Re: Web Magazine "SUMO"

[Jim Bitgood <jimbit1@starpower.net>]

I would prefer a magazine on paper that I can read while pedaling my 
stationary bike. I don't think I can move my computer to the garage very 
easily. However, I think Yomiuri or another business publisher would need a 
circulation somewhere in six digits before they would even contemplate 
starting a magazine in English.
I too can offer some proofreading skills for a web-zine if that turns out 
to be the way to go. My skills are a little rusty, so I can't guarantee 
100% accuracy.
But, ganbarimasu!

At 11:11 2/8/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>I personally think that it's unrealistic to think that any of Baseball 
>Magazine, Yomiuri Shimbun, or NHK would publish English version of their 
>sumo magazines. The market size is way too small for a major magazine 
>publisher to have editorial and translation staff, even of they are 
>part-time workers.
>
>First, I thought about getting translation permit from the Japanese sumo 
>magazine publishers, Baseball Magazine, Yomiuri Shimbun, and NHK, but 
>probably it's next to impossible to get free English translation rights 
>from all writers.
>
>The practical and probably the best approach would be to write reports on 
>what's written in those magazines and clearly states where the information 
>from. Also, we should write "if you feel this magazine spoils your copy 
>rights, please contact Editor-In-Chief of this magazine, immediately" in 
>the home page.
>
>Having objective sumo records won't be a problem. So, we could start from 
>the collection of the records from these magazines. We have people very 
>closely related to Dewanoumi-beya (Doreen) and Michinoku-beya (Liliane) 
>for example. They could report about those heya every now and then.
>
>I have a small sumo library and I could write some sumo information from 
>them, once in a while, if I have a time.
>
>Also, we could compile links with extensive web information on sumo, like 
>a sumo encyclopedia. We should treat this project as an on-going project. 
>With utilizing existing sumo sites, not too many items needed to be 
>written to start with.
>
>At last, if we compile the valuable posts from the ML for the Web 
>Magazine, it will be a lot easier than going through the past log.
>
>-Masumi

Jim
No longer in Chitose
Laurel? Maryland??  USA
Just call me "Chitosetaikai"