Discussion
I got a 
call from somebody this evening???? 
He said that the latest issue of my competitors magazine
was indeed bigger than usual BUT that its last 16 pages were 
IDENTICAL to the corresponding pages of its previous issue
. Whilst they’re at the back, these pages are numbered 35 to 50. They start ‘Introduction’ and
are clearly part of a future publication
. I’m not criticising the fact that another publication is appearing as a part-work (as i've done it myself
), but am curious as to if it’s really true that 
EXACTLY the same 16 pages have been reproduced two months on the trot
. Did anybody pick up a copy at Stafford? And if so, can they confirm what I’ve been told? I can’t buy my copy till Friday
. Den
. 
! Yes,
I’ll speak to him about putting more ‘detail’ into his technical stuff. To be honest that’s part of what I was driving at in my now infamous attack
on his slippers in WK? (or is it now WKC – they’re exchanging their question mark for a car
, or so I’m told).
My point was that it was all too neat’n’tidy and too expensive and too unrealistic.
However, it shouldn’t be too hard to change emphasis on these points either.
Nigel’s expertise has so far been developed along the lines of how to make things pretty, rather than go
.
While he gets up to speed, I’ll have another chat with Mattstead – to see if he can provide some of that ‘dynamic’ tecky stuff.
Den
I’ll speak to him about putting more ‘detail’ into his technical stuff. To be honest
that’s part of what I was driving at in my now infamous attack on his slippers in WK? (or is it now WKC – they’re exchanging their question mark for a car, or so I’m told). My point was that it was all too neat’n’tidy and too expensive and too unrealistic.
However, it shouldn’t be too hard to change emphasis on these points either. Nigel’s expertise has so far been developed along the lines of how to make things pretty, rather than go
. While he gets up to speed, I’ll have another chat with Mattstead – to see if he can provide some of that ‘dynamic’ tecky stuff.
Den
gtr-gaz said:
Hi Den
You are right, March and April issues do have pages 35-50 the same.
Gary
Thanks Gary,
I find that astonishing
. Not so much because it is astonishing, but in view of what it said last month.Which said:It then explains that Kit Car had 5 pages of reprinted material from way back (which we did) and other reprinted material (which we regard as advertising or advertorial) and utterly condemns us concerning these 10 pages. It goes on to say it’ll be fighting back
We take our readers seriously!
. Which said:
It all starts next month. More stories, more to read. . . It’ll be genuine stuff. . .
That ‘genuine stuff’ (meaning in context ‘not repeated’) turns out to be 11 editorial pages duplicated from its previous issue mixed with a few advertisements duplicated from within the very same issue. I’ve been on chill-pills
. What on earth is he on? Den
>> Edited by kitcarman on Wednesday 17th March 10:21
of something to 
about. 
gafferjim said:
Den, . . . the bloody records stuck!
Wacky Racer said:
Don't worry Gafferjim, Den has seen the error of his ways, and is now a reformed character. . .
Thank you very much for that Wacky!
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