[ SHOWGSD-L ] Do you want to do it?
- From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:06:00 EST
_carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx) writes:
I would really like for our board to take a look at some of the other breed
publications to perhaps see the tremendously successful magazines that
are published each month by other breed clubs.
Evan writes:
Since the Review is one of the top award winning dog magazines in America,
I
would doubt that we would gain by following what others are doing. We need
to remember that the Review is the official magazine of our parent club. It
is a service given to all members,and the advertising is a bonus for the
club.
If you don't like the Review, don't read it. But, please stop telling the
rest of us how bad it is.
_Lacy340@xxxxxxxx (mailto:Lacy340@xxxxxxx) writes
Amen to that. Our Review is one of the best and so informative.
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I can't believe that Evan and Lacy are missing the point.
We are not arguing that the Review is a good magazine, thought at this point
it does need improvement. No one has said anything negative about Gail
Sprock, we all like her.
Let's not be so arrogant to think that the Review is THE ONLY dog magazine
worth writing or reading. There are other dog magazines looking at the Review
for inspiration, and we should be doing the same. Or have we reached the
stage where we don't have anything else to learn?
Regardless of how many awards the Review has won, or will be nominated for
in the future, the basic problem remains.......we are not getting it delivered
on time. This basic problem now reflects on lack of advertising, lack of
articles, etc......No one wants to spend money on old news.
So, instead of taking sides against each other, how about sending
suggestions to the PC board to get this LONG STANDING PROBLEM solved.
I have volunteered contributions to the Review before, and never heard back
from whoever was in charge. I even wrote asking if they got my article,
never heard a word. Is it lack of staff? I know of people who have
volunteered
to do the leg work, returning pictures, stuff that will free the hands of the
Review staff to get more things done. No takers. So, having volunteers is
not the problem.
I've said this before, we receive lots of magazines, with subscriptions far
larger than the review, and these magazines are always on time, if not early
by a week. And do I care if they won a million awards? That's nice, but not
the reason I subscribed, anymore than we all renewed our membership on the
hopes that the Review will win an award this next year.
We are witnessing a very true issue: if the Review can't deliver on time,
it looses the backing of all the people who have the potential to spend money
advertising. And that is what will eventually save or kill the magazine. At
this rate, the Parent Club will have to pay to continue printing a magazine
for Board Meeting minutes, an Editors Page, and little else.
Is there an award for that?
JMO
Ileana
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