A collection is a group of things that you might get over time by either buying, stealing, or holding on to (mostly) useless things. Collections can be cool, like my collection of miniature Star Trek ships or comics, or they can be kind of sad, like my collection of state quarters or bottle caps. A collection may also be used to judge a person's character, like if a dude has a collection of comic books he is probably a pretty cool dude, but if he has a collection of Nazi memorabilia then he is probably a Nazi or murderer or both. In conclusion, I also have a collection of rejection letters, a collection of Dia De Los Muertos figures, and a hefty collection of reviews on this very website that nobody reads.RATING: 80%
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i olny read my own coments
How long did it take you to draw all those little balls?
I read it.
Maybe it's nepotism, but I love reading your reviews, Glenn. Your reviews are, quite simply put, so much fun to read! Even when I don't read the comics or watch all the Star Trek episodes or listen to all the music you review, the reviews are still fun to read, and that is the sign of a damned good writer!
Glenn's not the only good writer here, either. I enjoy a lot, even most, of the reviews here, but not the trash talk that ensues after almost every review. It's often childish and pointless, and is sometimes like reading a webboard overrun by 14 year-old trolls.
Keep doing what you do, Glenn, and I'll keep reading it.
(If I were a reviewer here, this could have been my first review!)
@ Timmaaay
I like the R3 comments. I think they're often hilarious, usually entertaining, and when they're in bad taste, I'm often the worst offender. I like sharing jokes, even sometimes vulgar ones, with my friends.
I don't want to take your previous point as an insult (although the quantitative terms put my hackles up a bit) because I think you meant it constructively and I think you're right. The cussin', the hatin', the inside jokes, the teasing, etc.--all the things that make R3 a clique and not just a review blog--are great fun for me, but they're probably boring and "pointless" to the World at Large. To the extent that Glenn has actual hopes and dreams invested in his blog, I'm bringing him down, and so are others.
We've been talking about giving this place a makeover, trying to get readership up, etc. Maybe the writing's on the wall. But for what it's worth, I like R3 fine the way it is. Something like 70% of my American circle of friends is right here, but maybe that's the problem.
@Tim
Reading through recent comments has confirmed it. You and I must have very different senses of humour, because I fucking love this place.
I'm so melodramatic. Here's the pattern when someone says something I don't like: mad->not mad but everything's a big deal->not mad, not a big deal.
Tim, everything you said today was pretty much spot on. Looking forward to your input in the future.
@John - I'm well versed in drawing balls. Take that as you will.
@Tim - I'm glad you are one of our regular readers. At least when I see your comments in the inbox I know it's probably not somebody saying farts or balls or something, not that there's anything wrong with that.
Oh, give it up! There is something at R3 for everyone, isn't there? "Short reviews on just about anything...", right?
If you want to keep, or increase readership, minimizing your blogging style is NOT the way to do it. I would think you would want to have several bloggers writing about different topics and in different styles, non?
Tim, who said Glenn's reviews WEREN'T fun to read? But, if you only like Glenn's reviews, then, don't read the others. No prob.
PS- Prof.X, is a canine uterus more offensive than bad poetry?
oui, non, toaster?
I have collections of shoes and dresses, because apparently I am Carrie Bradshaw. Thankfully I am taller and have a real job (sort of).
I collect emotional scars from the R3 comments section.
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