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Bringing back Student Fare will not help bring beginners into the hobby. First of all, beginners would have to know the magazine exists, and many of them do not. I work at a hobby shop (part time) and a Jo-Ann's (Full Time). There are 2 people at JoAnns who are beginners, who are totally clueless, and come to me (of all people) for guidance. I, in turn (and with no compensation; LOL) turn them towards Model Railroader, but not without 1600 additional comments. You see, bringing back a small two or three page (once all the ads are smashed into the page) is not going to bring new people into the hobby. You need people who are basically ambassadors to do nothing but go around to schools, community clubs, after-school places (YMCA, YWCA, etc...) and profess the wonderful apsects of the hobby. I have many new friends because of model railroading (the internet and railfanning helped), and we all like to show off our latest and greatest. I am choosing not to vote. Bring it back if you want, but if there are no new people to cater to, then what's the point? If you want to bring new people in, Athearn could stop rasing the prices on American-made products, and they (all manufacturers, that is) could do something amazing..... Advertise in NON railroad forums.....
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