Continuing the ego trip on which I
seem, for whatever reason, to have embarked, I figure the time has finally come
to furnish my site with the obligatory "videogaming-based editorial" section.
So, after a week of vacillating, as I always do before expanding the site's
breadth, between doing and not doing, I fell into the former camp. In that
spirit, I unveil "The Stump" -- an image of 1840s oratory put to use, not a
little pompously, in a thoroughly 1990s forum (hey, I said I was on an ego trip.
I figure we're all allowed one every now and again -- oh no, I'm rationalizing!)
If you have an editorial you want to submit, send it on over! Just please adhere to the
following requests.
1) Proofread at least once - By proofread, I
don't mean simply run a spellchecker. Read over your copy at least once to
assure quality. I won't do it for you. Don't get compulsive because of this
demand, though -- residual errors happen sometimes, and I'm willing to turn a
blind eye on occasion.
2) No irregular capitalization/mechanics -
Due respect to e.e. cummings, but I prefer that you observe the standard rules
of capitalization and punctuation.
3) Be topical/relevant - This
is nothing more than a request that your commentary have something to do with
classic videogaming -- either a system (Pong! through SNES, chronologically
speaking), a topic of debate, a personal memory, or a specific game (but I don't
want it in the form of an objective review).
4) Don't submit
editorials in a word-processor-specific format - I prefer, unless your work
exceeds two and a half single-spaced pages in length, that you submit it in the
body of the message. Otherwise, please stick to "plain text".
5)
Identify both your work and yourself - Please give a title to your
editorial, and provide your own name or a suitable alias.
6) Choose
background music/graphics - Select a song (in MIDI format) and one or two
graphics that you want to accompany your editorial. If you do not make these
selections, I will assume you do not want any such accompaniment.
And
now, the "archive."
Title
Author
Classification(s)
Date Posted
When an
Empire is Struck Back
Turambar
Editorial, History
10-2-99
The
Inevitable "What's Wrong With the NES Scene" Article
Mike Craig
Editorial
8-11-99
A Brush
With Modern Gaming and What It Taught Me
Mike Craig
Editorial/Reflection
8-11-99
EarthBound: A
Bildungsroman... (very long)
Mike Craig
Interpretation
8-6-99
"Bastardizing"
Turambar
Editorial
7-28-99
Preeminent
Prejudice in a Post-Praetorian Paradise
Scott Wallace
Editorial
7-24-99
Where
Did They Go Wrong?
TsuramiSea
Editorial
7-20-99
The True
Plot of Dragon Warrior
Tim Connolly
Interpretation
7-15-99
A
Millenial Invocation, Etc.
Andy Franklin
Editorial, Reflection, Litany
7-9-99
My Advice
to Novice Webmasters
Mike Craig
Editorial, Reflection
5-1-99
A
Belated Response to Assorted Moral Criticisms of the NES
Mike Craig
Rebuttal
3-14-99
Editorial Disclaimer
Other than those of
my own creation, the articles contained in this section do not necessarily
reflect my opinions, nor have I altered them, except in regard to the conversion
to HTML, from their original forms (translation: Don't blame me for the
grammatical errors in an editorial if I didn't write it.) As for my own work,
here's the deal: If the opinions expressed in my own commentaries cause offense
to any reader, I apologize -- not, mind you, for the opinion, but for any
possible failure on my part to express said view in a tactful
way.
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