I am wondering (after already sending an email to *** Deal, Phil Whitten, and Brent Rutemiller) as to the logic of excluding over 40,000 masters swimmers from the "Premium Area" of their website. A posting on the site today says that they are thanking "loyal print subscribers" to Swimming World and Swimming Technique by giving them access. Unless something has changed, isn't SWIM Magazine part of their family of magazines (Deal's, Whitten's, and Rutemiller's names appear in both SWIM and on the website)? It smacks of a profit motive and a BIG slap in the face to all of us. I am also guessing that more masters athletes check that site than age groupers, so they offering the "benefit" to the wrong group! Seems oddly similar to the Italians decision to make everyone PAY for the World Championships results!!!
BTW, the way you get the premium access is if you PAY for the subscription, so it really is a PAID premium and not the "value added" one that they assert.
Aquageek, you are more cynical than I, what do you think?
Just stirring the pot a bit.
I'm really confused. What am I not getting? I do pay for SWIM, I guess. I would assume that part of my USMS dues pay for that subscription. Shouldn't I then get access to this fancy premium web site? That would make sense. Is this website associated with SWIM? If not, it's a moot point. If so, I want my access!
If I paid for SWIM separately, would I get to see the results from Italy? Do the swimmers in Italy know their results for free or do they have to pay also? What if no one paid, would the swim meet have actually existed since no results would get published?
I think we need some sort of diagram here.
I'm really confused. What am I not getting? I do pay for SWIM, I guess. I would assume that part of my USMS dues pay for that subscription. Shouldn't I then get access to this fancy premium web site? That would make sense. Is this website associated with SWIM? If not, it's a moot point. If so, I want my access!
If I paid for SWIM separately, would I get to see the results from Italy? Do the swimmers in Italy know their results for free or do they have to pay also? What if no one paid, would the swim meet have actually existed since no results would get published?
I think we need some sort of diagram here.
