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[[User:Zac Stewart|Zac Stewart]] 18:53, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
I recommend for the first Zine starting with a popular travel region, like Western or Eastern Europe... something smaller than a whole continent but bigger than a country. This would make it easier to concentrate on all the most important things to share about cities, travel routes, etc, for a hitchhiking/backpacker without bogging them down with extra info in regions they will not be traveling. My idea for a free PDF version is great for hitchhikers, because it allows the zine to be 'disposable'. After the hitchhiker moves through a region, he or she can throw away the old version (or better yet, give it to another traveller) then get to a library or internet cafe to print out a copy of the one for the current travel region.
So... could we create a sub-wiki within Hitchwiki? Where Hitchwiki entries could be nominated to be included within the hitchhiking zine wiki, then voted on for final inclusion in the paper zine?
A last note-- to modify a religious axiom...
I like the idea of teaching a hitchhiker to fish rather than handing them the frigging fish. By this I mean- why tell people where the best place to dumpster is, or give away a great, hidden sleeping spot? Places to catch rides or where to get internet access is great, but otherwise teach in the zine HOW to find hidden resources and places but not WHERE. Overuse causes certain resources to dry up fast, especially in this information age where businesses or civil services keep tabs on what is being said about them and eliminate or police the resource to prohibit use. Just an idea... we are do-it-yourselfers... anyone who needs the road and all its wonders handed to them in detailed form probably should not be on the road to begin with. ;)
[[User:Salman|Salman]] 01:49, 2 December 2006 (CET)
