theysawyoucomin' 10 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Can we get somebody in Irving to look at a 1975 issue of Boy's Life and calc the square inches of ad space compared to today? C'mon Pedro are we selling video games or making men here? Somebody ought to pay my kid to read 75 ads worth of crap and one good story about Scouting Not looking to dump the magazine, I want it to be better!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Are you willing to pay an additional $1 a year to pay for the lost advertising revenue?? How much would you be willing to pay to have no advertising at all? Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Who said no ads? Just less ads & more Scouting! If we gotta put up with ads, how about something that has something to do with Scouting! Ed Mori 1 Peter 4:10 Link to post Share on other sites
theysawyoucomin' 10 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Yes $1 for sure. $5 for no ads with video games. Where the heck is LL Bean, Cabelas and Bass proshops, jann's netcraft Remington, Ruger, mossberg and Federal Nike, Fubu, wilson, rawlings. The subscrirtion can never equal the costs without ads that's publishing 101, but c'mon the thing is FULL of worthless crap to buy. Ed, did you and F have a scuffle someplace else that accounts for his tone? Link to post Share on other sites
Gonzo1 10 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Maybe some of the kinds of articles found in Backpacker Magazine. Gear reviews, how-to's, tips and tricks, etc. Spotlights on cool destinations. Gonzo Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 uz2bnowl, Nope. Just drives me crazy that there are those who feel the BSA is always correct regardless of what they do. No one or organization is infallible. Ed Mori 1 Peter 4:10 Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 732 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 What galls me are the rates they charge Councils to advertise their council camps...we only did it once...couldn't afford it. I could send 30 boys to camp for a week for the cost of one ad (one issue). Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Ed, except the Pope, of course. Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Actually, Trev, the Pope is human so that make him fallible. Ed Mori 1 Peter 4:10 Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 and then, again Trev, the Pope is only infallible when talking about faith and morals and talking "ex cathedra", something last done in 1950. Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 and then, again Trev, the Pope is only infallible when talking about faith and morals and talking "ex cathedra", something last done in 1950. Nope - he's fallible there, too. He's human! All humans are fallible! Ed Mori 1 Peter 4:10 Link to post Share on other sites
FScouter 24 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 "Just drives me crazy that there are those who feel the BSA is always correct regardless of what they do." Help me out here Ed. I'm over 50 and don't remember stuff, except that BSA IS always correct. Can you give an example of where BSA is ever wrong? Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffrey H 25 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 There are plenty of good stories of Scouting in Boy's Life. Yes, there are many ads for video games and such, but then again I'm 45 years old and Boy's Life is not targeted to me. I think that's why they send me "Scouting". No problems here. My son enjoys it and I get an good read out of it as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Gonzo1 10 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Pardon me Ed, but I'm jumping in here. FScouter, BSA was wrong IMO when they changed to the Oscar de la Renta uniform. Elvis collars, Captain Crunch shoulder loops, ill fitting shirts and pants. The uniform of the 70's was great. We never had a "class B", because it wasn't needed. Shirts stayed tucked in, the uniform held up well against dirt, laundered well too. Bringing in the current ball cap with the red bill-board in front. Goodness, that thing is awful. I believe that BSA was wrong when it decided to allow (duck!, here come the arrows, stones and other ammunition) women as SM's and ASM's. I know and appreciate the valuable contributions women have made to BSA over the last 20 years or so, but as a youth and young ASM, I NEVER saw a woman in a Boy Scout uniform, not at the troop, district, OA, nothing. I know in today's world where the "home for un-wed mothers" no longer exists and being a "single-mom" is actually glorified, woman have played an important role in BSA. Ladies, before you try to beat me up, realize that I will support BSA's rule and welcome the service and role that women make and provide. I'm just saying that I may not exactly agree 'whole-heartedly' with it, but I support it. Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 The Pope is infallible when speaking "ex cathedra" on matters of Faith and Morals The above statement is as true to me as someone saying they know Adam and Eve were real people because they are in the bible Link to post Share on other sites
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