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14 March 2006, 01:29 PM
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I've got nothing against anybody having their say, but I do believe that if you have nothing constructive to say, don't say anything.
I understand what is involved in newsletters, magazines and newspapers - I've done them all.
I used to produce a 'quality' 8 page club newsletter in just one lunch-hour. That included writing and producing the layout too, all while eating my packed lunch. I'm not bragging, I'm clearly differentiating the amount of work required to produce a newsletter.
Anybody involved in a newsstand magazine knows the huge amount of man-hours that are involved and if anyone believes a newsletter is even a scratch on the surface, they are sorely misguided. Have a go... I'm sure you'd give up within a week.
I understand what is involved in newsletters, magazines and newspapers - I've done them all.
I used to produce a 'quality' 8 page club newsletter in just one lunch-hour. That included writing and producing the layout too, all while eating my packed lunch. I'm not bragging, I'm clearly differentiating the amount of work required to produce a newsletter.
Anybody involved in a newsstand magazine knows the huge amount of man-hours that are involved and if anyone believes a newsletter is even a scratch on the surface, they are sorely misguided. Have a go... I'm sure you'd give up within a week.
14 March 2006, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by highlander68k
I've got nothing against anybody having their say, but I do believe that if you have nothing constructive to say, don't say anything.
I understand what is involved in newsletters, magazines and newspapers - I've done them all.
I used to produce a 'quality' 8 page club newsletter in just one lunch-hour. That included writing and producing the layout too, all while eating my packed lunch. I'm not bragging, I'm clearly differentiating the amount of work required to produce a newsletter.
Anybody involved in a newsstand magazine knows the huge amount of man-hours that are involved and if anyone believes a newsletter is even a scratch on the surface, they are sorely misguided. Have a go... I'm sure you'd give up within a week.
I understand what is involved in newsletters, magazines and newspapers - I've done them all.
I used to produce a 'quality' 8 page club newsletter in just one lunch-hour. That included writing and producing the layout too, all while eating my packed lunch. I'm not bragging, I'm clearly differentiating the amount of work required to produce a newsletter.
Anybody involved in a newsstand magazine knows the huge amount of man-hours that are involved and if anyone believes a newsletter is even a scratch on the surface, they are sorely misguided. Have a go... I'm sure you'd give up within a week.
As I said before Jon I'm totally with you on what you are saying. I think some of the comments made in this thread have been totally farsical and complete bollocks .... and in no way reflect the thoughts of 99.99% of your subsription holders.
Mag is the nads and you are both doing a fecking pukka job to get it to where it is right now.
14 March 2006, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
I produce newsletters every week ... you give me the data and I'll produce you one in 15 minutes or under.
Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
What's your comment about my little blue friend all about??
Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
but I don't really give a monkeys about who I **** off or annoy I will say what I think.
As for me "Chairman" swinging in .........Please don't mention Swinging within earshot of the wife ......LOL
Wasn't aware I swung in any more than you had
14 March 2006, 06:12 PM
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BTW phil
i dont seem to be getting my true grip anymore
i have paid up, honest
think Kaz might have lost my cheque,its a blonde thing
budgie
been waiting to get you back Kaz humana humana
i dont seem to be getting my true grip anymore
i have paid up, honest
think Kaz might have lost my cheque,its a blonde thing
budgie
been waiting to get you back Kaz
humana humana
14 March 2006, 07:09 PM
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another way of looking at it is, It's taken 3 months from when I took out the subscription to when i got my first copy (issue 8), so that makes it a quarterly magazine, so I've got 3 years of subs to go 
This isn't a pop at Scooby Mag in the slightest, it's a great read, and everyone involved does a fantastic job!!
This isn't a pop at Scooby Mag in the slightest, it's a great read, and everyone involved does a fantastic job!!
14 March 2006, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
Baz preparing and printing a newsletter for 60+ people is very very different to producing a full glossy magasine for a distribution run in the thousands!!! I could prepare a newsletter in 15 minutes - Microsoft Word even has a wizard that will do it for you!!
Have you written an artical for the NEWSLETTER recently?
14 March 2006, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by baz69birds
As the EDITOR of the ESSEX SCOOBY CREW newsletter,
i know how hard it is to get these things done.
BUT i garantte 1st saturday of every month you will get your NEWSLETTER.
without fail.
i know its not the same, only 1 or 2 pages of A4,
but i still have to do the printing, lay out, sorting, editing, etc...
along with a JOB & looking after my KIDS.
But i do get it done.
i know how hard it is to get these things done.
BUT i garantte 1st saturday of every month you will get your NEWSLETTER.
without fail.
i know its not the same, only 1 or 2 pages of A4,
but i still have to do the printing, lay out, sorting, editing, etc...
along with a JOB & looking after my KIDS.
But i do get it done.
on behalf of my LOVING WIFE as she does everything,
as i dont have a clue about p.c's
Not me all i do is take the pics, re-ask for reviews, & deliver them to tiny
ALL 100 copys.
(I cant find the 15 mins to do it
14 March 2006, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by peter budgen
BTW phil
i dont seem to be getting my true grip anymore
i have paid up, honest
think Kaz might have lost my cheque,its a blonde thing
budgie
been waiting to get you back Kaz humana humana
i dont seem to be getting my true grip anymore
i have paid up, honest
think Kaz might have lost my cheque,its a blonde thing
budgie
been waiting to get you back Kaz
humana humana
15 March 2006, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Her at the back
Have you written an artical for the NEWSLETTER recently?
No .... why do you want me to? Will write you a two page one in 10 minutes!
15 March 2006, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
No .... why do you want me to? Will write you a two page one in 10 minutes!
..... Even though you put your name down your never turn up!!!! 
15 March 2006, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by The Knives are out
Must admit I have put my name down a couple of times and not turned up 
15 March 2006, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
As I said before Jon I'm totally with you on what you are saying. I think some of the comments made in this thread have been totally farsical and complete bollocks .... and in no way reflect the thoughts of 99.99% of your subsription holders.
Mag is the nads and you are both doing a fecking pukka job to get it to where it is right now.
Mag is the nads and you are both doing a fecking pukka job to get it to where it is right now.
Hey - if you guys want to issue a mag whenever you want then fine,but to take 12 issue subscriptions and then continually change issue dates is just utter c**p.
The posters who seemingly couldn't care less about the regularity of a magazine they subscribe to have clearly lost the plot ?!
15 March 2006, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GrollySTI
As far as I'm concerned (a subsciber) I've given up on the complete lies continually posted by the Scoobymag crew.What a complete shambles.
Hey - if you guys want to issue a mag whenever you want then fine,but to take 12 issue subscriptions and then continually change issue dates is just utter c**p.
The posters who seemingly couldn't care less about the regularity of a magazine they subscribe to have clearly lost the plot ?!
Hey - if you guys want to issue a mag whenever you want then fine,but to take 12 issue subscriptions and then continually change issue dates is just utter c**p.
The posters who seemingly couldn't care less about the regularity of a magazine they subscribe to have clearly lost the plot ?!
Chill the **** out mate. They are a brand new operation and in their first year of producing the mag. All the issues they have experienced are what small production mags and other periodicals have experienced all over the word. So what if a few of the issues are late - they have valid reasons for it and they are on a learning curve.
If not getting a magasine on time is that important to you then I would suggest getting a life, because you clearly don't have one.
Fed up to my back teeth of seeing people like you post up and flame Scoobymag for having issues in the infancy of their business.
15 March 2006, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GrollySTI
As far as I'm concerned (a subsciber) I've given up on the complete lies continually posted by the Scoobymag crew.What a complete shambles.
Hey - if you guys want to issue a mag whenever you want then fine,but to take 12 issue subscriptions and then continually change issue dates is just utter c**p.
The posters who seemingly couldn't care less about the regularity of a magazine they subscribe to have clearly lost the plot ?!
Hey - if you guys want to issue a mag whenever you want then fine,but to take 12 issue subscriptions and then continually change issue dates is just utter c**p.
The posters who seemingly couldn't care less about the regularity of a magazine they subscribe to have clearly lost the plot ?!
Secondly if you're not happy about it cancel your ******* subscription then, and quit moaning and trying to bring the mag down just because you haven't been getting the issues on time. The less people like you they have to respond to the more time they'll have to get on with things.
15 March 2006, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
Secondly if you're not happy about it cancel your ******* subscription then, and quit moaning and trying to bring the mag down just because you haven't been getting the issues on time. The less people like you they have to respond to the more time they'll have to get on with things.
15 March 2006, 05:07 PM
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Nothing wrong with my first post - just saying it how it is.
I'm very chilled btw - i think you're the one in need of the chill pill
If you're "fed up to the back teeth" of people posting comments on a public forum about scoobymag lateness then:-
1.There must be a huge number of subscribers because according to you 99.99% are very happy!
2.Leave
I will continue to wait for my scoobymags - I just hope I still own a subaru when I get my last issue.
I'm very chilled btw - i think you're the one in need of the chill pill
If you're "fed up to the back teeth" of people posting comments on a public forum about scoobymag lateness then:-
1.There must be a huge number of subscribers because according to you 99.99% are very happy!
2.Leave
I will continue to wait for my scoobymags - I just hope I still own a subaru when I get my last issue.
15 March 2006, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by GrollySTI
Nothing wrong with my first post - just saying it how it is.
I'm very chilled btw - i think you're the one in need of the chill pill
If you're "fed up to the back teeth" of people posting comments on a public forum about scoobymag lateness then:-
1.There must be a huge number of subscribers because according to you 99.99% are very happy!
2.Leave
I will continue to wait for my scoobymags - I just hope I still own a subaru when I get my last issue.
I'm very chilled btw - i think you're the one in need of the chill pill
If you're "fed up to the back teeth" of people posting comments on a public forum about scoobymag lateness then:-
1.There must be a huge number of subscribers because according to you 99.99% are very happy!
2.Leave
I will continue to wait for my scoobymags - I just hope I still own a subaru when I get my last issue.
Re: point 1 - same morons who are complaining over and over again. Constantly bringing the subject up etc etc etc. I see a lot of small companies in the industry go bang partly because of comments made by mis-informed and generally retarded, jealous, tw@ts.
You obviousely don't know me, I am chilled all of the time!
...
15 March 2006, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
Re: point 1 - same morons who are complaining over and over again. Constantly bringing the subject up etc etc etc. I see a lot of small companies in the industry go bang partly because of comments made by mis-informed and generally retarded, jealous, tw@ts.
You obviousely don't know me, I am chilled all of the time! ...
You obviousely don't know me, I am chilled all of the time!
... But of course we don't have lives and are being far too demanding.We should rot in hell for just mentioning it!
15 March 2006, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by GrollySTI
Nothing wrong with my first post - just saying it how it is.
I'm very chilled btw - i think you're the one in need of the chill pill
If you're "fed up to the back teeth" of people posting comments on a public forum about scoobymag lateness then:-
1.There must be a huge number of subscribers because according to you 99.99% are very happy!
2.Leave
I will continue to wait for my scoobymags - I just hope I still own a subaru when I get my last issue.
I'm very chilled btw - i think you're the one in need of the chill pill
If you're "fed up to the back teeth" of people posting comments on a public forum about scoobymag lateness then:-
1.There must be a huge number of subscribers because according to you 99.99% are very happy!
2.Leave
I will continue to wait for my scoobymags - I just hope I still own a subaru when I get my last issue.