Exactly. And some of the articles that I have read on the paid side certainly deserved critical response imo.

And I disagree. If the idea is basically flawed, ill thought out or lacking anything resembling new ideas or concepts, what value does it really have?

I'm not saying that the paid side would not be of value to <b>some</b> officials. I'm saying that it's not really of value to <b>all</b> officials. It's a personal choice.

Unless you're suggesting that every article in the mags, or even most of them, are basically flawed, ill thought out, or lacking new ideas, then your point is moot. Some of the "content" here at the forum is also flawed. However, the true value in these resources (mags or forums) is not diminished simply because some of it is flawed. And my statement regarding the nature of the two beasts is correct.

And in other news, the sun came up this morning and a dog bit a man. :rolleyes:

This is true. He did. I called him on it. :)

I was merely responding to JR's absurd argument in kind. To wit, if my assessment of the value of an officiating magazine is false because not every article is valuable then his statements about the value of the forum must be equally false because not every post is valuable. The one statement is as absurd as the other.

He says something stupid every other time he opens his mouth (or in this case touches his keyboard). I aint gonna defend him. I'm not sure I follow but it seems you and JR need to settle this like Bert & Ernie would. (Don't bring up Cookie Monster, he's still a little sensitive...)

What's that? I can't hear you. I've got a banana in my ear! :D

Me too. Oh yeah, I've lost a little weight.

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1) Sure is flawed. But I don't have to pay for the flawed content here that is useless to me anyway. I can pick out what I personally feel is beneficial. And I also have access to the minds of experienced posters here that I have come to know and trust as being excellent sources of officiating knowledge and acumen. And, to be honest, I've seen some articles on the pay side that were obviously based on subjects that were fully discussed first on some of these various forums.

2) Are you serious? Why should anybody in their right mind <b>pay</b> for something that is flawed? Whatintheheck value is it to me or anyone else to have to wade through flawed material that is of absolutely no benefit to the reader?

Good luck in your writing career, BITS. I ain't sponsoring it though. The good thing though is that you don't have to worry about criticism or feedback over there, unlike this particular forum.:)

JMO.

:D

That's called feedback. It something that ain't present on the paid side. Unfortunately.:D