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Policy updated for May 1992, subject to change.

    Advertising in SIMPLE and EASY in GIF News, and very very affordable.
 Basically a small ad, roughly under 1/5 the size of a full page, will be
 free of charge.  Often times these are ads for Bulletin Board Systems.
    GIF News is read by thousands of readers throughout the world.  Besides
 the standard way of distribution through Bulletin Board Systems, GIF News
 travels by means of the worldwide Network of Internet which reaches many
 countries such as Japan, Australia, Norway, Finland, Canada, USA, France,
 Great Britain, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, and more.  GIF News can also
 be found on the Compuserve Game Magazines download section.  

 Here are some guidelines to follow for advertising in GIF News:   
            
       1. If short and small, the ad is free of charge.  I may add
          some simple graphics to make the ad a little more interesting.
       2. If advertising a BBS:
           a. Send me a normal-access user acount pre-registered.  In  
              other words, add an Eric Hsiao to your user roster and
              pick a password and send it to me (along with your ad).
           b. Sysops must let me know before each and every issue comes
              out that they want their ad in it.  This will help me keep
              track of which boards are still up and which ones have gone
              down.  This will save our readers from the trouble of dialing
              long distance to a board and getting a "Sorry, the number you
              have dialed has been disconnected..."  I am unable to accept
              requests that say "Please put my BBS ad for the next 10
              issues."  If you want your BBS ad in the next 10 issues, you
              much notify me before the deadline of each of the 10 issues
              that you want the ad in it.  
       3. If contributing money for an ad:
           a. A full page with customized drawn graphics by me will general-
              ly run around $75 - add $25 for each additional issue that you
              want the ad in.
           b. Pre-supplied/drawn graphics full page size will generally 
              be around $50 - add $25 for each additional issue that you
              want the ad in.
           c. Half a page of custom graphics will run around $30 - add $10
              for each additional issue that you want the ad in.
           d. Pre-supplied/drawn graphics half size will be around $15 -
              add $10 for each additional issue that you want the ad in.
           e. Please keep in mind that these are only general numbers, I am
              very flexible and will negotiate.  Also, unlike the FREE BBS
              ad policy, you can request that your ad be in for a certain
              number of issues (ex. "Please put my full page ad in the 
              January issue for a contribution of $50, plus I would like 
              to see it in the March/April and May/June issues for an 
              additional contribution of $50 (2 x $25).  See above for
              contribution guidelines.  
           f. Contributions not need be in the form of monetary units   
              (money).  Instead, products of interest to me such as a
              PostScript Laser Printer, v32Bis Modem, etc. would really
              be appreciated.
          
       4.  Any legitimate commercial/non-profit/organization/group/individual 
           can advertise in GIF News.  GIF News retains the right to refuse
           any advertisement due to content, space considerations, or
           other reasons.  We try to screen all advertisers for legitimacy.
           Complaints against advertisers should be directed toward the 
           advertiser or the Better Business Bureau, not GIF News.
            
       5.  The final deadline for the next issue is 10 days before the issue
           is to come out.  In other words, for the July/August 1992 issue,
           I must have the issue in my hands by June 21, 1992.

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