[2024] Kiwi Farms Physical Newspaper - Possibly the dumbest idea I've ever had, 2023 edition

[GenociderSyo]

The non-profit I'm with had to stop theirs because it became too costly since people rathered the online versions. Not sure if its old school or not but I rather books and papers still that are tangible.

 

[DavidS877]

Imagine all the claims of hate speech if copies were found around pride events.

Totally unrelated: Make sure there's a way to make a bulk order for local distribution for anyone who might want to distribute some locally.

 

[RL Steinbeck]

I’ll offer up my skills as an editor. I’m autistically conscientious about spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.

One of the things that pisses me off most about modern journalism is how any respect of the language or professionalism in the writing has nearly vanished. It’s like reading a high schooler’s homework sometimes.

I’m sure there are plenty others who’d be eager to whip up some articles or summaries, but I’d really like to polish up any submissions so we have a consistency of writing standards as a publication.

 

[Null]

Totally unrelated: Make sure there's a way to make a bulk order for local distribution for anyone who might want to distribute some locally.

Once I figure out printing costs, I'll try to arrange orders so that people can buy a lot with smaller orders.

This will probably be spring 24 at the earliest, I want to do shirts again first

 

[Pope Urban]

Could you ship it overseas? Or to military P.Os?

If Josh can't, I or another user can always mail it to you

 

[Oxyjen]

This sounds like a subversive “zine” from the 90s so I like it.

Another idea, and I see others suggested this too, would be radio. Again mostly for novelty value, and you can’t really monetize it, but it would be funny as hell.

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/mad-at-the-internet.49299/page-895#post-16531412

 

[Pope Urban]

honestly a serialized sonichu issue or even just a one off sonichu comic in each issue would have been amazing, and would have definitly got people to buy it. it really is too bad chris fucked his mom, really screwed up a lot of potential chris chan/sonichu lolcow stuff.

lots of people would still see the humor in Sonichu in the publications. People even now still want official Chris Chan art, and are willing to pay for it.

 

[Merchmongler]

Will there be a subscription service? If so, you‘d have to save the addresses of customers as long as the subscription is running, don‘t you? Will it be shipped internationally, too?

 

[teriyakiburns]

This will probably be spring 24 at the earliest, I want to do shirts again first

Could you use the shirts to establish business operations in north dakota and then expand to the zine afterwards?

 

[analrapist]

IDK how much it'd help given that I'm a (Allah forgive me) Canadian, but I'd be down for something like that.

Cryptocurrency represents a drug-relapse risk for me. I'm not overly fond of faffing about with it, but I have done it for the Farms before, and I may well again.

 

[Rock Eater]

Out of curiosity, who would be editing it?

Would there be a problem with people calling out the printing press company and trying to get them to stop?

It would be cool if it had QR codes in the newspaper to go to links on the website, but I could see that being a problem with you having to change domains all the time.

 

[Sock Cucker]

Sneeder's Digest.

 

[R00T]

The Farmer's Autisminac could be a silly parody one. then you could also include gardening tips and lolcow weather patterns.

 

[Lidl Drip]

This sounds like a shit ton of extra work to put on your plate, especially if there is supposed to be more than one issue. Also if its a subscription, wouldn't you have to store people's addresses and other info permanently instead of deleting it after the merch has been sent out?

 

[mindlessobserver]

As others have pointed out, great care should be kept in what gets put into this hypothetical magazine. There are no 230 exceptions as you would be the publisher. Expect lawsuits anyway no matter what you do.

 

[HERE YOU GO]

one troon will call them and haraZz them and they'll just remove it.
i don't know how they'll be better than anyone else, the world is corrupted more than usual right now.

i would subscribe monthly of course.

 

[Null]

one troon will call them and haraZz them and they'll just remove it.

who is "them"? The printing company that won't be named?

 

[The Last Stand]

I have a knack of writing.

 

[Megaton Punch]

I really don't need any physical evidence of my connection to KF. Maybe six years ago when posting here didn't make you an enemy of the state, but at this point it would be legitimately dangerous to own an issue of Der Farmer in just about any western country.

It's a good idea in eastern Europe though.

 

[HERE YOU GO]

who is "them"? The printing company that won't be named?

sorry, ignore me, i just don't feel confident with how things have been.. i don't actually know anything about the news paper, i'd subscribe to the kiwi news though