This is a Review (Return of the Metathread)

[Darrin Drader]

Pulls out some new product that has been released by one of the major game publishers and proceeds to write a review. Make several conflicting statements, thrash on several insignifficant minor points in the book, but then praise it for equally insignifficant points. Make inflamatory remarks about the people who would write such a product, those who would use such a product, and question why they are keeping said company in business. Make comparisons to other completely unrelated products by smaller publishers. Finish review by tossing in a couple buzzwords, invoke Gary Gygax, insert a fnord, and end with thinly disguised rhetoric that subtly suggests that we overthrow Eric's Grandma.

Discuss.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

Rants unpleasently about the third insignificant point you trashed the book for, upholding its reason, sanity, and general good taste. Applauds the game company for writing the book with this point, and insults your family.

 

[diaglo]

compares apples to oranges.

says can't we all just get along.

 

[mojo1701]

Makes completely unnecessary Star Wars reference here.

Later to add a Pulp Fiction quote: something about a quarter-pounder with cheese.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Reads review of book, thinks reviewer is a jerk. Procedes to read several more reviews by same author, and agrees with all points. Still thinks reviewer is a jerk, but only in context of first review.

 

[Wystan]

Reads the review, comments that the item is not meant to be used that way. It is most definately not what the writer intended. Insults the reviewers lineage and upbringing.

 

[EricNoah]

This post grumpily complains that a reviewer shouldn't use his personal biases to judge a product.

 

[HellHound]

This post chimes in with another "fnord!" because it seems to be the only thing that I read in the review.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Rants on about EricNoah's pointless comment, using all caps and multiple exclamation marks at every chance, even when sentences aren't finished. Goes on to insult his avatar for being too large, and for such an unimaginative username.

Ends with a sarcastic remark and completely ignores the topic at hand.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Runs back to desk to see if anything interesting has been posted in thread since last reading it 18 minutes ago. Sees new posts, but disappointed by the lack of interesting ideas presented by later posters. Goes to next meeting, hoping that new viewpoints willbe brought up over the next half-hour.