Wil Wheaton Drops Dungeon Column

[SWBaxter]

I know very little about Star Trek, and even less about any behind-the-scenes stuff. How did he throw it away?

From his FAQ:

http://www.wilwheaton.net/faq.php#trek

I think "throw it away" is a bit of mischaracterization, but then again I've only read one side of the story.

 

[DonTadow]

It's a real shame. Not just because Will isn't writing his Dungeon column anymore (I enjoyed it immensely and found much there that I could empathise with) but because his decision to stop was apparently partly caused by the petty bleatings of some truly witless jerks on the Paizo site. Some of the responses in the thread over there were just disgusting. I wonder if Erik Mona's request to Will to modify the content of his column was motivated by actual falling sales figures, or if it was just in response to those puerile rantings. If the latter, then score one for Team Dweeb, I guess. Damn shame.

It really is and its a shame they justify themselves. Some say oh he wquit on his own, but, as a writer, I know how stressed and pissed off i get when i'm writing good content. When I know my stuff is relevent, and a hack of an editor tells me to change my stuff up because of a couple of readers. I'd just quit too. I'm not going to have my hand be the puppet of people not sophisticated enough to undertand my writing.

 

[diaglo]

I'm not going to have my hand be the puppet of people not sophisticated enough to undertand my writing.

could you splain this. i don't understand what you are getting at.

 

[Quickbeam]

Like others have already stated, I was surprised to find myself enjoying the column and it became the first item I read each month. I can understand why there were those who didn't appreciate the personal (and sometimes slightly off topic) anecdotes, but for my part it was nice to listen to someone sharing personal thoughts, memories and experiences related to gaming.

 

[diaglo]

Like others have already stated, I was surprised to find myself enjoying the column and it became the first item I read each month. I can understand why there were those who didn't appreciate the personal (and sometimes slightly off topic) anecdotes, but for my part it was nice to listen to someone sharing personal thoughts, memories and experiences related to gaming.

maybe i should write the column then.

and you can read all about real D&D.

Original D&D(1974) is the only true game. All the other editions are just poor imitations of the real thing.

 

[billd91]

maybe i should write the column then.

and you can read all about real D&D.

Original D&D(1974) is the only true game. All the other editions are just poor imitations of the real thing.

No thanks. One good swift kick to the record player, a scratched vinyl, and I have all the broken record I need.

 

[DonTadow]

could you splain this. i don't understand what you are getting at.

For instance, these people who mare complaining either want him to write about things they want him to write about or leave (which he has). As a writer, you hate this. I've worked for a newspaper for 5 years and we have readers whom sometimes want articles on particular subjects. As a writer, i hate these types of assignments because I dont have my heart into them.

I feel that they wanted him to write about what they wanted him to write about turning his hands and voice into nothing more than a puppet with them pulling the strings.

 

[Jupp]

Too bad he made that decision, especially if its true that the reason he did it was because some *insert correct word here* were constantly bitching about the column. The argument that you could get more adventures into Dungeon without that columns is absolutely laughable as if one more page of 70+ pages would make an adventure x times cooler and better

I found his column was worth readin since it sometimes dealt with things not directly linked to D&D or RPGs. His story on getting Nolan to the game table was cool. It was a nice diversion from the adventures and the crunch in Dungeon.

I hope Dungeon will use that last page for a new column that goes in the same direction as Williams'.

 

[DonTadow]

Too bad he made that decision, especially if its true that the reason he did it was because some *insert correct word here* were constantly bitching about the column. The argument that you could get more adventures into Dungeon without that columns is absolutely laughable as if one more page of 70+ pages would make an adventure x times cooler and better

I found his column was worth readin since it sometimes dealt with things not directly linked to D&D or RPGs. His story on getting Nolan to the game table was cool. It was a nice diversion from the adventures and the crunch in Dungeon.

I hope Dungeon will use that last page for a new column that goes in the same direction as Williams'.

More than likely that one page is going to go to advertising if their in the financial problems they are in.

 

[Quasqueton]

Maybe I should write the column then. So you can read all about relevant D&D.

Dungeons & Dragons [current edition] is the one true game. All previous editions were just attempts to achieve this level of excellence.

Quasqueton