Modern Snuff Website and Blog

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I’ve spoken about it here and there on the message board, but I’m building a website called Modern Snuff. I thought I would start a discussion string here to talk about how it is going and to seek input about the website, so that I’m not littering the board with various discussions about it. I can sort of restrain myself to this one discussion string, so that anyone not interested only has one discussion string to avoid. LOL.

The website is here:

http://www.modernsnuff.com

In order to support the website, I’ve added a new snuff blog as well:

http://modernsnuff.blogspot.com/

I personally, still have a lot to learn about snuff.  But, I do know how to build and maintain an informative website.  Lots of experience in that area.  I also know how to bring together information and resources from those who know a topic better than I do, which is all the easier for me to do, since I’m perfectly aware I still have a lot to learn.

Anyhow, I appreciate any help, suggestions, or constructive criticism that is sent my way.  I’m not defensive about stuff, so I want to hear the straight scoop.  If I have something wrong, let me know…or if I could improve something, let me know.  I’m not making money from the website.  I’m mainly building it because of how helpful Prof. Griffiths’ website was for me (and others).  Sort of inspired me to pull as much information together about snuff on one easy to navigate website.  Please feel free to post here, send me a private message, or email me at mark@modernsnuff.com.

It is an ongoing process, and even once all the pages are up…there will always be something being added or improved.  So, again…please feel free to help in any way you see fit.  

Thank you!

Mark

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And, if Facebook is your thing, there is a discussion group on Facebook as well.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/modernsnuff

Mark

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Most excellent front page and will look forward to viewing as it matures! I really think members will like this.

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Check your pending membership requests on the FB page. I clicked the request a good while back. I am looking forward to seeing progress reports on the website, and contributing ideas as I have time.

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@cpmcdill.  Chris, You are now approved.  :-)  I’ve been so busy with adding stuff to the website, that I forgot to check for pending memberships in the group.  

Mark

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It looks fantastic @markstinson (on my phone at least) - very sleek and professional in layout / navigation. Rich in relevant images (both modern and historical), without appearing cluttered. Love the typeface - beautiful. To me, it perfectly blends history and sentiment, whilst maintaining a contemporary edge. Symbolic of your aims, and a very hard balance to get! I trust you’ll be adding a search function to the respective threads?

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Thank you.  And yes, I’ll be adding a search function soon.

Mark

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Excellent. It’s looking to be a very engaging resource.

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I’ve been working on the “Snuff Articles” archive page, which will collect as many news articles on snuff tobacco as I can possibly find and include. For each article, there will be a link to the original news article on-line, as well as an archived PDF version of the article just in case the news article drops off the web over time.

http://modernsnuff.com/articles/index.html

I’ll be adding some more articles today.  If you know of any I haven’t included yet, please feel free to share the link or links with me.  I’d love to include them.

Thanks!

Mark

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Fantastic @markstinson. I particularly like the inclusion of PDF downloads. Will check them all out. Keep up the good work!

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I hate dead-links…or losing information to dead links.  :-)

Mark

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@markstinson You’re doing such a great service to the community with that site. I love that you linked Philip Griffiths site on there. A sad passing, that was.

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Thanks, @Hitsuzen.

Mark

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If you use Facebook, the Modern Snuff page has a dedicated Facebook group. I dislike Facebook personally, but the Modern Snuff group is one place I don’t mind visiting and posting to on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/modernsnuff/


I was also able to archive 14 news articles about Nasal Snuff Tobacco on the articles page today. Visit here to access them: http://modernsnuff.com/articles/index.html


Mark

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Here is a list of the articles thus far:


“The Nose Habit: Should MP’s Snuff it Out?”

by Ed Lowther for BBC News 2013
"The Sharp End: Snuff in the Modern Day"
by Anonymous for Financial News 2013
"Ex-Smokers will Soon Find Out if They are Up to Snuff"
by Celia Walden for the Telegraph 2012
"In the Habit: A History of Catholicism and Tobacco"
by John B. Buescher for The Catholic World Report 2012
"Snuff: All the Cool 18th Century Kids are Doing it"
by Martin Pilkington for Selectism 2012
"Traces in Mayan Flask Proves They Used Rustica Tobacco"
by Gavin Allen for the Daily Mail. The title has been altered. 2012
"Snuff Lures Tobacco Fiends with Whiff of Exotic History"
by Michael Calore in Wired Magazine 2009
"Snuff Sales Puff Up as Credit Crunch & Bans Take Hold"
by Anonymous for the Daily Mail 2008
"Sex-Scene Victorian Snuff Box Set to Fetch up to 40,000 Pounds"
by Anonymous for the Daily Mail 2007

"Smoking Ban Puts Snuff Back in Fashion"
by Anonymous for the Daily Mail 2007
"Snuffing Out the Smoking Ban"
by Georgina Pattinson for BBC News 2006
"Nasal Snuff: Historical Review and Health Related Aspects"
by Nikolay Sapundzhiev and Jochen Alfred Werner
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2003
"Snuff, Tradition that Still Persists"
by Erica Brown in the New York Times 1983

"Science Watch - The Smokeless Alternative"
by Anonymous in the New York Times 1981

Mark
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Thanks for dedicating such time an effort there @markstinson - looks like I have a lot of reading to do

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@markstinson - you are doing a fantastic job there. I look forward to reading those articles.

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Thank you, @Nulliverse and @chris.

The Snuff Articles page is done for now.  There are 19 articles included there, some of which are fairly obscure and interesting.  I’ve added images to the page to break it up a bit, and at this point, I’ll just add new articles as I stumble across them or as they are suggested to me.

http://www.modernsnuff.com/articles

I need to finish up the techniques page next.

Mark

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This was a difficult page to complete, but the Snuffing Techniques page is now complete at the Modern Snuff website. I’d love your input about the page. See anything missing? See anything you don’t agree with? See anything you didn’t know before? I’d really like to hear your opinions and impressions of the page, so that I can improve it. Thanks!



Click Here to See the Snuffing Techniques Page


An image from the new page:


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Looks complete to me. To be honest, I cannot think of any suggestions for further improvement.