grubstake Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Lostreasures webstite, for the past few months Just Sucks, its always down, and when you do get on every now and then, The detector contest always has errors on the page. They have a crappy web master. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~LARGO~ Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Yeah, I used to enter on their detector give away, and never won anything either...I quit their magazine, and website...Tapering down...Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Not talking about winning, although it would be nice, just the over all web is always down, for days and errors on the contest site. Lets see, I've been entering now for every day for about 6 years, never won a detector either. So you figure it out. better chances of hitting the lotto. No I like in stories, but now they make you pay to get the whole text. And therer magazine is more advertising than stories. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Not talking about winning, although it would be nice, just the over all web is always down, for days and errors on the contest site. Lets see, I've been entering now for every day for about 6 years, never won a detector either. So you figure it out. better chances of hitting the lotto. No I like in stories, but now they make you pay to get the whole text. And there magazine is more advertising than stories. GrubstakeI agree that it has deteriorated. I've skipped looking at it for a month or so now doing other things, and got an email about a "special" detector contest. I tried to log on and can't now and they have changed the site too. When I sighed up and paid my money in April or there abouts, I had to wait nearly 2 months to start getting the printed magazine AND the online version. When I finally was allowed to access the online version and copied and pasted the login information into the name of my Internet Explored bookmark for the site. Now that information does not work. I guess I will have to go round and round with them again to get things right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Yep, they changed the whole website, so you have to sign up and pay for it, hell I can see advertising for free on TV. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat_0 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Grubstake,I agree with what you all have had to say, so far.I haven't kept any records that would allow me to say how long I have been a LT subscriber, except that I can say it has been around 8yrs. In that entire period I saw the telltale signs that the publication might be in decline: Sending out subscription renewals when there are 2 & 1/2yrs left on the currentsubscription; Poorly written articles presented to the reader; Articles published, obviously altered to omit information, to cause the interested reader to haveto purchase more information from LT; And their most recent move to, even though you have subscribed to the magazine, you have to subscribe the website to receive the exact same information that is published in the magazine. In addition their Q & A section, LT's answers are lacking in substantiative information and in many cases kissed off, with a cheep answers.I'd be willing to bet their subscriptions have dropped of dramatically in recent years, even though figures of this nature can be skewed by methods of howinformation is gathered and presented.The only reason I keep my subscription current is that a sane publisher would see the magazine's problems and step in with professional assistance, to insurethe publications survival. I'll keep my subscription for one more time, but if they don't clean-up their act, that's the end. Nobody likes to be ripped off!Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I know it takes money to run a website, but there is way beyond that, before it was down for days and weeks, sent them email and get a smart ass responce. I'll stick to ICMJ, at least they print the truth, and good articles, Not stuff made up by people like olo.Grubstake{not to be confused by me Grubstake} Even Jim Striaght's article haven't been published in Lost Tresure for awhile, at least he had good imformation on How and where to look for gold. Its Lost Treasure Loss. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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