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Planned PGLAF downtime this weekend (TBC)
by Greg Newby 17 Jul '23

17 Jul '23

Hi all. Our collocation provider, Castle Access, will be moving all three PGLAF systems to a new location. This is tentatively scheduled for Saturday July 15, starting around 6pm Pacific Daylight Time. The estimated duration is 6 hours. It is not yet confirmed, because there is some remaining work to be done by the new data center facility before the move. During the move, all *.pglaf.org services will be unavailable: copy.pglaf.org and upload.pglaf.org; inprogress and cm.pglaf.org also email including lists.pglaf.org mailing lists like posted and pgww WWer/errata team endpoints for logins, ticketing, workflow No new PG eBooks can be received, processed, or published while the systems are unavailable. I will let you know if the downtime is rescheduled, and otherwise presume it will proceed as described above. Thanks, as always, for everything you do! ~ Greg Dr. Gregory B. Newby Chief Executive and Director Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation www.gutenberg.org A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with EIN 64-6221541 gbnewby(a)pglaf.org

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ClioAwards 2023 Silver Winner - Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation (PGLAF)
by Laura N 11 Jul '23

11 Jul '23

Dear colleagues: This was just published at Twitter: #ClioAwards <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClioAwards?src=hashtag_click> 2023 Silver Winner - Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation (PGLAF) ( @gutenberg_org <https://twitter.com/gutenberg_org> ): Classic Monsters - Dracula by the community ( @tcagency_ <https://twitter.com/tcagency_> ) https://clios.com/awards/winner/141825?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social… Regards Laura [image: tx8C_XR7MMIzzrQcW2kfc3owiuTyvG0ZopuiTzSssGg.jpg]

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RIP @gutenberg_new
by Eric Hellman 25 Jun '23

25 Jun '23

https://mashable.com/article/twitter-good-bot-purge-makeitaquote-hourly-ani… The @gutenberg_new posting bot is no longer able to post new books. Probably a good idea to at least post about this on our social media feeds. Eric

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gbn out of town June 18-24, out of touch June 20-22
by Greg Newby 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

Hi dear colleagues. I will be traveling to Alaska June 18-23 and running the "Denali 135" ultra marathon June 20-22. I live in Whitehorse, so getting to Alaska is basically a leisurely 2-day drive in each direction. My online time during this period will be limited by being on the road and generally out of cellular network range and in places that might not have wifi. Hopefully PG things I oversee will all keep working! One problem that has happened a few times is for aleph.pglaf.org to crash and so new pushes fail. If that happens, Roger could edit ~gbnewby/.bin/dopush.sh to take aleph out of the quorum. If there are issues that seem urgent, you could SMS/Signal my mobile: 1-613-334-8373 (Canadian number) so I see it as soon as possible. Of course I won't be checking in during the actual race, and will be totally off-grid for essentially the entire time from the evening of Monday June 19 until the evening of Thursday June 22. It's a crazy ridiculous race. 135 miles running/walking along the Denali Highway from Paxson to Cantwell, Alaska. The time cutoff is 48 hours, and it begins 5am Tuesday June 20. Here's a little info: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=96839 for the curious. Best wishes to all for an enjoyable solstice week. ~ Greg Dr. Gregory B. Newby Chief Executive and Director Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation www.gutenberg.org A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with EIN 64-6221541 gbnewby(a)pglaf.org

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Fwd: Re: [gmonthly] Project Gutenberg Newsletter for May 2023
by Greg Newby 09 May '23

09 May '23

Input from a newsletter reader: ----- Forwarded message from Rick McGowan <rickiejrockett(a)gmail.com> ----- From: Rick McGowan <rickiejrockett(a)gmail.com> To: Greg Newby <gbnewby(a)pglaf.org>, help2023(a)pglaf.org Subject: Re: [gmonthly] Project Gutenberg Newsletter for May 2023 Date: Mon, 8 May 2023 08:28:47 -0700 Hello. I see you're still on Twitter. You should dump that ASAP! Twitter is not a good look for Project Gutenberg anymore. I suggest you move to a Mastodon instance <https://instances.social/>or spoutible.com -- which happens to be a new, very nice, Twitter replacement that's taking off nicely. Cheers, R. On 2023-05-07 09:45 PM, Greg Newby wrote: > Twitter:https://twitter.com/gutenberg_org @gutenberg_org > Twitter news feed of new eBooks:https://twitter.com/gutenberg_new @gutenberg_new ----- End forwarded message -----

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Voice narration? (Fwd: Re: [gmonthly] Project Gutenberg Newsletter for January-April 2023 2022)
by Greg Newby 08 Apr '23

08 Apr '23

Hi Laura. Any interest in working with someone for voice narration for social media? Best, Greg

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logo
by Eric Hellman 29 Jan '23

29 Jan '23

Do we want to update the logo/avatar on our social media accounts? Eric

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Survey test drive
by Greg Newby 09 Jan '23

09 Jan '23

Dear PGers: As key volunteers, I would like to ask you to consider testing a new online survey. This is not yet intended for public distribution - it's just for us, and also I'm inviting DPers. We'd like to complete testing by Thursday (Jan 12) this week. The survey link is: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehMw7R_V6gPNTSnmQIM8SO6TkxhBOCkTJ… Any responses will not be part of the analysis, so you can enter fake data or multiple entries if you would like. As you can see from the survey description, the intention is to gather some basic demographic information similar to some surveys we've done in the past. Plus, there is an optional interview/interaction phase where people will try to do some tasks. That interview part has already been tested, but there is opportunity for more testing if this is of interest to you - you can provide your contact in the test/demo link. THANK YOU for any input you might have. You can send it to me, or to: Janice Hlu <janicec(a)live.unc.edu> ~ Greg Dr. Gregory B. Newby Chief Executive and Director Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation www.gutenberg.org A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with EIN 64-6221541 gbnewby(a)pglaf.org

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Volunteer survey
by Greg Newby 23 Jun '22

23 Jun '22

Hi folks. I was contacted by a doctoral student at Kent U., asking whether I could help direct volunteers to his survey. Here is the link. It didn't work for me in Firefox, but worked in Safari: https://kentsspssr.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Hrxfvlm7MiMNJs The link includes information about the 15-minute survey. I will never know whether you fill it out or not - it's anonymous. Follow, ignore, etc. as you please! This isn't for posting to our news feeds, but for social media volunteers to consider filling out. ~ Greg

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Fwd: Dictionary of famous translators of the past
by Greg Newby 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

Hi Christine & social media team. Would you please consider putting this information and links out on our feeds? Marie is a friend of PG with published items in the collection, and also stuff linked from our "About" section. Thanks! ~ Greg

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