What are we doing wrong

[Khan the Warlord]

Interesting. You talk about my spelling, what of your spelling? ssrry for "sorry" .

Um, Anna... I believe he was poking fun at your critics.

 

[Mercule]

Perhaps noone wants to be associated with the zine.

If you're going to be rude, you should watch the quality of your own grammar.

You misspelled the word for midday. Or you may have forgotten to press the <space> bar between the words "no" and "one". Regardless, there is no word "noone" in the English language.

 

[annadobritt]

I don't take offense at what has been posted in this thread. Now if someone were to start calling me names, that would be a different matter.

After all, it is the readers of the zine who need to tell us what is wrong, so everything can be corrected.

I have noticed that all of the complaints about grammar are from those of you who list their location in the United States. Is there anyone from the UK or Europe who would be willing to comment on this?

What are the standards for grammar and rpgs? I know Mongoose is a UK company, how do they handle the differences for grammar between the two countries?

 

[Dinkeldog]

AFAIK, the grammar does not change between the two countries; the spelling differences are cosmetic. I've asked over at Nutkinland to see if anyone could help you out.

http://pub115.ezboard.com/fnutkinlandfrm21.showMessage?topicID=1727.topic

 

[Vaxalon]

I can assure you that the word "can't" has an apostrophe in every English-speaking country. We're not talking about differences between English English and American English.

We're talking about using commas where they are supposed to be used.

But I can forgive bad grammar.

What bothers me more is that the content is so trivial.

 

[Kal Torak]

I had never heard of this e-zine, and although I'm not into e-zines as a general rule I have downloaded it and am about to read it.

I must admit that the contest seems interesting, and I may well do something about it.

P.S.
Anadobritt, names, names, names names! (Sorry, could'nt resist, sad is'nt it!)

P.P.S.
Vaxalon, do you find it fun to sit around makeing un-constructive criticism (don't bug me about spellig!)?

 

[annadobritt]

AFAIK, the grammar does not change between the two countries; the spelling differences are cosmetic. I've asked over at Nutkinland to see if anyone could help you out.

http://pub115.ezboard.com/fnutkinlandfrm21.showMessage?topicID=1727.topic

Thanks, Dinkeldog. Hope someone can answer my question.

 

[Vaxalon]

Here's what I see going on here:

them: "Why did noone respond to the contest?"
everyone: "We didn't even know there was one. Let's take a look."
them: "I guess we didn't publicise it enough."
me: "Well, maybe it's because the 'zine is poorly edited and doesn't really have interesting content."
them: "We can fix the grammar."
me: "Well, grammar is nice, but the real flaw is the content."
them: "We can fix the grammar."

That's why I keep responding, and why I get more and more frustrated. I don't see that I'm really getting through.

 

[Wolfen Priest]

No, I think the grammar is (at least) a huge part of the problem. Periods between sentences really help to add that little "extra something" to a publication.

 

[TiQuinn]

I realize that the purpose of the thread is to find out why the number of responses for your competition is low, and that your intention wasn't to invite criticism of the eZine in general. However, it seems that most of us have never read or heard of Backara before this, and that is likely part of the main problem with the competition. Therefore, when you gave us the link to your work, our first inclination was to see what the Herald was all about. Naturally, this led to critiques from first time viewers, including myself. Take what we say with a grain of salt, but also bear in mind that a lot of what we are saying may also shed some light on your competition turnout. I can see that you've all put a lot of work into the Herald. It may not be for everyone's tastes, however.