Eric I couldn't agree more If I remember rightly they did this before, I think when Myhobbystore took over the publication As you say it makes it virtually impossible to read

Roy

If they had have given a free centre punch as a subscription gift you could have gone over the article and then read it in Braille……………………

The author provided no illustrations at all so the decision was taken to try to relive, in part, the monotony of very plain text on white paper which, believe it or not, would probably not have been read at all. (Odd, isn't it?)
I agree it might or it might not have worked for some people but at least I know that a lot of people have tried to read it.

If anyone here is genuinely interestd in the article but cannot read it, I would be happy to send a PDF of the pages without the background. Please email me directly (please do not PM me on this).

I have already been told today that "if this continues I will not be renewing… etc etc." Really – it was just a one-off, done for a reason, and is far from the way the magazine will be going in future. Take heed…

Diane

I just thought it looked like some of the grubby drawings I have, no problem here. Thanks Diane.

Diane,

I cannot let that statement go by as I find it incomprehensible, unbelievable, et al!  

Edit: Nothing written below to be taken as a personal assault please.

Every book I have/read and that includes all those published by ME, as well as the posts on forums such as this one, are ALL plain text on white.

Edit: We as a species have been reading black/dark text on a contrasting background from day one, with exceptions of course, and nothing as yet has shown we are going psychedelic with our eye sight needs.

No doubt you where shown/quoted research figures from a study by some esoteric think/study/research group/tank who had to spend what was left of that year's budget, otherwise it's deducted from the following year's?

Whenever I come across websites where some hip/trendy graduate has decided to liven things up with coloured backgrounds and text, I go straight past. I've been known to sent a scathing email to the MD.

Don't start me off on that futile nonsense of having to spend/waste money at end of financial year to safeguard next year's budget. STUPIDITY beyond imagination. Actually NO imagination used at all by those who thought it up in the first place and those continuing with the process. No doubt that last remark has made some BPs rise, but I stand by what I've said, and I never practiced that foolishness in my business.

There was/is a much better way of doing things.

Arrows on the way no doubt

Geoff – As you can see I'm back to normal and soap box in use! Whoohoo! Off to the dentist mid-day.

Edited By OuBallie on 30/04/2014 10:56:39

BTW if you find yourself short of suitable pictures just ask on here. Randomly picking a bit on the middle of the offending page mentioning couplings I think in a day or two we could have produced a selection of 10 examples.