please let Byron Jacobs continue his HU series

Wolf44 · #1 09-15-2006, 05:44 PM

Dynasty,

would be great if you let B. Jacobs continue his HU series he started two months ago. I thought it was an outstanding article and was really looking forward to his upcoming ones.

wolf

Wires · #2 09-15-2006, 06:23 PM

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Dynasty,

would be great if you let B. Jacobs continue his HU series he started two months ago. I thought it was an outstanding article and was really looking forward to his upcoming ones.

wolf

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Why was this series discontinued?

Dynasty · #3 09-15-2006, 06:29 PM

Byron's submission was rejected on its merits. We had a short e-mail discussion in which I proposed he reframe his article within the "100 Hands" idea I had suggested to others. But, that wasn't the direction he wanted to go in.

I did discuss this article in-person with Mason before the September Magazine was published.

Given the interest in Byron's writing, I will take another look at his submission. When I get volunteers for the peer review system, I'll also let them take a first-look at the submission.

Wires · #4 09-15-2006, 06:35 PM

Thanks for reconsidering. I wouldn't expect you to include substandard material in any issue however I enjoyed reading HGIYLH and was interested to see where Byron was going to go with his series.

Dynasty · #5 09-15-2006, 07:03 PM

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Thanks for reconsidering. I wouldn't expect you to include substandard material in any issue however I enjoyed reading HGIYLH and was interested to see where Byron was going to go with his series.

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I wouldn't describe Byron's submission as substandard.

The problem I had with Byron's submission was that he tried to describe an overall Small Blind basic strategy in just over 1,200 words. I don't think that's possible to do.

Wolf44 · #6 09-15-2006, 07:48 PM

Yeah, thanks a lot for reconsidering!

wolf

RowdyZ · #7 09-16-2006, 11:55 AM

From what I understand Ed Miller asked Jacobs to write those HU articles in the first place, 2+2 went to him, and now the new editor is rejecting them. Nice.

RZ

Dynasty · #8 09-16-2006, 01:45 PM

I've also solicited articles from specific posters. But, if the poster returns with an article which doesn't meet the Magazine's standards, it's not going to get published.

MicroBob · #9 09-18-2006, 04:10 PM

I too would be interested in reading this article on heads-up play whether it be 1200 words or 19k words or somewhere in-betweeen.
thanks again for reconsidering.

JaredL · #10 09-18-2006, 04:20 PM

I would suggest that instead of submitting one essay that Byron submit multiple essays which are each more detailed on certain aspects.