The City Scoop-June 29, 2007 Discussion & Feedback
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13th_Stranger,
Posted on: 2007-06-29 24:14 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
The ability to have a printable version is a very nice addition! Really been enjoying this every week.
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The ability to have a printable version is a very nice addition! Really been enjoying this every week.
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You can thank Mantid for that. Really, that Mantis is a saint. 
Where is the art section?
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Glad to see there is a PvP section!
Arc 185502: Who Killed Snow Globe? a mini mystery Put together the clues to solve the case!
Arc 22832: And Hell Hath No Fury (extreme)
Will you be the key to the Knives of Artemis' survival? or the instrument of their destruction?
Yeah...well...um...the current version that's being shot out when you get the printer friendly version from the e-mail address contains a bunch of garbage characters. It's still readable, but it's not the "final" version.
Mantid seems to have taken off for the day, so it's probably not going to get fixed for a few.
Just so you guys know we're aware that the e-mailed version isn't quite final.
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Where is the art section?
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The person in charge of the Art section had obligations of a personal matter that detained them from submitting their work. Hopefully, the Art section will be restored next week. 
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Where is the art section?
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T_A had something come up, it will be back next week.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
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Where is the art section?
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T_A had something come up, it will be back next week.
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Shew **wipes forehead with back of hand** You had me worried there for a minute...
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While I appreciate the news from Closed Beta, was it really neccesary to have a from page article that shouts "Hey, look at me! I was in Closed Beta!"
I dunno, it just irks me.
Also, nice work on improving those spelling and grammar issues (though I still managed to find a few). I love the duplicate Horoscopes!
...I forgot what experience means.
I have got to say the city scoop is impressive - originally i thought it would just be a flash in the pan - but the entire staff is doing a great job - its a great bonus to the community!
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Where is the art section?
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The person in charge of the Art section had obligations of a personal matter that detained them from submitting their work. Hopefully, the Art section will be restored next week.
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Is it possible to incorporate that kind of notice directly into the City Scoop, since other sections will probably run into the same situation down the road?
President of the Arbiter Sands fan club. We will never forget.
An Etruscan Snood will nevermore be free
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Where is the art section?
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The person in charge of the Art section had obligations of a personal matter that detained them from submitting their work. Hopefully, the Art section will be restored next week.
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Is it possible to incorporate that kind of notice directly into the City Scoop, since other sections will probably run into the same situation down the road?
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Good idea! We'll be sure to do that in the future.
Nice Ish, everyone.
There are no words for what this community, and the friends I have made here mean to me. Please know that I care for all of you, yes, even you. If you Twitter, I'm MrThan. If you're Unleashed, I'm dumps. I'll try and get registered on the Titan Forums as well. Peace, and thanks for the best nine years anyone could ever ask for.
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While I appreciate the news from Closed Beta, was it really neccesary to have a from page article that shouts "Hey, look at me! I was in Closed Beta!"
I dunno, it just irks me.
Also, nice work on improving those spelling and grammar issues (though I still managed to find a few). I love the duplicate Horoscopes!
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Glad the horoscopes are liked. Really glad.
Oh, the beta thing. Would it be better if there was no story at all? I mean, it's in open testing now and there's stuff on the updater about the invasion so, it just didn't seem right to ignore the whole thing.
Help us make a better Scoop.
Bwahaha... Yes, I noticed Scorn got in and played with Lady A's horoscopes.
*snicker*
Scorn's not exactly nice, but you have to admit, she's straight to the point.
*hears knocking at the door*
... crud, I think she heard me.
*dives out window*
Wanted: Origin centric story arcs.
If you've only played an AT once (one set combo) and "hate" it - don't give up. Roll a different combo. It may just be those sets not clicking for you.
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was it really neccesary to have a from page article that shouts "Hey, look at me! I was in Closed Beta!"
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I'm sorry, I didn't see it that way. We'd held off on stories about the Issue until beta opened because we didn't have any info other than the announcement.
My goals in the piece were these:
- give people a rough idea what is in the issue
- demystify the closed part of the process a little. as you can see in the Discussion thread on the topic, there's a lot of unecessary handwaving over the whole inclusion/exclusion thing, as well as occupying the test server for however long.
- show people where the Issue was at the start, and how it got better throughout.
- demonstrate the process so that the next time it happens, people will have some idea what's happening, even if they don't get to participate.
- let people know a bit about what's left to accomplish as we're heading into a big Testing weekend. The first weekend of Open beta is important. If people see that certain patches are yet to come, it may save them writing the 4 page post about how the Invasion event has problems, or how the missions are still buggy.
The last thing I was trying to do was toot my own horn. Sorry if it came across that way.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
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Where is the art section?
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The person in charge of the Art section had obligations of a personal matter that detained them from submitting their work. Hopefully, the Art section will be restored next week.
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Is it possible to incorporate that kind of notice directly into the City Scoop, since other sections will probably run into the same situation down the road?
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Good idea! We'll be sure to do that in the future.
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Also just to note, as part of our plans to get more people involved and put less burden on everyone, we're going to be building toward a rotating deadline system. Basically that means you may not see some of your favorites every single week anymore. We'll still publish each week, but we are trying to set ourselves up for the long haul here, and keep things fresh. If someone is more comfortable getting things done every other week then that option is going to be open to them, and something else will be out there the week they're off.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
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While I appreciate the news from Closed Beta, was it really neccesary to have a from page article that shouts "Hey, look at me! I was in Closed Beta!"
I dunno, it just irks me.
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Given their lead time, would you rather have some info from people who have been in closed (and now open) beta, or read about the beta after 10 goes live?
I didn't see this as a "Oooh, look at me!" at all.
Less talk about the awesome content. More talk about my crossword puzzle. (-:
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Less talk about the awesome content. More talk about my crossword puzzle. (-:
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There are far too many cross words being spoken...
... oh, you mean the other thing.
I'd like to point out that the link underneath my column isn't for show. You guys actually *CAN* send me in questions, y'know.
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I'd like to point out that the link underneath my column isn't for show. You guys actually *CAN* send me in questions, y'know.
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O.o
Really? Whoa.
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Glad to see there is a PvP section!
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There is alot of PvP going on in the game. Excentric and I are just trying to show it in an honest light.
If you have an event, by all means PM either myself or Excentric about it and maybe we can get some coverage on it.
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I'd like to point out that the link underneath my column isn't for show. You guys actually *CAN* send me in questions, y'know.
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O.o
Really? Whoa.
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Yeah, I know. Unfortunetly, the most I've gotten so far is some little kid wishing he was Big.
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