Modeler Site February 2009 issue is on net !!!

The February 2009 issue of Modeler Site, is already online. Did you miss January's?, don't worry you will find all the articles in our menu, as well as all the back issues in our new search engine, just by entering a month, a subject, an author.....or a sentence you want to find.

You should be charged an advertising fee for posting on this site. Your site has become nothing but an advertisement for your product.

Correct me if I am wrong, but since his site is free, and not selling a product, I don't see how he qualifies as a commercial vendor and subject to forums rules regarding fees that commercial vendors must pay to advertise. It would be a different if Scale Auto Enthusiast magazine, for example, advertised because it is a commercial vendor actively seeking paying clients.

You should be charged an advertising fee for posting on this site. Your site has become nothing but an advertisement for your product.

You might notice that Mario is an approved AF Vendor. He therefore is allowed to advertise his modeling related product/service, as are several other members here.

I like to be informed about those new updates. I always like to see the new issue. Why should it be forbidden to inform us about this?

I like to be informed about those new updates. I always like to see the new issue. Why should it be forbidden to inform us about this?

Allan, thanks for your support, I know we had differences in the past and realized probably my fault, so you are a gentleman and never is too late to say, thanks and sorry.

Maybe I missed it in my cursory glance over your website, but what product are you selling?

Maybe I missed it in my cursory glance over your website, but what product are you selling?

I believed Modeler Site sells online articles of particular builds/progress.

I actually saw several old articles that are interesting.

Why should it be forbidden to inform us about this?
It's not. As an approved Vendor, I believe he is allowed to promote his .pdf shop on AF forums.

Thank you Mario!

One of the joys of modeling is sharing info and tips with fellow builders always has been and always will, I was dissapointed to see enticing articles on the Modelers Site and then have to PAY to read the rest of the article. To me personally that's not in the true spirit of modeling.

Quote:I guess you are happy doing your consultant work, and probably is what you enjoy in the life, besides your family, friends and hobby. I'm sure you work during a lot of hours at day. So one of the joys of the consultant job is sharing info and tips with fellow people. Also I guess that you are working for free and you surely enjoy your work very much, then why somebody should pay you, I don't think so as you are doing your job because you feel is the more important thing in your life.
One of the joys in my life was to create and go on with an online magazine, as well as TMMI, FSM, Scale Auto...and many others. During my modelling life, probably I have spent half of what I earned in modelling stuffs and modelling magazines, and of course I have worked FOR FREE for modelling during more than 10 years....although you don't know that.
It's very easy to make an opinion about what one doesn’t know, I’m little tired that people I don’t know make public opinions about a project that will be 10 years online, very successful and, plenty of talent and hard work. So let me know where you work and I will make in the right place an opinion about you and your work also.
I was very disappointed to see people that make negative opinions without have in account the consequences.
If you will not read, or contribute in some way, then please keep aside of Modelersite, that’s all, I don’t see the point to write against us or our philosophy, other than frustration and resentment because you would want to do what we do and you can’t.
I will follow posting here, meanwhile 10 people will follow distilling poison, others 100 will enjoy Modelersite, as is.
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Whew!! Calm down my friend and don't get yourself so worked up, I was merely expressing MY opinion,and I don't appreciate your false assumptions, I have been building 43rds since the early 80's and have contributed dozens of articles to various publications all " pro bono".You have a very well done professional site but as far as I know the only one that charges money for archived articles and you have quite a bit of advertisers as well, so what's the big deal?, you should cultivate your audience, not turn them off,after all they are all potential customers and I do hope you compensate your contributors as well. I guess I will agree to disagree with you to me it's about expanding our hobbies and with others it's all about money. I wish you all the best.

It's not. As an approved Vendor, I believe he is allowed to promote his .pdf shop on AF forums.

Well seen! ;)

Half of the adverts are for free because they are people that have helped us. We have half of our articles for free and those in PDF were placed one month for free to be read. A couple of times a year we republish our best for free to be read, and YES we reward our contributors.
I’m sure those publications you "pro bono" have published on are earning more money than all of us will see in our whole life.
Your opinion looks like to be the God word and you look to be the ABSOLUTE OWNER OF TRUE as if I would ask it for.
Mine just was a post letting people who were interested, that the February issue was online, if you aren’t interested, keep aside. Not all the matters in the life/modeling and internet need your opinion. I disagree with lots of things around but I just make an opinion about the once I know and understand. If you feel you don’t understand what we do, then contact me through email and I will very happy to explain our work and objectives.

If you want to use a free web site, then go to www.modelersite.net (http://www.modelersite.net) we’ve invested most of the money we got to make a proprietary software, neither PHPbb nor Nuke, our own, it took us a year to develop it.
I don’t need to show my smile to anybody, I do my work as editor, and in my retire I’m enjoying it very much, so don’t worry about our business side.
I also wish you all the best.

I think you are taking things way to seriously.
You also use an offensive tone and make judgements on things you don't know.

With all respect why do you feel the urge to answer these posts if you think they aren't saying the truth? It would be easier for everyone if someone decided to stop the bickering.

PS: The thing that I didn't like about modelersite back when I visited it was that it only loaded on IE. Is it because of the use of that proprietary soft?