…
The
idea was to grow his little siteling (not unlike a seedling or a
gosling) by means of word of mouth. The mouthpiece used for this shubh kaam on February 21, 2005 , looked something like this:
http://www.india-forums.com/blog/2005_02_01_archive.html (Scroll down for Feb 21, 2005 entry)
It
was christened "The India Forums Community Blog" and covered things
like IF Happenings, Serial Updates and Coming Attractions – all
surrounding a different theme. While this was great, there was always
room for improvement!
The Blog was becoming too small for a growing forum. Something NEW was required! The Community Blog was rechristened to the India Forums Newsletter ! New columns popped up – One Sunday Morning, Aunty's Kitchen Corner, Apples Basket, Kruts Kweries and Sudoku Puzzles!
Lets have a look at how it changed over the span of one year:
December 18, 2005 – the Plain Jane Phase
http://www.india-forums.com/mailer/newsletter_template_17-12 -2005.htm
June 6, 2006 – the Glitters Galore Phase
http://www1.india-forums.com/mailer/newsletter_rose.htm
As
time went on, themed newsletters became more and more difficult to
create. That's when the Editor-in-Chief decided on a No Themes Phase.
Much like a normal newspaper!
This is what it looked like on September 11, 2006 :
http://www1.india-forums.com/mailer/newsletter_11.asp
Newsletters always need something new, fresh and happening! Along with a new Co-Editor, who came armed with a spell-checking danda ,
new columns were introduced – Poetry Corner and Jokes Corner. One
Sunday Morning was replaced with A Funny Thing Called Life, and Sudoku
was replaced by Puzzles Corner, which consisted of a variety of
different puzzles – the "Who am I?" Riddle and Picture Pizzeria!
But,
themes never really can be left behind, can they? Especially on IF
where there is always something to celebrate! The layout changed once
again to incorporate a careful mix of animations, glitter and bright
colours!
December 25, 2006 – Where we are Today:
http://www.india-forums.com/mailer/newsletter_25.asp
IDs may have changed, the team may have changed, the layout has definitely
changed several times! But, each Newsletter tries to retain IF
Spirit…it has something for everyone in this vast virtual family.
And they all lived happily ever…
WAIT a minute!
Not yet! We need to come up with next week's newsletter!
This story is far from over.
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