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Post by joebaia88 on Apr 4, 2008 15:53:19 GMT -5
I read half then just hummed a tune in my head so to answer your question red jelly bean thats sig worthy. Sorry man it's too long. I really don't have time. 4 paragraphs or less would be fine. I just have a ton of stuff to do. I still have to find a way to get all my passowords. I have already gotten 6 off but more to come. If it is still up tommorrow I might read it. 4 paragraphs or less does not a column make though. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2008 15:58:30 GMT -5
Are people's attention spans really that short that they can't take, what, five minutes out of their "oh so busy life" to read a few paragraphs and give a guy some feedback? Jesus Christ...
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Post by joebaia88 on Apr 4, 2008 16:11:13 GMT -5
Are people's attention spans really that short that they can't take, what, five minutes out of their "oh so busy life" to read a few paragraphs and give a guy some feedback? Jesus Christ... Cheers mate. I'm not trying to pressure people into reading the column, just said I'd appreciate feedback. Just a bit sad that people still feel the need to not read it and still say something. |
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Post by Wrestlaholic on Apr 4, 2008 16:46:34 GMT -5
I'd just like to say mate, that was a truly fantastic story, i really admire what you said, especially in parts of it, from being non-bias and a very fair writer, i also loved how you made negatives into positives like the Khali part. I mean he can't do big splashes, we want him to do it, but in some way, it is quite funny. I really like your humor. Dude, just for the record. You've got my respect for first off taking the time to write this awesome piece of writing and making me read something i'm going to enjoy reading, secondly for going into such detail and not being scared to say how you feel/felt in the past. I think it's awesome and you have great courage. Very glad i read it. +1  |
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Post by HugoOne on Apr 4, 2008 16:56:04 GMT -5
What website did you apply to become a columnist with? The problem is most places are looking for a column with a catch, a gimmick, something that can run weekly. It can be fantastically written, but odds are they've probably gotten quite a few columns with the same theme of how someone fell into wrestling.
The other thing is you probably are a better writer than most internet columnists, it's just most of them have some sort of gimmick going and I'd imagine that's what a website wants to see when they get submissions.
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Post by hurricane on Apr 4, 2008 16:58:49 GMT -5
Pssh. Light reading my ass.
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Post by Gazza on Apr 4, 2008 17:00:03 GMT -5
I read the first line then lost intrest.
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Post by joebaia88 on Apr 4, 2008 17:06:08 GMT -5
It was wrestleview.com where I applied. I've been a member over there for about 3 years now. It's an incredibly popular site and I think given it's popularity, it was bound to get a huge influx of applications for a columnist position.
As for gimmicks, I'm not so sure. I get where your coming from, but seeing the other guys who got the 3 positions (who, btw, are all great writers) they don't seem to have any particular gimmick or niche. I could be wrong as I'm not sure if they've started their columns yet.
Ideally I'll keep plugging away and hopefully somewhere will pick me up. If not, it's no worries, I just enjoy writing and I've got my fingers in a few other pies at the moment so we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
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Post by joebaia88 on Apr 4, 2008 17:07:54 GMT -5
I read the first line then lost intrest. Yet you felt the need to reply? |
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Post by bulldog77 on Apr 4, 2008 17:15:50 GMT -5
Are people's attention spans really that short that they can't take, what, five minutes out of their "oh so busy life" to read a few paragraphs and give a guy some feedback? Jesus Christ... Yup I compare mine to a squirrel on crack |
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Post by acr93 on Apr 4, 2008 17:17:37 GMT -5
I just finished reading it. It was a very good read! The evolution of a wrestling fan. Keep up the good work : )
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Post by Mark on Apr 4, 2008 17:22:26 GMT -5
It was the ‘Attitude’ era, and who personified this ‘Attitude’ more than ‘Stone Cold Steve Austin’? He swore, he drunk beer, he drove trucks to the ring, he pushed Mike Tyson and beat up his boss! Vince Mcmahon was a commentator when I’d last watched wrestling! I didn’t even know he owned the WWF!
This seems like a Junior High school student wrote this.
The usage of exclamation marks is over accesive and not needed and it doesn't resemble that of a University student
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Post by joebaia88 on Apr 4, 2008 17:26:18 GMT -5
It was the ‘Attitude’ era, and who personified this ‘Attitude’ more than ‘Stone Cold Steve Austin’? He swore, he drunk beer, he drove trucks to the ring, he pushed Mike Tyson and beat up his boss! Vince Mcmahon was a commentator when I’d last watched wrestling! I didn’t even know he owned the WWF! This seems like a Junior High school student wrote this. The usage of exclamation marks is over accesive and not needed and it doesn't resemble that of a University student I'm not writing a dissertation or a University paper though am I? The exclamation marks simply express the excitement I felt when I first saw Stone Cold Steve Austin, and I'd say they are apt for this piece of the article. If I had littered my post with exclamation marks every other sentence then fair enough, I'd take your point on board, but you've got to remember target audiences when reading columns or newspaper/magazine articles. |
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Post by Mark on Apr 4, 2008 17:36:46 GMT -5
But being a university student, I expected it to be a little more...Better than what is was.
Be that as it may with targted auidence, I just felt that line reminded me(and many others) of something someone young would right. The way it was worded and such,
But I understand about the targeted auidence.
Instead of saying Austin was the every working man, you could say "He was a blue collar, red neck tough S.O.B who every could realate to and a person who everyone lived through..."
Hopefully you get my drift. Its easier to explain in person than on a message board
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Post by joebaia88 on Apr 4, 2008 17:41:16 GMT -5
Yeah I understand what you mean. I agree, sometimes things can be a bit hard to get across on a message board. Thanks for reading the piece though and thanks for your constructive input. It's appreciated.
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Post by adammarvel05 on Apr 4, 2008 17:52:01 GMT -5
I want to read it, I really do. maybe you should add an animation or pictures to spice it up a bit?
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Post by joebaia88 on Apr 4, 2008 17:55:29 GMT -5
I want to read it, I really do. maybe you should add an animation or pictures to spice it up a bit? Is that a serious comment or sarcastic? |
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Post by adammarvel05 on Apr 4, 2008 19:39:22 GMT -5
What do you think chief?
I read it. I really enjoyed it, my only critisim is that if that got published it wouldn't make wrestling look good with the extremely muscular Warrior and the smashing of the chairs.
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Post by joebaia88 on Apr 4, 2008 19:48:31 GMT -5
What do you think chief? I read it. I really enjoyed it, my only critisim is that if that got published it wouldn't make wrestling look good with the extremely muscular Warrior and the smashing of the chairs. Lol, it's just hard to tell sometimes if people are joking around or being serious. I had to make sure. Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it. |
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