Discussion: Orienteering Yesterday

Big excitement. Well, maybe not so much. Got my issue of Orienteering Yesterday today. Yes, I know it's actually called Orienteering Today, but OY seems more appropriate, even though actually Orienteering Last Summer would be most accurate since the issue covers events that happened in June through August.

The issue has apologies for being late. And claims to have things worked out so it will be on time in the future. I think we've heard that before.

Is there any reason to give them another chance?

I won't be renewing my subscription even though I like this magazine a lot. I'll wait until they actually have some stability (if that ever happens).

I found the editing in this last issue to be absolutely terrible. Sure English isn't their first language but if you are going to publish in English at least have somebody check it over first.

The issue had the feel of being rushed and that is sadly ironic given that the content was from summer races.

"I'll wait until they actually have some stability (if that ever happens)"

but how will that ever happen if everyone stops subscribing, giving them less money to work with.

I smell a bailout!

I think they should be put ut of their misery ASAP - and by whatever means necessary - so that these threads describing, and vicariously delivering, so much agony will go away.

hmm, not renewing until the magazine finds some stability seems a good way to destabilise the magazine...

So the problem is - you can't wait? I know I really look forward to the next issue, whenever it arrives.

Well, my particular problem is that I paid for a subscription two years ago and have only received three issues since then. I keep getting bulk status emails from SPORT of TODAY but have not received the 03/08 magazine (as others have). Has anyone else in North America not received 03/08 ??
While I can log onto my account at their site, my two recent requests to their customer service have not been answered.

I just received my 03/08 issue yesterday, so it's possible yours is still in the mail.

how do you even subscribe to it from the US? I've been looking and haven't figured it out.

https://subscription.orienteeringtoday.com/subscri...

It's well worth it: if you are prepared to wait and not look at the mailbox every day to see if it's come.

At 13 USD (per issue) plus international shipping up charge, no customer service, spotty history... Caveat emptor.

I now own every issue except the first one (~12 total). The quantity of maps and quality of the route choice diagrams is considerably lower than it was when published by Jan Stricka. I do hope all of this improves because the original concept was very good.

Gee, this stuff could morph into the 'orienteers are cheapskates' thread (again). Now let me see, is there a common denominator?

It could... but only by folks who are clouding the real issues. Oh yeah, and also those who don't know the person to whom they are referring.

Quantity and quality are still OK. The latest issue has full colour, well printed maps of:
Highlands Open (Italy) Middle Distance, W21E
Highlands Open (Italy) Long Distance, M21E
Asiago Sprint (Italy) W21E
O-Ringen (SWE) Long Distance, W21E
O-Ringen (SWE) Sprint Distance, W21E
O-Ringen (SWE) Middle Distance, M21E
Jukola (FIN) Men, last leg
Transylvania Open (HUN) M21E
Trondheim Open (NOR) M21E (and M/W7)
WRE MTBO (ISR) W21E
Holland OL (NED) Day 4 H21AL
Puglia (ITA) sample terrain
Holmenkollbakken (NOR) Mass Start Men (Couldn't make much sense of this one)
Olympics 1940 (FIN) event cancelled

So that's about $US1 per quality map from the top orienteering events world wide.

PS I'd love to see some coverage of US events in there too.