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I think the grafting article and some of the other embarassing things that show up there from time to time are probably there because of desperation. They're the only thing the editors have to fill the space.

No excuse for a sloppy magazine, but understandable for one whose staff is basically working for little or nothing in a bad market for magazines in general. Working in the publishing biz myself, I've seen some of the stuff that is submitted for publication. Unfortunately, some magazines haven't the budget to contract "real" writers, so they make do with really badly written stuff, or stuff that is marginal at best.

To bad you feel that way about ABS Fred. It can, and has, provided many groundbreaking and interesting articles on collected material. Its articles a few yars ago on Bald Cypress, for instance, was pretty good, as was the articles on Live oaks, although that package of articles had one of those "non-sequiturs" on Gary Oaks. That article only concerned the species' growth and habits, and didn't contain any "bonsai" info.

2-Feb-2004	#5
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	I think the grafting article and some of the other embarassing things that show up there from time to time are probably there because of desperation. They're the only thing the editors have to fill the space. No excuse for a sloppy magazine, but understandable for one whose staff is basically working for little or nothing in a bad market for magazines in general. Working in the publishing biz myself, I've seen some of the stuff that is submitted for publication. Unfortunately, some magazines haven't the budget to contract "real" writers, so they make do with really badly written stuff, or stuff that is marginal at best. To bad you feel that way about ABS Fred. It can, and has, provided many groundbreaking and interesting articles on collected material. Its articles a few yars ago on Bald Cypress, for instance, was pretty good, as was the articles on Live oaks, although that package of articles had one of those "non-sequiturs" on Gary Oaks. That article only concerned the species' growth and habits, and didn't contain any "bonsai" info.