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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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I'm not sure how Syd feels about it, but I know that I enjoy reading his articles and wish he felt motivated to write more of them. I am guessing that most of you guys feel the same way.
I'm not sure if this would help, but I imagine that if we could boost site traffic to his major articles, without spamming, he would perhaps be excited about it and write more often.
Here are a few ways I can think of to do this:
- If you have a website or blog. Give a shout out to your favorite articles. Link them and give them a plug.
- Social news sites are great. Add articles that aren't already posted and upvote the ones that are.
- Write to your favorite internet magazines and let them know when Syd publishes something you enjoyed.
- Mention the article on a social network
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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I don't think he needs motivation. I think he needs to be exposed to more stimuli to motivate him to write more on his own. That kinda thing shouldn't really be forced or rushed.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| joshwoodzy wrote: |
| I think he needs to be exposed to more stimuli to motivate him to write more on his own. That kinda thing shouldn't really be forced or rushed. |
I am somewhat impatient. Lets get this thing moving along...
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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every new article he posts, i link it on facebook, and i think ill start doing that on twitter as well
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Supermouse
Title: Santa's Little Helper
Joined: Feb 01 2011
Location: Brasil
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Alternativelly, we could hold one of his relatives hostage and send him parts of their bodies each day he don't post a new article.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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| Supermouse wrote: |
| Alternativelly, we could hold one of his relatives hostage and send him parts of their bodies each day he don't post a new article. |
Can I pick the relative?
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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Valdronius
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Title: SydLexia COO
Joined: Aug 22 2005
Location: The Great White North
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What we really need is for the site to generate revenue so Syd can quit his job. However, the idea of turning a hobby into a career is a daunting one.
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
Title: ( ͡� 
Joined: May 11 2008
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I want more bingo related content.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Honestly, having a real job is good for me. A lot of days, I probably wouldn't even get out of bed if I didn't have to go to work. It forces me to interact with people I wouldn't normally interact with, including girls. However, having the site generate income is still a good goal, as that would impress girls.
Having a website, as it turns out, doesn't impress girls. They don't really seem to understand the difference between "having a website" and "having a Tumblr" or "having a blog". But money, that impresses girls.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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There is a difference between Tumblr and a blog?
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Supermouse
Title: Santa's Little Helper
Joined: Feb 01 2011
Location: Brasil
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Having a website MAY impress girls.
Having a website that deals mainly with pop culture and games from the 80's and 90's will most certainly NOT impress any girl...
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
Title: ( ͡� 
Joined: May 11 2008
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What the hell is Tumblr? Please, no more new shit, my brain can't take it anymore.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
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I could see a lot of these great articles linked by Kotaku, they plug so much fanart and shit anyways these day.
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| Having a website, as it turns out, doesn't impress girls. They don't really seem to understand the difference between "having a website" and "having a Tumblr" or "having a blog". But money, that impresses girls. |
Lol, awww. I could imagine that exact scenario, how unfortunate.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
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| Supermouse wrote: |
Having a website MAY impress girls.
Having a website that deals mainly with pop culture and games from the 80's and 90's will most certainly NOT impress any girl... |
Well, it never gets that far.
They ask me what else I do. And it's like:
"Well, I have a website and I do a lot of writing on that."
"Oh, like a Tumblr? I have one of those."
Then I just sigh and walk away.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| Supermouse wrote: |
Having a website MAY impress girls.
Having a website that deals mainly with pop culture and games from the 80's and 90's will most certainly NOT impress any girl... |
Well, it never gets that far.
They ask me what else I do. And it's like:
"Well, I have a website and I do a lot of writing on that."
"Oh, like a Tumblr? I have one of those."
Then I just sigh and walk away. |
Do you at least sigh loud enough to let them feel your aggravation and dissatisfaction?
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SNESGuy
Title: El Duderino
Joined: Jul 31 2010
Location: Da D.C
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| Supermouse wrote: |
Having a website MAY impress girls.
Having a website that deals mainly with pop culture and games from the 80's and 90's will most certainly NOT impress any girl... |
Well, it never gets that far.
They ask me what else I do. And it's like:
"Well, I have a website and I do a lot of writing on that."
"Oh, like a Tumblr? I have one of those."
Then I just sigh and walk away. |
 You should just say you run Google and see what they say 
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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| Andrew Man wrote: |
| I could see a lot of these great articles linked by Kotaku, they plug so much fanart and shit anyways these day. |
IIRC, GPF got Kotaku to link my 50 NES Quotes article.
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Nekkoru
Title: Polish Pickle Wench
Joined: Jan 25 2008
Location: Warsaw, Poland
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[url]http://kotaku.com/#!5100947/50-nes-quotes-every-gamer-should-know?[/url]
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You should totally check out the IRC channel.
While you're at it, go check out my band, Her Majesty's Heroines.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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Make a business card for your site. That should give the impression that you're important enough for people's money.
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I'm not a bad enough dude, but I am an edgy little shit. I'll do what I can. |
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
Title: ( ͡� 
Joined: May 11 2008
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Do a sequel to the Robot Masters artical that covers 8, 9, 10, and MM&B. It'd be quick and easy to write and the first one attracted a lot of people, including yours truly.
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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I need a new computer, my current run 32-bit and higher emulators at shitty framerates making them unplayable. Making MM8 hard to pull off.
Also, are MM9 and MM10 on Steam? If not, getting screengrabs is gonna be a bitch.
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Supermouse
Title: Santa's Little Helper
Joined: Feb 01 2011
Location: Brasil
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MM8 is not for Playstation?
If Syd's computer can't play PSone games, I think we should start thinking in ways for the site to get some revenue, because he has a really shitty computer...
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i'll_bite_your_ear
Title: Distillatoria
Joined: Jun 09 2010
Location: van down by the river
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you should start to write songs syd.
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Maybe I can run PSX games, never actually tried. I can't run N64 games, so I just kinda assumed nothing from that gen will run.
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