I've been doing a lot of thinking about the tone and purpose of this site over the past few days, prompted by my most recent post and the reaction to it by many readers.
I realize now that the extreme tone of that post has no place on this site. While everything I posted there accurately reflects how I feel, it came off as unprofessional and amateurish through the use of CAPS LOCK, exclamation points, and some strong words (directed at the author and, unfortunately, at the readers). It was posted in haste and in anger, a quick reaction to a story that I frankly found unbelievable. The tone only served to distract from the message of the piece, and you readers deserve better. For that, I am sorry.
That being said, it should be clarified that this blog should not be viewed as a totally impartial, balanced take on video game journalism. As I said in my very first post:
This column will mix original reporting in the form of research and interviews with my unapologetic opinions about the industry... I will not sugarcoat the issues at hand; I will call things as I see them. I will give both praise and derision where they are due. But most of all, I will listen to my readers.
Everything on this blog should be taken as editorial comment. I will defend my opinions with fact as much as possible, and I will try my best to at least consider all sides of any issue, but in the end these postings are just one man's opinion and everyone reading this should realize that. Maybe a real "ombudsman" would strive to be more objective and less opinionated (I'm not entirely convinced of that), but for now I will say what I want from my unpaid, unasked-for and largely unrecognized position a the author of as simple blog. I hope you'll all bear with me as I continue to learn how to best fill that position.
Moving on, has anyone seen any good April Fool's jokes on videogame sites today? Send me a link or post them in the comments area.
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