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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: February 23, 2009 (05:11 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I’m ill. I’m coughing up a yummy mix of phlegm and blood and it feels like my head is stuffed with wool and razors. I’m ill, yet I do this topic for you, the ungrateful masses. It’s 1am, I’m ill and I’m going to bitch about it.
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Author: dementedhut
Posted: February 23, 2009 (05:24 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
In imagination land, I would like to thank EmP for giving me the RotW, and good job on the runner-ups, Janus and Woodhouse.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: February 23, 2009 (05:50 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Congrats to the winners. Lewis' was awesome. I'll have to read Janus' sometime... meant to do that today but ran out of time (sorry). I like how EmP handled third place; it really did seem like a tough one.
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Author: joseph_valencia
Posted: February 23, 2009 (05:56 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for the shout out, EmP. I promise to post twice as many reviews as I deleted!
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: February 23, 2009 (07:43 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hey, who does the ROTWs? Everyone seems to bitch about them, but I wouldn't mind doing one, if someone wants to trade off.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: February 23, 2009 (07:57 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Staff only, I believe. But I dunno. We've never had freelancers do them... I suppose it wouldn't be unreasonable, though. Ask Jason. =/ Though the staff only thing is kind of tradition... Might be kind of weird if freelancers started doing it all of a sudden.
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Author: Felix_Arabia
Posted: February 23, 2009 (08:09 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This was a pretty good week. Congrats to Lewis and the others!
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Author: Suskie
Posted: February 23, 2009 (08:40 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Your criticisms seem a little unwarranted, EmP. I was initially happy to receive a mention, but I didn't place on your list, and you have almost nothing but negative things to say about not one but TWO of my reviews, which makes me wonder why you bothered to mention me at all. I don't believe that you're using RotW as an excuse to criticize me, EmP, but going out of your way in a topic that's supposed to celebrate the week's best reviews to point out what two of my reviews did wrong doesn't sit well with me.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: February 23, 2009 (08:48 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah, I'm not looking to step on anyone's toes. It's just everyone seems to complain about doing them so much, I'd be willing to help out.
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: February 24, 2009 (12:30 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
When I read that sentence I though OK I know he hates me, but there's no typo there! I just couldn't see it. Weird. Anyway, thank you for the mention. I won't be deleting that review because I am perfectly happy with my opinion of the game and the way I expressed it!
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Author: Lewis
Posted: February 24, 2009 (02:37 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Surprised at the win, not surprised at the feedback comments about the piece. Very grateful for both.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: February 24, 2009 (03:50 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'd accuse this place of being nought but a hive of ingratitude, but, frankly, I'm over the bloody moon that I'm already well over the reply rate of my last RotW topic. That topic got one reply. Even if most of you are calling for my immediate castration, I honestly appreciate the discussion. These things are hard work, so it's always nice to know people are actually reading and reacting.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: February 24, 2009 (06:05 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I don't think it's unreasonable to ask a guy to elaborate when he's offered criticism, but it's your decision. More on topic, I'm kind of neutral about non-staff members doing RotW and will go with what everyone else decides.
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: February 24, 2009 (07:14 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
My instinct would be to stick with a rota, but open a topic that lets freelancers or respected users (by that I mean the entire community) volunteer to do a particular week. I get the feeling that staff sometimes see ROTW as an obligation that they don't particularly enjoy or are unable to fulfill until late into the week (for whatever reason). If there was a topic for them to say, I don't fancy doing it this week, any volunteers? then I think it would keep things interesting for both users and staff. In my idealistic imagination, user involvement might break the tendency to see ROTW as almost a routine chore and therefore inspire the sort of discussion/response we're seeing this week on a regular basis.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: February 24, 2009 (07:23 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Mike: I understand where you're coming from re Emp's comments (ie unsolicited criticism), but I don't quite think he's said "almost nothing" positive. He said the first review looked to be vying for top spot but got bogged down in the second half, and the second review was more consistent but had some abnormally weak transitions. Not as harsh as your response would seem to indicate.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: February 24, 2009 (07:44 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I guess that's because RotW is itself an ongoing contest, one in which all users are automatically participants whether they want to be or not. As I said, there are feedback topics, and there's rarely anything that can be said in RotW that wouldn't also belong in one of those. I'd say you've summed up RotW perfectly -- a nice little pat on the back and the chance to have one of your reviews listed as featured.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: February 24, 2009 (07:44 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Edit: Hooray for double posts.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: February 24, 2009 (07:52 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I actually find Masters' point as kind of depressing. I value the feedback I receive in RotW, especially when no one bothers to make a topic about my review in the first place. And really, feedback in general for reviews is rare, even on the feedback topic (also depressing), so I take any opportunity that grants me feedback gratefully. But I guess that's just me.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: February 24, 2009 (08:24 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Mike, I'm going to tell you something which may come as a surprise to you. But, I think the reason there wasn't much raving about the positives in your review is because you are already a well respected writer.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: February 24, 2009 (08:53 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Suskie: I understand where you’re coming from, especially (despite your disclaimer) as these comments are from me in the first place, so I'll expand. By the time I'd decided on who was going to get the top two places, I was hacking up blood, distracted by the Rapelay user review dramabomb unfolding elsewhere constantly plagued by WQ's never-ending AIMS and it was 1am. Therefore, and as I was commenting on three reviews for a place rather than the usual one, I made things more brief than perhaps I should have done.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: February 24, 2009 (09:22 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Okay, thanks for the clarification, and just to reiterate, I didn't take this as a personal attack or anything -- I would have said something if this topic had been written by someone else. I frankly find criticism a lot more helpful than praise and I'm in no way retaliating for you having issues with those reviews, I just felt the way you phrased it in this topic (added with the fact that I didn't win anyway, thus making my mention altogether kind of pointless) was a bit puzzling.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: February 24, 2009 (12:16 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm with WQ on this one. Feedback can be pretty rare in the forums. Sometimes I submit user reviews just so they can be entered into ROTW and then have a better chance at gaining some notice.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: February 25, 2009 (10:06 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'd accuse this place of being nought but a hive of ingratitude, but, frankly, I'm over the bloody moon that I'm already well over the reply rate of my last RotW topic. That topic got one reply. Even if most of you are calling for my immediate castration, I honestly appreciate the discussion.
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