I look at that and I think how cool that we were able to do that. That represents over 2000 hours of volunteer time by writers, editors and graphic artists.
This magazine is by the membership for the membership and is also a great promotional part of our website. Being able to tell new visitors to go download the past editions not only gives the hobby credibility, but helps promote us as a professional and dedicated association.
BUT....The magazine is is danger of being discontinued!
It simply has become too much of a challenge to get people to turn articles in on time or at all and we desperately need others who can do article layout with the Adobe In Design software. We usually get enough to put together the magazine, but the effort, begging, prodding and berating to get to that point has become tiresome and frankly, frustrating. This should be easy, but it is not. The future of having a magazine lies totally on whether we can get others to step up NOW. From past responses to this though, I do not have faith that the magazine will continue.
Everybody generally says that the magazine is a must have for the association, but it then becomes just like the childhood story of the little red hen who was baking bread. Everybody wanted the bread, but nobody wanted to grind the wheat or knead the dough.
To those who have contributed on time, thank you! You know who you are and you are appreciated.
As far as the current issue which is already past due, we are still trying to get it done and we will, but we cannot project a finish time or delivery date at this point.
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EM-F-er [ěm -f-er] – noun-abr-slang: Electric Miniature Footballer
1. a person/hobbyist/gamer who creates a representation of American Football in a small or reduced scale for competition or show.
2. the majority of forum users on the website, www.miniaturefootball.org
—Idiom
3. One Bad Em-F-er, negative shout out; pertaining to weirdwolf: There goes one bad EM-F-er. I mean he can’t play and ain’t never win nothin’!
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