I received mine a week or so ago and just found the forum here. I was too a little skeptical about it, but I was absolutely thrilled and surprised at how captivated I was. I spent hours reading and even re-reading picking up on the things that I didn't catch the first time. I thought it had wonderful variety and loved all the little tips. Amazingly I think the one topic that I took the most out of was the short blurb about ticks!! I also loved the Caches near School Grounds article and took it very seriously. I liked the Discovered while Geocaching section as well, especially the pictures.
All in all I thought that the first issue was great. I learned several things I was not aware of, laughed, had a serious moment, and enjoyed viewing the success and pictures of others. I was not surprised when I didn't get a gold seal, but that wasn't why I was getting this magazine. As long as you all are printing this one, you have a lifetime subscriber. Best of luck!