Quote: Forget building your own scopes... sorry but the majority of subscribers arent going to build a scope so using pages for this just doesnt make sense.
I differ from you on a number of points but would like to single this one out: do you have figures to back this up? Your use of the word "majority" strongly suggests that you do - so please share.
But even if this _is_ the case ... even if the % of subscribers interested in this topic is relatively low ... does it make no sense to try to _build_ interest in the subject?
One of my main complaints about S & T as it is now is that the articles by Gary Seronik on telescope making are so short, they are hardly articles. This subscriber would like to see more. To me, the two main words in the name "Sky and Telescope" should be each as important as the other, or nearly: and for me the word "Telescope" is not exhausted by reviews of commercial products.