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Posted By: runscott

Continual complaints could actually be detrimental to the continuance of VCBC, and we don't want to see that happen. Hopefully Don realizes that most of us are very supportive of his efforts, and that some of the complaints are meant to be constructive feedback, though some might sound an awful lot like repetitive whining.

This magazine is basically a "labor of love" and not a big profit generator, so we're in a situation of having to deal with something that's less than perfect because it isn't a "Newsweek" or "People". Is this better than the alternative of 'nothing'? - most definitely "yes". And as many have have pointed out, the "experts" in the hobby either participate or lurk on this board, so you can influence the success of VCBC by contributing your knowledge in the form of articles.

David has suggested that the most worthwhile hobby reading is right here on this board - true, but when you submit an article for publishing you are more likely to do extensive research before writing down your thoughts, including consulting other experts, than you would prior to posting on this board. It is true that everything you want to know about t207s is somewhere in this forum...unedited...in triplicate...difficult to locate...and partially erroneous. Wouldn't it be great if an expert on that issue would go through all the posts on this board, supplement it with additional material, fill in gaps, and create a cohesive article? They have, and we get to read it in the next VCBC.

I would suggest that if there are additional topics that you think have been covered adequately on this board in past posts, that you dig them up and create additional articles, consulting other experts for review, and submit to VCBC. If you need editing or review done, feel free to email articles to me - I may know nothing about the subject, but I don't mind reviewing.

Seriously, VCBC is a great supplement to the hobby and none of us will be better off if it disappears.