Talk:Dragon (magazine)

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[edit] Moving forward: separate articles for Dragon (print magazine) and Dragon (online magazine)

Moving forward it may make sense to create a separate article page for Dragon's new online version, keeping separate from the article on the now defunct print edition. On the disambiguation page it would be Dragon Magazine (print magazine) and Dragon (online magazine). Some may make the argument that the online version is the direct successor, so should be kept together in one article.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gdeyoe (talk • contribs) 14:03, 18 August 2007.

• They are the same publication, just in a new format, and they should be kept together in the same article. The format change is notable and should be worked into the article. For example, Blockbuster Inc. is moving a significant portion of its business from a retail delivery model to an online model to compete with Netflix, but that doesn't mean there should be a "Blockbuster (retail)" and a separate "Blockbuster (online)" article. It makes more sense to keep them together in the same article. Fairsing 22:02, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

"Just" in a new format? If the format is the only difference you can spot, you're probably not looking very hard. This ought to be communicated better. -Stellmach 17:14, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Come to think of it, the change in format alone arguably makes it not a "magazine." Calling a brand name for certain articles on your website "a magazine" doesn't make it so. -Stellmach 17:19, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

• in response to the idea of having seperate srticles for Blockbuster the media rental franchise, might i note that Walmart is two things. one is a retail store chain, adn the other is an online shopping site. they offer different things and are NOT connected in anything other than the name and company that owns them. you cannot purchase the same things from them, and even calling customer support for one will tell you that the other has nothing to do with them and you must contact specifically the Walmart store or Walmart online in regards with each of them respectively. so jsut because they are similar and share the same name and such it does not make them the same thing. likewise this new publication is not a magazine. shadzar|Talk|contribs 18:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editors

I added the list of editors of Dragon. I included the titles that the magazine used for each of them. I have a collection of Dragon issues starting with issue #49 through #305. So, the info I have ends with issue #305. I also own the Dragon Magazine archive of #1 - #250. So, I was able to look through that for info before issue #49. Since I don't have access to any issues beyond #305... I couldn't include that information. So, if somebody else knows the info for those issues, please add it to the article. David Reiss (talk) 00:21, 6 March 2008 (UTC)