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Posted by Gordon Maney on Saturday, March 08, 2003 at 10:20AM :

In Reply to: Hang on a minute posted by Paul (in NY) on Saturday, March 08, 2003 at 8:37AM :

Paul, your point is well taken and correct. As I explained down stream somewhere, in the very beginning, the name was chosen by a person who had a not very well developed knowledge of all that would have been helpful, that being me. I have had people over the years suggest a name change, since I do serve military and civilian, all models of all wheel drive Dodge trucks.

Those suggestions did not really occur in earnest until probably six or seven years into the existance of the magazine. I have published since 1984. At that time, a hame recognition had developed, or so I had thought, and I hesitated to change it. I have always promoted the magazine as covering military and civilian in all models. If you look at the PWA website, you will see that to be true by the photos present. If you look through issues of the magazine, you will see that also.

In another comment to someone, I said something about Shotgun News. I have also mentioned Hemmings Motor News in such discussions. Shotgun News, a very old and respected publication, has been most notably a publication filled with classified and display ads for firearms of all types, long guns and handguns, as well as cutlery and other items. Shotguns make up, realistically, a small percentage of the content. However, it had become known by its name, and sometimes it is not wise to change a name, or at least it seemed that was their feeling.

Hemmings Motor News is the same thing. It is an ad publication, with little news, in the literal sense. I suspect most of us get it, or at least a great many.

So, yes, I have thought a lot about the name over the years, and maybe I should think some more. Taken literally to the newcomer, it may not say enough. My concern is that I not lose some people because they could not find the magazine listings under some new, quite different name, as there are lots of people who have come to know that name

The magazine serves all the many people in this community.

thanks for your thoughts...



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