Another reason to stay away from F&C

[ColeyS1]

Still none the wiser. I click on that link and get

Anyone care to explain wtf this thread is all about :lol: Fish and chips pictures are making me feel hungry

 

[Mr_P]

Coley,

Think you need to do a virus scan URGENTLY.

This thread is definitely not about curry (apologies I tried once and failed).

 

[nanscombe]

... Anyone care to explain wtf this thread is all about :lol: Fish and chips pictures are making me feel hungry

Nick Gibbs (woodworker and editor) hurt in car crash
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Publishers of Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine no longer including one of Nick Gibbs' guides in their publications.

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Another reason to stay away from F&C.

Nope, I'm none the wiser as to why this wasn't just included in the existing thread either, probably a slip of the finger.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Talk about kicking a man when he's down. That's very sad.
S

 

[ColeyS1]

I need one of those spinny things like in the film inception. I may be dreaming which would explain a lot

 

[nanscombe]

Talk about kicking a man when he's down. That's very sad.
S

I imagine this is the post alluded to in the other thread.

So sorry I haven't replied earlier to thank everyone for their support (and if I have replied, apologies for my poor memory).

I have been working on the D&M Show Guide and the next issue of British Woodworking, which needs to be out by the end of September so that we can insider the Show Guide. I will be having a stand at D&M's Tool Show at Kempton in October.

It is proving to be a big challenge getting back into magazines, partly through my exhaustion and partly through reduced funds as we have missed a few issues. Advertisers and subscribers (and readers generally) have been amazingly supportive, for which I am very grateful, though I haven't informed digital readers well enough yet. One big problem however is that GMC have refused to take the Show Guide which was supposed to be inserted with a couple of their magazines, particularly Furniture & Cabinetmaking. They have said British Woodworking and I being mentioned in the guide a couple of times (I kept the mentions to a minimum) mean they will not put the Guide in with their magazines. As you can imagine this has been rather stressful and a shock. Woodworker and Good Woodworking have been more supportive. We are now having to pay for magazines we paid to send to GMC's printers to be sent to other printers. That hurts.

Thanks to everyone else, and hopefully I'll see woodworkers at Kempton where we will have the latest issue with a full report on my accident and the consequences!!

All the best

Nick

It would appear to be a policy not to advertise rival publications, even some forums remove mentions of rival forums.

 

[gregmcateer]

Thanks for the enlightment!
Greg

 

[nanscombe]

Well, that's my interpretation of the friction anyway.

 

[Doug B]

You can hardly blame a business for not wanting to promote its rivals product particularly in such a tough market.

 

[wcndave]

I don't agree about the promoting of rivals.

If f&c say "we're very sad to hear one of our woodwork publishing community was in a terrible accident, and although it's not one hundred percent in line with policy we're going to help out by distributing the show guide"

They would look good and supportive. That engenders good feeling and then readership.

Just like I make effort to buy at axi, mainly cos they gave us a nice friendly day out. That goodwill can last years.

Now we have emails and posts about how poor Nick who ought to be recovering is getting hit by stress and financial woes.

As Steve said "kick a man when he's down..."

So how do I for one feel about f&c right now (and probably for years)?

Screw 'em

(Pun intended)

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[wcndave]

Don't want to leave on negative note, so just want to add that I think this runs against the grain (stop! ) of a fantastic community.

Just look at the support Steve got for his build. It makes one feel good about our species for a little while...

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[Mr_P]

We don't know the other side of the story, so it is difficult to comment really.

Think this topic should be locked / deleted and we should move on.

 

[ColeyS1]

Just to be clear, the thumbs up I gave in nanscombes previous post was to the explanation, not the last bit

 

[nanscombe]

The "last bit" was purely a statement not a judgment.

.. even some forums remove mentions of rival forums.

 

[Silas Gull]

Me and the Missus used to take an iced bottle of Chablis to Aldeburgh and get F&C from the chippie near the seafront.
Delicious, sitting on the shingle as the waves boomed etc etc.
Then we had kids.

 

[DiscoStu]

I've been in the US for a couple of weeks and reading this really makes me want some fish and chips!

 

[ChrisR]

Much as I love fish and chips, I think possibly the only thing in the food world more disgusting than curry sauce is curry.

I agree.

Chris R.

 

[Zeddedhed]

Back on safe ground I see

 

[Phil Pascoe]

:lol: