Not dening any thing stated as being true, But who better to get a oneside story about your accomplisments that your Golf friend. Now we see why this story was so one side. I’m very appauled that CTT would go that far to let this story be printed with knowing he was writing about a friend.
I wrote about this last month, what a tremendous free ad that company got.
What is this about?
CTT page 29 last issue. This is the issue where the writer claims MTH made all the best new inventions.
Page 24 October issue.
The articles were written by a friend of Mike Wolf.
Lou writes an opinion column, guys. This is his opinion. If you disagree, submit something to the letters column discussing who you think has had a greater impact on the hobby. It is as simple as that.
Very surprised anyone even reads Lou anymore. His columns are totally devoid of content as he overstates the obvious. When I get to that page, and quickly turn it without reading, I am constantly reminded how that space could be dedicated to something meaningful.
We survey every issue and Lou’s column is very well regarded by our readers.
Maybe Lou’s opinion but I was still surprised to see such a one sided two issue article in CTT. Lou’s rating with me has gone to a minus 2.
So noted and I’ll tell him when I see him at the Spring York.
Ditto
Sorry to disagree boys, but I love Lou Palumbo’s columns and look forward to reading them. As Mr. Keller said, it’s Lou’s opinions stated therein and you can take it or leave it.
My only regret is I live so far from Lou’s “Underground Railroad Shop.” I’d love to pay a visit one of these days, but Henrico VA to New Castle PA? Yikes!
Maybe one day.
PS: If you think it’s easy writing a magazine column, think again. What do you write about? How do you keep it interesting? How far can you go before you exhaust your material? And remember that deadline’s always staring you in the face. Remember how much “fun” writing a term paper was in high school?
DITTO!
My whole point was this would of been a lot better if he wrote it as the accomplishments of both and there benefits to the O gauge community. Not just one sided of your golf buddy. But when he stated he played golf with Mike Wolf it was obvious that this whole Piece was to promote MTH. More free advertising for MTH basically.
Oh and trust me, I understand how hard it is to write a piece every month and keep the attention of the readers, again in my point of view it would have kept mine and others more if he did it as both.
I don’t understand what all the fuss is about. So what if Lou and Mike Wolf are friends? I’ve had the opportunity to meet Mike Wolf and talk with him. He’s a nice guy and is passionate about the hobby.
Lou’s column is an opion one. That’s fine with me as we are all entitled to our opinions. I always enjoy Lou’s pieces. I can understand how tough it must be to write a piece like Lou’s because society as a whole seems to have wussed out and is overly sensitive and easily offended by differing opinions.
Personally? I like what MTH started doing around 2000. While Lionel was putting basic 4-4-2 Atlantics in their RTR sets, MTH put some nice Turbines, N&W Js, and the SP Daylight 4-8-4 in their RTR sets with Protosound 2.0 that was ready for DCS.
I grew up during the LTI/Lionel LLC era with those basic Atlantics. I was a Lionel guy. I was skeptical of MTH at first, but I came to prefer their products.
totally agree with Lou.
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It’s an Op-Dd piece, he can present whatever he wants to in the space he’s been given.
That’s why I said in most places not all. But what I really was trying to say there is all these coming defending MTH products and I never said anything about the products. actually I like them for most part. I don’t own any motive power as don’t want at this time to purchase another control system and can’t see buying a item if I can’t operate it to it’s ability. Ie if I can only run a command type piece in conventional mode. That is one of my biggest gripes that MTH could of done but wanted there own system. And I don’t blame them but that’s still where I say Lionel and MTH should get together to where you could run both systems from one type of system but they have each developed there system to the point I don’t think it’s possible completely now. But that’s another subject.
If you read by original comment it was more against CTT than Lou. Although it was towards him also. And yes he can write about anything he wants it a commentary page, I understand that. I just thought maybe it should of been more bias by CTT standards instead of a advertisement ( or brag sheet) for MTH, and that’s about all it was.
If it was done in same fashion about Lionel would I have said anything probably not to be honest and that would be wrong on my part. But then I’m a Lionel person even thou I like MTH, Williams, Atlas, and others also. ( at least I’m honest about it lol)
Even thou I admitted I wouldn’t probably say anything, I’m not
Well RT those defending the articles are east coast MTH lovers. They have missed the point. That being a very one sided article that CTT who should be neutral, allowed published.
Edit I too have MTH products, this thread was about article content.
Lou’s read is just that. I don’t always agree but sometimes it is fine and interesting, one thing is for sure, without it the magazine would be one page smaller