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On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, MR GARY P SZABO wrote:
> I have heard of a lot of bashing lately about the appearence
> andcontext of the Corps.I happen to like the changes that
> have been made with each issue.If people want to look at
> boring stuff they should read that other Mag (SD)This is the
> nineties and the look that the Corps has taken goes with the
> times. Sometimes the contents is too hi-tech for the average
> reader but then again Aqua Corps is not for your average
> diver. For those that don't like the look, stick to the
> publications with all the pretty fishies in it !
I think that the problem most people had with the direction of A/C is that
it was beginning to compromise on quality information in exchange for fluff
("pretty people pictures"). SD is, of course, ALL fluff (except for the
adds, which actually leaves very little room for fluff), so is not a good
alternative. A lot of us believe A/C reached its peak with the "C2" issue,
then got kinda weird with the art stuff.
I agree with you though, that even at its "worst", A/C has always been my
favorite dive publication.
Aloha,
Rich
P.S., I believe the next issue of A/C will actually publish its first
official "pretty fishies" photographs: two new species of angelfishes Chip
Boyle and I discovered in 300-400fsw in the Cook Islands. I guess that
will mark the beginning of the end for SD! ;-)
deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*
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