Slight addendum: What I really liked about the site and discussion is that it is considerably less prescriptive than the MTGS forums, and there's a much more open mind - not simply in regard to breaking conventions, but also choices/environment in general.
Oh yeah the guy finally got back to me and told me that I could quote him that he didn't hate me or us.
And Konge, thats more or less what I said to him. I'm not like riding high on the design horse as J-money and the Riptide Cru, but I like a lot of the ideas here and I think it's pretty lame that they can't even be talked about, or really anything talked about, except for in terms that seem engrained in the site. When I didn't have time to post on two places I went to the one where the people felt like they were actually talking to each other, new things were brought up every week and everyone seemed to be engaging.
Like I can remember now how sick I was of trying to talk about an idea and not having anyone want to say anything more than direct power level comparisons or talk about what # of cards they would have to be at to have room for something in their UG slot. I guess that's fine but like it's not that helpful to old Lucas's dumb idea. I guess I just sorta went to where the conversations were happening. It wasn't like I was running away from MTGS because I hated them or I was joining an opposition party.
i could have warned of as much. i was there from the start (and before when it was mtgNews) that place is toxic and creepy
but fuck them, grim monolith cube is a great phrase that i love you for coining
Thanks for that man, I don't want to think I'm full of poison for them, but I know they aren't going to like that I think their mode of discourse is fundamentally flawed so I think maybe the damage is done anyway. I think there are tonnes of great people there if you can pull them into a place where they are talking.
BTW I think you might have a winner of an article there. The name alone is really pulling my strings!
