Typewriters

My problem with that is that I’m incapable to read myself after a few days… that’s why I love my typewriters.

Me too. I learned to be fine with it, but I also like to use my typewriter. And both pen and typewriter will make for a unique written object (see my reply to Illecors).

That’s very close of an idea I had a few months ago: some sort of fanzine. People interested would send me (I don’t mind giving my address) their typed pages, and I’d order them (using actual scissors and glue!) in a zine that I would copy and send to the people who sent me something

Scissors and glue, that's how I used to make my zine back in the 90s while I was partyi... studying). For the last issue, I had the 'genius' idea to make the cover out of aluminum foil (ium, for the barbarians :p). It took me about a gazilion attempts in order to get all the covers I needed. That damn thing was constantly tearing while I glued stuff on them and while I tried to emboss text. I hated it and that maybe the reason why it was the last issue...

this character only shares an anonymised version of the list, where each member receives a number along with a short description provided by the member themselves. Instead of sending the letter directly to the recipient, the sender sends it to the administrator, specifying the recipient’s number, and the administrator then forwards the letter. This would maintain everyone’s anonymity, but it presupposes trust in the administrator…

Exactly. The idea is still worth considering, having someone acting as the ‘warden of the keys’ so to speak. Like you mentioned, cost will quickly increase. And it will the whole process even (I’m fine with it being slow). At least for a starter, why not? Also, I’m pretty confident if we were to initiate something we would be able to devise a way to share the cost between all of us.

Another lead: if the cost is really an issue (and it would soon be one, seeing the international rates) we still should be able to initiate ‘local’ exchange ring and maybe once a year make an international shipment of some sort? Or grab any opportunity to have them shipped abroad, if some of us travel regularly?

Just thinking out loud, here...

And thx for the link, I will read the book. I enjoyed a lot reading all five volumes of his short story anthologies. Well, I enjoyed a lot four out of five (there is one I had to force myself to finish but I'm glad I did as it also contains my preferred story out of all four volumes.

Edit: corrected the number of volumes in the Cold Hard Type series, because I'm a pro with numbers.