Wil Wheaton Drops Dungeon Column

[reveal]

They're reading too much into my lack of interest in his reason for dropping the site and his reaction to 'bad' fan mail.

Yes, everyone is at fault here except for you. How silly of us to take offense to a statement declaring that the only way this might be interesting was if the author decided he wanted to commit suicide. :\

 

[DonTadow]

This is a very clever suggestion; Erik, I hope that you seriously consider it. You already have top-notch writers (including yourself, heh) doing the next campaign series; why not offer a 'slice of life' view of some of the playtest sessions? Heck, I know from the Paizo boards that some of your players are already posting stuff in the Journal section!

It's just too specific and leads to too many chances of the back article being poorly written. Writing an adventure and writing prose is two different things and not a lot of writers can do both well.

I have to be interested in the adventure to want to read it, which takes away from the articles in the back. Plus its in the back and in magazine viewership you're eithera front to back or a back to front reader. If I open it up and see a writer talking about an adventure I have yet to read I'd sooner put the magazine back on the rack. The backpage has to be a oneshot article that is either independent of other content in the magazine or something really catchy to draw a reader into the magazine.

 

[DonTadow]

They're reading too much into my lack of interest in his reason for dropping the site and his reaction to 'bad' fan mail.

What's too read into This is what you said

"If he said he was taking his own life because of bad feedback, that might be interesting"

I didn't need to read into that, all I needed to do was read it. You can't even backpedal on this. There's damage control you can do. YOu flat out said that if he wrote about his suicide you'd be interested. That's just not a healthy thing to say.

 

[diaglo]

...you're eithera front to back or a back to front reader...

i strongly disagree.

i goto the middle first.

diaglo "ain't ashamed to admit he likes the centerfold" Ooi

 

[JoeGKushner]

What's too read into This is waht you said

"If he said he was taking his own life because of bad feedback, that might be interesting"

I didn't need to read into that, all I needed to do was read it. You can't even backpedal on this. There's damage control you can do. YOu flat out said that if he wrote about his suicide you'd be interested. That's just not a healthy thing to say.

Backpeddle?

As stated, his comment that he was leaving the magazine for bad mail is well, non news. Him actually doing something about it, would be interesting.

I could have state, "Now if he said he was going to hunt down people like in the Jay and Silent Bob films, that'd be interesting."

I could have said a thousand things to indicate that his column bored me and that his 'leaving' message bored me.

However, I stand by what I said.

How many of you wouldn't be interested in it? Would you go, "Man, that's boring. I wish he'd just leave the magazine because some people didn't like it."

I remain the eternal cynic.

 

[Barak]

Come on now people! We -obviously- got what he meant to say wrong. I mean, it was Joe who wrote that post, not just some schmuck off the street, so obviously he didn't mean anything bad. In fact, he should be given the column in Dungeon.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Yes, everyone is at fault here except for you. How silly of us to take offense to a statement declaring that the only way this might be interesting was if the author decided he wanted to commit suicide. :\

You can take offense.

The only way that bit of news would be interesting to me is if it actually meant something.

I assurey ou, Dungeon magazine will continue to come out.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Come on now people! We -obviously- got what he meant to say wrong. I mean, it was Joe who wrote that post, not just some schmuck off the street, so obviously he didn't mean anything bad. In fact, he should be given the column in Dungeon.

Then you'd get more cynical wisdom. In which case I'd have to bow to Diago. "Why do you people keep buying this magazine! It was too expensive back in 1985 and it's too expensive now."

Much like here, it wouldn't come across with the 'bitter' humor I'm know for.

The internet has a great many things going for it, but crystal clear communication is not one of them.

 

[MonsterMash]

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.

Applauds Diaglo getting his sig in on a non-edition wars thread!

 

[Mystery Man]

Applauds Diaglo getting his sig in on a non-edition wars thread!

He could find a way to do it in an insurance underwriting forum. He's got mad skillz that way!