In Reply to: JA: Can I pick a nit here... posted by Merlot_cat on July 28, 2015 at 19:45:22:
>When referencing past issues of Stereophile either in a review or in the
>recommended components issue, could the writers use 'real' dates such as
>'April 2015' instead of referring to Volume and Issue numbers i.e.
>Vol.38 No.4?Yes, this does seem unnecessarily complicated.
>If there is a good reason for the current practice I would like to know.
I don't think there's a good reason. The practice was already established
when I joined Stereophile and, I think, stems from the fact that for the
first 8 volumes (1962-1985), there was no formal link between the calendar
and the dates of publication.
John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile
Edits: 07/29/15
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- RE: JA: Can I pick a nit here... - John Atkinson 04:00:00 07/29/15 (3)
- RE: JA: Can I pick a nit here... - A.Wayne 07:45:13 08/01/15 (1)
- RE: JA: Can I pick a nit here... - John Atkinson 09:34:04 08/01/15 (0)
- JA:Thanks for taking the time to answer....NT - Merlot_cat 14:36:54 07/29/15 (0)