TitaniumLegs 8 #101 January 25, 2009 Quote We mailed out pro-rated refund checks on Friday, January 16th. Got mine today. Thanks. Any chance we can buy back issues? I'd particularly like a few copies of #222. I'd settle for just the front cover! And if you ever decide to open it back up, we'll re-subscribe, even at higher prices. Blue skies and take care. (>o|-If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barnesrf 0 #102 January 25, 2009 I have been subscribing to Skydiving Magazine since I joined the sport. This is a sad day. I have known Mike and Sue for over 20 years and have always enjoyed reading the mag and looking forward to the next publication. A Sad day during turbulence times. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #103 January 25, 2009 Skydiving vs. Parachutist. Why is it always the douchebags that prevail? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #104 January 25, 2009 Quote Skydiving vs. Parachutist. Why is it always the douchebags that prevail? ouch "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #105 January 25, 2009 QuoteWith over 15,000 subscribers It used to be 15,000 but recently it was only 7,000.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strollerweb 0 #106 January 25, 2009 Quote Quote With over 15,000 subscribers It used to be 15,000 but recently it was only 7,000.... Just did a cached search on google and it quotes 8,400 on the 23rd Dec!!!! That is a bit of a drop it was showing 15,000 plus this time last year - the page goes on about the list is for sale at 10c a name Totally Free Skydiving Software/blue] www.strollerweb.co.uk www.gravity-power.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
romstead 0 #107 January 26, 2009 I just got my check and will be sending it back with a big THANK YOU .. and the suggestion they use it for a Beverage of their choice.. I have enjoyed many hours of wonderfull reading and reporting of our sport.. I wish them well and throw a toat Ther way. I hope many will do the same.. Blue skies Robby O D6747 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #108 January 26, 2009 Hey Robbie, Where in the hell you at these days? Haven't seen you in years. Gile & I get together for lunch every now and then; you should join us sometime, Jerry PS) What's this KLAWOCK garbage for a location? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveorino 7 #109 January 26, 2009 I think it went downhill when they stopped carrying DZ comic. Seriously, that is too bad. I enjoyed it. steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #110 January 26, 2009 It's very sad to see it go, but if it has to go, I'm glad that it went suddenly, and on the top of it's game. I've written many articles for them over the years, and they always treated my copy well, and were very supportive and generous in their coverage of my organizing career both in the US and around the world. It was the only consistently readable publication produced in the US about the sport, and I loved the way that it wasn't afraid to take on sacred cows. It seems that it's last act was to bring to light the disarray that the USPA board was in, and allowed the membership to make informed decisions in the last elections. We would never have seen such coverage in the USPA magazine, which is essentially worthless. I think that they must be suffering from a number of things, not least of which is the general malaise affecting the conventional print industry. Major newspapers are going out of business, so I can only imagine how hard it must be to produce something of the quality of Skydiving for such a small niche market. Also, after 30 years on the job, it's probably time to pass the torch on. Which leads me to this. The new media is online. If you want to step into the void left by Skydiving, step up. The opportunity is there if you have the same perseverance and determination that Mike and Sue had three decades ago. If you do though, you know the standard that has been set. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kleggo 145 #111 January 26, 2009 Quote I have a lifetime subscription! NickD hope you last longer than they do, did. kleggo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivr 0 #112 January 26, 2009 I am really sad to see this day. I have been subscribing for over a decade - and one of my joys every month was to find an issue in the mail. I think returning the check is a great idea and thanks for all they they have done for the sport. We are really going to miss SKYDIVING. BUMMER.Keith Abner D-17590 "Those who do, can't explain; those who don't, can't understand" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #113 January 27, 2009 What horrible news. Skydiving has been such a great publication. This sucks. Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefalljason 0 #114 January 27, 2009 This really sucks!! I have been totally bummed out about it all day. I really enjoyed getting my mag each month. I had just renewed my membership but never got charged. I didn't get the last issue either. I will contact them tomorrow to see if I can get it, especially since it was the last one. (hopefully only for a short while) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Braz933 0 #115 January 27, 2009 I had a subscription several years ago, but just recently signed up again in 11\2008. This is very disheartening to those of us eager to get active in the sport. I hope they will come back soon! All my best wishes to those at Skydiving Magazine! YOU WILL BE MISSED! BRAZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #116 January 28, 2009 One of my customer's is American Humane Society. I am going to endorse my check over to them and send it with my invoice to them with a note, "cash this." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #117 January 28, 2009 QuoteQuote Not enough subscribers or maybe something else? Deland tower being built. This really sucks...for $12/year its a steal...I'd pay double that easy. Me too. I'd gladly pay $25 a year or a bit more if that would bring it back. The USPA rag will never have the editorial guts that SKYDIVING did. SKYDIVING would publish articles that dissed their major advertisers. How is that for integrity? What a shame. 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #118 January 28, 2009 QuoteSkydiving vs. Parachutist. Why is it always the douchebags that prevail? Not on a level playing field. I paid for Skydiving. I am sent Parachutist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #119 January 28, 2009 Hopefully this website will take its place with the latest and greatest updates and other news and pics... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madison 0 #120 January 28, 2009 (In reply to my own depressing post): I'd really like to see this somewhere, so I'm just gonna type it up: "Maybe You've Heard": "Mike Truffer and Sue Clifton win Skydiving Magazine's 'Skydivers of the Year Award'!" Perfect! Thank you Mike and Sue and the rest of the "Skydiving Mag." staff for all you've done for this sport. Words can't express enough gratitude, really. I will not bound to my mailbox through 6 feet of snow, for one of the finest publications to ever reach my home, anymore. This saddens me and the entire Skydiving community as if we've lost one of our best friends. And even my best friends don't show up at my door every month, which is cool with me Best of Luck to you in your new ventures. Blue Skies Always, April Schuldt If there is a torch to pass, please let us/me know. I do not want print to go out with the computer age, not for such a beautiful sport. Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madison 0 #121 January 28, 2009 I just moped to my mailbox and my last issue of Skydiving was peeking out the top, nice!! Weird. Sad too. So now I'm gonna get off of here and go read something worthwhile Blues, April Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #122 January 28, 2009 Strange, that the last issue does not mention anything about being the last one... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scroadload 1 #123 January 28, 2009 I'm sorry to see it go also, a great mag. They did send me a check for the issues that I won't be getting. A class act, RIP JohnD-2626, SCR1999, SCS641, NSCR2350, GW6909 Blue Skies!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeheelbillie 0 #124 January 29, 2009 I just got the same letter today. I guess I need to check my mail more often. So do we know if this is due to the economy or is this due to lack of readership/sport decline???? Either way it's a bummer! BillieGently pushing comfort zones since 1976... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #125 January 29, 2009 I just got mine too. I quickly turned to the back hoping the editorial would explain why the paper is being shut down. I was disapointed that it did not. I have to say I'm a bit surprised at this outcome. I had not heard of any attempt to sell the paper. To simply shut down leaves many questions unanswered. Has anyone heard distinctly why this outcome? Surely there were alternatives? _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
