tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post2773677039114412757..comments2024-03-28T07:16:05.720-07:00Comments on Experience Points: Down With Hierarchies, Up With AnalysisJorge Alborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-70498610576052421272012-05-13T21:45:59.945-07:002012-05-13T21:45:59.945-07:00I actually enjoyed reading through this posting.Ma...I actually enjoyed reading through this posting.Many thanks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amitysoft.com/cosmic.html" rel="nofollow">Function Point Estimation Training</a>Guestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-48964336526908307732011-05-31T08:48:02.565-07:002011-05-31T08:48:02.565-07:00Hey Grayson and Adam,
Thanks for stopping by! As...Hey Grayson and Adam,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! As always, you're two of the most tolerant folks when Jorge and I veer off into pedantry! ;-)<br /><br />Grayson, I definitely sympathize with what you say about the somewhat "half-baked" nature of many blog posts. It's hard to strike a balance between writing semi-frequently and creating thoroughly researched pieces. It's actually one of the reasons I try to distance myself from the word "blog" in general; lots of connotations with pithy posts and top-of-the-head rants. <br /><br />Of course, there's a place for those things too, so I suppose it's time to start being more conscious of in our definitions of certain types of biases and they carry.<br /><br />I think one of main problem's with Dan's piece exemplifies the blog vs. essay distinction: he thought he was writing a comprehensive critique, yet in reality he was only pounding out a poorly-researched blog screed, one that was needlessly and unfortunately arrogant.Scott Justerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775296635863850847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-89448337016220741852011-05-23T21:28:42.572-07:002011-05-23T21:28:42.572-07:00Nice response, guys. I read your blog from time to...Nice response, guys. I read your blog from time to time, and I think you two do a stand-up job of making me think. <br /><br />And yeah, I am the Adam Ruch he cites at the beginning of the article. I also wrote a reply to his piece. Seemed appropriate :PAdam Ruchhttp://flickeringcolours.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-20591339909583062162011-05-11T08:32:05.605-07:002011-05-11T08:32:05.605-07:00I don't have much to say about Dan Cook's ...I don't have much to say about Dan Cook's post. I think it's a rather long-winded way of saying that he doesn't believe there are many good game critics out there, and I think his conclusion is a little facile and unproductive. How do you be a better writer? By writing better. Thanks for that.<br /><br />But I do think there is some truth to what he says about "academics." Anybody with a writing background knows that it is very easy to toss off 1000 words about almost anything, and in the world of internet blogging, it is really easy for someone to formulate a 1000-word blog post and feel like they have some authority on whatever it is they're writing about. Humanities students in particular are basically trained to write endlessly about everything. I don't say that to denigrate them - I was an English major - but there is rarely time for serious research and reflection when you're making a blog post, because a well-researched and heavily-edited blog post isn't really a "blog post" anymore.<br /><br />This isn't necessarily a bad thing. The blogging scene is a constant churn of ideas. Many of them have very short expiration dates, but some emerge as worthy, lasting pieces of writing. But the fact is that if game criticism is going to rely on the blog model, then they can't work themselves up in a huff whenver someone says that they kind of suck, because, hell, maybe they do kind of suck right now. Blogs are defined by the current quality of discussion, and it will wax and wane.<br /><br />Of course, one might argue that blogs aren't really the best format for game criticism. Maybe game criticism needs less academic bloviating and more serious writing. But I think this post gets the right of it: there's no shortage of space online, so who really cares? All we can do is support the writers we like and try our best to add to the discussion if we're so inclined.Grayson Davishttp://www.beepsandboops.comnoreply@blogger.com