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Mail
Call - Letters to the
Editor
We have received a lot of emails
recently complimenting our staff,
suggesting material, and
inquiring about the future of The
Highlander. Here are just a few.
(Please let us know how we can
make your newsletter better.
Email us your questions, comments
and suggestions.)
One word:
fantastic. Your newsletter is
amazing, professional and better
than most sites that have huge
staffs working for them. I
especially like the new themes.
Can't wait to see what's next! -
Rick
Thank you, we are
planning on continuing our
special theme designs in the
coming months. Some possibilities
include an old-time scoreboard
and Hall of Fame plaque. Email
your suggestions!
Now The Highlander even has a
Comics page! Marvin Terry's
cartoons are a nice addition to
your website. Hope to see more of
these and more game photos. What
happened to them? - Steve
We are very happy
to have Marvin as our staff
cartoonist now and will continue
to use his artwork every month.
The game photos are also a
favorite of ours and we hope that
our fellow fans will continue to
send them to us.
(hint)
I really enjoyed the Best of 2003
issue of The Highlander. It was
nice to look back at some of the
articles that had stood out in my
mind and see that we agreed. The
Mick and Me by Michael Romano was
very well done. - Mark
That is also one
of my favorites, but it was very
hard to choose. We are hoping to
add more writers (professional
and amateur) in 2004 and I hope
to have the same dilemma at the
end of this year.
You say you don't support
anti-Red Sox sites yet you had 2
in your newsletter this year
along with a slanted Pedro quote
and a one-sided article on
Carlton Fisk. What else would you
expect from a Yankees fan? -
Jerry
OK. I've received
a few of these... First, neither
site (Soxsuck.com - Bosux.com)
were outwardly offensive (in my
opinion) compared to many other
trash-talking sites and both were
selected due to the amount of
research and factual information
that they contained. Second,
Pedro was quoted correctly (off
of MLB.com) and third, the
"Munson Over Fisk" article was
one of mutual respect and was
statistically supported by the
numbers.
What about adding a crossword
puzzle to your webpages? It would
give it a real newspaper feel and
give visitors something to print
out and take with them to work
on. - Lynne
That's a great
suggestion Lynne. Unfortunately,
that would require a lot of time
that I don't have during the
design/editing stage each month.
However, if any of our readers
would be interested in putting
together a monthly crossword, we
would be more than happy to add
it. Email us if you would be
interested.
What about a printed version of
The Highlander? Have you ever
thought about that? -
Shawn
To publish an
actual printed newsletter is far
too expensive for a
volunteer-based project. Even if
it was a simple black and white
brochure stuffed in an envelope,
the logistics for mailing such a
piece would be too much for us to
handle. The Internet has enabled
us to reach hundreds of people
each month and thousands of
people each year for free and you
can't beat that price. However,
our new streamlined layout has
been designed to be more
print-friendly. "Content is king"
at The Highlander, but "less is
also more."
Why hasn't George Steinbrenner
hired you guys? Doesn't he know
what he has here? - Linda
Mom, stop
emailing me at work...
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