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Kalia
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The Escapist Online Magazine
   

The Escapist is an online free subscription magazine with a host of interesting articles. I stumbled across this one quite by accident when "Googling" women and gaming. It happens that this month's magazine has a very provocative article called <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/30/15" target="_blank">"I Enjoy Playing a Girl"</a>. In light of the conversation on the RPGDot forums a week or so ago, I thought that perhaps this would be an interesting article to read. After reading that one, I read a couple of others and am hooked. Head over to <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/30" target="_blank">The Escapist</a>'s main site or read the article cited above and you'll see what I mean.
Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:01 am
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quote:
I stumbled across this one quite by accident when "Googling" women and gaming. It happens that this month's magazine has a very provocative article called "I Enjoy Playing a Girl". In light of the conversation on the RPGDot forums a week or so ago, I thought that perhaps this would be an interesting article to read. After reading that one, I read a couple of others and am hooked.

What happened after that? Did you make some toast?
Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:07 am
 
Kalia
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No...as a matter of fact, I perfected my Bewitched Samantha Stevens nose twitch and practiced turning smart alecks into oyster poop.

What's your point?
Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:44 am
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What's your point?

Seriously? That you could tighten up your writing by leaving out the insights into your daily routine. RPGDot distinguishes itself from other copy-and-paste news sites by the professionalism of its reporting. The news articles here actually read like news articles, not Livejournal entries.
Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:10 am
 
Dhruin
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Yes, we generally strive for a neutral tone but that doesn't mean the occasional newsbit with a personal touch is unwelcome. I have no problem with it, as long as the majority of newsbits have a straight delivery...and they do.

I'm a little more surprised Kalia didn't know the Escapist before - where were you hiding, girl?
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Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:23 am
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What the heck was that? You can't just defend one of your staffers' decisions and forget the heavy-handed condescension. Where's my GOLLY GEE WHIZ DID ONE OF OUR STARVING VOLUNTEERS MAKE A MISTAKE DURING HER SPARE TIME YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARD? Put some heart into it.
Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:35 am
 
Kalia
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quote:
Originally posted by abbaon
What the heck was that? You can't just defend one of your staffers' decisions and forget the heavy-handed condescension. Where's my GOLLY GEE WHIZ DID ONE OF OUR STARVING VOLUNTEERS MAKE A MISTAKE DURING HER SPARE TIME YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARD? Put some heart into it.


Point taken and digested, abbaon. But on the forums I can pontificate all I wish so I will still be turning you into shoe goo as soon as I perfect my +5 Wand of Oyster Poop. So.... 'ware!
Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:40 pm
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quote:
Originally posted by abbaon
Where's my GOLLY GEE WHIZ DID ONE OF OUR STARVING VOLUNTEERS MAKE A MISTAKE DURING HER SPARE TIME YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARD?

LOL. You know us too well, abba.
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Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:55 pm
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Abbaon, you are an idiot.

To those who spend their free time editing an RPG site: thank you, and disregard the trolls who obviously have no life or friends whatsoever.
Post Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:23 pm
 
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Originally posted by someone too frightened of me to type a pseudonym into the author field
Abbaon, you are an idiot.

No, you are. But wait! I see that you split "you're" into "you" and "are" for maximum snootiness. I guess I must be an idiot. Well played. :(
Post Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:46 am
 
xSamhainx
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So I was browsing the RPGdot forums one day.....

Nice find Kalia, thanx for the link!
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