Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] What's goin' down?

[s_lindblom@conknet.com (Steve Lindblom)]

I like it. It says exactly what it is.

Another good reason to keep the name simple and pertinent is that these
days accesibility to search engines is a key to profitability. A "keyword"
type name makes it easier for them to find it, as well as anyone thumbing
through BOOKS IN PRINT by title.

I just did a book for Airspeed Press.  Their first book was Vance Harlow's
THE OXYGEN HACKER'S COMPANION. Great title, and we are all very fond of it,
but in retrospect a less humorous and more explanatory title would have
been better from a sales viewpoint - so they named Vance's next book SCUBA
REGULATOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Not nearly as fun, but it rings every
bell in turn and no one is going to wonder what it is about.

> I've thought
>it through and decided to go with the original plan to call it HOMEBUILT
>SUBMARINES.  Here's why:
>
>75% of the featured subs are homebuilts; and most all of the technical
>segments will be about homebuilts.
>
>The 25% which are professionally manufactured research, tourist, or
>recreational submarines, exemplify the best that has been achieved by other
>than homebuilt means: the state-of-the-art in professionally manufactured
>submersibles.   In the video they will each receive good coverage and
>positive representation, while illustrating the standards to which
>homebuilders may strive.  Thus, the main theme is still really about
>homebuilts, and that's why I've decided to stay with the original title.
>
>Still, there were a lot of good ideas expressed; many of them deserve a
>program of their own; and that's always a possibility for the future.
>Thanks again!
>
>Very best regards,
>
>Pat