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You know Brad... That comment caught MY eye too and at my last job and now at this one, News comes to my name and I MIGHT have received one (maybe 2) surveys in the last 6 or 7 years.... And I'm NOT real sure about that. Seems more like those might have been included in the mag. Chuck "Stone, Brad V (TC OASIS)" wrote: > Here's the key to the whole deal, with News or MC: > > "Duke uses extensive and frequent surveys to determine specifically what > content readers desire. The results of those surveys are often out of > step with what some of us want to read or write about, but the simple > fact remains that the market demands such coverage." > > Who's desk do you think those surveys end up on? Not the programmer's I can > rest assure. Think of your It dept. Who is it that would want to hear > about the latest greatest coolest (and sometimes useless) stuff out there. > I'll give you a hint. He/She gives you your review. > > Bradley V. Stone > BVS/Tools > http://www.bvstools.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jon.Paris@halinfo.it [mailto:Jon.Paris@halinfo.it] > > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 11:47 AM > > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com > > Subject: News400 RPG Source newsletter > > > > > > > > > > As I said in my earlier post I forwarded the original > > comments on the RPG Source > > to the editor Gary Guthrie, his response follows: > > > > I'll start by saying that this is not the first time I've heard of > > readers upset by the notion that Duke Communications has moved RPG > > coverage out of NEWS/400 and into The RPG Source. This is an > > understandable reaction. > > > > The idea that the newsletter is a cash cow for Duke, however, is a > > misperception. A desire for additional revenue is not the > > reason for the > > newsletter's existence. NEWS/400 continues to have RPG > > coverage. I don't > > think the amount of RPG coverage has changed significantly since the > > introduction of the newsletter. Any reduction in RPG coverage in the > > magazine that has occurred over the years would have occurred > > irrespective of the newsletter's existence. > > > > Perhaps a journey through time will shed some light on decisions that > > led to waning RPG coverage in the magazine. There was a time when a > > person could fairly well get their arms around the IBM midrange > > computer. It was possible for a person to know a substantial amount > > about all of its features. During that time RPG was at the > > center of the > > system. As such, the magazine covered RPG extensively. > > > > Today, the AS/400 is far less infantile. Its feature set has > > grown leaps > > and bounds and the rate at which the growth continues to occur is > > staggering. NEWS/400 has to grow with the system. There is much more > > than just RPG to cover now and there's only so many pages available in > > which to provide that coverage. NEWS/400's content is reader driven. > > Duke uses extensive and frequent surveys to determine > > specifically what > > content readers desire. The results of those surveys are often out of > > step with what some of us want to read or write about, but the simple > > fact remains that the market demands such coverage. It is this dynamic > > that has resulted in any drop in the amount of RPG coverage > > the magazine > > provides. > > > > I think all of us associated with NEWS/400 know that there is a large > > number of readers interested in RPG. Though the magazine is > > committed to > > providing solid RPG coverage, there are many who want more > > RPG articles. > > In an effort to provide increased RPG coverage for these readers, we > > launched The RPG Source, a tightly focused RPG specific > > newsletter. The > > cost of the newsletter, in my opinion, is more than reasonable. In > > addition to tutorial information, the newsletter contains a > > good amount > > of usable code in the form of downloadable utilities. If a subscriber > > uses but one of these utilities they've paid for a few years worth of > > subscriptions with the development savings. If a reader had to wade > > through everything required to get the information provided in the > > tutorial articles, far more than the subscription cost would > > be spent in > > research. Sure, I make a few dollars. Rest assured, however, > > that were I > > to calculate my hourly rate and post it for all to see, there would > > likely be few standing in line to take my place. I put the effort into > > the newsletter largely because I enjoy making a contribution to others > > in the industry. > > > > I'm sure some will maintain their skepticism, but I am sincere when I > > say that the decision to publish The RPG Source was not predicated on > > making a lot of money. It was to provide a service for our readers. > > Unfortunately, providing this service means we have to pay authors and > > printers and... > > > > Gary Guthrie > > Editor, The RPG Source > > > > > > +--- > > | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! > > | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. > > | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. > > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > > RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > > david@midrange.com > > +--- > > > +--- > | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- +--- | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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