B_Steele
Mongoose
Hey all. So, as the resident Mongoose that lives the closest to Indianapolis and ALWAYS goes to GenCon, I was very happy to see that an article on the convention was penned in the very popular "Indianapolis Magazine"...
...until I read it.
You can find said article here: http://indianapolismonthly.com/monthly/article.asp?articleid=3
It is one of the most atrociously stereotypical view on our industry and our fans, biased beyond belief, and full of terminology that I would scold a young child for using to describe anyone in jest...let alone in a professional publication.
What I ask is that anyone who has a modicum of care for their fellow gamers or the gaming industry as a whole is pick up a pen or dust off their keyboard and let Indianapolis Magazine know how their article effects us. I mean, we brought roughly $25 million to their city over those four days for the past three years running now...the least they can do is give us back a little respect and dignity concerning something that many of us are personally and professionally passionate about.
I thank you all for your time, and hope that this callout for a bit of gamer-action finds its way into mailing lists, forums and personal e-mails until they quite understand the erroneous and foolish mud-rake they have committed.
Thanks again,
Bryan Steele
Writer/Designer
Mongoose Publishing
...until I read it.
You can find said article here: http://indianapolismonthly.com/monthly/article.asp?articleid=3
It is one of the most atrociously stereotypical view on our industry and our fans, biased beyond belief, and full of terminology that I would scold a young child for using to describe anyone in jest...let alone in a professional publication.
What I ask is that anyone who has a modicum of care for their fellow gamers or the gaming industry as a whole is pick up a pen or dust off their keyboard and let Indianapolis Magazine know how their article effects us. I mean, we brought roughly $25 million to their city over those four days for the past three years running now...the least they can do is give us back a little respect and dignity concerning something that many of us are personally and professionally passionate about.
I thank you all for your time, and hope that this callout for a bit of gamer-action finds its way into mailing lists, forums and personal e-mails until they quite understand the erroneous and foolish mud-rake they have committed.
Thanks again,
Bryan Steele
Writer/Designer
Mongoose Publishing
