Does anyone know if this society is still functioning? Their website is frozen in time, certain parts having been last updated perhaps in 2004, and yet someone obviously keeps paying the bill for the site to be hosted.

Is there still a paper Violet Gazette being published? Are they even performing duties as the official international registration authority for violet cultivars any longer? I have considered trying to join, but I'm more than a little concerned that anything I do will simply vanish into the aether. It's understandable that there is a general lack of interest and funds in the world of violets, but it feels as though there may be no bona fide home for violet lovers now, especially since the IVS isn't even able to publish a periodical. While a journal is probably unnecessary, an internet presence where people can still post articles and exchange ideas is vital to any sort of community, and the AVS website is completely (and regrettably, and, I think, needlessly) useless in that regard.

What gives?

Stefan

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