His replies, both via email and in person, were mature and seemed genuinely appreciative of alternativecontrarian ideas.

I understand that they are a subscription based on number of issues and not time, and that they will only publish when they have something publishable, but this is getting very odd (last issue published Aug.

Any subscriber feed back would be appreciated.

Why they continue to advertise with nothing to sell is beyond me.

Eric McGough - 13 years ago nbspnbspnbspnbsp Report SPAM I was just thinking the same thing where is my OID So glad I signed up for GuruFocus it is has replaced OID for me.

Still have my OID subscription, but what good is that if there are no publications:-( Venkys - 13 years ago nbspnbspnbspnbsp Report SPAM I tried to contact them earlier this year in connection with a subscription for a library.

The person who picked up at their office could not answer some of my questions but promised a call back on two separate occasions, but never did.

Denniskosmerl - 13 years ago nbspnbspnbspnbsp Report SPAM My credit card was change for a renewal of OID in October 2007.

With all the Buffett interviews, seems they learned the benefits of float.

Its a great publication but there have been about 3 issues published in about 3 years.

I dont want to get into all the gory details but suffice it to say that the problem is the editor, Henry Emerson - an intellectually gifted but deeply stubborn, unstable individual.

I recognized early on Mr.

Emersons cognitive distortions and emotional challenges so I left the firm.

Its sad really that someone so gifted in so many ways cant see how several key character traits have prevented him from flourishing as a publisher.

For me, the straw that broke the camels back were the horribly unsettling aruguments he used to have with his mother right in his office in front of me during the business day.

I thought that anyone who talked to his mother like that must have deep seated problems that would eventually spill over into the other areas of his life.

I have some unforgettable soundbites stuck in my head from those days but out of respect for Henry Ill refrain from divulging them here.

A friend of mine, who also worked at OID, stayed on for a year or two after I left.

During that time he repeatedly advised the editor to publish on a consistent schedule.

Unfortunately, Mr.

Emerson refused to entertain ideas that didnt originate within his own mind.

He surrounds himself with syncophants - essentially low IQ robots - who will do whatever he says.

He purposely excludes andor demotes those who present new or contratrian ideas.

From what Ive read here, it sounds like OIDs customer service has continued to deteriorate.

Ive also had the opportunity to meet the editor of Value Investor Insight, Whitney Tilson, at two of his Value Investing Congresses.

Although Ive never worked at VII, I have had several telling interactions with him.

He strikes me as an intellectually as well as emotionally intelligent individual who is genuinely responsive to subscriber suggestions and complaints.

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