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[NashCarey]

[krystyn]

[jamesi]

[Gupfee]

[jamesi]

Mind you, if Spacely grew a goatee, we might be able to pass them off as brothers. At the very least, distant cousins. Can Spacely play keyboards? Can Steve play DDR?

[SpaceBass]

[addlepated]

With the exception of a few of us, pretty much anyone on the board is anonymous anyway. There are groups who have met up at different gatherings, but otherwise how do we know who's who? A handle is just a name someone made up.

[dmax]

jamesi's said it already, but someone might have missed it: Isn't the only point behind having a name on the comment to allow someone to attack the commentator rather than the stated issue?

Which is what's happening, anyway.

[Diandra]

[dmax]

[Gupfee]

[Caterpillar]

Well I guess I'll put my two cents in on this article.....for what it's worth.
(which is probably about -$437.50 Cdn)

I just wanna play.

Having a PM out (or in) is only one of the factors for me, and if the game is interesting/fun/intriguing enough - I'm not even entirely sure it would matter. I guess it might depend on how you define "out".

My first ARG was CTW. Did I mind that everyone knew who the PM was? Not at all. It was like reading a book and knowing who the author was.

I also played Acheron and CTFM. I didn't know who the PM(s) were, but didn't enjoy those games any more or less than CTW. I enjoyed them differently however, and for different reasons.

I guess my point is that if a game is good, then a game is good.
If a game is going to thrive, I don't think it will be due to a PM being behind an iron curtain......but rather because of a great game basis (and this can be argued to be many different things in the eyes of many different people).

ALL games will not interest ALL people.

I also think interacting on a consistent basis with a PM and knowing who the PM is, are two entirely different kettles of fish.

I don't mind knowing who wrote the book, I just don't want its author telling me how I should interpret each chapter.

My opinion is colored by my personailty, I find it incredibly hard to suspend my reality for an alternate one. But I can follow a great story and really love a good puzzle, but never for one second do I think there isn't a PM behind whichever game I happen to be playing. Does knowing (or not knowing) his or her name make a difference to me or my enjoyment? Not at all.

Do I get any change back?

[konamouse]

[catherwood]

My viewpoint is colored by the fact that I do not regularly visit www.argn.com

I only knew about this "editorial" because of a post here in the unforums. I formed my opinion about what was said by seeing it in the context of a post. This post isn't about my opinion of its content, but about the apparent confusion over HOW people should respond/react to it.

Today was the first time I went to see it in its original context on ARGN. It does NOT look like an editorial at all. It appears in the center column where I expect to see news, unbiased informative pieces, and announcements from the ARGN staff. No, I didn't notice the 'byline' at all -- it's a blog tag, and I tend to skim right past that stuff; besides, since I assume that area is reserved for ARGN staff, it didn't really matter to me who posted it. Also, since I do not know who is on the ARGN staff, I can only assume that line is authorized to use the blogging system to post in that area as a staff member. ARGN presents itself to me like a newspaper, and that's how I read it.

Perhaps if I were a regular reader of that site, I would know more about its mission and its sections. I can only form my own opinion based on what was said, apart from where it was said, how it was said, or who may have said it. (and you can ask me for that opinion in chat.)

[rose]

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