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From The Typesetter‘s Desk
Editorial
Have you been reading the Pan Historian for a while now? If so you’ve probably noticed the past few editions have looked a little different, and that over the past couple of years our designers have tried a myriad of different layout adaptations in order to find just the right presentation for the enjoyment and ease of browsing for our readers. Well seems we might be on track and since December this new and improved design has been working wonderfully. Now because an editor's job is never-ending we’re not quite done yet, and more improvements are surely on the horizon. Should you have any suggestions for the look of the Historian, have questions or comments regarding the style, or even a recommendation or two for future themes please take a few minutes to stop by the Pan Historian Editor’s office and let us know!
Additionally the changing and revamping of the Historian’s appearance has reflected some great changes to our content along with much of the behind the scenes work that goes into the paper and we’ve decided to take this opportunity to share with you all a bit about these changes too.
In the past The Pan Historian has been a quarterly publication and it has been decided that we have more than enough delightful content and themes to publish more often, so at the start of the year the Historian went to bi-monthly editions. You’ll find that although the paper is hitting our virtual stands six times a year rather than four you won’t be losing any gusto with the incorporation of two more issues in the year, only getting the benefit of a fresh Pan Historian more often and we know our faithful fans will enjoy the extra effort of our dedicated staff.
Along with more copies of our journal you’ll find we’re striving to provide you new and inventive content in an improved way. Since the format of the paper has been refurbished so has the content and the manner in which the pieces are presented. Don’t worry, the irreplaceable and fabulous favorites are still here and won‘t be going away, they are merely being incorporated into an enhanced set of paper sections more fitting with the way many actual papers and magazines are set up. In order to keep the idea of Featured Characters that are found throughout the site unique from what we do here we’ve taken an alternate spin and elected to call ours “Interviews”. The various types of features other than characters have now been combined into a “Features” section with a different sort of variety than before in a one-of-each sort of system that way the Features can offer a broader snapshot of Pan Historia. The bread and butter of the topical works is now divided into two categories, “Articles” for written works from the membership at large on specific subjects and “Columns” for Paper Staff who write on a particular topic for every issue. “Funny Pages” is where you’ll find the fun extras to make you laugh, and the “Editor‘s Desk” hosts the Editorial (which you‘re reading now!) and resources of interest relating to the Pan Historian.
As you might guess this transformation has taken a lot of work on the part of our spectacular Paper Staff, many of whom are new to the paper or new to their roles. So it’s high time to acknowledge and thank those who’ve recently joined us and those long-standing with the Pan Historian, now that everyone’s gotten an opportunity to settle in for a few publications. Congratulations to Nefersha Hatshepsut who accepted a position late last year as an Assistant Editor shortly after I took the role as The Pan Historian Editor, and many thanks to Clio who continues on as an Assistant Editor. Also being welcomed into the fold or returning to us is Amelia Bosque with a column about holidays, Antoinette Picard bringing back her Zany Zodiacs, The English Teacher tackling an eco-societal column, Raisa Derevko writing a new column on the topic of Law Enforcement and Wyatt penning a column which shares his thoughts as an owner and administrator of Pan Historia. Then props goes out to those continuing with the Historian including Awoserra Aqenenra Apepa who always steps in with a written piece and great advice (like the title of the Editorial), Captain StarCastle who’s dedication to the Historian is unwavering even when archiving nearly five years of publications, Inkompotep Neferbath who’s yet to miss a single edition regardless of his smell, and Taniko who’s been conducting outstanding interviews for as long as the Historian’s been around.
And of course a sincere thank you to our readers and fellow members of Pan Historia, the community which brings us all together.
