tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post2371388294982754593..comments2023-03-08T03:18:18.958-05:00Comments on Exfanding Your Horizons: The Third Easiest Contest on the InternetFlashman85http://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-52766864294369907272012-01-03T22:31:52.223-05:002012-01-03T22:31:52.223-05:00Mr. E: Good catch--fixed. That's what happens ...Mr. E: Good catch--fixed. That's what happens when I collect recommendations from other viewers without checking the names first...Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-62810321352016570912012-01-03T18:13:54.349-05:002012-01-03T18:13:54.349-05:00In the big list of animé titles you mentioned a fe...In the big list of animé titles you mentioned a few days ago, "Anime: not just Saturday morning cartoons", you spelt a certain title wrong...<br /><br />EXPLANATION: The title is "Fullmetal Alchemist". Whilst it may look like a simple error with the space bar and lack of a capital letter, I'm serious. "Fullmetal" is the title given to Edward Elric, one of the main characters, whilst his codename is "The Fullmetal Alchemist". On the aforementioned blog post, however, it is spelt as "Full Metal". The animé is abbreviated to "FMA", despite it being just two words.Mr. E [PostApocolyptica]https://www.blogger.com/profile/01479367480121846534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-6603614495450990982012-01-02T21:52:07.224-05:002012-01-02T21:52:07.224-05:00Stephen: Uh..."nevermind" was correct bu...Stephen: Uh..."nevermind" was correct but I fixed it anyhow. Yup, only four...Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-88138579906335420332012-01-02T21:49:30.197-05:002012-01-02T21:49:30.197-05:00I posted five, not four. :)I posted five, not four. :)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068900919180893237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-46919050953105518092012-01-02T10:25:22.035-05:002012-01-02T10:25:22.035-05:00Stephen: Right on all four counts. Fixed. And Alex...Stephen: Right on all four counts. Fixed. And Alex has been making fun of me for botching "their," so thanks for that. I also have a little more insight on the "videogame/video game" inconsistency, but it's boring and takes up too much space to explain.<br /><br />JoeReviewer: I noticed that, too...it's the same blog and the link is still valid, but I presume it's now got more personal content before, and neither of us has permission to access the blog.Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-50181943683745186192011-12-31T16:59:27.040-05:002011-12-31T16:59:27.040-05:00THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009
Occasional Superheroine Ap...THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009<br />Occasional Superheroine Apparently Not Dead<br /><br />Same thing, but with two links.JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-47750789253527046962011-12-31T16:58:26.915-05:002011-12-31T16:58:26.915-05:00FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009
Goodbye to Occasional Super...FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009<br />Goodbye to Occasional Superheroine and FileFront<br /><br />This first link to Occasional Superheroine does work, but it says you require an invitation to view. I don't know if that was the original design or not, but seeing as it seems the blog has been relocated or renamed or something to that extent, it may need some attention.JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-69641026954660088282011-12-28T13:37:06.760-05:002011-12-28T13:37:06.760-05:00http://www.exfanding.com/2011/12/gifts-for-geeks-p...http://www.exfanding.com/2011/12/gifts-for-geeks-putting-bow-on-it.html<br /><br />ERROR: "Best [inset fandom] gift of 2011"<br /><br />CORRECTION: Insert* spelled incorrectly.<br /><br />---<br /><br />http://www.exfanding.com/2011/10/up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-b.html<br /><br />ERROR: "Nevermind the fun moonwalking and moon jumping codes"<br /><br />CORRECTION: *Never mind is two words. Nevermind is an old term that actually means "attention". If you wanted to use the term nevermind, you would have to gramatically phrase you sentence like "Pay no nevermind to the fun moonwalking..."<br /><br />---<br /><br />http://www.exfanding.com/2011/08/ten-things-resulting-from-last-week.html<br /><br />ERROR: "It's a wonder I ever made enough videos to becaome a minor Internet celebrity in the first place."<br /><br />CORRECTION: Become* spelled incorrectly<br /><br />---<br /><br />http://www.exfanding.com/2011/03/this-blog-post-is-stolen.html<br /><br />ERROR: "Maybe there aren't people out there willing to fight for thier stolen content--it's too much work, it's a fruitless endeavor."<br /><br />CORRECTION: Their* is spelled incorrectly.<br /><br />---<br /><br />http://www.exfanding.com/2011/07/gamecola-recap-june-2011.html<br /><br />ERROR: "I once again had three contributions to offer to videogame humor website GameCola.net in the month of June. In a shocking twist, I beat all my fellow staff members to the punch (just barely) with a report of actual, real, current video game news."<br /><br />CORRECTION: Internal consistency problem between videogame and video gameStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068900919180893237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-25246315515892094962011-12-22T10:42:10.609-05:002011-12-22T10:42:10.609-05:00Joseph: Thanks! I'd say the text jutting out c...Joseph: Thanks! I'd say the text jutting out counts; that's something that bugs me, and I'm happy to have fixed it now.<br /><br />Yeah, not sure anymore what the "tomorrow" bit was all about; we probably assumed we'd be posting these all in a row, but then that didn't work out. Or else something wonky happened with Blogger that rearranged our early posts--I'm not ruling that out, either.Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-22351200813487767352011-12-22T00:57:36.602-05:002011-12-22T00:57:36.602-05:00Friday, September 5, 2008
How to Score Chicks...Or...Friday, September 5, 2008<br />How to Score Chicks...Or, So You Want to Collect Action Figures? (Part Three of Three) <br /><br />More curiostiy than a problem, cause the dates of the post really have no effect on the actual content, but the posts are claimed to be in daily order, while the 3rd post was apparently posted 3 days later instead of one. Is there a story there and a possible entry?JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-62115626425985938492011-12-22T00:43:24.234-05:002011-12-22T00:43:24.234-05:00Saturday, August 30, 2008
Everyone plays video gam...Saturday, August 30, 2008<br />Everyone plays video games... even those who don't. <br /><br />Right after the first picture there's a bit of text that really just seems out of place jutting out like that. I don't know, perhaps it's just a personal quirk. The post itself is indeed very good though, especially considering that it was one of the first ones.JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-71962711860101779452011-12-15T14:39:28.104-05:002011-12-15T14:39:28.104-05:00Mr. E:
From Wikipedia:
"As with a few other...Mr. E:<br /><br />From Wikipedia:<br /><br />"As with a few other Japanese words such as saké, Pokémon, and Kobo Abé, English-language texts sometimes spell anime as animé (as in French), with an acute accent over the final e, to cue the reader to pronounce the letter, not to leave it silent as English orthography might suggest."<br /><br />The accent is optional.<br /><br />So as not to solely trust Wikipedia on its word, I did a quick double-check of the official FUNimation website, the Anime News Network website, etc. "Anime," no accent, is a thoroughly acceptable and official spelling. Also, the author of this guest post is far more qualified to write about anime than I am, and I trust that any spelling or terminology he chooses are totally correct.<br /><br />Now, if there's an inconsistency anywhere about using the accent and then not using the accent within the same post, that's a different story.Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-8242863471540026252011-12-15T12:09:36.597-05:002011-12-15T12:09:36.597-05:00Wait, "16"? That's not including the...Wait, "16"? That's not including the title, and the image of the subbed animé is actually spelt wrong, too. Silly translator.Mr. E [PostApocolyptica]https://www.blogger.com/profile/01479367480121846534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-27783112119957803962011-12-15T12:08:36.337-05:002011-12-15T12:08:36.337-05:00Um, not sure if this has come up before, but:
In ...Um, not sure if this has come up before, but:<br /><br />In "Anime and Fansubs", a guest post during December 2009, the author spelt "animé" incorrectly no more than 16 times (I counted). Most people make the mistake of not including the accent. Alt-1[Num. Pad]-3[Num. Pad]-0[Num. Pad] should fix it when nedded, including the name of the category! 'Gotta love animé, though.Mr. E [PostApocolyptica]https://www.blogger.com/profile/01479367480121846534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-12230255725732194202011-12-15T10:33:42.766-05:002011-12-15T10:33:42.766-05:00Joseph: Your comment seems to have disappeared, so...Joseph: Your comment seems to have disappeared, so let me reprint it:<br /><br />--<br /><br />Saturday, September 20, 2008<br />Mega Man: Two decades of awesome<br /><br />"and the Mega Man Battle Network series, whose existence I refuse to acknowledge."<br /><br />Should this be updated because you have done more than "acknowledged" the BN series, you seemed to have somewhat enjoyed it or at least have a respect for it. Also, do you plan to talk about Battle Network as you seem to have gotten as far as you will go with it for a while.<br /><br />--<br /><br />You bring up a good point; I've added an update. I also plan on doing a brand-new, full-blown introduction to Mega Man once I've played through more of the mainstream games I've missed or skipped (like the rest of the Battle Network series); the more I look back on it, the more I feel like I should have waited before setting this post up as the "definitive" Mega Man discussion on the blog.Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-68358958306635092392011-12-15T10:27:24.700-05:002011-12-15T10:27:24.700-05:00Saturday, September 20, 2008
Mega Man: Two decades...Saturday, September 20, 2008<br />Mega Man: Two decades of awesome<br /><br />"and the Mega Man Battle Network series, whose existence I refuse to acknowledge."<br /><br />Should this be updated because you have done more than "acknowledged" the BN series, you seemed to have somewhat enjoyed it or at least have a respect for it. Also, do you plan to talk about Battle Network as you seem to have gotten as far as you will go with it for a while.JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-87834504297240250172011-12-14T21:02:11.378-05:002011-12-14T21:02:11.378-05:00Saturday, September 20, 2008
Mega Man: Two decades...Saturday, September 20, 2008<br />Mega Man: Two decades of awesome <br /><br />"and the Mega Man Battle Network series, whose existence I refuse to acknowledge."<br /><br />Should this be updated because you have done more than "acknowledged" the BN series, you seemed to have somewhat enjoyed it or at least have a respect for it. Also, do you plan to talk about Battle Network as you seem to have gotten as far as you will go with it for a while.JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-49090662438891717082011-12-14T16:59:09.311-05:002011-12-14T16:59:09.311-05:00Joseph:
The Bonding - Yes. Fixed!
Year in Review...Joseph:<br /><br />The Bonding - Yes. Fixed!<br /><br />Year in Review: 2008 - Good point; while I could certainly have used a semicolon instead, the colon was deliberate: it's a direct explanation of the part of the sentence before it. So, that one won't count.<br /><br />All Your Base: Yes. Fixed!<br /><br />2 for 3 this round! :)Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-65282928651600942012011-12-14T15:26:42.895-05:002011-12-14T15:26:42.895-05:00Also:
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
All Your Base A...Also:<br /><br />Wednesday, October 8, 2008<br /><br />All Your Base Are Belong to Us and other laughable translations<br /><br />"Long story short, the Japanese produced a video game called Zero Wing that was a relatively average space shoot-em-up, but when the introduction to the game was translated into English, this happened. (Watch and read carefully.)"<br /><br />I don't think the hyperlink works anymore. There is a chance that it's just my computer, but given the date of the post I don't think it's unrealistic to believe the link has expired.JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-78092649698572118322011-12-14T15:21:41.332-05:002011-12-14T15:21:41.332-05:00Goin' way back with this one, as well as going...Goin' way back with this one, as well as going against my "avoid semi-colons like the plague" mentality. But I have good reason.<br /><br />Wednesday, December 31, 2008<br />Year in Review: 2008 <br /><br />"But don't worry about the days of 2008 being pushed aside and forgotten: we're here to make sure you won't forget."<br /><br />I think that should actually be a semi-colon, or at least that's what I think it was intended to be. Granted, I may not have a great understanding of the regular colon either. :PJoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-70155008881339736992011-12-13T19:58:58.478-05:002011-12-13T19:58:58.478-05:00Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Bonding
"Wha...Tuesday, November 22, 2011<br />The Bonding <br /><br />"What’s one >questions< you wish people would ask you more?"<br /><br />That's most likely not an nerd inside joke. I hope.JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-75053575305361938102011-12-13T09:32:36.689-05:002011-12-13T09:32:36.689-05:00Stephen: Augh! This is all GameCola's fault--G...Stephen: Augh! This is all GameCola's fault--GC style is "videogames," whereas I typically use "video games." You (are entered to) win again.Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-47181072961627883792011-12-13T08:35:18.450-05:002011-12-13T08:35:18.450-05:00Yet another contest entry:
http://www.exfanding.c...Yet another contest entry:<br /><br />http://www.exfanding.com/2010/05/exfanding-review-megaman.html<br /><br />Internal consistency problem again:<br /><br />"Seriously, name one movie based on a videogame that has been better than strictly average."<br /><br />"Video games are perhaps even tougher to successfully translate into movies"<br /><br />Note the videogame/video game problem again.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068900919180893237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-6422066021649691142011-12-12T15:07:30.003-05:002011-12-12T15:07:30.003-05:00Stephen: Marking you down for another contest entr...Stephen: Marking you down for another contest entry, as that's a broken link...it DID work for me yesterday, though. Post updated to reflect this.<br /><br />Joseph: You're making some really great observations, so don't let my constant naysaying stop you. <br /><br />The guest post in question is a toughie, but I'm also looking at some of the posts from the same time frame that mention the woman who is now my wife--I would be doing a LOT of correcting if I were to update all references to "fiancee," "wife-to-be," etc. I would also lose some of the character of these posts by jamming editor's notes everywhere.<br /><br />So, I'm gonna classify this as information that's better left as-is, but it's a very important point to raise.<br /><br />By the way, per AJG's suggestion, you're officially getting entered on the list at least once.<br /><br />Anonymous Neko-chan: See above, love. The contest deadline has been fixed; it's now the 4th, not the 5th. I'd tell you I did that on purpose, but you know me better. You're on The List.<br /><br />As for 11 PM EST, that's a valid abbreviation of something that was previously stated in its long format, just like referring to "The Next Generation" and then using "TNG" for the rest of the post.<br /><br />Incidentally, anyone looking to call me out on that shouldn't worry about it; I switch between full titles and abbreviations of Mega Man and Star Trek names depending on what has a better flow with the text.Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-50410092829730253932011-12-12T14:45:43.867-05:002011-12-12T14:45:43.867-05:00Who is this Anonymous commenter...?
Pardon my dou...Who is this Anonymous commenter...?<br /><br />Pardon my double negative. I meant to say that i doubted I could use that one, I knew well and good the intentions of the statement, just something I found vaguely humorous given the search I was on.<br /><br />I also doubt I can correct the comment that you missed an s on "Nathaniel's", mysterious Anonymous poster.<br /><br />I really need to stop commenting on here without an error to report...JoeReviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809855503461399655noreply@blogger.com