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Thank you Lobster. As a Wargamer staff writer I see absolutely no
compensation except for the games I recieve and an occasional bone thrown my
way in the form of t-shirt, pen, etc. We do it because we enjoy doing it. We
may not be the most prompt, or the most colorful writers, but damnit we are
honest. When articles are edited, they are edited for grammar, spelling, and
general context. They are NOT edited with bias towards any one developer,
the only bias may be in the reviewer's personal opinion, which is of course,
typical.

The donation system is better than a subscription system IMO, but it just
didn't work. Thankfully the site got financial help at this last minute
before we could have been doomed entirely of had to go to a subscription
sytstem. We all know how well that works and the general opinions on it
(i.e. combatsim.com). Let's hope we can stay afloat this time without the
need for additional financial assistance.

"The Lobster" <The__L...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 20 Mar 2003 09:41:12 -0800, home...@yahoo.com (Colin) wrote:
>
> >MilitaryGamer.com is owned and operated by David Heath of Matrix
> >Games.  Wargamer.com was bought by MilitaryGamer.com.  Ergo,
> >Wargamer.com is owned and operated by David Heath of Matrix Games.  So
> >why not say so?
>
> They did, in the newsletter, which is on the site and went out to (I
> presume) a very big list of people, and in an announcement, on the
> site.
>
> > - Nowhere on Wargamer.com does it say that Matrix Games own
> >Wargamer.com - check the staff and contacts.  No indication.
>
> My guess is they're still updating.
>
> > - When Uncommon Valor is rejected outright by Wargamer.com but later
> >wins a 'Best of 2002' award - accompanied by a revised review - after
> >Matrix Games buys them, shouldn't we know that this is because David
> >Heath ordered it?
>
> It was rejected? How so?
>
> > - If posts questioning the connection between Wargamer.com and Matrix
> >Games are deleted from the Wargamer.com forums, should we assume this
> >is because David Heath wants to tell us himself?  Or that he's falsely
> >trying to make the site appear legit?  Hmmm....
>
> I've never seen *anything* deleted from the WG forums, except perhaps
> duplicates.
>
> >When you think "Wargamer.com", think "Mouthpiece of Matrix Games".
> >That's right, "MOUTHPIECE OF MATRIX GAMES".
>
> Oh puhleeease (as they say). You *really* think that their entire
> staff (who, unless I'm mistaken, are all voluntary) have sold out (for
> no money they'll see) their personal integrity? Get a grip. Methinks
> that you really need to calm down and see the buyout for what it is: a
> lack of monetary support from the readers.
>
> OK, so we can't all send cash, but WG has been struggling for ages to
> stay afloat. And now it's suddenly a conspiracy that Matrix buy them?
> D'oh. If more readers (of the millions of visitors) had sent cash
> regularly, they wouldn't have had to sell. No one's fault but your own
> ('your' generic, not 'your' specific to you).
>
> >So, um, where do we go now to get unbiased wargaming reviews?
>
> Well, er... how about The Wargamer? :o)
>
> >Wargamer.com = Matrix Games = Wargamer.com = Matrix Games = ....
>
> You = paranoid = wrong = you = ....
>
> The Lobster