Okay, wow. Seriously, this is the most mind-blowing day I've seen on the blogs in a long time. We've had both major levels of awesome combined with a near equal proportion of fail. And then there was a ton of stuff that just fell in between. After the recap proper, I'll share a few of my thoughts on how everything went down today.
This is the biggest recap I've ever been a part of, and it's really stunning how much output you guys managed to generate in a single day. And I'm not talking about the several running posts that followed Yojimbo's article where he essentially called me (and all Live users) morons because they pay for the service, either. I do want to address that, however.
The internet is serious business, right? Of course it is, and I enjoy a good running gag probably more than the next guy. At the same time, when stuff like this happens, it has a chance of being off-putting to people, especially if they aren't familiar with the site and its personalities. It all ties back to what Nick was posting when the Etrian Odyssey contest was going on, or what Samit contributed to FAILCAST. You guys might be the lifeblood of Dtoid, but we need more if the site is going to grow up big and strong.
Here today, we had several people pop their CBlogging cherry and they weren't even the usual fail we've come to expect from introductions. These were solid posts, one of which even wound up a pick from me, something I rarely do. A couple of other decent posts wound up in the midst of all the other stuff and seemed to go largely unnoticed. I'd hate to see these people look at the chaos that occurred today and just decide to walk away.
I'm not saying we shouldn't be having a good time in the blogs. We aren't Kotaku, after all, and the irreverent spirit and passion of the people involved is what has driven me to the level of participation I have. I guess all I'm asking is that, before you post that third or fourth in a chain of mockingly referential posts, ask yourself if the joke is played out. And if you see posts like this that are running far beyond the point that they're funny, odds are it's trolling fail that doesn't deserve your attention in the first place.
@Madninja: I was calling Gregor an asshole, I hadn't actually read the comments on that post. And, again, I apologize. It's been a hell of a day in here.
This kinda sucks. What y0j1mb0 posted was blown WAY out of proportion. He wasn't trying to insult you guys. He was trying to make a point that, despite the presence of similar (yet free) online gaming services, Microsoft insists on continuing to charge its customers for the Live service. It's bullshit, and the only way they'll stop is if you guys tell MS to fuck off for a bit.
Then he kinda called you all retarded. BUT IT WAS WITH LOVE! He called you morons, then he gave you a lollipop and then let loose a thousand gorgeous butterflies, fluttering all about. There was also a Rainbow.
He wasn't doing it out of fanboyism (a free Live service would be very berry bad for the PStriple), he was doing it to offer guidance.
I know this, because thats what I thought when I originally read his post. Some people took it too seriously and got all butthurt, and some people (such as myself) decided the best way to avoid a catastrophe would be to Irritate everyone that misinterpreted y0j1mb0 even further.
Conrad, fucking awesome job as always. Really, thank you so much for this charity; you're not obligated in the least, but you take the time and effort to do these every day. Thanks a bunch, dude.
Wow, really? Thanks for the kudos man, I'm humbled by the honour!
And I agree, yesterday was one of the best CBlog days in a long time! All the stuff that got promoted was only a small section of some great stuff. And it seems to be continuing today!
Sweet recap for my reading pleasure! I was also pretty amazed at the quality work that came out yesterday. Looks like I wasn't the only procrastinator out there, hehe. I thought my post was pretty good and then I started looking at everyone else's stuff for the start of the affair and was blown away. You guys rock!
Nice evaluation Conrad, I feared that you would take the course Cobra did and post humorous content and little else. That's good and all, I love humour, but yesterday was a day best forgotten,and I wanted to read a proper, calm evaluation of what happened yesterday. So let's just look to the future, nice write up as always.
Hmm, I guessed I missed out on the awful ones and just stuck to reading all of the Start of the Affair posts which I found to be great overall.
But now I'm looking over some of the other stuff and I have to ask; why can't some of these people use the forums? Sweet Jeezus. They still work last I checked.
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We weren't being asshole to Gregor, it is a joke.
Just setting something straight, I'm not trading in FOR a 360, I'm trading in my 360 for a PS3.
@Madninja: I was calling Gregor an asshole, I hadn't actually read the comments on that post. And, again, I apologize. It's been a hell of a day in here.
@njsykora: Sorry for the typo there. It's fixed.
This kinda sucks. What y0j1mb0 posted was blown WAY out of proportion. He wasn't trying to insult you guys. He was trying to make a point that, despite the presence of similar (yet free) online gaming services, Microsoft insists on continuing to charge its customers for the Live service. It's bullshit, and the only way they'll stop is if you guys tell MS to fuck off for a bit.
Then he kinda called you all retarded. BUT IT WAS WITH LOVE! He called you morons, then he gave you a lollipop and then let loose a thousand gorgeous butterflies, fluttering all about. There was also a Rainbow.
He wasn't doing it out of fanboyism (a free Live service would be very berry bad for the PStriple), he was doing it to offer guidance.
I know this, because thats what I thought when I originally read his post. Some people took it too seriously and got all butthurt, and some people (such as myself) decided the best way to avoid a catastrophe would be to Irritate everyone that misinterpreted y0j1mb0 even further.
Oops.
As always Conrad the work is appreciated. Good work.
As for ruining your day, drinks are on me if we ever meet face to face.
I loved today's C-Blogs.
I missed the festivities.
Conrad, fucking awesome job as always. Really, thank you so much for this charity; you're not obligated in the least, but you take the time and effort to do these every day. Thanks a bunch, dude.
Thanks for mentioning me, Conrad. I'm glad someone heard that rant! And great job on the recap, as always!
Wow, really? Thanks for the kudos man, I'm humbled by the honour!
And I agree, yesterday was one of the best CBlog days in a long time! All the stuff that got promoted was only a small section of some great stuff. And it seems to be continuing today!
Don't worry, the cblog terms & condtitions clearly say about not starting spam/flaime wars and the like. Wait... I forgot we don't use them.
Nice re-cap though, even if I don't agree with part of it :)
Sweet recap for my reading pleasure! I was also pretty amazed at the quality work that came out yesterday. Looks like I wasn't the only procrastinator out there, hehe. I thought my post was pretty good and then I started looking at everyone else's stuff for the start of the affair and was blown away. You guys rock!
Good job recapping the EPIC FAIL of yesterday's cblogs. Good times.
Wow, I'm quite pleased I did not read the c-blogs yesterday. Great job recapping though ^_^
Nice evaluation Conrad, I feared that you would take the course Cobra did and post humorous content and little else. That's good and all, I love humour, but yesterday was a day best forgotten,and I wanted to read a proper, calm evaluation of what happened yesterday. So let's just look to the future, nice write up as always.
Hmm, I guessed I missed out on the awful ones and just stuck to reading all of the Start of the Affair posts which I found to be great overall.
But now I'm looking over some of the other stuff and I have to ask; why can't some of these people use the forums? Sweet Jeezus. They still work last I checked.