The fact that you’re doing a horrible job atm of building any credibility as an Eve commentator doesn’t mean you should keep pursuing this route. That would just qualify as insanity.

Well you keep coming back dear. In fact you are probably my biggest fan given the number of comments you have left for me.

Don’t flatter yourself, I’ve been checking this site probably longer than you have. In fact, I actually wrote a few articles for it at some point, so it’s not that I’m not aware of what it takes to be a decent commentator.

Not sure I am being the delusional one here. I hate to break it to you that you are not the center of the Universe. You are just the center of your Universe. There is quite a big difference in this.

I would ask you why you stopped writing articles, but your comment history made me considerably less interested in the answer.

Anyhoo, how about you write what you like to read about and I will do the same for me. Then we have all the bases covered. Like a team yeah? 🙂

Who said any thing about being centre of the universe? As a writer you either deal with commenter feedback and use that to your advantage or you don’t, in which case you should ask yourself if this is the job for you.

Judging from your comments, you have a serious problem dealing with reader feedback, taking every criticism as a personal attack, to which you feel the need to respond as some though smart ass. I suggest you re-evaluate if this is for you.

Weird. I write stuff. You then tell me that I should have written it differently. This is all with you apparent mind reading powers that “know” what I want to achieve.

So I have some other news for you. I write for me and not for you. Also the comments are good fun at times. Especially where people are telling me what I should have done.

So as much as it may distress you I will keep calling Dorkness Dorkness, Piggles is Piggles and Princess Cymek is of course Princess Cymek.

You’re just basically confirming that here you can’t deal with criticism. This narrow-minded attitude of “I’m writing only for myself, so I shouldn’t do anything with feedback” is exactly the reason why you should reconsider writing. Obviously someone never thought you that feedback should actually be considered a gift that can help you to get better. Apparently you can’t be bothered with improving yourself. Instead, you keep seeing this all as a personal attack.

You truly are the gift that keeps on giving.

I can deal with valid criticism. But at this time I have not seen any. Simply stating that you do not like what I write and you think that I should do it differently in order to build up my writing credentials is terribly funny. You then try to swing this as some sort of defensive move on my part.

So let me give you an example that may help you out here. Say I have dyed my hair ginger. You then say “I do not like ginger hair”. You see in this instance I do not care what you think of my beautiful ginger locks, I did it for me. But you also make your statement as if it is the only “truth” in existence. Whereas there are also others that think my ginger plumage is also lovely.

I have to say you seem really familiar to me. You state that you can read peoples minds by making absurd claims about what they want or need. This is then followed up by attempts to prove how right you are and that others should do what you tell them to. The bit that would clinch the deal for me was if you were to write about how you were responsible for the death of goons during the Casino War.

Anyhoo, really looking forward to your next reply in this amazing journey of you “helping” me improve myself.

“I can deal with valid criticism. But at this time I have not seen any.” You’ve just proved my point.

“Referring to Darkness as “Dorkness” just makes you look childish as a commentator, don’t go that way.”

This was your initial criticism. So I think you actually just proved my point and then some.

You see with your remark it is completely subjective. You did not like me using “Dorkness” and that is fine. You then go on to express how you feel it makes me look. Finally you tell me not to do it.

So let me play out the same approach with your comments.

Your comments are terrible. They are often poorly formed and lack clarity or evidence. For your own sake stop making comments or people with think you are a poopy head.

Looking forward to your response as always.

It’s not only your initial reaction. If you read back your over-the-top ‘reactions to comments it’s obvious you feel very personally attacked.
While amusing for sure that’s just not a situation where you want to find yourself in as a regular commentator on the interwebs.

My initial reaction being:

“Ah bless you dear. Trying to keep me on the straight and narrow still.

Odd though that you only take exception to the use of “Dorkness”.

Anyway I look forward to your future advice on how to write about an internet space ship game.”

Your error in this seems that you read that in a way that you wanted me to take it and not in the way I actually wrote it. If you were to re-read this as if it was from a dear long lost friend then your perception would be greatly altered.

I have to also admit I am somewhat perplexed as to what is so “over-the-top ” about that comment. Care to enlighten me?

See? Exactly what I mean. You’re taking it personally and are reacting if you need to proof something, trying somehow to be the smarter ass with borderline trolling comments (“..look forward to your future advice on how to write about an internet space ship game.”). That’s a typical quasi-hostile-disguised-as-sarcasm reaction from some one who feels he needs to counter-attack. You should never go that way imo as writer in respond to reader comments. Makes you look unprofessional and not in control.
Anyway, you should have gotten my point by now. Do with it whatever you wish. This discussion is over as far as I’m concerned.

No I do not see. The only thing I see is that I wrote a piece and you did not like it. In this you are welcome to do so. I then generally see that I have been incredibly patient with you despite you continuing with your initial hostile line. I have tried in very simple terms to explain to you in detail the failure of your logic and also your critique.

The funniest bit about this is that your initial comment was an “attack”, at least using your definition. Now you seem to be upset about me pointing this out to you. You have failed to communicate in a meaningful manner throughout these comments. Instead you keep insisting that you must be right as I am being so hostile to you – lol.

Anyway this has been fun. Not sure you can call it a discussion though, as for that to be the case both parties need to listen and I am far from convinced that you have.

Your point was that you did not like me using Dorkness and that it made me look childish. Great point there. Very objective of you.

My next piece should be out in a day or two. I continue to call Dorkness Dorkness so I look forward to seeing your fake rage in the comments section of that article.

Whatever

“This discussion is over as far as I’m concerned.”

Then you continue to comment. Does this not strike you are a little odd? Almost as if you are desperate to have the last word so that you can claim some sort of victory.