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Well, I've only been reading MR for the past year, so I don't have years of reading to compare one editor to another. In any business or industry, it's hard to be all things to all people. However, when you are a model railroading magazine, you need to have your finger on the pulse of the business and hobby. Maybe MR does need to have more articles on ALL scales, including Z. And maybe they need to go back to having a column for younger readers (teenagers in the hobby). I believe that someone wrote they used to have this. We all know that most issues we pick up lately, someone else who has been in model railroading for 60 years has passed on to the next world. If we don't mentor kids and encourage them to take an interest in this hobby, who will? Just my two cents. But as a mother of three, not all kids are going to be star soccer and baseball players. Nor should they waste their minds on video games. This is a great hobby and teaches all sorts of life skills. I'm a restaurant manager and while we do family style cooking here, I'm always reading the trade journals to see what's the newest thing in the industry and what trends are taking place. As I said earlier, you have to keep you finger on the pulse of the business you are in and to be informed. Now, having said all that, I will say this about MR magazine and this forum. It's very commendable to let people vent and give it to you on the chin. Maybe some of this is deserved and maybe some isn't. But the fact that we can say what we don't like and do like about their magazine without censorship (at least I'm not aware of any) is great and how things should work. No one likes to hear criticism. I know I don't like to hear a customer tell me that their steak wasn't cooked properly when it went out. However, I would rather have someone tell me it wasn't right so that I can correct the problem than to never say anything and never come back to do business. So, I hope MR is taking the different responses in and seeing if things need to change. Sometimes it's good to stand back and get a fresh perspective. You all have a great week-end and I have most certainly enjoyed reading the different topics on this forum. Judy Dallas, TX
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