Michael, >>Let's hope Rick Schummer's advice to them helps them to change. I'll give >>them the benefit of the doubt that the crap still in the pipeline was in there prior to Rick speaking with them. ???<<
Just because I have offered them advice does not mean they are taking it <bg>. There are changes coming as I have posted in my blog and on ProFox. There are still some bad indicators things are not changing. I think we should know more by the December and January issues. For instance, the return to two columns instead of three for readability this month. The column reprints does not ring well with me, I want new content, not stuff I have read before. I fully endorse reusability in code, but not in publications. While I agree with Ed's opinion about spammers and tactics on subscriptions, I believe this can be corrected with a simple change in policy. The content is king in publishing. I believe the content and quality has completely shifted in favor of Advisor, as Malcolm has stated. Personally, what I am hoping for is a policy change at FoxTalk and better content. I am sure they are capable of both and believe this will be changed, or the magazine will die a horrible death shortly. I believe they have to change leadership and need better direction. The editor is being hung out to dry on this. He wants to publish a great magazine, but is not being handed the resources to accomplish this. On the other hand, Advisor is making a big push to get premium content and have persuaded many of the former FoxTalk authors to regularly publish for them, as well as retaining the authors they already had in the fold. I really like working with the Advisor folks. They show flexibility. It was a smart business move. Overall I believe the best thing for the Fox Community is to have two publications competing. This will lead to better magazines, better content for Fox developers, and more outlets for Fox authors to get published. A huge win-win-win. Now we can only hope FoxTalk will make a complete turnaround. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.rickschummer.com 586.254.2530 - office _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
