It sure would. And that would hurt the S suppliers who BUY ads in a magazine with no real interest in S, wasting advertising dollars in a bad economy that gets them nothing in return.
Would not be fair to people like Don Thompson, AM and other S manufacturers to be mis-lead thinking the readership would be interested in their products. Please don’t complain about magazines not putting articles in their magazine about S since we do not take a survey. I still do not understand why one would not answer the question about what magazine one reads. Want harm is that to one? So be it. Mike From: Roger Nulton Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} MRH "S"urvey If we “vote early and vote often” will the distorted numbers influence our S suppliers to pay for advertising in “MRH”? Roger Nulton From: Michael & Linda Marmer Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 1:32 PM To: mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} MRH "S"urvey Ed, Most of my email, was just in fun, that part about how you riuned the survey by not answering the magazine part since you took the survey. That was mainly a joke, not to be taken too seriously. Does not matter if a subscriber or not, is taking the survey, reads it or not, the key reason for the survey is about magazines readership for them. They want to know they are in the world of RR magazines. It is a marketing tool for them to also figure out where to gear the magazine for the most buck, the readership. They are not going to post a article about S, for example if no one is interested in S to make it worth attracting people to BUY the magazine. Same for any other scale. Surveys cost money to put out too. Don’t retake the survey, that is your wish, But if you want them to know that you are interested in S, for this magazine, then do retake it. Again the survey was ABOUT reading magazines, what you do nor do not, including scanning them, as I am not sure you understand this. Not trying to get into a argument. But trying to explain to you what surveys are all about. Mike From: Ed Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:28 PM To: mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} MRH "S"urvey > That is part of the overall survey, as they do not know you are already a > subscriber, since it does not ask for a name. I am NOT a subscriber and have read only the issue that had my layout in it. > Since you read the magazine already, I do NOT read that magazine already. Why is that so hard to accept? > So you ruined the entire scope of the survey Because I do not read THEIR magazine, I ruined THEIR survey? The logic here escapes me. Then again, I have missed a lot over the years. >but it is true. If it makes someone happy, then it is true. Who am I to dispute the truth? > Re take it if you want But I don't want to retake it. > answer the magazine part. I already told you how I answered the magazine part. I was forced to state an untruth. Do I need to repeat that also? I lied!! If the survey can be retaken, let's ALL of us retake it about 100 times and really put S scale on the map! Ya want promotion? Here is how to get it! Of course the survey does not distinguish between AF, hi-rail, scale or anthing inbetween (flange size, coupler type, rail height, turnout motorizing preferences, etc.) that might be meaningful to the S community. "S"miles....Ed L. 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 > I love the way it forces you to pick a magazine you regularly read. I, being > a curmudgeon, don't read any of the listed magazines regularly, but scan a > lot of them from time to time. So I passed that question over. The computer > rejected my submission as incomplete and so I was forced to speak a mistruth > in order to have my submission accepted. What is this world coming to? Those > survey takers do not even want honest answers. "S"miles...Ed L. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
