tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post1588237801065960602..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Word UpBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-33955518248494719712019-08-13T08:29:59.938+01:002019-08-13T08:29:59.938+01:00"Contrarian and longform" is exactly rig..."Contrarian and longform" is exactly right. It stems from more than a quarter of a century, going from sixth form into university and then for another couple of decades in a social circle where almost all conversation revolved around deconstructing each others arguments and reconstructing them to form a consensus. I spent most of my free time doing that, in print in fanzines and apazines and in endless round-table discussions at people's houses and in pubs.<br /><br />It used to cause arguments and fallings-out even then, among people who all did it and understood the process, but when I carried it over to online forums and comment threads the methodology was not always either understood or accepted. Taking Beau, for example, I almost always agreed with, in general terms, what he was saying and my comments were very much made in support of his arguments, but because I replied a lot and in essays and with full deconstructive analysis I can readily see how it might have seemed like the opposite of support.<br /><br />Took me a long time to adjust to a new mode of expression but no-one's banned or blocked me for a long time now so I guess I've got the balance right at last.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-88869743616417552082019-08-13T08:23:01.077+01:002019-08-13T08:23:01.077+01:00Thanks! That's the kind of feedback I like, he...Thanks! That's the kind of feedback I like, hehe! I have to say, though, that Time to Loot is one of my favorite blogs these days. It's usually quite obvious which blogs I'm currently enjoying by how often I comment there - and right now I have a ton of free time to indulge my commenting urges.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-41190911203409418192019-08-13T06:46:59.957+01:002019-08-13T06:46:59.957+01:00I can believe the banning. ;) There was a point wa...I can believe the banning. ;) There was a point way back in the mists of time (when MassivelyOP was just plain ol’ Massively) when everything in a Bhagpuss comment was contrarian and longform, which could give the impression of purposeful trolling. <br /><br />Over time, I think this part of the MMO community has just grown to realize that yes, his impressions and opinions really are that out of the norm and thus a fascinating perspective on what might otherwise turn into an echo chamber.<br /><br />I love the last sentence of the blog post by the way, poetic and insightful. It kinda helps me understand why I’m in a fallow period for words. There seems very little “now” game-wise that I’m experiencing that I would wish to crystallize into forever, and that has a knock on effect.<br />Jeromaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206083433625986970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-29564421361402036492019-08-13T00:04:50.829+01:002019-08-13T00:04:50.829+01:00Great write-up Bhagpuss.
When I grow-up as a bl...Great write-up Bhagpuss.<br /><br /> When I grow-up as a blogger, you're one of the few I'd like to be like.<br /><br /> Not much else to say on the content otherwise, but just to say that and that I really like how you've framed the sentiment.Naithinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830174305806727004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-8054550016964283122019-08-12T21:17:52.467+01:002019-08-12T21:17:52.467+01:00I have written about it before and it was mostly m...I have written about it before and it was mostly my fault with a little bit of misunderstanding. Beau blocked me from commenting because (I think) I was too persistent in deconstructing ideas. I was under the impression I was agreeing with him but I think he thought otherwise. It's something that used to happen to me a lot in pub conversations so it was hardly a surprise.<br /><br />The other blogger who banned me, which was extremely helpful and from which I learned a lot, was Zubon from Kill Ten Rats. I had formed the erroneous impression that KTR was an MMORPG blog and when he posted about other topics I got a bit annoyed. I said something about Portal that he completely correctly felt to be inapporopriate and not constructive and he banned me. However, he discussed it with me in emails and I quickly understood that he was right and I was wrong. In due course he unbanned me and I have, I hope, never again made the mistake of telling people what they should be writing about on their own blog!<br /><br />Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-15071218487812090882019-08-12T20:39:44.389+01:002019-08-12T20:39:44.389+01:00I'd just like to say that based on everything ...I'd just like to say that based on everything I've ever seen of you, the thought of you getting banned from places for inappropriate commenting is mind-boggling to me. :) (Over-zealous... maybe. ;))Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.com