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BEST OF BLOGS #010
LibertyPosts 
Toaster_Team
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CloseThat's fine. It's your thing anyway. You have the right to manage it like you want. To be honest, the only log I ever read is "what's written", I very rarely (if ever) read devlogs otherwise. I read it because it's only one and I assume it'll be interesting.
True, true, but I was talking about the What's Written, from whence Best of Blogs spawned.
;p
I'm just poking, though. I don't mind doing it at all~
;p
I'm just poking, though. I don't mind doing it at all~
Honestly, I think that limiting it isn't the way to go, because the whole aim of making these articles was to see what is out there and shed light on the good blogs so that people would aim for a bit better - just a bit. If I only picked 3-5 blogs there'd be constantly luchino in the top most of the time because her blogs are almost always the full kit. Yours would feature a lot too because again, almost always the full kit. I think the normal rate is a little short - about 10-15 is a good amount. That's around 10/15% of the blogs per fortnight.
That said, again, I have a thing in mind for later down the track which will be a little more restricted, but until then I'll be keeping up the normal pace of the best, no matter the amount. It will vary because the amounts vary, and besides, it's not fair to pick an exclusive list for those who did a great job but fail to be in the 'top 5' or so.
There's no prizes, and it's every week. The current amounts are decent - again, I wanted a larger one for week 10 because, hey, never thought it'd get this far. I'm not notorious for keeping things up. XD Just ask the wisa- uh... let's just say there are some things that have fallen by the wayside before and reaching 10 is a milestone. XD
I do understand that reading all of a larger list might be a bit of a task, but hey, that's what the titles and game names are for. If something catches your interest, I'm sure you'll check it out. There's no onus for not reading every thing on the list, after all.
That said, again, I have a thing in mind for later down the track which will be a little more restricted, but until then I'll be keeping up the normal pace of the best, no matter the amount. It will vary because the amounts vary, and besides, it's not fair to pick an exclusive list for those who did a great job but fail to be in the 'top 5' or so.
There's no prizes, and it's every week. The current amounts are decent - again, I wanted a larger one for week 10 because, hey, never thought it'd get this far. I'm not notorious for keeping things up. XD Just ask the wisa- uh... let's just say there are some things that have fallen by the wayside before and reaching 10 is a milestone. XD
I do understand that reading all of a larger list might be a bit of a task, but hey, that's what the titles and game names are for. If something catches your interest, I'm sure you'll check it out. There's no onus for not reading every thing on the list, after all.
Toaster_Team
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... say otherwise. Sure, consistently making it to the best of blogs page has the potential to devalue the writer (oh, this person made the cut again? Surprise surprise. Next), but devs needs a much exposure as they can get. If they consistently make good blogs that deserve exposure, then I say they've earned a spot on here no matter how many times they have. If anything, it provides constant examples of well-written blogs to look at when deciding what to write in your own.
Yeah, I suppose you're right.
If you or Luchino wrote blogs that weren't so great one week, I wouldn't add them (I think that's happened to both of you before, actually), but because you both keep a steady stream of great blogs, you make the list.
Well of course you wouldn't and you have, which is why I couldn't understand your point. I disagree with you on a lot of things Liberty but there's one thing for sure, you're fair.
Personally, I am less tempted to read a log if it's part of a long list then if there are say just a couple. I mean, the more there are, the less likely the one who make it there end up being read. It's simple probability. That might just be me though.
Like exposure wise, I think a single blog per game is enough for every "best of". A good writer is still rewarded, there are less logs in the list which increases the chances of games getting attention.
Also, if you limited this feature to say, 5 or 3, that would really "mean" something so to speak. It really means that what you did stood out. Again, personally, I would much rather make the list very rarely when there are three spots to make then make it every week when 10% of logs make it there. I don't know if I'm making sense but if everyone is number 1 there's no number 1.
Just to clarify though that's just my opinion which is probably again the minority. It's great you're doing this and you're consistent and reliable about it too. Just some ideas to make the whole thing more "meaningful" so to speak (no that it's meaningless at the moment, far from it!).
author=Red_Nova
The system is fine as it is. TT, I think your suggestion would be good if the amount of blogs that would make the cut are consistently this high or higher. However, these numbers...author=Liberty
The numbers, if you're interested:
Last time - 9/85 were shown off. That's 10.5%
This time - 22/98 were shown off. That's 22.4%
... say otherwise. Sure, consistently making it to the best of blogs page has the potential to devalue the writer (oh, this person made the cut again? Surprise surprise. Next), but devs needs a much exposure as they can get. If they consistently make good blogs that deserve exposure, then I say they've earned a spot on here no matter how many times they have. If anything, it provides constant examples of well-written blogs to look at when deciding what to write in your own.
BTW holy crap that's a lot of blogs to read through. You've got some serious patience!
Ah, I go through them all to check for good ones for Writer spot on the front page, so... I just keep the good ones on a list and double-check them on the right dates. Actually, front page is where I do the juggling between great blog and not-shown-dev. I try not to show off devs that have been on there recently, so that others get more exposure. Of course, sometimes it can be hard when there's only 9 great bits and like, one decent article and 2 okay reviews to pick from... XD
orz
I know why kentona gave me these jobs now. :shakes fist at sky and kentona:
That said, if there did come a time where we consistently got great blogs, I might consider either just showing the best of those off OR do a weekly version instead.
author=Toaster_Team
I just don't see what kind of wrong idea they might get from my comment. Not that it matters it's just puzzling to me how you think about things sometimes.
It was more that you were trying to say you didn't want to get spotlighted so often, added with Luchino's comment that you and she get a prize - just seemed to insinuate that people were being picked all the time. I just wanted to make it clear that that wasn't the case - that it is based only on the blogs. If you or Luchino wrote blogs that weren't so great one week, I wouldn't add them (I think that's happened to both of you before, actually), but because you both keep a steady stream of great blogs, you make the list.
There's no harm having a larger number. Just shows that there's a lot of quality games to check out, which isn't a bad thing, but yeah, like I said, numbers-wise it's usually more like last week. I wanted the tenth edition to be bigger so I asked that people challenge themselves to write better blogs this week, and they rose to the occasion.
I wrote all my best blogs before this was a thing. My blogs are great, but they are so underground you've probably never heard of them.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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The system is fine as it is. TT, I think your suggestion would be good if the amount of blogs that would make the cut are consistently this high or higher. However, these numbers...
... say otherwise. Sure, consistently making it to the best of blogs page has the potential to devalue the writer (oh, this person made the cut again? Surprise surprise. Next), but devs needs a much exposure as they can get. If they consistently make good blogs that deserve exposure, then I say they've earned a spot on here no matter how many times they have. If anything, it provides constant examples of well-written blogs to look at when deciding what to write in your own.
BTW holy crap that's a lot of blogs to read through. You've got some serious patience!
author=Liberty
The numbers, if you're interested:
Last time - 9/85 were shown off. That's 10.5%
This time - 22/98 were shown off. That's 22.4%
... say otherwise. Sure, consistently making it to the best of blogs page has the potential to devalue the writer (oh, this person made the cut again? Surprise surprise. Next), but devs needs a much exposure as they can get. If they consistently make good blogs that deserve exposure, then I say they've earned a spot on here no matter how many times they have. If anything, it provides constant examples of well-written blogs to look at when deciding what to write in your own.
BTW holy crap that's a lot of blogs to read through. You've got some serious patience!
Toaster_Team
966
I just don't see what kind of wrong idea they might get from my comment. Not that it matters it's just puzzling to me how you think about things sometimes.
I'm implying that people might get the wrong idea by reading both your and Luchino's posts. What's your damage?
Your and Luchino's byplay kinda hinted it a little. Best to just get it out there in case anyone was wondering. It's not about the people, just the blogs themselves.
A bunch of things, really. Length and content and how well written it is and interesting writing/content.
I start off by going through every blog and getting rid of the ones that are just announcements, two sentence deals, only screenshots or a video (we have a media/screenshot section for a reason people!) and lists of updates. After that I read the left overs and get rid of ones that are:
- Meet x character! Yep. That sure is a character. Here's a spell list and this is their image and here's a logo just to jog things up a little!
- This happened this week that has nothing to do with the game at all. Nope, that's all I got to blog about.
- Check out my twitter!!! Oh look, I have a facebook too! Woo! Greenlight me!
The left overs are then read through again and I pick the best ones - usually ones that are humourous, engaging, interesting, have different content and contain both graphical and written stimuli. Oh, and longer than a paragraph.
The numbers, if you're interested:
Last time - 9/85 were shown off. That's 10.5%
This time - 22/98 were shown off. That's 22.4%
Keep in mind that I actually asked people to post better blogs this fortnight, and they delivered. I have no issue feeling happy about the increase, nor showing them off. They deserve to be shown off, because they're good blogs. That's what this series is about, after all. The best blogs shown off. Sometimes there will be more, most of the time it'll be smaller.
author=luiishu535
What are the things you look for when you pick blogs here? Is it length, overall quantity of progress/news reported or is it generally good, overall competent writing/disposition?
I like blogs when they are both somewhat entertaining and informative. Writing isn't the only medium which can utilized when making blogs, so I suppose showing content/stuff you've worked on lately is an extra plus.
One thing I also enjoy in blogs is when the developer shows personality and writes on some of the things that's going through his/her head will working on the game. That might just be me, though.
A bunch of things, really. Length and content and how well written it is and interesting writing/content.
I start off by going through every blog and getting rid of the ones that are just announcements, two sentence deals, only screenshots or a video (we have a media/screenshot section for a reason people!) and lists of updates. After that I read the left overs and get rid of ones that are:
- Meet x character! Yep. That sure is a character. Here's a spell list and this is their image and here's a logo just to jog things up a little!
- This happened this week that has nothing to do with the game at all. Nope, that's all I got to blog about.
- Check out my twitter!!! Oh look, I have a facebook too! Woo! Greenlight me!
The left overs are then read through again and I pick the best ones - usually ones that are humourous, engaging, interesting, have different content and contain both graphical and written stimuli. Oh, and longer than a paragraph.
The numbers, if you're interested:
Last time - 9/85 were shown off. That's 10.5%
This time - 22/98 were shown off. That's 22.4%
Keep in mind that I actually asked people to post better blogs this fortnight, and they delivered. I have no issue feeling happy about the increase, nor showing them off. They deserve to be shown off, because they're good blogs. That's what this series is about, after all. The best blogs shown off. Sometimes there will be more, most of the time it'll be smaller.
Toaster_Team
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Like, seriously, I'm not picking you or Luchino because it's the both of you posting.
Did someone think that?
What are the things you look for when you pick blogs here? Is it length, overall quantity of progress/news reported or is it generally good, overall competent writing/disposition?
I like blogs when they are both somewhat entertaining and informative. Writing isn't the only medium which can utilized when making blogs, so I suppose showing content/stuff you've worked on lately is an extra plus.
One thing I also enjoy in blogs is when the developer shows personality and writes on some of the things that's going through his/her head will working on the game. That might just be me, though.
I like blogs when they are both somewhat entertaining and informative. Writing isn't the only medium which can utilized when making blogs, so I suppose showing content/stuff you've worked on lately is an extra plus.
One thing I also enjoy in blogs is when the developer shows personality and writes on some of the things that's going through his/her head will working on the game. That might just be me, though.
Why would I do that? I just take the best - like, literally, these are the good ones. If people want to get on here, they can make good blogs, easy as pie. Otherwise there'd be blogs with two sentences or a list of changes. Like I said, I just go through every one and put them on the page, no matter how many or how few there are. This time was a bit bigger because there was a bit of a good blog drive at the middle of the month and that's where they all came from.
Next fortnight will be, again, whichever are good. Like, seriously, I'm not picking you or Luchino because it's the both of you posting. Anyone who makes a very good blog will get in the list.
Full stop. Too many is better than too few, in my book. In fact, I don't know that there can be a too many. This was larger because of a deliberate push for people to make good blogs - and besides, it's the tenth episode. I have no issue with putting a larger amount on special occasions.
And no, there won't be a prize for consistent good blogs... yet. There's something planned for the future, though, but that's a while off.
Next fortnight will be, again, whichever are good. Like, seriously, I'm not picking you or Luchino because it's the both of you posting. Anyone who makes a very good blog will get in the list.
Full stop. Too many is better than too few, in my book. In fact, I don't know that there can be a too many. This was larger because of a deliberate push for people to make good blogs - and besides, it's the tenth episode. I have no issue with putting a larger amount on special occasions.
And no, there won't be a prize for consistent good blogs... yet. There's something planned for the future, though, but that's a while off.
Toaster_Team
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I think Toaster and I deserve an award for making the cut so many times. XD
Nah, I don't want anything. Quality is it's own reward.
Actually (watch out, I have a suggestion!), maybe we can rotate the best blogs around so that new people can get it too? Make a top 10 with different games every time?
If too many logs end up here, it's sort of loses it's purpose imho.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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Unless I'm a time traveler or something, it's not even the 3rd of November yet. At least where I am.
I guess it's a time zone difference, but what you see on the game page is just when the last post was made, not when the blog was submitted.
I guess it's a time zone difference, but what you see on the game page is just when the last post was made, not when the blog was submitted.
author=Red_Nova
Aw, I had crunched to get mine out in the hopes that it would make the cut, but after seeing the other great blogs.... yeah. Note to self: Don't rush the blogs. Quality takes precedence.
Come on, I DIED in that blog. That's pretty dramatic and warrants attention, right...?
Says it was created on the 3rd of November. That's why it wasn't included.
