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ORC_Paradox 11-15-04, 05:54 AM	Scope it out. It's about time we got positive press. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/11/15/dungeons_and_dragons_we_love_you/
Sucineri 11-15-04, 06:26 AM	That was a pretty good article..but it lost it's fun when it went to politics at the end..whether I believe in the author's political view or not..that little tiny remark destroyed the whole article for me.
Escef 11-15-04, 09:13 AM	Didn't the Globe run something similar a few months back? Hold on... <Escef checks old sent email folder> Yeah, it was back in January. We got gamers in there. :D Doxxie, are you from the Boston area? Did you find this randomly on the net? Or did someone else send you the link?
Shemeska the Marauder 11-15-04, 09:22 AM	Great article :) ...until we realize just how bitter the author was over this past election. *shrug* Doesn't ruin the article for me, but it was both out of place and really inappropriate there. I'll happily email the B. Globe thanking them for the positive press at least.
CzarGarrett 11-15-04, 09:34 AM	Yeah, that last line just seems too random. Take that out, and it's a pretty good piece.
DungeonMaster 11-15-04, 11:46 AM	Very good article - and very true. The political commentary is somewhat out of place but funny regardless. I always thought he had +3 AC, not to hit. :P Much like videogames, D&D has become mainstream and more importantly: has had an impact.
Tyveil 11-15-04, 12:02 PM	Great article, from beginning to end. I thought the political comment was a humorous touch as well.
Ricky 11-15-04, 12:13 PM	Thanks for the article. That was a great read.
green_yawgmoth 11-15-04, 01:26 PM	Definitely a good read and all that, but that last line had absolutely no place in the article. He might as well have just put "P.S. Bush sucks." in there, it would've made as much sense. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/yawgmoth/kittyjig.gif
Rian Lightblade 11-15-04, 01:37 PM	Great Article! :clap:
darkgoddess 11-15-04, 02:39 PM	Well done. That was a good read and I actually thought that last line was a nice touch. Who isnt mentioning Bush in articles like that anyway? ;)
ORC_Paradox 11-15-04, 08:53 PM	Doxxie, are you from the Boston area? Did you find this randomly on the net? Or did someone else send you the link? I work in the Boston Area. I saw the article in the early, early edition. (I'm up very early.) What caught my eye wasn't the title, but the pic that was with it. (In the paper, it's a bunch of d20s!) And yes, the statement is probably sour grapes. Either that or they rejected a previous letter from him on politics.
SnowbearK 11-16-04, 12:59 AM	:eek: :confused: :thinks: :blink: :clap: :invasion: :bored:
Charles Ryan 11-16-04, 12:17 PM	That piece was very nice, especially since it was an op-ed piece, so the writer talked positively about his experiences with D&D. It's hardly the only good press we've had this year, though. In addition to a small piece in the latest Newsweek, here's a rundown on the press we've seen just since Worldwide D&D Game Day last month: National Associated Press Radio (week of 10/24–10/30) CNN Saturday Morning (10/16) CNN Headline News (10/16 and 10/17) CNN.com MSN National Nine News MSNBC.com NPR Marketplace (10/15; transcript on NPR.org) National Review/Online Game Informer Magazine Local Minneapolis Star Tribune (10/14, 10/20) KARE-TV/NBC Minneapolis (10/16) WCCO-TV/CBS Minneapolis (10/16) WXIA-TV/NBC Atlanta (10/16) Creative Loafing Magazine (10/18) Atlanta Journal Constitution (10/16) Chicago Sun Times (10/15) KYW-AM Philadelphia (10/16) The Nashua Telegraph (10/14) Tri-Valley Herald Oakland (10/6) Las Vegas Mercury Daily Collegian An Associated Press (print) story was picked up by the following newspapers on or around 10/17: Arizona Daily Star Boston Globe Center Times Daily Charlotte Observer Chicago Tribune Concord Monitor Dallas Morning News Denver Post Duluth News Tribune Houston Chronicle Kansas City Star Lexington Herald-Leader Los Angeles Daily News Los Times Miami Herald Monterey County Herald Newsday Olympian Orlando City Beat Quad-City Times San Francisco Examiner San Jose Mercury News St. Petersburg Times Sun Herald Tallahassee Democrat Time Argus Times Union Times-Picayune Washington Post Washington Times International The Age (Australia) 7 News (Australia) Australian IT Herald Sun (Australia) The Ottowa Citizen (Canada) Edmonton Journal (Canada) The Irish Examiner Ireland.com All of this coverage portrayed D&D as a vibrant, growing brand and a positive, social activity!
Tyveil 11-16-04, 12:22 PM	Definitely a good read and all that, but that last line had absolutely no place in the article. He might as well have just put "P.S. Bush sucks." in there, it would've made as much sense. I'm a huge Bush supporter and I didn't take the comment as a slam to Bush. The author was just trying to bring some levity to the article with some political humor, which also makes a comparison between RL and D&D and may be what he intended for those who maybe don't know a whole lot about D&D. Anyways, Bush has influence in Congress. Duh, every president does. Maybe he should have put a ;) after the last sentance.
bahamut_0 11-16-04, 04:01 PM	Always nice to read an article like this :)