Reprinting articles written by Nicholas Pyers

1: Inform us that you are reprinting the article.

You must inform Nicholas that you are re-printing one of his article's by completing the form belowand listing the following;

• The name of the article you are re-printing
• The name of your MUG
• The URL to your MUG's website
• The name of your magazine/newsletter
• Whether the magazine is printed or electronic
• The issue that the article will be published in (eg Jan 2000 or Volume 6, Issue 7)
• Indicate if you require the "archive" containing the article and and associated graphics

2: The article must be re-printed exactly as supplied.

The article must be re-printed exactly as written, and in particular the credits section must remain intact and include the mention of the relevant ACNN mailing list and the zonian.net.au or nicholaspyers.com website.

The Australian spelling, if used, must be retained as supplied eg; "Colour" not "Color". If there are genuine spelling mistakes in any article, please let me know and I'll correct them.

Formatting and layout changes to suit the style of your magazine are allowable.

3: Supply a copy of the issue that the article appears in.

If your magazine is available electronically, then please include in the comments section of the form either (a) the URL of where it can be downloaded or (b) who to contact to have a copy emailed to Nicholas.

If your magazine is printed, this requirement is optional, but would still be appreciated.

My postal address for sending printed magazines is;

PO Box 1015

Elsternwick VIC 3185

Australia

Q. Do we have to print the Puzzle and Solution together?

A.No you don't. In fact the most common form of re-publishing the puzzles is in a "serial" format. Basically, the puzzle is published in one issue and the solution is published in the next issue.

Both the puzzle and solution grids are the same dimensions each month and the solution grid can easily be re-sized to fit next to the credit section on a single page (either US Letter or A4). An example of such a layout can be viewed by clicking on the link below;

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Q. Do we have to reprint the credits each time we publish a puzzle or solution?

A.Yes, the full credits must be included with each puzzle or solution.

If you use a layout similar to the Single Page mentioned above, with a Puzzle and Solution published together, then only one set of credits is required - usually you'll use the credits for the Puzzle.

A.If you publish both the puzzle and solution within the same issue, but on different pages, then you only need to publish the credits once and you can decide to if that is with the actual puzzle or with the solution. Personally, I would suggest including the credits with solution and making the puzzle and clues as large as possible.

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A.If the puzzle and solution are printed different issues and you are NOT publishing another puzzle with the previous solution, then the full credits should be printed in BOTH issues.

Q. Can we publish the puzzle in our magazine and place the solution on our website?

A.A couple of MUG's have asked this question as they see it as a new way of increasing traffic to their websites and perhaps increasing their member awareness of other features that the MUG website offers.

Any non-profit Macintosh User Groups may do this if they wish. However, the full credits must be published with the puzzle in the magazine and they must also be published with the solution on the MUG website.

When publishing the credits on the MUG website, the links to SolRobots, NicholasPyers.com and the ACNN lists must be active hyperlinks (ie you can click on the links and they actually take you to the appropriate page and yes, it's OK to have them open in a new window)