dirtybob@blake.acs.washington.edu (Wendell Joost) (11/04/89)
From: dirtybob@blake.acs.washington.edu (Wendell Joost) The Military Amateur Press Association is looking for writers and artists who are interested in any or all of the following subjects: Military history, firearms, self-reliance and do it yourself projects, backpacking, skydiving, hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities, computers and computer gaming, game design, military strategy and/or tactics games such as: Diplomacy, Panzer Leader, Squad Leader and Sniper, Science Fiction and Fantasy role-playing games: Aftermath, Battletech, Bushido, Cyberpunk, GURPS, Morrow Project, Traveller, Twilight 2000, live Action gaming, paintball, lazertag, homebrewing and reloading. An APA is a magazine written mainly by its subscribers. Members must maintain "minimum activity" (minac) to remain in good standing. Minac is achieved by contributing an average of two or more pages of original material per month. By "original material" we mean writing or art which pertains to the subjects discussed in TMAPA. In your first contribution you should try to tell the other members a bit about yourself. Some of the things you might want to discuss are your military experience (which branch, how long, specialty, any interesting "war stories" you have) or experience with things military, your academic background (high school and college(s) attended, fields studied) and your general fields of interest. Contributions (contribs) generally consist of three parts. An introduction (What you've done sincearticle (the subject you're discussing this issue) and mailing comments. Mailing comments Yargh, this verdammt editor ... Anyway, if you're interested in joining, or have any questions, zip me a reply and I'll try to answer any questions.