Re: The Death of PBM

From: "Rob Harper" <stateofmind@breathemail.net>

Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Okay, here's a bit of Flagship Rumours analysis to show...  Well, it'll show
that I'm an anorak, if nothing else.  I'll just do a stat thing for every 5
issues, starting at...  Let's say, issue 40.  The list below covers the
number of games covered in rumours and the number of contributors to the
column that issue.  For interest, I will also add the number of games listed
in Galactic View (the game listings section).

Issue        Games        Contributors    GV total
40                94                 ?                     250        (Nov
92)
45                85                38                    282        (Sep
93)
50                99                47                    299        (Jul
94)
55                86                59                    238        (May
95)
60                99                60                    255        (Mar
96)
65                70                35                    247        (Jan
97)
70                36                11                    240        (Nov
97)
75                43                22                    248        (Sep
98)
80                41                21                    253        (Jul
99)

Hmm...  Statistically meaningless, but I think it does show that Flagship's
Rumours column ain't what it used to be.  Issue 70 was around the time of
the big "Will Flagship See Another Dawn?" phase, which, happily, it
survived.

The mag is certainly past its heyday, but it has kept going and I still
reckon it's the best overall barometer of the UK PBM market.
--
Rob.
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References

The Death of PBM
"Mark Grimbley" <doctor@grimbley.freeserve.co.uk>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
The state of pbm
nospam@here.please (Evilb)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
nospam@here.please (Evilb)
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The state of pbm
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
kevin@okeefe.u-net.com (Bobbins)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
"Mark Grimbley" <doctor@grimbley.freeserve.co.uk>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

The Death of PBM
"Mark Grimbley" <doctor@grimbley.freeserve.co.uk>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
The state of pbm
nospam@here.please (Evilb)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
nospam@here.please (Evilb)
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The state of pbm
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
kevin@okeefe.u-net.com (Bobbins)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
"Mark Grimbley" <doctor@grimbley.freeserve.co.uk>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000