MagWeb.com Poll 2002

MagWeb.com's Great Aspects

by Russ Lockwood
CEO, MagWeb.com

These are all the reasons why folks subscribe to MagWeb.com and become staunch supporters of what we're offering. No responses are really necessary because, well, all these comments are good. You'll see a few themes here: lots of different sources, variety of articles available, quick access, and constant posting of new content.

Lots of magazines, easy search, frequent updates

The broad range of articles, the number of publications included, ease of use

Archives, scenarios, downloads

The reverse chronological index, the diversity of the magazines, great variety of articles

The magazines, the magazines, the magazines.

Writing, ideas

The large number of useful articles, the wide range of historical topics and the rapid addition of new issues, no ads

Access to OOP [out of print] mags. Access to back issues. Search engine.

Selection of magazines/topics, saves space and Money over paper.

Foreign Magazines, The extent of topics, The napoleonics magazines

The wide variety of magizines, the cost

Wide range of subject matter - ability to download articles -

The volume of articles available, ease of use, speed

Russ, Tibor & Bill

    I was so pleased to read that comment--that three of its founders were the good guys in all this...until I read the exact same comment in the "Needs Improvement" comment section! MagWeb.com members--they sure have a sense of humor.

The number of articles available from wargaiming magazines, the breadth of coverage, good search engine all things considered

Lone Warrior issues, ability to download unlimited articles, ease of use

range of magazines, ease of research, continual new material

Number of posted articles, variety, completeness

variety of articles

Access to good magazines and a wide base of imformation plus more topics than I would normally approach

Variety, price

Being able to look up old articles in back issues

Finding articles, game variants, scenarios that I can use in my own gaming.

The scope

Mag Master List, Quick access to 3 month update, pictures and maps

Instant access to information I wouldn't know existed i.e. new period, mags I never heard of

Content, breadth, layout

Wargaming Scenarios, Rule Reviews and Interviews

Breadth of Articles and Magazines - most major magazines covered

wide range of content, ease of use, hard to find mags available

Ease of use, Volume of new uploads, Selection of publications

So many articles in one orderly place rather easier to to find than mixed up photocopies ...

Quality resource materials for wargame and history in general.

A lot of magazines in one place. Multiple periods to choose from. Good support.

Search engine

Variety of magazines,access to out of print mags, central point of reference

I keep up to speed on the hobby.

Amount of information

Selection

Appeal beyond wargaming to the military history community

Back issues of out of print magazines.

Napoleonic magazines, wargame magazines, and OOP magazines

Hard to get, out of print and well researched articles

1. Vast variation in information 2. Good customer service 3. Overall 'feel' of the site

Availability, variety

It's still kind of "folksy" and not too commercial

The wide variety of articles/magazines available. The ability to search. The ease of use.

Search engine, sheer number of articles, and listings by subject

Wide selection, large library of material

articles, ease of use and layout

Back issues of magazines, range of military history and wargame magazines, ease of access

Ease of obtaining magazines I can't get locally, selection, access to past issues.

Articles, Search

Friendliness of the editors, variety of articles, legibility of downloads

Variety, magazine selection, archive

The selection

Breadth of Journals Covered, Availiability of Back Issues, Always New Articles to Read

Access to magazines and articles, ability to search for specific subjects, access to back issues

Breadth of subject matter, ease of navigation, frequency of updates

The ability to read the article without buying the magazine, no more spending for more for one article.

Varietry of magazines offered - my favourites are MWAN, SAGA Courier and Zouave

Just having this service is neat. Repeat three times...

Courier, MWAN, and Lone Warrior

Wide variety of iformation,ease of access,ability to cross-index information

Variety of articles - ease of use - downloadability

Quantity now available

Access to out of print resources

Variety,access to obscure magazines

Variety, downloadability, accessability

News items, book reviews, mall at Magweb

The ease of finding info on unusual queries.

The number of Magazines. What's new section. Book reviews.

The archiving of older material, the large number of periodicals, and update

All the different magazines

The volume of articles available,ease of use,no advertising

Archives, broad coverage

Diversity, depth, ease of use

Variety of Magazines

I like the wide variety of articles available from hard-to-get or out-of-print magazines

Availability of difficult to find publications

The variety of choice,the chance to look at other periods,the value.

Article archive, club newsletters, mall at magweb.

Articles in Magazines

Immense selection of back issues, search engine, price

Number of magazines, variety and price

Organization of mag, search engine, choice material to choose from

Wargaming mags, historical info, uniformology

The ablity to look up a subject and browse articles with out having to store vast quantities of magazienes at my house.

Searchable database, amount of articles, and old out of print magazines

Availability to very reliable information on my favourite wargame periods, figures, rules etc.

Having the entire content at a moment's notice.

1. access to many magazines I would not nomally see or buy 2. storage of magazine information in a readily acessible manner 3. search facility

The wide availability of magazines

1. broad spectrum of information 2. You store the information not me 3. Available 24 hrs. a day

Depth and variety of subjects

Articles, selection, archive.

Variety of subjects covered, sheer amount of info, good search engine

Access when I want it to unusual out of print articles on SYW uniforms etc

The volume of content, the range of periods, availability of a variety of interesting information.

Variety, topics coverage, ease of use

Convenience, Copy-access to OOP editions, Price

Articles, Reviews, the Variety of Articles

Breadth of coverage, diagrams

Easy access to material,interesting subjects,consistent page layouts

Good selection, including material I would not be likely to find elsewhere.

Wargaming tips and rules, articles on historical battles I don't know much about

Lot of info, nice insight into magazines

Breadth of content, in an electronic format,

Member too short a time to respond

Varied interests, search engin, downloads

Ease of use, breadth of topics, layout of site

Mags I like, availability, ability to download to view offline

Variety of content, professional manner in which it's run, my favorite selections are here

Variety, Variety, Variety

Ever-growing selection, mags that are no longer available, printer-friendly format

It got wargaming as its main focus, all ages covered, great coverage of background to the subject

Range of info, organization, very limited superfluous graphics which would waste my time.

Ready access to articles without having to store them, the price, regular updates

Ease of use, variety of articles, subject ranges

1. magazine access 2. ability to print 3. book reviews

Search, Fast Download, Layout

Tons of info, price, staff -- no really, personal responses to questions are appreciated.

Variety of magazines

The variety of magazines is excellent...

The different flavor of articles presented.

Variety and Quantity of information

Range of magazine articles

Search across numerous publications, Ability to find periodicals that I cannot find in stores

Breadth of coverage, search ability

Lots of magazines, easy search, frequent updates

Variety, regular updates/additions, community feel of the site

Variety of material, reviews, historical articles

Variety,old articles, magazines, multiple search methods

Volume of information, diversity of information, and ability to do topical searches

Ease of access, variety, price

Wide selection

The well appears to be running dry in some periods : Napoleonic.

All the magazines and only that

Quantity of magazines

access to 1000's of articles and not having to store 1000's of articles, being introduced to new ideas or periods

Articles storage - nice articles - some good magazine

Magazine archive saves a lot of space, variety of magazines, Articles

Articles, ease of reading, variety

Fresh material regularly acquired at a reasonable price.

Easy access many choices, but most related to games

1. Vast choice of mags to review. 2. Back issues arriving weekly. 3. Search engine for stuff

1. Large number of magazine titles. 2. Save and Print facility. 3. Search engine.

All-encompassing, history articles, orders of battle

Ease of access, cost, span of coverage

War, Warfare, and MagWeb.com


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