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Friday, September 28, 2001

Just a Little Slimy -- 9:54 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

That's how I felt when I read this post on Stomped. Basically they are asking readers to pay $2 per month to keep the site afloat and Redwood on board. If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would say they let the news of Redwood's departure get out so that they could come back with this ploy. Let's not kid ourselves, Stomped is a business. They didn't have to open up a big gaming center in the Twin Cities. I have real trouble with sites begging for money simply because they failed to grasp simple economics.

Here's my ultimatum to gaming sites. If you want my cash, you'd better do more than copy-and-paste news. I can do that and still hold down a full-time job. I subscribe to ESPN.com because they're specialized subscriber content is worth the money. So far, I've seen little added value at most sites other than a tag by your name on their forums and you get to keep your favorite cyber-personalities around. Whee.

While I'm ranting, I also get cheesed off when sites ask for money, but then the news posters talk about their new car (far nicer than mine), where they are going for vacation (Vacation? What's that?), or anything along that line. I am not particularly inclined to hand over cash to support someone's lifestyle that is considerably better than mine. I'm not intending to gripe about my lot in life. I'm quite happy with what I have. Just don't expect me to feel much sympathy when you are living better than I.

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