I'm old-fashioned and don't like HTML emails for security reasons. I've got Outlook set to show all emails as plain text. If you do decide to send out HTML emails, please make sure they read comprehensibly in plain text, unlike those sent out by Amazon (to name just one particularly bad offender). As istara suggested, a web page version would be good.

How about doing a spotlight on one of the employee's/owners as well? Maybe not every news letter but at least one each qtr.

If you sent out a newsletter in full-fledged, busy HTML with embedded images and bells and whistles, I wouldn't be able to read it in mutt, which means I probably wouldn't read it at all. For me it's just a convenience factor, but Arnie's right to mention security as an issue, and it's a concern for accessibility as well.

If you go with the majority (so far) opinion and opt for full HTML email, I hope that at the very least you will include *at the top* a text blurb to the effect of, "If you can't read HTML email, you can find this issue of the newsletter on the web at <URL>." But I would strongly urge you to compromise and have a text email with lots of links to further info and pretty pictures on the website.

OK, must think before voting .

I do prefer to read HTML format newsletters, but considering the number of forum visitors (i.e. potential subscribers) who seem to be on dial-up, and the various security issues and different email readers, yadda yadda... I'd prefer an HTML+plaintext newsletter with links to full HTML articles.

If a majority would prefer HTML, it would be nice if the plaintext option linked to a web page with the full version as Emily said.

-- jen

I'm looking forward to it.

I agree, spotlights would be great, like a behind the scenes look.

I too like HTML, but it would be fine as well if there were links that I could click to view more.

I think a newsletter would be great! Good luck!

i would really like to read the articles about LDW.

the newslettter should include all of the above

Just curious as to the current status of the potential newsletter whether it be in email or its own web page.

I would also like to add a suggestion of brief random user interviews. Maybe ask some quirky kind of questions and get a tip or two from the top ranked folks. Also highlight some of the creative fan fic as not all players venture into the forums.