I agree with Matt on the Amano issue. I respect his work, but am not really a big fan of it. I think there is too much emphasis placed on his influence and I would like to see more diversity.
A few on this forum have stated they don't like the rehash of old posts. I disagree. I don't normally read the AGA mailing lists, and I find the 'Stranded on the List' to be humorous and often quite informative. I especially enjoyed the summary of the discussion on soil in the issue before last. Often in reading the article I'm inspired to visit the list archive and read a month or two's worth of posts... Although I'm not crazy about the format on the FINS index.
As far as printed media being dead-- I have to disagree here. I read several forums on a semi-regular and regular basis. Every issue of TAG I receive is like Christmas for me because it's something I can read on the commode... or in bed... or on the couch etc. The articles offer something very different from the content I find online, and I enjoy reading past issues from time to time as well. I know it's more expensive to offer a print magazine, but if it were available only by a member-only online version it's highly unlikely that I would read it. I would also be unlikely to renew my subscription.
Isaac
A few on this forum have stated they don't like the rehash of old posts. I disagree. I don't normally read the AGA mailing lists, and I find the 'Stranded on the List' to be humorous and often quite informative. I especially enjoyed the summary of the discussion on soil in the issue before last. Often in reading the article I'm inspired to visit the list archive and read a month or two's worth of posts... Although I'm not crazy about the format on the FINS index.
As far as printed media being dead-- I have to disagree here. I read several forums on a semi-regular and regular basis. Every issue of TAG I receive is like Christmas for me because it's something I can read on the commode... or in bed... or on the couch etc. The articles offer something very different from the content I find online, and I enjoy reading past issues from time to time as well. I know it's more expensive to offer a print magazine, but if it were available only by a member-only online version it's highly unlikely that I would read it. I would also be unlikely to renew my subscription.
Isaac
