I agree: I have several articles,photos out there with various sources that have never been used. Not that I don't want to do more, but, like Roger, either my modeling has to catch up, or I need to know that what I have already submitted is going to fill a need.
Meanwhile, simply keeping up with the list postings is about the best I can do at the present time. boB Nicholson ________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Roger Nulton" <roger.nulton@...> wrote: > > Roy, > > When I read your original post, I knew exactly what you meant. Over the last > couple years, I have submitted about all of the photos of models and > completed scenes that I can produce. No one wants to see the same stuff over > again, but just in a different place! Iâve had to put off some requests > for material, which I regret. I need to either improve on my creative > writing skills, or build more models and scenery, before I can provide any > more to all of the various venues for S that we have now. > > Iâm sure many on this list have beautiful models or scenes nearing > completion that, with a little more work, could provide good material for > photos, articles or both that we all would enjoy, and that could generate > more enthusiasm for S. > > Roger Nulton > > From: Roy > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: 1:64 Modeling Guide Update and a Call for Material > > > Sometimes my posts are too short and are taken as sound bites (my fault). I > didn't mean competition in the marketing sense, but that we only have a > handful of authors to come up with articles. The SIG site is blessed with > several articles, but Bob's post was asking for articles. I was just doing > the math. Promoting S is dear to my heart and waging war on several fronts is > a good thing. I do my best to keep up a presence on the MRH site, but some > day they'll be tired of seeing the same old S scaler time after time. I've > written several pieces for my blog there and lots of folks of all gauge > persuasions have read them. I wish everyone well in their efforts to promote > S and if we all do our parts, S just might make it after all. I hope Bob gets > all the articles and photos that he needs and that he meets success with the > magazine for all our sakes. I also wish you luck with your SIG. > > Roy > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Ed" <Loizeaux@> wrote: > > > > > you face a lot of competition not only from all of our websites, but the > > > SIG website <snip> > > > Roy > > > > > > Golly...... > > > > I hope the S Sig and it's web site at www.sscale.org is not viewed as > > competition for Bob's magazine. In case of uncertainty, let me clarify the > > S Sig's purpose: to promote S scale to non-S folks. Period. That is it. > > Nothing else. Recruiting is our mantra and our efforts are to support that > > end result. > > > > Yes, we have a web site and also a conversational Forum. Yes, people send > > us photos and, upon occasion, short articles. All the material created by > > the S Sig itself has been oriented toward explaining the virtues of S to > > the non-S modeler and providing him/her with easy-to-read basic information > > about S scale and S products. > > > > Let it be known the S Sig does not pay for articles or photos. Bob can make > > you rich, but we offer only fame -- and not much of that. But we happily > > accept material that comes floating into our neighborhood. On some > > occasions, we even offer to pass it along to Bob Nalbone for use in his > > 1:64 Modeler magazine. He, in turn, provides the S Sig with a page or two > > in each issue for the use of the S Sig's newsletter. So far, neither of us > > has viewed the other as competition. > > > > The S Sig hopes to begin a serious marketing promotional campaign this > > coming Fall that will let the entire model railroading hobby know that S > > scale exists. If you'd like to make this happen a bit sooner or make the > > effort a bit louder/larger, please feel free to use the green voluntary > > contribution button on our web site. > > > > Thanks.....Ed L. > > www.sscale.org > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
