Does the editor know what's in his magazine?
Page 3 of October mag editor states he does not want to spoil the enjoyment of reading the tow car supplement, turn to page 15 and voala Volvo XC 60 claims tow car prize. Just makes me wonder if the editor actually reads the mag before its distribution 😄
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On page 31 there's a superb picture of the Snowdon Mountain Railway. But the caption claims it is the Ffestiniog Railway.
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The closing date for entries to the crossword competition is also a wrong by a month.
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Don't forget last months article on Scotland. Edinburgh and Forth bridges with a map naming the Murrary Firth.
I expected an acknowledgement of such a glaring error in this month's magazin. If there was I missed it 😉. Maybe the IT dept do the magazine as a lifeline 😲😲
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They have not said sorry for moving dumfries and galloway to the central belt either!!I chose to live in sw scotland...not central scotland.!!!!
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They are either proving as most on here know, that they very rarely notice an thing posted on here, or as suspected just ignore it hoping it will soon go away,
If the posts pointing out the glaring mistakes in the magazine have been "noted"then not to publish an amendments ,is just down to plain incompetence on the part of the "proof readers?"at the magazines editorial team
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The magazine has gone down hill in recent years.
Now I'm lucky if there's even one article I want to read each month, and looking at previous magazines the same areas are covered again and again, showing a huge lack of imagination.
I've suggested the club do a magazine free version of membership. I'd be happy not to receive it and pay a bit less.
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I suspect that the club would loose more money from advertisers than they would save by not sending out the mag! I have probably opened one copy in the last 3 years and probably equally as infrequently in the last 10 years.
The C&CC offer a £6 reduction in annual renewal fee but make their saving by not providing a sites book or sites map.
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These recent errors are not a new thing, they have been going for quite a while and happen every now and again, I remember one review of a site (Newcastleton?) said it did not have toilets/shower when it did.
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Those "proof readers" could well be the same persons who are responsible for the IT on this forum!!
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Some years ago, I pointed an error in the caption to a photo of Portland, in Dorset. so, I am not surprised at all the errors pointed out here.
I didn't receive any acknowledgement either, nor was any correction - like others, apparently
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At times it seems that errors are not taken seriously . Last month's magazine stated that Chatsworth site was "a 15 minutes walk" from Bakewell when it is at least 3 miles. It also stated that three cycle/walking routes passed close to the site when the nearest is 4 miles away.
I sent an e-mail to the Club and soon received a reply from Steve Hollis thanking me and agreeing that the false 15 minutes walking time should have been picked up and not been included. I did suggest a correction should be included in the next magazine. Although our e-mails were within a couple of days of receiving the September issue, there is no correction this month.
I also pointed out a mistake in the Sites Guide book which states that the nearest railway station is 4 miles away when, in fact, that station closed in 1968. Steve wrote that he would pass this on to the relevant person - it will be interesting to see the entry in the new book next year.
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If the articles are written in house, then shame on the CMC. If they are written by external contributors, then it is reasonable for the editorial team to expect the author to check the facts are right. I don't think it is reasonable for the editorial team to have an in-depth knowledge of the world of caravanning.
When facts are proven to be wrong, then it is right to publish corrections. This will help highlight how inaccurate, or not, the reporting is. If it is bad, we may need a couple or more pages of adverts to pay for the correction page[s].
At least if they made up stories, the CMC would be on a par with some other newspapers/magazines who follow the line, "Don't let a fact get in the way of a story."
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