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DMB	02/12/2011 19:03:39
1585 forum posts 1 photos	Billy, I think that your last post on this thread about if you subscribe you have access to all of the MEWs ever published, is misleading. I have been a subscriber ever since 1st issue, but only to the "hard copy," NOT the digital form. I followed your instructions but it says digital subscribers only. John.
martin perman	02/12/2011 19:12:06
2095 forum posts 75 photos	I too subscribe to the hard copy and followed the instructions and it worked ok. Martin P
David Clark 1	02/12/2011 19:38:44
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	He said ME not MEW regards David
martin perman	02/12/2011 19:52:16
2095 forum posts 75 photos	David, Unless I've miss read John Coleman's post it certainly refers to MEW. Martin P
Stub Mandrel	02/12/2011 19:58:31
4318 forum posts 291 photos 1 articles	Returning to the original topic, personally i'd like to see a third publication to feed my ME addiction in week 4 of the cycle! Neil
martin perman	03/12/2011 11:48:16
2095 forum posts 75 photos	Gentlemen, Is there an electronic index to all of the MEW Database. Martin P
AndyP	03/12/2011 14:25:05
189 forum posts 30 photos	There is a full index of MEW here and also one on Harold Hall's most excellent site here
martin perman	03/12/2011 18:08:22
2095 forum posts 75 photos	Thank you, very interesting. Martin P
martin perman	03/12/2011 18:08:25
2095 forum posts 75 photos	Thank you, very interesting. Martin P
DerryUK	03/12/2011 20:52:11
125 forum posts	If you want a spreadsheet version of an MEW index there is mine https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlJR4IC3eMhZdE1tTVBPZklPN1hXLTNYSHNmcjA2NXc&hl=en_GB#gid=0 In my comment column I have added any paragraph headings used for a bit more detail and helps to refine any searches. Latterly though writers tend not to use them (paragraph headings) which is a shame.
BERTO	03/12/2011 21:33:30
46 forum posts	When i was buying the hard copy it wouldn't have mattered if it was a weekly as i would have still purchased it ! I now subscribe to the digital version which ensures i get every editon new and old and can read them at leisure , Although i do mss taking them to work to read during my smoko break! I suppose i could take a laptop and my mobile broadband instead and that way i would have all of them at my fingertips ! As for magazine content i have no compliants and it wouldn't matter one bit if David changed the content to suit what some readers may want as there will always be others who would complain . I think that David and his team do an astonishing job of putting together MEW &ME and manage to keep the contents interesting to the majority of readers . One needs to understand that he doesn't have a bottomless pool of articles to pick from and the content of thesearticles is a lottery ! If there are certain types of articles a reader want's to see then let him know as he may have something on the backburner waiting for others to fit in with it . As for advertising it is of little use to me as i live on the other side of the planet and would not purchase from these retailers as the cost of freight is a killer . That said i still have a look at what they are selling as sometimes there will be a new item that interest me , all i have to do is wait for it to hit these shores probably a year later ! Regards .. Ian
steamdave	04/12/2011 11:50:07
526 forum posts 45 photos	Gave up ME soon after I moved to Ireland, but kept on MEW. If it was possible to get the two magazines in one wrapper (to reduce postage charges), I might consider returning. Dave The Emerald Isle
Stovepipe	04/12/2011 19:57:51
196 forum posts	I'm happy wiith things as they are (says he wearing his tin hat). I'm reading Mick Knight's article for beginners with interest because I might learn something. Two other points - If you aren't happy with the content, then get and pen some articles yourselves, instead of keyboarding moaning about it. Also - For them as can read, a cheer for Diane Carney please, who has put 3 of the issues together, which some of you may have noticed. Dennis
Billy Mills	04/12/2011 21:13:09
377 forum posts	John Coleman, Thanks for your comment. Martin was talking about MEW not ME so my comment was specifically about MEW. It would seem that not all MEW subscribers know that they have access to all of the back numbers just as some readers of this forum post without reading what has already been said. The back number archive is something that I enjoy using. It is interesting to follow the evolution of MEW. I think that DC1 and DC2 do a great job, the magazines can only reflect what the Authors are writing, that has changed through the volumes just as the rest of life has changed, how could it be any different? Billy.
mgnbuk	05/12/2011 07:53:24
1394 forum posts 103 photos	If you aren't happy with the content, then get and pen some articles yourselves, instead of keyboarding moaning about it. I have never understood this attitude - how does my writing my own articles improve the magazine from my point of view ? I would have already read that article as I wrote it ! ME and MEW are not "Club" magazines, they are a commercial venture. ME used to employ staff writers - doesn't seem to be the case these days. £0.02 Nigel B.
Stub Mandrel	06/12/2011 21:18:24
4318 forum posts 291 photos 1 articles	> how does my writing my own articles improve the magazine from my point of view ? If everyone thought that, there would be no magazine. If you think it could be better, help make it so. Neil
Lawrie Alush-Jaggs	07/12/2011 00:01:29
118 forum posts 32 photos	Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Diane Carney. Three cheers. Hip hip.... Hooray Hip hip.... Hooray Hip hip.... Hooray places everyone. Nigel. What a strange comment, however given inflation you managed to get quite a lot in for 2p. ME and MEW are not club magazines, true, but they do form the locii of Special Interest Groups. The days of Sam Brown and Popular Mechanics are well behind us I think. I don't take ME in paper, digitally or intravenously, but I do subscribe to MEW. There three broard ways in which the mags could be put together. 1 By a staff of writers 2 By commission from the Editor 3 By submission. We happen to rely on 3 which means that those of the readership who take time to write articles get to see their name carved gloriously in the granite of our times, paper, for all posterity (or about 13,000 readers anyway) to see. The fact that readers submit articles suggests that the stuff that is being published is of interest to at least the people who write the articles and that is not too bad. Neither of the magazines runs to themes other than that stated in the name. We don't have an eyeshadow for drill chucks or breast reduction therapy excercises for tailstock turrets. Our esteemed editor (and euqally esteemed deputy editor) have to find enough to fit the pages and give some sort of balance. All of this of course is a load of waffle and old cobblers. " I have never understood this attitude - how does my writing my own articles improve the magazine from my point of view ? I would have already read that article as I wrote it !" This suggests that articles written by you are going to appear regularly. Would that be the case? Secondly, it doesn't really matter if you don't understand the attitude so lolng as you buy the mag. Blah blah blah. I must get some work done.
Gone Away	07/12/2011 01:14:21
829 forum posts 1 photos	Posted by Stovepipe on 04/12/2011 19:57:51: If you aren't happy with the content, then get and pen some articles yourselves, instead of keyboarding moaning about it. So ... instead of moaning, write some articles? Who then does get to "moan" ? - Nobody? - Only those that write articles? Don't see the logic. Anyone who shells out the cover price has a right to comment (or "moan" if you like) if he doesn't like what he gets for his money whether or not he chooses to 'do better' (or is even capable).
BERTO	07/12/2011 03:18:07
46 forum posts	Posted by Nigel Barraclough on 05/12/2011 07:53:24: If you aren't happy with the content, then get and pen some articles yourselves, instead of keyboarding moaning about it. I have never understood this attitude - how does my writing my own articles improve the magazine from my point of view ? I would have already read that article as I wrote it ! By writing your own articles you will improve the Magazine not only for yourself but also others as your ideas could start a new train of thought on something and encourage others to add their ideas. Oddly enough you could gain a greater knowledge or understanding from the feedback of others because of an idea you started ! This is as how i see that MEW has evolved since its inception(read most of everything since issue 1 as i subscribe to the digital version and can highly recommend it ). Say that someone has submitted an article about something and some readers may have have modified it to suit thier needs then later submitted thier modified version of the original idea with some new gizmo on it and i'm sure the Author of the original wondered why they never thought of that ! The idea is that we teach each other as no one knows everything about Model engineering or machining ! I have stated before elsewhere in this string that if you are going to moan about magazine content send it to the Editor (sorry David !) as that is who is in charge of that department ! Forums are supposed to be for the sharing of information - not complaints or so i'm led to believe anyhow . Berto AKA. .001
David Hanlon	07/12/2011 10:27:12
40 forum posts	I am the only one who remembers the reader survey that we recently completed ? I would have thought that that would be the ideal source of info re MEW current and future views. David, I know you have been ill so this is not a criticism, but do you have an updated schedule for publishing the results? Maybe that would be a better source of information regarding this debate. Best Regards Dave

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