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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a nanny (over ten years) and former Special Education teacher with no children of my own. I subscribed to Parents Magazine for years and years because I liked the articles, suggestions, the recommendations, the funny things kids say, etc. I think a magazine just for nannies is a great idea.

Personally, and I know I'm probably in the minority, I'd rather read something in print (I will NEVER own a Kindle or e-reader and prefer an actual newspaper to a news site). That said, I think it's more likely that the website will be where any future success lies.

Why the mocking/animosity from some posters, though? If you don't like the concept of the magazine, don't read it. If you don't want to help fund it, don't contribute to the Kickstarter campaign. I believe that sci-fi is a completely worthless genre, but when someone posts about sci-fi novels on my fiction writers forum, I see no reason to tell them how stupid it is. [/quote]

I don't know why you even bothered to bring up your writing forum and sci-fi. We are trying to give her good advice about giving up the idea of a physical magazine.

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SOME people were giving her (them?) good advice, others were being rude and/or mocking, hence I asked 'why the animosity?' I agreed with some of the comments/commenters by saying that I think future success is probably most likely to be in found online rather than in print, though I personally prefer print. I thought the reason for the analogy was pretty clear - when I am not a fan of something, I don't see fit to go tell others it's stupid, thus I do not understand why those who think the magazine is a bad idea feel the need to be nasty about it. An analogy, to clear up any further confusion, is "a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification," or "a partial similarity." Hope that helps. 
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No, an analogy comparing someone liking print over online media (or vice versa) is one thing. We are not necessarily saying we DON'T like print, we are saying it is a BAD IDEA to go that route and a financial loss to do so in this day and age. Not profitable, will lose money. I love print magazines still, and buy them over digital, but there is no way I would ever tell someone in good faith that it is a smart idea for them to try and start up one of their own at this time.[/quote]

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