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Threshold · 01-13-2003, 10:20 PM

Historical Revisionism alert =p. Game Commandos died for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest was the fact that the creators were BLATANTLY biased towards certain muds, and they steered articles, ratings, and reviews in that direction.

If someone submitted an extremely well written review about one of the "wrong" games, the GC editors would give it a low rating. But if you sent in a 100 word "This mud r0x0rz d00d!" review for one of the muds the GC admins played/worked at, it would get a high rating. It was absurd.

So for that and other things the GC folks were repeatedly slammed. They got sick of defending an indefensible position, and eventually had to give up the ghost.

[... Interestingly enough, The Mud Journal suffered a similar fate for very similar reasons, but I digress... ]

As for the concept itself, who cares if people are "tearing it apart." You'll find that the $2.50 spent by people who want to rip on it is just the same as the $2.50 spent by people who love it. This concept is what keeps many newspapers, news journals, and talk radio shows ALIVE. The people that HATE them are some of the best customers.

Free Advice: If you want to be successful at ANYTHING, be prepared to receive a LOT more criticism than praise. Life isn't kindergarten where you get a pat on the back for slapping meaningless squiggles of colorful fingerpaint onto a piece of paper.

Oh give me a break. Please spare us the altruistic BS. The magazine wasn't free, so don't try to deny the profit motive. I'm not saying you were trying to make a million bucks, but don't pretend you weren't hoping to turn a profit. Of course, there is nothing WRONG with wanting to turn a profit (a healthy enterprise is a profitable one, after all.

You were also doing it for the notoriety of being the creators of what you hoped would be the definitive MUD printed magazine. Again, there is nothing wrong with that.

Just don't act like a charity when you aren't.

Honestly, anyone who is so wishy-washy that they cannot weather criticism has no business doing or making ANYTHING that is available to the public.

Successful people, in ANY endeavor, are not wallflowers that can be blown over by any passing breeze.

Yeah, well the little cards for Newsweek subscriptions don't necessarily say exactly how many pages you will get, or how many full color photos will be included, or that there will be a page of political cartoons and quotes every week, etc. But if they didn't provide them, you can bet they'd be coughing up money FAST or they're pants would be sued off.

Seriously, I don't know what you hoped to accomplish by saying this, but it makes you look sleazy and dishonest, and I don't actually think you are. So saying stuff like the above doesn't suit your ends at all.

Attacking the mud community for failing to send you FREE CONTENT that you could publish and charge people money for is RIDICULOUS and childish.

01-13-2003, 10:20 PM	#60
Threshold Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Home MUD: Threshold RPG Posts: 1,260	Historical Revisionism alert =p. Game Commandos died for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest was the fact that the creators were BLATANTLY biased towards certain muds, and they steered articles, ratings, and reviews in that direction. If someone submitted an extremely well written review about one of the "wrong" games, the GC editors would give it a low rating. But if you sent in a 100 word "This mud r0x0rz d00d!" review for one of the muds the GC admins played/worked at, it would get a high rating. It was absurd. So for that and other things the GC folks were repeatedly slammed. They got sick of defending an indefensible position, and eventually had to give up the ghost. [... Interestingly enough, The Mud Journal suffered a similar fate for very similar reasons, but I digress... ] As for the concept itself, who cares if people are "tearing it apart." You'll find that the $2.50 spent by people who want to rip on it is just the same as the $2.50 spent by people who love it. This concept is what keeps many newspapers, news journals, and talk radio shows ALIVE. The people that HATE them are some of the best customers. Free Advice: If you want to be successful at ANYTHING, be prepared to receive a LOT more criticism than praise. Life isn't kindergarten where you get a pat on the back for slapping meaningless squiggles of colorful fingerpaint onto a piece of paper. Oh give me a break. Please spare us the altruistic BS. The magazine wasn't free, so don't try to deny the profit motive. I'm not saying you were trying to make a million bucks, but don't pretend you weren't hoping to turn a profit. Of course, there is nothing WRONG with wanting to turn a profit (a healthy enterprise is a profitable one, after all. You were also doing it for the notoriety of being the creators of what you hoped would be the definitive MUD printed magazine. Again, there is nothing wrong with that. Just don't act like a charity when you aren't. Honestly, anyone who is so wishy-washy that they cannot weather criticism has no business doing or making ANYTHING that is available to the public. Successful people, in ANY endeavor, are not wallflowers that can be blown over by any passing breeze. Yeah, well the little cards for Newsweek subscriptions don't necessarily say exactly how many pages you will get, or how many full color photos will be included, or that there will be a page of political cartoons and quotes every week, etc. But if they didn't provide them, you can bet they'd be coughing up money FAST or they're pants would be sued off. Seriously, I don't know what you hoped to accomplish by saying this, but it makes you look sleazy and dishonest, and I don't actually think you are. So saying stuff like the above doesn't suit your ends at all. Attacking the mud community for failing to send you FREE CONTENT that you could publish and charge people money for is RIDICULOUS and childish.