kowenicki said:
steverhcp02 said:
I kind of agree and disagree at the same time. I thought that particular editorial was poor, in almost every respect. BUT it was an editortial... and thats what an editrorial is... its an opinion piece.
I totally disagree with you about the forum activity of "contributors". It is of no consequence in my opinion... so long as that bahaviour doesn't wash over into their actual site contributions.
Lots of people here would categorise me as having a bias... (I'm so mis-understood!  ) but my articles are anything but biased. They are factual and neutral. Aas far as reviews are concerned; well there I'd challenge you to find any reviewer that doesn't have a bias or favoured console/developer/genre on all review sites.
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haha. Your articles are a perfect example of what im talking about. You are biased, and thats fine i understand that, hell i even respect it a lot more because you argue your cases (usually :P) very well, and your articles are beyond great. The analysis and Mind the Gap are one of the things i love reading.....but i fear some people would brush it off too soon "its kowenicki that guy only cares about the 360"
As for the editorial, i dont care if its opinion, those kinds of comments should not be posted in a "professional" piece. I dont have a problem with the opinion of the editorial, i had a problem with the word choice and slight at Eberts cancer.
You dont need to challenge me to find an unbiased reviewer. Im not requesting such or thing or expecting one, as ive said Seece is insanely biased but also i feel hes one of th ebest if not the best reviewers this site has, but i feel in general its a turn off to people and it reflects onto the site poorly.
Also your comment above "take that N4G and NeoGaf" I mean whats the point? It just seems juvenile, doesnt it? This place is moving forward like its always deserved, why even bother with that kind of crap? It just seems you guys should be above it and instead it sounds bitter and its trivial, imo.
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I hear you...
But I don't think the VAST majority of sensible people take that kind of thing anywhere near as seriously as you imagine.
It's mostly harmless banter. I do think there is a real problem with forums in general, the internet over, that peope take it all far too seriously.
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Yeah we both know how shitty these forums have become. But that says something about what this place offers that its still growing and we still keep coming back.
I guess youre right, most people dont care about it or view it how i do, but thats no reason why i shouldnt lower my expectations for this community or website, ya know?
There should be a 500 post minimum for thread starting, and a 2 week period between posting and opening an account if thats even possible. Require avatars and a bio, really make sure people who are registering are doing so to be active and contribute. haha, this is too off topic now.
Good news about the numbers though, haha.
