Dear all,

I'm writing this from atop the tallest building on the tallest hill in Izhevsk, Russia, a city of about 800,000 with a definite small town feel to it. It's a very nice view. (Perhaps I'll send Bomis a photo to scan in and post for you.) I've managed to get connected to the Internet here earlier than I expected I would, so things should now, I hope, proceed as usual. Perhaps the only difference you might notice is that I am working from 9ish PM to 5ish AM, Pacific Standard Time! (The largest time difference possible from Nupedia's server!)

I'm very pleased to say that, despite the "down time" travelling (and sick one day--also travel-induced, I suspect!) recently, I'm still essentially caught up with e-mail. Those expecting e-mail replies should receive them within the next 24 hours. Moreover, I have been working away at the latest (extremely extensive) revisions/updates to the Nupedia policy guidelines. As long as there aren't any enormous interruptions or drains on my time, I should have this finished and posted on Advisory-L and Nupedia-L, for comment, within a week. I shouldn't make predictions beyond that but I think there's a good chance I'll be able to devote more time to such essential but long-neglected and time-consuming tasks as finding editors for certain categories.

I had two great meetings in Boston with Nupedia editors: Michael Witbrock and Gaytha Langlois. That was fun in both cases and I feel that I understand them and their enthusiasm much better. We're very lucky to have enthusiastic people like this on board!

Best, Larry