tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post738390727761102638..comments2024-03-25T17:26:33.773+09:00Comments on Here's no great matter: On savage reviews, or their absencePrufrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-39741331245904912322015-12-15T00:22:12.711+09:002015-12-15T00:22:12.711+09:00Hmmm, point taken...Hmmm, point taken...Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-57640398594419093062015-12-13T14:37:06.397+09:002015-12-13T14:37:06.397+09:00Many moons ago I was handed a set of wargaming rul...Many moons ago I was handed a set of wargaming rules to review for the local club. WW2 with each stand (or model) representing a company. Rulebook in 8 ptfont with somequite incoherent bits. I did what I thought was the right thing by contacting the Author to quiz him on some of the problems. A return E-mail arrived attacking me rather than addressing any of the problems. After a bit of back and forth,there was a muted admission that the wrong file had been sent to the printers. Sounded complete rubbish to me and more likely that he had not bothered to think things through very well. The figure scale, terrain scale and gamescale were just completelywrong. I pity the people who purchased a copy as it was unplayable. Review away!RABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533132566671517083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-28675671983872879202015-12-12T09:48:19.577+09:002015-12-12T09:48:19.577+09:00Same, Simon. Must be mellowing as old age approach...Same, Simon. Must be mellowing as old age approaches ;-)Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-81487894692612159252015-12-12T02:27:30.100+09:002015-12-12T02:27:30.100+09:00I don't much like writing negative reviews. I ...I don't much like writing negative reviews. I did write one, once, and I've never felt very comfortable about it. I prefer to write a good one or none at all! :-) <br /><br />It's a small hobby...<br /><br />Best, Simon BigRedBathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622983082204451158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-3320291299338531852015-12-12T00:57:19.769+09:002015-12-12T00:57:19.769+09:00Certainly agree that a bad review is useful in the...Certainly agree that a bad review is useful in the right context, but I just don't like doing them. I'd rather use the time and energy in posting other things, I think!Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-79450353468382897812015-12-12T00:54:02.184+09:002015-12-12T00:54:02.184+09:00No worries Monty, you're already a star in all...No worries Monty, you're already a star in all other aspects of the hobby worth mentioning, so I daresay you'll make a great reviewer too when the mood strikes you!Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-23985228878551358942015-12-12T00:52:48.938+09:002015-12-12T00:52:48.938+09:00Hi Kris - it is in just those ones that are not wo...Hi Kris - it is in just those ones that are not worth a second shot that I do struggle to talk about! Cheers!Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-63347998612415325362015-12-12T00:50:04.770+09:002015-12-12T00:50:04.770+09:00Hi Jonathan, I certainly mention the things I'...Hi Jonathan, I certainly mention the things I'm not so sure about in a game / set of rules - it's the games I don't like or the rules that really don't do it for me (ie, the ones I have not much nice to say about!) that I avoid commenting on.Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-7029476677789264912015-12-12T00:47:51.408+09:002015-12-12T00:47:51.408+09:00Hahaha, thanks for the vote of confidence, Ray ;-)...Hahaha, thanks for the vote of confidence, Ray ;-)Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-46741099290310605442015-12-11T11:17:31.104+09:002015-12-11T11:17:31.104+09:00It must be something to do with maturing. I find m...It must be something to do with maturing. I find myself much less interested in saying negative things. Having said that, a negative review is not necessarily a bad thing. I think if you can give the reasons that YOU don't like the things you dislike, as opposed to saying they are just bad, then you give useful context that others can use to figure out if they might like the rules.AHunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148857673973402238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-32686593206871672742015-12-11T06:19:29.781+09:002015-12-11T06:19:29.781+09:00I see shades of myself in your comments. I too tr...I see shades of myself in your comments. I too try to keep it positive because so many people do this for love and can barely get by with the little bit they make in $. I can't make it as a reviewer either. ;-)Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-88325750132413751882015-12-11T02:17:03.196+09:002015-12-11T02:17:03.196+09:00I'd rather you post a bad review of a wargame....I'd rather you post a bad review of a wargame. It will save me from wasting money on said wargame. You don't have to be harsh but list both positive and negative qualities and just say whether or not you found the game fun, playable, worth a second shot, etc...<br /><br />Keep up the great work!Kristopher Harburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932934715708267391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-35949622828637631792015-12-10T23:43:18.990+09:002015-12-10T23:43:18.990+09:00Aaron, a review provides a point of view or perspe...Aaron, a review provides a point of view or perspective from the reviewer. If it is a negative review, no problem as long as it it honestly derived and even handed.<br /><br />A review offers valuable insight to others reading your impressions of the game or rules. Even a negative review can offer a bit of light on the subject. It must have some redeeming feature, right?<br /><br />Please continue with your reviews and anyone able to use "insouciant" in a blog post has great potential as reviewer in my book!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-32597490976272691332015-12-10T23:25:50.487+09:002015-12-10T23:25:50.487+09:00Its your blog, you can right exactly what you want...Its your blog, you can right exactly what you want, even if it does mean you're a git! ha ha!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.com