Wil Wheaton Drops Dungeon Column

[Mark]

Something that is being overlooked here, I think, is that, setting aside the characterization of the anti-Wil Save comments, Erik appears to have found something in the anti-Wil Save comments sufficiently meritorious to go to Wil Wheaton and ask him to adjust the focus of his columns. He did not have to do this. Neither has he indicated that he "caved in" to a "vocal minority."

Wil Save appears to have died for the exact reason its detractors identified - it was not appropriate content. Erik appears to have realized this at some level and thus asked Wheaton for a change. Wheaton determined he could not comply and resigned the column.

A viciously vocal minority did not kill Wil Save. The detractors appear to have contributed, as did Wheaton’s personal situation, but they also appear to have had a point sufficient to have Erik ask Wheaton for a change, which catalyzed the situation.

Welcome to the boards (or out of lurkerdom)!

I think it might be overreaching to lump together all of the people who made directly negative comments about Wil Wheaton personally and those who may have had a point regarding the content. Wil does say that he didn't feel he had the material he had hoped he would to contribute because his campaign never got underway but he mentions all of the negativity as a seperate issue and one that ultimately decided things. I understand what you mean but I wouldn't package it all together in quite the same way.

 

[Barak]

Just a question from a rather humble supplicant, Joe.

How come you don't post in every single thread in the General Discussion Forum that is less news-worthy then the one about the fact that a column was dropped from a monthly D&D-related magazine to inform the poster that, well, they should talk about themselves committing suicide before you would want to read their posts?

I'm just curious, and deeply apologizing should my post have offended anyone.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Just a question for a rather humble supplicant, Joe.

How come you don't post in every single thread in the General Discussion Forum that is less news-worthy then the one about the fact that a column was dropped from a monthly D&D-related magazine to inform the poster that, well, they should talk about themselves committing suicide before you would want to read their posts?

I'm just curious, and deeply apologizing should my post have offended anyone.

It would take too much time.

No, seriously.

 

[reveal]

Ok, can we please get this back on track? I don't agree with JoeG or what he posted but this is turning into childish name calling (even from me ). That is all.

 

[EricNoah]

Agreed, bigtime. It's been a while since I was this embarrassed to be an EN Worlder...

 

[diaglo]

Hillarious... hey that's not a bad idea. Your perversion may have led to something. How about abattlemap in every issue that folds out like a centerfold.

exactly.

the now new page doesn't have to be the last one.

it could be placed anywhere in the mag. and place monte's as the last one.

 

[diaglo]

Agreed, bigtime. It's been a while since I was this embarrassed to be an EN Worlder...

i'm never ashamed to admit i'm an ENWurlder.

diaglo "just that i play the newer editions" Ooi

 

[Henry]

Regarding Joe's comments:

I don't agree with them myself, but I wouldn't mind if the thread drifted back more toward discussion of the columns themselves, if it's going to keep going at all.

 

[reveal]

I, for one, liked the column. I like his writing style and it was interesting to get a more "personalized" sense of what D&D means to a person who doesn't game all the time or isn't in the gaming industry.

With that said, I couldn't care less that the column is leaving. I'm glad he's trying to get his life in order and all that but, honestly, I read Dungeon more for the adventures and the DM tidbits. If they replace it with a column similar to Wil Save, I'll probably read that one too. If they don't, I really don't care.

 

[Barak]

Regarding Joe's comments:

I don't agree with them myself, but I wouldn't mind if the thread drifted back more toward discussion of the columns themselves, if it's going to keep going at all.

Agreed, and as I have no opinion that matters in the discussion, will withdraw.

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