The cat's among the pixies

[Steve Vander Ark]

That subject line is now what I'm going to use on every single email I send.

Okay, not really, but it certainly feels like I've got cats and pixies
everywhere ever since yesterday noon. 

I need some help. I need to find a new editor, someone who has some time
available to do small edits throughout the Lexicon. I am sending this email
to the Old Crowd because, well, you guys are all the people I would ask
first. 

Here's a brief job description:

This editor would receive assignments from me or from Penny (Penny
Linsenmayer has agreed to become  my assistant, for which I am VERY
grateful). The tasks would consist of things like fixing a broken link or
adding a fact to a page. Often these kinds of things turn up in emails from
readers who notice that something is missing or worded wrong etc. The editor
would use a web page editing program of their choice (but not a Microsoft
product, since their products mess up the code) to fix the problem. The
editor would have the accesss to be able to edit the site directly. When the
fix was done, the editor will reply to the email saying that they'd
completed it. Eventually, we'd like to all start using Outlook to help
manage this flow of information, but for now we're going to do it all with
email. I would expect that at first, this editor would have a lot of work to
do, since I have quite a backlog of these kinds of fixes and edits. After
that, I don't expect that it would involve a lot of time each week. The
editor will not need to directly edit HTML code, but would need to have good
enough writing skills that I won't have to go in and edit their work. They
would also need to be willing to follow Lexicon editorial policy and to be
willing to work under me as their manager. They will not get paid for this
work, but they will get their name in the staff section of the Lexicon and
share all the glory and prestige which comes from being part of the Lexicon
staff. Well, okay, forget the glory and prestige bit, but it sounded good.
Especially after saying that there's no pay involved. 

If you're interested in this position, please send me an email with your
qualifications and what program you would be using (and if you own Outlook).
I will assign you a short bit of writing to do for me (sorry, but I do need
to make sure on writing skills). When I have a short list of all interested
persons, I will make a decision and let you all know.

Thanks!

Steve
The Lexicon - Jo's Natural Home
*squeee!*