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[07/30/00] - Well, the count of RPGs went pretty well. Most RPGs owned is 55 (wish I had that kind of money :P), and generally people have games for at least 3 systems, and the average was 4 systems. People have generally beaten 75% of the RPGs they own; looks like I need to catch up! ;)
Vanguard Bandits and Evolution 2 arrived. Good thing, since I'm laid up for a good week due to foot surgery. Googleshng's doing most of this update for me, so be nice to it!
Google: Well, after months of offering to cover for everyone when they need it, people are finally
asking me to... all at once. Oh well, I don't really mind doing it. Anyway, judging by the fact that Paws
has been crawling up to the computer every few hours to check on me, it seems like her foot's starting to
feel a bit better, so, she should be back next weekend. If she isn't, well, I guess I'll be here filling in
again. 8)
Review Writing BooBoos
Choppiness
While I was HTMLizing these reviews, a lot of them seemed more like a bunch of
mini reviews on each criteria item. While covering everything is necessary, it seems a lot less stilted
if you can segue between paragraphs. This is more of a tip than a mistake, but I figured I'd mention it
anyway. Also, I'm pretty sure Paws won't bite your head off if you don't talk about the criteria in the
order they're scored. I'm starting to sound too much with an english teacher so I'll just shut up in a way
with grammar that's less gooder than it could be. 8)
- Googleshng
"Are images required? How do I submit them if they're already on RPGamer?"
Yes, images are required for reviews; if you don't choose em, I will, though I prefer readers pick since that way they know they'll like the images that accompany it. If the images are already on RPGamer, please do not send them with your review! Just send the addy for them. Thanks.
Burns
Well, since some people felt I was leaving out certain illegal copies (ie, burns), I'm putting it to rest here and now. Though it is obviously much easier to tell when an emu is used, please do not review a game using any sort of illegal copies. Imported games should be submitted as an import review, and clearly marked as such at submission. Sorry, but I'm not backing down on this.
A Perfect 10! (Revisited)
I now see my teasing comment to MrChupon confuzzled a few people into thinking I wouldn't accept perfect 10 reviews. I *will* accept them. I just won't accept a lot of them, especially if the review doesn't back it up or every contribution I get from one writer is for 10 games. Rest assured, MrChupon sent me a list of games he felt didn't deserve 10's, so there will be no problems from him ;). It was just me having fun teasing one of my loyal contributors. Sorry about the mixup :)
Sending Reviews: 101
Gack, 4 booboos in one update! I'm finding a lot of people are forgetting to archive (as in, zip or rar) if they can (and I know because 9 times out of 10 unless you've sent as a non-viewable attachment I'll send you a note back asking for it). Please, please, especially when sending multiple files, use .zip or .rar! Sorry but I cannot accept .sit files.
I know a few Mac users have tried to submit and for some reason their submissions get all funky when moved to text. General rule of thumb: If you're submitting from a Mac, that's the one exception I'll allow for throwing the text or HTML into the body of the email. Saves the extra step of receiving an unreadable submission and asking for you to resubmit.
- Anna Marie "Paws" Whitehead
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