Editorial

Anyone who still feels that Phoenix is a house journal for SPUK should
find this issue something of a surprise since it contains a majority of
articles relating to non-SPI games. It also incorporates a number of
changes, some brought about by your suggestions and others by more
practical (financial!) reasons.

For one thing we're giving you more for your money by increasing from
twelve to sixteen pages. As the 'article bank' grows we feel we can
provide more material per issue without fear of drying up. Some of our
additional space has been taken up by advertising material, which we
hope will not only keep you informed but also help to finance the extra
pages.

You will also find a 'Readers' Letters' page in this issue, which I hope
will be a regular feature in the future. If you have a comment to make
about Phoenix, it's articles, or a suggestion, or gamer's tip, drop us a
line.

Try to keep your letters short and to the point since it our hope that
we will be able to print them essentially as written. If they are rather
extended or diverse we may have to abridge them as space is limited.
Anyway, if you can write a long letter on the subject perhaps you should
develop it into an article and send us that instead!

We have received a number of letters from readers; some of praise - for
which we thank you - and some of criticism - for which we also thank
you. Constructive criticism is always valuable and we always take note
of it, even if we do not, or can not, always act upon it.

A number of people, almost inevitably, compare Phoenix with S&T, Moves,
General, etc., but a true comparison cannot really be made since it must
be remembered that the journals most often quoted are produced by full
time, professional staff. Phoenix does not have the advantage of full
time staff, it relies upon subscriber and part-time contributions.

As editor I cannot include in Phoenix material that I do not have, I
have to select from what is available, from what you the readers have
submitted. Even when we have been able to assimilate the feedback on the
questions about Phoenix content I still will not be able to,
necessarily, include all the material requested because it may not be
available. The answer? If you feel that Phoenix should be carrying a
certain type of article why not try to submit some thing along that
line.

In the next issue I hope to be able to pass on the first of the feedback
results that are relevant to Phoenix content and style, which, together
with the 'Readers' Letters', should help to define more precisely who
wants what.