Re: [Paddlewise] What's wrong

I didn't want to start a pick-on-Sea Kayaker session. From a purely 
aesthetic standpoint, I don't like the new layout. I feel it conforms 
too closely to the standard generic enthusiast magazine like those from 
Primedia. But beyond that, it is still the best magazine out there. The 
articles inevitably vary from very good, to annoyingly uninteresting.

I don't hold a little bit of reiteration of old articles against any 
magazine. It is hard enough to come up with articles at all, let alone 
trying to keep them exclusively on new subjects. While I would like to 
see better photography on the front cover of Sea Kayaker, Chris is 
limited to what people send in.
Nick

On Dec 22, 2004, at 1:45 AM, Doug Lloyd wrote:

> Someone said (snip):
>> I stopped subscribing to Sea Kayaker long ago. After the first two 
>> years they started re-cycling articles<
>
> I've never found that to be entirely true, though some repetition is 
> evident and probably necessary for economic viability. I know any time 
> the editorial staff reviews an article that is similar to a previous 
> one, it must offer new information or reword things to sufficiently 
> shed new light.
>
> Personally, I'm amazed that Sea Kayaker Magazine comes out every two 
> months with the fresh articles that it does. I keep figuring they have 
> ran out of stuff, when in fact, new, insightful articles pop up each 
> issue. Some probe deeper than others, but on the whole, the quality 
> remains good to excellent.
>
> As for the layout, I liked the changes at first, but haven't made my 
> mind up totally yet. I think it did need some change. Was it too much? 
> Regardless, I find the magazine to be very readable and still inviting 
> at present.
>
> I have a list of future possible submission for the magazine, but my 
> health is still on the edge, with fibrillation slowly coming back 
> after extensive procedures only a short while ago, so my future output 
> energies are strongly suspect. But I can still read!
>
> Doug Lloyd
> Victoria BC
>
>
Nick Schade

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