01-28-2009, 11:22 AM
I think that we're losing sight of the original topic here, which is not about the validity of commercially-built layouts, but with this particular presentation of them in MR, where the layout article appears to be more a display of what one may buy from the builder, as opposed to what the owner was able to build himself. Usually, a feature article on a layout focuses on the owner's accomplishments, not on the work of a "for hire" company.
As noted, this is a hobby that we each pursue in our own way. Because we may disagree with another's methods doesn't make those methods "wrong". In my opinion, though, a magazine that purports to promote the hobby should, editorially-speaking, promote it as a hobby, and leave the commercial aspect of it to the Advertising Department.
Wayne
As noted, this is a hobby that we each pursue in our own way. Because we may disagree with another's methods doesn't make those methods "wrong". In my opinion, though, a magazine that purports to promote the hobby should, editorially-speaking, promote it as a hobby, and leave the commercial aspect of it to the Advertising Department.
Wayne