Backwoods Home--explanation, please

anniew · #1 01/07/08, 07:19 AM

Can someone please explain how BH recently became the sponsor of this forum? I'm not complaining, just wondering.
Does this change any of the rules, mods, etc?
I subscribe to BH and think it could be a good move, but don't know how involved they are, or is it just that they help to finance it through sponsorship.
Thanks.
Ann

MyHomesteadName · #2 01/07/08, 08:59 AM

I just went to the Backwoods Home website and they have their own forum....*confused*...Misinformation maybe?

zookeeper16 · #3 01/07/08, 09:00 AM

I doubt it's misinformation; maybe just a small sponsorship to get some advertising.

**ladycat** · #4 01/07/08, 09:01 AM

This question should have been posted in admin. You'd get a quicker answer there.

Blair · #5 01/07/08, 09:04 AM

Just advertising maybe?

Jolly · #6 01/07/08, 09:09 AM

There is a current offer for HT members to get a 1-year discount on Backwoods Home magazine. I forget which thread the info came out in, but I would think the sponsorship is simply a bit of advertising.

More power to 'em.

Forums like this aren't free, and if the HT guys can garner a little support from an advertiser that has a product of use to homesteaders (which BWH mag certainly is), IMNSHO, it's a good thing.

**Cabin Fever** · #7 01/07/08, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jolly

....Forums like this aren't free, and if the HT guys can garner a little support from an advertiser that has a product of use to homesteaders (which BWH mag certainly is), IMNSHO, it's a good thing.

Jolly is correct. BWH Magazine is paritally supporting the costs of running this forum. Other means of support include your donations and the Google ads.

rosehaven · #8 01/07/08, 01:32 PM

nt

Guest Too · #9 01/07/08, 07:24 PM

The Backwoods Home link causes the surf filter at work to flag me as a slacker. No surfing to HT while at work now.

humbug · #10 01/07/08, 08:02 PM

I have been a member of the BWH forum and subscriber for a long time. There is a lot of great information there.

elkhound · #11 01/07/08, 10:01 PM

nothing against BWH...but i thought this forum was a break off from the old forum from Countryside magazine?? and i see alot of folks talk about getting latest issue of Countryside.....so is BWH head butting into Countryside territory now???????

LisaInN.Idaho · #12 01/07/08, 10:09 PM

I like the magazine but the forum over there is a mess. Hopefully we won't we breaking this forum down into a bazillion different boards like BWH has. It used to be a much better forum.