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Author: Lewis
Posted: December 10, 2008 (12:44 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
How come user reviews are going in the feature box now? Don't get me wrong, WQ, I love your writing - it's easily good enough to sit nicely with the site's staff content - but it seems a little odd to be mixing it all into one pie...
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (06:41 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Oh, you didn't hear? Wolfqueen is our newest staff member.
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Author: Felix_Arabia
Posted: December 10, 2008 (07:02 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Sometimes we focus user reviews because some of our regular users, like Wolfqueen, put just as much if not more work into this site than some of our staff members and freelancers. What a rude thing for you to say, Lewis.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: December 10, 2008 (07:11 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm simply awful.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: December 10, 2008 (07:15 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Lewis: I didn't ask my review be put there. It was a staff's decision, and I feel honored that my review was deemed worthy enough for it. If some other staff member decides it's uncouth to put user reviews in the focus window, regardless of quality, then they have the power to take it down. Anyway, I would've appreciated more on the writing of and/or the game itself rather than little (potentially offensive) quabbles over silly things as "why the bloody fuck is your user review in the staff window?".
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (07:46 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
"...more work into this site than some of our staff members..."
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: December 10, 2008 (07:51 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Haha. Nah. I'm too nice. Besides, I like to think of it as just "holding a really strict standard". =D
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (10:25 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Masters is so hard to please he doesn;t even read EmP reviews anymore.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: December 10, 2008 (10:57 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Only passable, huh? =P
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Author: sashanan
Posted: December 10, 2008 (10:58 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You write reviews?
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Author: Felix_Arabia
Posted: December 10, 2008 (11:02 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Lewis, your comment basically insinuates that you don't believe any user reviews should deserve the focus window. Even if that's not what you mean by it, that's still not right. The users on this site get very little coverage once their reviews pass of the front page. I hope we will see more focused user reviews in the future because sometimes the games they cover are inherently more interesting than the games we cover. If you or anyone else doesn't like it, tough.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (11:05 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I write reviews about ponys. I'm unsurpassed in my field.
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Author: Felix_Arabia
Posted: December 10, 2008 (11:07 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I thoroughly enjoyed this review, btw. Wolfqueen and I were originally going to cover NES Ys at the same time, but I offered her the opportunity to post it last night. It's a swell read.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (11:27 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Emp, don't be sad. You know the only reason I haven't read and gushed about one of your reviews lately is precisely due to your area of expertise: pony games. :T
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Author: Lewis
Posted: December 10, 2008 (11:37 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Argh, Christ, blown completely out of proportion. WQ is a brilliant writer, as are many of the users here, but the focus window is in what I'd consider the staff section of the front page. That's all I was commenting on. Stop getting your nickers in a twist, whoever is doing.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (12:06 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Haha. Good times.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: December 10, 2008 (12:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
My knickers are so knotted, it causes hemhorraging! =D
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (12:21 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It's been a while since we've had knickers in a twist, so I'm happy!
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Author: Lewis
Posted: December 10, 2008 (12:29 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I've just realised I haven't actually commented on the review, which is probably what annoyed people. Oops. I meant to, I really did.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (12:30 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Ha, WQ quit yer whinin' about the focus window ISSUE. At least you got POSITIVE FEEDBACK! =D And lots of it!
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: December 10, 2008 (12:39 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
XD I
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Author: Felix_Arabia
Posted: December 10, 2008 (01:21 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I said that last comment to ensure that we're all on the same page. We are. So we're good.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: December 10, 2008 (02:06 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I was really a shit disturber in this topic. Totally wasn't intended. =D
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: July 17, 2010 (06:35 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks. I really liked this review.
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