Seece said:
Just an FYI, quit this Metadarlings crap. VGChartz is trying to get on Metacritic.com and if they ever browse this site and see your anti attitude towards it it doesn't help our chances. Now whether you would like us to be on there or not, is absoloutely none of your concern. Cut it out. |
I'm not in the position to say Metacritic is correct or incorrect on that......?
In the first place, I don't have an anti-Metacritic stance. That would be ridiculous. Metacritic is just a site that collects the opinions of different reviewers, and I have nothing against that. That I don't feel that Metacritic scores are absolute indicators of quality is hardly indicative of the quality of their service, it's a commentary on the relationship between reviews and the quality metrics of the consumer (and myself).
Second, "metadarlings" isn't derogatory, it's a term of affection. I actually enjoy using Metacritic from time to time, and I think metadarlings is both cute and fun as a word - not to mention that it's a perfect descriptor of the referred to games, which are critical darlings. "Critical darlings" is hardly derogatory, and neither is "metadarlings". Again: it's a term of affection.
Thirdly, I'm not representative of this site, and have not been for a number of months. Even if the officials of Metacritic did care about the opinions of forum-goers (and I am sure my opinions are worth absolutely nothing as far as they are concerned), mine are not actually anti-Metacritic, but I'm sure that they don't: the primary thing they're concerned about is the number and content of our reviews. I don't really think I'm hurting our chances by coming up with a cute nickname for games rated 90+.
Lastly... look, if you think I'm breaking a rule, be unambiguous about it. Don't link me to the rule list on my wall. Just report me. A mod will slap the shit outo f me if I'm acting out of line. Hell, if you think I'm behaving badly but not in violation of the rules per se, then report me directly to one of the admins who have the authority to act in places he rules don't cover: if Naz takes offense to me using the phrase "metadarlings" (on that note I pray he does not and would do my best to have a reeasonable discussion with him about it if he does), or - God help me - if Brett thinks I'm out of line, then I assure you, "metadarlings" will be dead in a matter of minutes.
I don't think I'm in violation of the rules when I say this, but you can report me if you think I'm wrong: you're not a mod, and you're not an admin. If I'm not behaving in violation of the rules, it's not your place to tell me how to behave. To t he best of my knowledge I'm not. If you disagree, report me, and we'll find out right quick.
