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I suspect that pretty much everyone has been informed of ongoing money issues w/ RK mag, so IMO its going to be difficult to get anyone to submit an article
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Yeah, it is not like the old days when a magazine could go along ripping off authors for years.  Now with the internet and how well networked me all are, word spreads fast.
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Well when I contacted Marc he informed me that since Skip's departure, RK no longer pays for submissions (I think most of us would argue they didn't pay before that either  ). Submissions are now for name recognition only. He also told me that he's trying to take the magazine in a more hobbyist driven direction, meaning that they're looking for submissions from just average Joes rather than "experts." I'm not sure whether that was his decision or from higher up, but to me it sounds like they're resigned to the fact that they've alienated a lot of the experts and the few that they haven't aren't going to work for free. I really can't understand how they expect to be competitive in the market and produce a consistent number of articles by soliciting unpaid submissions and lowering their quality. The other magazines offer just as much name recognition, money, and now more prestige.
The good news for me though is that after threatening to "do what Steven did and make this problem public" Ryan replied to me and told me he would happy to get the problem resolved.  He did ask for my address, but I haven't heard that the check is in the mail yet.
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I had a feeling they were not paying for the articles they ran anymore. I have an article coming out in TFH soon. And guess what? They paid me upon acceptance, not publication! I have already been paid and my article is not even out yet! 
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greenbean36191 (5/9/2008)He also told me that he's trying to take the magazine in a more hobbyist driven direction, meaning that they're looking for submissions from just average Joes rather than "experts."
It's a happy day when I get to quote Harlan Ellison 
"Vast hordes of semi- or untalented amateurs festoon the Internet with their ungrammatical, puerile trash, and they think because this ‘vanity’ publication gets seen by a few people, that they are ‘writers.’ Horse puckey!
“That isn’t being published; that’s the fanzine press. And there are fewer and fewer real venues for a professional writer nowadays to make a decent living at the craft. Half the world is illiterate, and the other half treads water in the gravy of hubris secretly knowing they can write, if only they had the spare time. "
Thanks to RC/RK for providing me the opportunity.
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| (This is Shane Graber from AdvancedAquarist.com, the website's coder and maintainer) I know that we at Advanced Aquarist are always interested in quality articles for publication in our monthly magazine. I don't recall exactly what our pay rates are (I'm on the web end of the magazine and not the editorial portion) but I do know that our rates are a fair for each article and that payment is usually done within 2-4 weeks after the article publishes on our website. You might consider emailing Terry Siegel directly at terry@advancedaquarist.com for more information on publishing in our magazine or PM me here (or email me at sgraber@gmail.com) and I'll foward your message to Terry. I'll be at IMAC this year so stop over at the table if you'd like information on this as well. We currently publish on the 15th of every month with an online version and then on the first of the month with a PDF version of the magazine. We've begun publishing both as we've realized that people really want to read our content both online as well as offline in a nicely printed format. If you'd like to see what our PDF version looks like, you can check out six months of back issues here: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/pdf There's also been some discussion about a print version as well (possibly quarterly). In the future we're talking about adding additional features like commenting on articles, possibly videos, podcasts, etc. Anyhow, please consider publishing with us. Have a good weekend!  Shane
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Hi there, my name is Jeff Johnston and I work in the marketing department here at MarineDepot.com. I'm genuinely sorry to hear about the trouble you've experienced with RC. I come from a journalism background, and, having done my fair share of writing for free (or freebies), I know it is more worthwhile to write (articles, at least) for compensation, esp. when you put a lot of time and yourself into the writing.
I do not mean in any way to hijack this thread, however, I was reading this discussion today and forwarded it to my boss to share with him. He reminded me that we need articles for our twice monthly e-newsletter (the articles are also saved/archived in the Marine Depot Knowledgebase) and he suggested I approach you guys to see if you'd be interested in writing for us (paid, of course).
Below are the article subjects we're looking for and their publication dates. If you are interested, PM me so we can make the proper arrangements.
For the Reef Tank Nuisances and Controls article we're looking for a problem/solution-style format, but the rest are "general" topics we're looking to cover ... so you're welcome to get creative. You would, of course, receive the proper credit for any copy or photos we run.
Looking forward to hearing back!
July 25 - Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry
August 8 - UV Sterilizers
October 3 - Protein Skimmers, Sumps
October 31 - Reef Tank Nuisances and Controls
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Hi Writers!
So we've assigned a couple of articles:
October 3 - Protein Skimmers, Sumps
October 31 - Reef Tank Nuisances and Controls
Anyone interested in these subjects?
July 25 - Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry
August 8 - UV Sterilizers
Let me know!
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| Hi Jeff, I've been reading some of the 'articles' that MD has been 'mailing out. Very nice! Tone
Marine Aquarist since 1993. 600L Mixed Reef is DEAD ... Long live the 1800L Reef 
Learning less and less about more and more ... eventually I'll know nothing about everything.
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