Welcome to the new version of VGR! I’ve done what I should have done a long time ago. No, not suicide. I turned the front page into a blog. Now, why did I do that? To put it simply: more frequent updates. The recaps take time to write and edit and all that, whereas blog posts are a lot less…massive. I want to keep the site alive, and even when I bust my ass to get recaps done, that’s only going to happen every few weeks at the very least. Also, the other recappers and I play a lot of games. Most of these don’t get recapped, but still deserve our snarky treatment. Sure, we could post that crap on the forums or online journals, but why do that when we can post it on the front page of VGR?
I’ve done my best to make the look of the blog fit the look of the site, but my apologies if some of my outdated HTML looks like shite in your browser. That will (hopefully) change during the next site redesign, but till then, just try to cope.
You might have noticed that I have commenting turned on, with registration open to everyone. However, I also have it set so that you will need your first comment approved before it shows up on the site. This should only happen with your very first comment. I am hoping that everyone can act like a decent human being and that I won’t be forced to turn on moderated comments for everyone. I know — this is very optimistic of me. I’m also not afraid to delete douchebaggy comments. This doesn’t mean that I’ll delete all comments that disagree with us, so don’t freak out. I’m talking about immature dipshits who go out of their way to troll blogs and generally act like asshats. If that’s not you, then you don’t have anything to worry about. Good? Good.
Oh, and forum accounts won’t work on the blog. You’ll have to register separately. Sorry for that inconvenience.
I think that’s all for now. It’s blog time!
I definitely think this is going to be an awesome change, and I look forward to seeing what happens with the site in the future.
Go VGR! Whoo!
;o;! Don’t commit suicide! We all love you too much!
Great idea, actually. I’ll do my best not to be an immature dipshit! *salute*
OMG WEHN IS DA NEXT SUIKO FOR REVIEW DUE KELLY??/?!1!!1I promise not to post anything like that in this blog.
“You’ll have to register separately. Sorry for that inconvenience.”
Heh, that wouldn’t have been a problem for me originally until my hotmail refused to sign me in.
Congrats on taking initiative to improve the site and allow for more frequent updates.
Whoops, sorry. I only meant to strike through the first sentence. Bugger.
[Edited by Jeanne: Fixed!]
A blog! Great idea; I especially like the implication that the blog entries may contain mini-recaps. Sometimes, a little snark goes a long way toward brightening a dreary day, you see.
Cheers to the new VGR! *lifts glass*
I must say, I didn’t even realize that a blog function could be implicated in this way. It’s pretty interesting to say the least. I think it definately adds to the reader’s experience. But most of all Jeanne, it gives us another chance to celebrate this site and the people who run it.
The blog sounds like a great idea, there is always room for more snark 😀
But I have one question. You made it very clear in the disclaimer that recaps contain spoilers, so I always only read recaps of games I’ve already beaten. If you are going to post mini-recaps in the front page, are they going to contain spoilers too? Is there a thing like LJ-cuts in this kind of blog, or is everything in plain view?
Wow this idea I also like, thatsif everyone behaves.
I haven’t played much with this yet, but I assume we can do cuts in posts like LJ has (and most blogs have) so if there are mini-recaps done we can just put them behind a cut for the spoiler-conscious.
Thanks for the great feedback, everyone! I hope this will be really awesome, too.
Yes, there is a way to put text behind a cut. I may not be too anal about cutting spoilers of games that have been out forever — I’m way too lazy for that. But for more recent games, definitely.
kewl kewl, this new blog feature looks sweet. Does this mean the death of the old VGR lj comm?
Sounds awesome. 😀 I think it’s a good way for both us and you to get a “quick fix” of snark without you guys having to write out a full-blown, finalized recap installment. Looking forward to the posts!
Does this mean the death of the old VGR lj comm?
That’s a good question. This blog will feed into LJ with an RSS feed, so it does make the LJ-comm a bit of a redundancy for those over on LJ. But nothing’s been said or decided with regards to doing away with the LJ-comm at this point.
Great idea. Definitely makes the recappers lives easier, while of course giving us snark-loving, completely addicted fans quicker updates. Can’t wait to read more!