Post by crimhthanthegreat on Jun 25, 2007 6:26:51 GMT -6
In Vol. 1 No. 1 of The Strategic Review there was this question posted at the end:
"MAPPING IT OUT
This issue, as well as a good portion of the next, were necessarily
laid out without definite knowledge of what our readers are most interested in. That will not be the case in the future, for we plan to impose and ask what you particularly wish to see in the pages of SR. However, with so many magazines demanding the completion of long questionaires, we will make it as easy on you as possible: If you liked this issue well enough, and the preview of next issue's articles seems about right, just forget it -- we'll assume that we are doing things reasonably close to what you desire. On the other hand, if you think we are neglecting some aspect of the hobby, or that what we are doing is done poorly, let us know. Letters will have an effect on future plans. If sufficient letters, which merit reproduction, come in, we will run a short letter column. You don't need to rate articles or this issue or anything like that, but if you want to tell us something, we ask that you please do so. Here are some of the possible subjects we can deal with. If your pet love (or hate) is among them, sound off, and we will act accordingly. Note that we are not planning to cover most board games, as they are well-detailed in other publications. The same is true with regard to military history except as it directly pertains to a set of miniatures rules or game.
NOW (or soon) Covered by SR:
Other Periods/Wars:
30-Years War
7-Years War
Revolutionary War
American Civil War
Franco-Prussian War
Colonial Wars
W W I
Ancient Period
Medieval Period
English Civil War
Napoleonic Wars
American West
WWIl/Modern
Space Exploration/Warfare
Fantasy/Swords & Sorcery
From the above lists we can do the following kinds of articles:
Rules Additions Play-Test Rules
Rules Varients DIPLOMACY Varients
Rules Expansions Design Explanations
Battle Reports Design Justifications
Campaign Set-Ups Figure Reviews
Organizations Rules & Game Reviews
Weapons & Uniform Data Book Reviews
All the above material is meant to aid you in getting it together so you can comment to us fully, and if there is something else you'd like to see covered, just tell us about that instead. So, write and we will get on it. Until next issue, then, and remember that Crom is unlikely to intercede in any fight, so do it yourself."
My group did not get any of the copies of The Strategic Review until about the time that the last one was published. We would have flooded them with letters had we obtained the first issue at the time it was initially published.
My proposal is this, why don't we all answer this above question as though it were current and perhaps if we come up with enough stuff and post it here for vetting we could create a pdf of Vol 8 of The Strategic Review, of course we would have to call it something else.
"MAPPING IT OUT
This issue, as well as a good portion of the next, were necessarily
laid out without definite knowledge of what our readers are most interested in. That will not be the case in the future, for we plan to impose and ask what you particularly wish to see in the pages of SR. However, with so many magazines demanding the completion of long questionaires, we will make it as easy on you as possible: If you liked this issue well enough, and the preview of next issue's articles seems about right, just forget it -- we'll assume that we are doing things reasonably close to what you desire. On the other hand, if you think we are neglecting some aspect of the hobby, or that what we are doing is done poorly, let us know. Letters will have an effect on future plans. If sufficient letters, which merit reproduction, come in, we will run a short letter column. You don't need to rate articles or this issue or anything like that, but if you want to tell us something, we ask that you please do so. Here are some of the possible subjects we can deal with. If your pet love (or hate) is among them, sound off, and we will act accordingly. Note that we are not planning to cover most board games, as they are well-detailed in other publications. The same is true with regard to military history except as it directly pertains to a set of miniatures rules or game.
NOW (or soon) Covered by SR:
Other Periods/Wars:
30-Years War
7-Years War
Revolutionary War
American Civil War
Franco-Prussian War
Colonial Wars
W W I
Ancient Period
Medieval Period
English Civil War
Napoleonic Wars
American West
WWIl/Modern
Space Exploration/Warfare
Fantasy/Swords & Sorcery
From the above lists we can do the following kinds of articles:
Rules Additions Play-Test Rules
Rules Varients DIPLOMACY Varients
Rules Expansions Design Explanations
Battle Reports Design Justifications
Campaign Set-Ups Figure Reviews
Organizations Rules & Game Reviews
Weapons & Uniform Data Book Reviews
All the above material is meant to aid you in getting it together so you can comment to us fully, and if there is something else you'd like to see covered, just tell us about that instead. So, write and we will get on it. Until next issue, then, and remember that Crom is unlikely to intercede in any fight, so do it yourself."
My group did not get any of the copies of The Strategic Review until about the time that the last one was published. We would have flooded them with letters had we obtained the first issue at the time it was initially published.
My proposal is this, why don't we all answer this above question as though it were current and perhaps if we come up with enough stuff and post it here for vetting we could create a pdf of Vol 8 of The Strategic Review, of course we would have to call it something else.
