Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Q: Can I submit an article to Cybermodeler Online?
- A: Of course! If you're interested in sharing your techniques
and skills with your fellow modelers, click here for our style
guide on how to prepare your articles.
- Q: Can I submit one or more photos of my project for display
on Cybermodeler Online?
- A: We've opened a gallery of models for readers to
browse and get ideas and inspiration for your next project.
Email Michael Benolkin
(tacair@earthlink.net) a clear photo of your model
along with your full name as well as the subject title of your
model, the kit and scale used. We'll add it to the gallery straight
away. We do reserve the right not to publish photos for any reason.
- Q: I am an IPMS newsletter editor. Can I copy Cybermodeler
Online articles in my club's newsletter?
- A: Absolutely. Any IPMS newsletter can use any of
our articles as long as the text is not edited/altered, the
author of the article is properly identified, and the source
of the article (Cybermodeler Online) is indicated
with our web address (URL). IPMS websites are also welcome
to link to our articles. Non-IPMS organizations wishing to
re-print or re-publish our articles shall contact Michael
Benolkin (tacair@earthlink.net) for written permission
in advance.
- Q: We run an online hobby shop. Can we link your reviews
to products we are selling?
- A: Yes. You may link directly to the review article.
You may not, however, copy the review onto another website
for any purpose.
- Q: Is Cybermodeler Online an impartial review site
or more of an 'informercial'?
- A: We've noted several comments on the chat boards
that our reviews are by definition positive. This is true.
We've adopted an editorial style similar to Internet Modeler
where we point out what is right about hobby products and
where there are problems, we try to provide suggestions or
techniques we've used to fix those problems. We won't hide problems,
but at the same time, we won't bash a product or company in a
review. If there is a product released that is so bad that the
negatives out-weigh the positives, we won't run the review. We'd
rather tell the manufacturers directly what is wrong with their
release and leave the negativity to other sites.
- Q: What kind of reader traffic does Cybermodeler Online
receive?
- A: We average over 370,000 unique visitors and
well over 1.5 million page views per month (as of
2/12/2008) and this is on a steady rise. The recent statistics
from our traffic analysis services show our readership with
a mix of about 50% North American, 33% European (east, west,
and of course island) and the remainder a mix of the rest
of the world.
- Q: How can I get my products reviewed on Cybermodeler Online?
- A: Contact Michael
Benolkin (tacair@earthlink.net) for the shipping address. We have one of the quickest review
turnaround times in the industry and can help to get the
word out about your products to our readers quickly and
fairly. As mentioned above, if for any reason we find a serious
problem with your product, we'll let you know about it directly
rather than telegraphing the problem to the world.
- Q: Someone from claiming to be from Cybermodeler Online contacted us for review samples.
Are they legitimate?
- A: The only person who would contact
you is Michael
Benolkin (tacair@earthlink.net) on behalf of the magazine.
This prevents would-be scammers (and there are an unfortunate
number of them out there) from claiming to be one of our reviewers.
We adhere to that policy to prevent misunderstandings amongst our
staff and new hobby-related contacts.
- Q: How can we advertise on Cybermodeler Online?
- A: Contact Michael
Benolkin (tacair@earthlink.net) for
our latest rates. We have very competitive rates for our
ads. Note that we do reserve the right to deny
any ad for any reason.
- Q: Why doesn't Cybermodeler Online have a chat room?
- A: There are quite a few good chat rooms out there on
many of the other hobby websites. At one point last year, we
did set up a chat room for a period of time, but the traffic
never grew. We closed it out recently due to lack of use.
- Q: Why doesn't Cybermodeler Online answer my email(s)?
- A: We make every attempt to respond to emails in a timely
manner, but due to the vast amount of spam 'out there', sometimes
email, especially from first-time contacts, will get 'filtered
out' by the Earthlink Spam Filters. If we haven't responded
to you, please try again! We do not bounce emails from unknown
contacts, but we do review emails prior to acceptance/response.
If you're using an anti-spam email address (computer generated)
that doesn't have your name or some other literal identification,
we automatically reject those addresses (sorry). Also, if
you still do not hear from us, check to see if you have your
email filter blocking us as we don't have the time to sign
up for permission to write you. Isn't spam wonderful?
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