 Editor in Chief Bill   | 25 May 2010 2:01 p.m. PST |
Currently, the magazine of the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers is known as The Journal. If you were asked to come up with new name for the magazine, what would you name it? |
| aecurtis | 25 May 2010 2:05 p.m. PST |
"Super Elite 20mm Rapid Fire Gamers Fan Club Magazine"?  |
| Connard Sage | 25 May 2010 2:05 p.m. PST |
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| anleiher | 25 May 2010 2:12 p.m. PST |
Before I answer, what is the prize? |
 20thmaine  | 25 May 2010 2:14 p.m. PST |
More importantly – maybe the society needs to be renamed as currently it only covers 1901 – 2000. Mayve society of 20th and 21st century wargamers ? SOTATCW ? |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 25 May 2010 2:14 p.m. PST |
"Super Elite 20mm Rapid Fire Gamers Fan Club Magazine"? Do you have a vendetta against everyone?  |
| Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 25 May 2010 2:18 p.m. PST |
Nah, he just wants to see how everyone else reacts so he can make sure he doesn't *over*react… |
| M1Fanboy | 25 May 2010 2:21 p.m. PST |
The Journal for the Society of Contemporary Wargamers? |
| The Tin Dictator | 25 May 2010 2:27 p.m. PST |
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| anleiher | 25 May 2010 2:40 p.m. PST |
"Do you have a vendetta against everyone?" No, his humor is just finely honed. |
| Cornelius | 25 May 2010 2:42 p.m. PST |
We had the society name change question some years ago and personally I would change the name if we had a reasonable new one. "Contemporary" is wrong if it covers anything from around 1900 onwards. However, once the Society is renamed then the journal can stay "The Journal of ….." |
| aecurtis | 25 May 2010 3:23 p.m. PST |
Vendetta? I thought it was descriptive! If I had a vendetta against anyone, they'd never know it; I wouldn't advertise it! Allen |
| Lee Brilleaux | 25 May 2010 8:36 p.m. PST |
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| Chuckaroobob | 25 May 2010 9:28 p.m. PST |
I always liked, "The Brotherhood of Torque and Recoil" |
| toofatlardies | 26 May 2010 1:55 a.m. PST |
Allen, that would be a rubbish vendetta. Surely to make the vendetta worthwhile you should make sure the victim knows, but nobody else believes it. Try that, see how you get on. 8^D |
| Ben Waterhouse | 26 May 2010 1:57 a.m. PST |
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| Martin Rapier | 26 May 2010 3:57 a.m. PST |
It is the Journal of the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers, so SOTCW Journal does not seem an unreasonable title. OTOH SOA call theirs 'The Slingshot', but I really can't think of anything snappy along those lines. 'The Tiger Tank'? 'The Empty Battlefield'?? 'Five Rounds Rapid'??? Makes us sound like a bunch of gun nuts and war junkies. ""Super Elite 20mm Rapid Fire Gamers Fan Club Magazine"?" The Journal can only publish what people write for it. None of my articles are anything to do with RF. |
| thehawk | 26 May 2010 4:45 a.m. PST |
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| Big P from GMG | 26 May 2010 7:49 a.m. PST |
""Super Elite 20mm Rapid Fire Gamers Fan Club Magazine"?" The Journal can only publish what people write for it. None of my articles are anything to do with RF."" Thats ok… I dont think Allen has ever read it anyway judging by his comment. But then it doesnt have any content for people who like men in sandals and a loincloth. |
| Richard Baber | 26 May 2010 8:10 a.m. PST |
"Richard`s magazine" I do all the  ing work i deserve all the credit ;-) Allen Curtis your begining to bore me – So some vocal people on our forum don`t like FoW, – just get over it! I have again and again offered to publish anything and everything including FoW, I am at this very moment contributing to a discussion on their forum. Some people on here take any criticism of their favourite system as a form of personal attack – its just a ing wargame – get a life………. I don`t play Rapid Fire!, Arc of fire, IABSM or an modern comercial system so have no axe to grind over any of them – I treat them all with a pinch of salt. |
| Wg Cdr Luddite | 26 May 2010 10:37 a.m. PST |
In truth it really does need renaming. One of the reasons SOTCW fails to prosper is that it's scope is too broad. Cut out all the non-WW2 stuff and I might even think of resubscribing. Also, hats off to Richard Baber for his recent exposé of FOW gamers on various forums. |
| Cornelius | 26 May 2010 1:17 p.m. PST |
Keep the mix Richard. You're doing a great job, which is whi have resubbed |
| Richard Baber | 26 May 2010 1:32 p.m. PST |
Wg Cdr Luddite If I was to remove the non-WWII stuff from the Journal there would be vast holes in each and every issue which I simply could not fill with material submission levels as they are at present. Also, to be honest the content would probably no-longer be of much interest to me at that point either…… C20th military history (and wargaming) is far more than those 6yrs – 1939-45 and to be honest far more interesting too once you step outside your comfort zone. Until about seven yrs ago, I was a 100% WWII gamer – now I rarely venture past 1938, unless its to jump ahead to Indo-China, French Algeria, Chad, Zaire or somewhere equally exotic. The SOTCW fails to prosper IMHO because people want "eye-candy", they need an instant fix which a quarterly magazine in B/W just can`t satisfy. They can get their pretty pics on the internet, scenarios and history all for free with no commitment.
I think the mix of articles, scenarios, periods and scales is about right in each issue, I don`t think its the content as such, people just want more…… The only thing I will say is that The Journal and the society won`t die because I didn`t put the effort in! |
| Cyrus the Great | 26 May 2010 2:04 p.m. PST |
Currently, the magazine of the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers is known as The Journal.If you were asked to come up with new name for the magazine, what would you name it? I wouldn't change a thing. I like the mix of articles. Only my personal finances have prevented me from resubscribing! |
| archstanton73 | 26 May 2010 5:32 p.m. PST |
Keep it as it is…Only someone who is truly pedantic would pick up on the 10 years it has been running in the 21st Century…… but then again as most of the readers were born before 2000 then it still is truly A Society of 20th Cent Wargamers!!! |
