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DHS.NU news article
Cowabunga! Only an hour since my article below was uploaded and we have a big Maggie pressrelease to clear up things. Read and see..
PRESS RELEASE!
Please distribute and reproduce freely. This press release is based upon an editorial add-on indended to appear in UCM 20, but which didn't quite get there in time. In view of the uncertainty expressed about future Maggie survival, I hope this makes things a little bit clearer. - CiH, August 3rd 2000
Well, the reason why I am here, is to formally announce that, as from what would have been the next issue of UCM, I am joining with ST Survivor, and those remaining Maggie and UCM people who still wish to come out and play with us, in a new direction for Atari Diskzine-dom, the 'Alive!' publication.
I'm sure ST Survivor has done a more than adequate job in explaining all about our future intentions, so I won't bore you myself. However, you may well be thinking next, "But where does that leave Maggie?"
A very good question, and one which I haven't completely answered in my own mind yet. The current most favoured scenario has me still maintaining some sort of Maggie presence, but only in an irregular fashion. I've still got to get the 10th birthday issue out, in some meaningful time frame, and I will be asking around a lot of people for their help fairly shortly!
From there, it is likely that Maggie will be in a happily semi-retired state. I do have some more ideas for one-off special issues, so there is still likely to be some action there. Otherwise, if people still want to see Maggie run alongside Alive! as a regular fixture, it is really up to you now! I won't have the same amount of time, or the inclination to spend on Maggie in such a single-handed fashion in the future, as I have done on very recent issues.
On a related note, I would like as many of the current Maggie contributors to write for the new Alive! diskzine as possible (after the 10th birthday Maggie has been put to bed.) I'm taking this joint venture very seriously, you'd be more than welcome to come along too.
The decision between me and ST Survivor to go for a new direction may well have shocked a lot of people, but better one thriving enthusiastic Atari diskmag, rather than two barely alive and struggling ones?
Okay, that's it for now, message ends..
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