So Long, and Thanks For All The Flesh
- Thread starter Lara Crigger
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I'll miss your articles, they were fantastic, and it was an interesting feature to have on a gaming site. Best of luck in your other endeavours!
I'll miss your articles, they were fantastic, and it was an interesting feature to have on a gaming site. Best of luck in your other endeavours!
I'm sorry that you even had to weigh back in with this kind of thing. As a community, sometimes we're prone to emotionally acting our our own little confirmation biases -- "This was not my favorite, so obviously (in a roundabout way) that's the reason it's going," kind of stuff.Lara Crigger said:
And on the numbers thing... it's as though people don't realize that a lot of that depends on people writing in with their deep, dark secrets and pains. A lot of people won't risk it, especially if they feel others might recognize the question (and hey, let's face it, paranoia lives in all of us, right?).
One might also consider that one article may have provided help to several people with the same problem, meaning they no longer needed to write in. While we find it tempting (as simple creatures) to let one number tell the whole story, it just plain doesn't.
This column provided something of a very different flavor from the other content, and that's never a bad thing. Of course we all know that people (especially Internet People) are far more likely to voice an objection than an agreement, so that skews the perception. And I know I was usually among those voices that could be considered "dissenting"...
...but, for me, that's only because the column raised many things worth discussing. And hell, it's the internet, not a shrink's office -- it's all just thought experiment and conjecture. More importantly, it can start conversations. About things other than which new game sucks the most, or what you'd do if the last item you used in a game was now your breakfast every morning, or something.
If you're leaving to pursue something new, I hope that it goes well. If you're leaving to focus on something that's already going, I hope it all works out. If you're leaving because your interests have changed, I hope you find enjoyment. Thank you for sharing with us.
Not much to say here, but yeah you'll be missed. I've only just got through reading all of your columns, and I have to say that it has helped, while no specific piece of advice helped the general mood of the entries helped to encourage me. 'tis a shame that this came to an end so soon.
p.s. First escapist forum post!
p.s. First escapist forum post!
