LOOP magazine - WIHIH
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LOOP magazine - WIHIH
Received a nice free surprise copy of LOOP in the mail today, thought they'd gone bust - according to the LAA mag they have. Never got round to paying for a subscription, despite phone calls to urge me to do so, so a bit confused as to why/how. Anybody know the full story?
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From: a galaxy far, far,away...
I got a phonecall from Loop today. Apparently they're changing to a glossy magazine format, and will be charging (I think) £2:40/month to cover some of the costs. Can't remember how often it comes out though - is it weekly or monthly?
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From: lancs.UK
I used to get it,free, from around 2006 after registering on their website.
Late in 2010, they announced that after the new year, there would be a subscription-charge.
the magazine stopped coming,- However, I still get emails regarding the latest reviews,etc. on their website.
I had no inkling they had financial problems and assumed that advertising revenue was enough to support an enterprise which was not driven by publisher's greed.
ps. edited to add, it's been a glossy for absolutely yonks.*
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Late in 2010, they announced that after the new year, there would be a subscription-charge.
the magazine stopped coming,- However, I still get emails regarding the latest reviews,etc. on their website.
I had no inkling they had financial problems and assumed that advertising revenue was enough to support an enterprise which was not driven by publisher's greed.
ps. edited to add, it's been a glossy for absolutely yonks.*
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From: Delta of Venus
Well presented mag when it was free (i let it go when they wanted subscription), but imo they did indulge in a bit of "hero worship" towards their contributors, eg "so and so's got xxx thousand hours on xxx types, including combat, what a sky god" kind of thing.....pass me the bucket. 
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From: 100 Group Country
Forgive the thread-drift, but WTF is WIHIH? I'm not too au fait with txt spk
‘What in heck is happening’ apparently.
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From: London
Had a quick look at the 'new' Loop mag last week. It's still not worth paying for and I guess another 700k loss will be coming up very soon....
To be fair, I actually quite liked it - but certainly not enough to pay for it in preference to Flyer or Pilot.
