Saints Row the Third is totally the better game. I will fight anyone who says different.
I don't know if this was posted yet. Sterling at Destructoid wrote a parody on the subject.
You're a good man and I'll stand by you 'til the end.Saints Row the Third is totally the better game. I will fight anyone who says different.
As has been pointed out in the other thread, you're creating a no-win scenario in which we either admit we're compromised, or it turns out we're compromised anyway and just don't know it. The only solution at that point is to decide whether you trust us enough to keep listening to what we have to say.
Which is a lousy point. A much better thing to do is say is:The key is that essentially we're arguing that external stimuli influences people. Of course it does; that's a truism. It's why advertising exists. The point they're making is: if you think that we're being influenced to a degree in which you can't trust our opinions anymore, go someplace else.
I don't know if this was posted yet. Sterling at Destructoid wrote a parody on the subject.
"Just after we turned Polygon live I asked a developer friend of mine over IM, "So, what do you think of the site?" Her response was: "loads fast; looks great in IE." Reading those words was like hearing the best kind of dance music."
from ie explorer sponsored Polygon.....
http://www.polygon.com/2012/10/31/3578070/press-reset-episode-ten-post-launch
guess we should expect more product placement on their articles.
I use Firefox, so I'm assuming it's implied she tried it on that first and it wasn't so great. Too bad, guess I'll find another site to visit.Surely it was just a coincidence that she mentioned Internet Explorer....
You guys are so cynical!
I am sure Polygon wouldn't do something that underhanded.
Surely it was just a coincidence that she mentioned Internet Explorer....
You guys are so cynical!
I am sure Polygon wouldn't do something that underhanded.
Surely it was just a coincidence that she mentioned Internet Explorer....
You guys are so cynical!
I am sure Polygon wouldn't do something that underhanded.
So which Doritos do you guys like the most
There is one reason a developer would specifically mention IE in that case. It's notoriously (much less of an issue with IE9+) the worst browser to deal with when developing a modern website. It was a strange quote to pick though.
"Just after we turned Polygon live I asked a developer friend of mine over IM, "So, what do you think of the site?" Her response was: "loads fast; looks great in IE." Reading those words was like hearing the best kind of dance music."
from ie explorer sponsored Polygon.....
http://www.polygon.com/2012/10/31/3578070/press-reset-episode-ten-post-launch
guess we should expect more product placement on their articles.
."Just after we turned Polygon live I asked a developer friend of mine over IM, "So, what do you think of the site?" Her response was: "loads fast; looks great in IE." Reading those words was like hearing the best kind of dance music."
from ie explorer sponsored Polygon.....
http://www.polygon.com/2012/10/31/3578070/press-reset-episode-ten-post-launch
guess we should expect more product placement on their articles.
To be fair, I'm personally a front-end web developer and if I see anything that's remotely complex look nice in IE, it's worth a mention.
EDIT: Felix Lighter got it.
Ew."Just after we turned Polygon live I asked a developer friend of mine over IM, "So, what do you think of the site?" Her response was: "loads fast; looks great in IE." Reading those words was like hearing the best kind of dance music."
from ie explorer sponsored Polygon.....
http://www.polygon.com/2012/10/31/3578070/press-reset-episode-ten-post-launch
guess we should expect more product placement on their articles.
So which Doritos do you guys like the most
You're right.
And you can bet that IE folks are looking closely at those posts since they paid for those videos. Justify it however you want, but that's no accident to pull that as a quote. Even if it is a valid metric for site performance, it looks very bad to put that in your first sentence.There is one reason a developer would specifically mention IE in that case. It's notoriously (much less of an issue with IE9+) the worst browser to deal with when developing a modern website. It was a strange quote to pick though.
As Florence said in his original Eurogamer article, seeing something like that makes you ask questions. Even if it ultimately doesn't mean anything, it makes you question their trustworthiness. There's no getting around how ugly that looks.
And I do. Very rarely do I have any reason to visit any of these sites. News for games gets tweeted and posted here, I have all the access to game videos I need on youtube, and I have the gamers at NeoGAF for reviews of games.
Sites like these are utterly useless to me. How can the opinions of any website, including Giant Bomb, compare with the opinions of thousands? It cant. They are utterly useless.
Shit, now I'm craving some Doritos with some sour cream dip. Mostly the dip, I haven't had dip in a while.
that combination sounds really gross. with sour cream dip you ideally want a wavy plain unflavored potato chip
So which Doritos do you guys like the most
I like Cool Ranch.
The spicy one.
Shit, now I'm craving some Doritos with some sour cream dip. Mostly the dip, I haven't had dip in a while.
He was, "The Cudgel of Xanthor" I believe it was called.Jeff, I think you should write a book.
Wow, at what point does a site with ads become an advert with content peppered within?I was thinking about this thread yesterday when I went to IGN since they had one of the earlier reviews up of NFSMW. I must admit, I had trouble reading it with the scrolling ACIII ad behind it. Lawls.
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rudds said:As has been pointed out in the other thread, you're creating a no-win scenario in which we either admit we're compromised, or it turns out we're compromised anyway and just don't know it. The only solution at that point is to decide whether you trust us enough to keep listening to what we have to say. I do hope our track records speak for themselves in that regard.
He was, "The Cudgel of Xanthor" I believe it was called.
Wow, at what point does a site with ads become an advert with content peppered within?
OH GOD ITS WORKING
Oh snap, we're talking about GB jeff. Well if Gerstmann and Green got together for an all out expose, that might be truly great.Wrong jeff.
Doritos with dip? Seriously?
This isn't Ruffles we're talking about here, people.
Being "tired" is a terrible excuse for complacency. Even if a site's writers are already employing an extensive and reliable ethics code, can it be a bad idea to just double check it every so often? And considering the level of backlash from readers at the moment, wouldn't this be a good time to do so?I just got done listening to the GB talk, and I liked it. Thought it was fair enough. Maybe my rage is subsiding on this, put I'm trying to keep in mind that there are segments of people who have the right perspective and I'm sure they're tired of having to distinguish themselves from the lowlifes in this industry.
You know what's a good combination? Dipping bread into Milo then eating it. Go ahead, give it a try.
What is milo?
Transcribed from this week's Bombcast.
Being "tired" is a terrible excuse for complacency. Even if a site's writers are already employing an extensive and reliable ethics code, can it be a bad idea to just double check it every so often? And considering the level of backlash from readers at the moment, wouldn't this be a good time to do so?