D&D General Why are so many D&D articles *garbage*?

[Retreater]

"Top 5 Dungeon Master Secrets THEY Don't Want You to Know (Number 3 will SHOCK You!)"

 

[J.Quondam]

"This ONE WEIRD TRICK will remove kobolds... from ANY orifice!"

 

[Jacob Lewis]

There isn't an independent thought left on the internet. Everyone just parrots what other people think for them. Or at least until they find the meme that can express their current feeling, but a recycled meme will usually suffice.

 

[J.Quondam]

* quietly tucks favorite parrot meme back into Favorites folder *

 

[Zardnaar]

"This ONE WEIRD TRICK will remove kobolds... from ANY orifice!"

Got one for Kender?

 

[AtomicPope]

"She's 1,000 years old but looks like she's 20! Liches hate her!"

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Such articles are definitely plentiful too, but I don’t think they’re the “garbage” @Ancalagon is talking about.

I think I've given the wrong impression. I am saying that the "make a quick dnd article that will appeal to a lot of people" just isn't going to care about optimization, but may well be both genuine and be written by someone who understands the game.

The examples given in the OP aren't even bad, outside of the same poor writing we see damn near everywhere these days.

 

[NaturalZero]

The dumbest headline I've seen was something like, "10 fake rules you should use in your D&D game."

Nothing telegraphs the fact that an author knows nothing about D&D as much as calling house rules "fake rules."

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Like I just read the first article, and it's a mildly entertaining list with a couple cracks, and a great point about the decanter that couldn't quite fill out a whole article.

It's a better read than half my local paper. (not that this is a high bar)

 

[not-so-newguy]

It's a sign of how popular the game is now.
Someday you'll get a little Emerikol in your Happy Meal.