tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post2255411769720201889..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Where's Your Webcomic?Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15687691404693205052010-12-01T00:31:19.034-08:002010-12-01T00:31:19.034-08:00so where's your webcomic, then?so where's your webcomic, then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36409801354899091082010-11-10T10:01:00.175-08:002010-11-10T10:01:00.175-08:00One-sentence shot-down of a one-sentence mindless ...One-sentence shot-down of a one-sentence mindless troll:<br /><br />You don't have to be a chef to know when food tastes bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70341815900650739562010-08-14T04:05:32.441-07:002010-08-14T04:05:32.441-07:00I think he misread your rant as saying that critic...I think he misread your rant as saying that critics are incapable of producing any art, not just that they don't have to. I can understand how you'd be confused, though, because that's not what you said at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16359377466717271622010-07-14T19:58:19.783-07:002010-07-14T19:58:19.783-07:00...yeah, that's, uh.
the entire point of this......yeah, that's, uh.<br /><br />the entire point of this post.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47088098609178586022010-07-13T11:34:01.180-07:002010-07-13T11:34:01.180-07:00I just wanted to point out 'critics cannot be ...I just wanted to point out 'critics cannot be creative' = bullshit. Charlie Brooker, one of the most famous and unrepentant critics of just about anything in the UK wrote a successful, excellent zombie satire of Big Brother. He writes four different shows of his own, which he also presents, often including his own sketches, jokes and material, as well as running his own production company. Maybe you're just not trying very hard? :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79503591147223698752010-07-06T20:58:48.142-07:002010-07-06T20:58:48.142-07:00oh, you had an argument? I thought you were just s...oh, you had an argument? I thought you were just stringing together a bunch of inapplicable insults. apparently the argument is actually too stupid to be perceived! maybe you could point it out for me?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67426144800691457032010-07-06T14:25:32.202-07:002010-07-06T14:25:32.202-07:00you're too clever for me Rob, too too clever. ...you're too clever for me Rob, too too clever. You've given a whole new level of understanding of this for me: "Don't argue with an idiot, he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience". Come on, the argument Rob, refute the argument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50037996071712418952010-07-03T20:19:33.255-07:002010-07-03T20:19:33.255-07:00I really only waste my time with real responses on...I really only waste my time with real responses on people who have two braincells to rub together. you are not one of them. sorry.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4476604799317222422010-07-02T17:40:38.276-07:002010-07-02T17:40:38.276-07:00probably one of the most intelligent responses i&#...probably one of the most intelligent responses i've ever gotten too, you really know how to win an argumentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71559545341698394022010-07-01T23:51:00.388-07:002010-07-01T23:51:00.388-07:00actually when I write I assume that my reader is j...actually when I write I assume that my reader is just as smart as me and is just as disdainful of idiot fucks like you.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10067400011139351522010-06-30T11:57:20.121-07:002010-06-30T11:57:20.121-07:00what's tragic is you're assuming that ever...what's tragic is you're assuming that every thing you spit out is applicable. You're entire blog is based on your assumption that everyone else out there is stupider than you, way to connect with your audience. I'm very sure that i could pull out hundreds of examples of more complicated ideas and logic, but the problem is, you don't know what you're talking about. All of your refutes is just insulting the next guys intelligence. I don't know why you think that you're enlightening the masses and have it all figured out, you are one of the masses and have no more of a clue of what makes humor than the next guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72435072640925070252010-06-30T10:39:56.380-07:002010-06-30T10:39:56.380-07:00wait, I was using big words? really? like, you hon...wait, I was using big words? really? like, you honestly think that the things that I've written contain an abnormal amount of big words? that's the most tragic thing I've ever heard.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90731791127628588332010-06-29T18:27:53.185-07:002010-06-29T18:27:53.185-07:00Rob, i really hate to be the one to break this to ...Rob, i really hate to be the one to break this to you, but all you're doing is pulling out all the "big" words you can think of to win an argument, hoping against all hope that the assumption is true that everyone else on the internet will just stare blankly at them with a dumbfounded look on their face and nod and agree, thinking that it's "big" words, so his logic and argument must be infallible. Yeah so to you, all the vague generalizations that you've learned about life make sense. You're hardly the expert here, and it's just drab you're spitting out. if you don't enjoy xkcd, well that's life for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2101000635652055912010-05-12T12:22:33.721-07:002010-05-12T12:22:33.721-07:00"It's spelled "cuttlefish" by t..."It's spelled "cuttlefish" by the way, unless you're making a bad pun."<br /><br />it would be if I were talking about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish" rel="nofollow">the cephalopod.</a> I am not. I am talking about cuddlefish, which refers, depending on context, either to the legion of anonymous commenters on this blog, or whole the corpus of commenters of same. but thanks for playing!<br /><br />"Belittling those who disagree with you isn't going to get you anywhere in life."<br /><br />well, nobody here is belittling those who disagree with them. we are belittling those who produce something shitty--be it a shitty webcomic, or a shitty argument about why the shitty webcomic isn't shitty.<br /><br />but that's just semantics. is it going to get us anywhere in life? I guess you could argue that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_critics" rel="nofollow">making a successful career out of it</a> is "not getting anywhere in life," but you'd have a hard time of it. of course, this blog doesn't generate enough to make a sustainable career, but it does generate enough ad revenue that Carl is able to offer a <a href="http://xkcdsucks.blogspot.com/2010/04/contest-finalists-finally.html" rel="nofollow">hundred and forty dollar prize</a> to people who have done nothing more than remix an XKCD comic that he found amusing.<br /><br />so, apart from generating a significant number of pageviews, comments, and far more money than most websites will ever see, and criticism being a legitimate career for a large number of people, as well as a pastime that many individuals find enjoyable, and a way to contribute to the eternally ongoing artistic conversation, yeah, I guess you're right. how's commenting pseudonymously on old blog posts working out for you, by the way?<br /><br />"Honestly, go to hell. "<br /><br />aw, what's that you said about belittling those who disagree with you?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75861769877746455692010-05-06T08:07:58.061-07:002010-05-06T08:07:58.061-07:00It's spelled "cuttlefish" by the way...It's spelled "cuttlefish" by the way, unless you're making a bad pun.<br /><br />Belittling those who disagree with you isn't going to get you anywhere in life. Honestly, go to hell.Admannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66461973771614522752010-03-31T21:38:25.996-07:002010-03-31T21:38:25.996-07:00I think it's more that there's the idea of...I think it's more that there's the idea of a community of artists, and if you criticize others then you risk alienating the community. but authors, at least, have a long and glorious tradition of writing scathing insults about each other.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70556210614863656612010-03-31T18:38:09.301-07:002010-03-31T18:38:09.301-07:00Not even going to bother reading the comments to s...Not even going to bother reading the comments to see if anyone else mentioned this, but a reason why critics of any medium are rarely people who create in that medium is that if you are busy being creative etc, you probably don't have time to see the products of others all the time to have a basis for your criticisms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40806086343329931662010-03-31T14:49:40.710-07:002010-03-31T14:49:40.710-07:00i frequently post suggestions for how to make comi...i frequently post suggestions for how to make comics better. I think that's pretty good. you may think they aren't good suggestions, but they are.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73943947431920499072010-03-27T16:44:42.615-07:002010-03-27T16:44:42.615-07:00I feel like I wouldn't ever be gaining anythin...I feel like I wouldn't ever be gaining anything from actually posting on this. It's not like there will ever be an eventual change of mind and I'd feel all happy that I've changed someone's opinion. If you hated xkcd, then it'd go on your tombstone (not literally, of course. It seems like some people don't understand what people write and takes pleasure in making fun of something they're not getting).<br /><br />But I'd like to point out that when someone says, "Oh yeah? I'd like to see you do the same," it actually means they are asking for you to prove your merit. It's an example of ad hominem, true, because without your "merit", no one would ever believe you until you get any merit. But then again, it's a logical reasoning that's usually true. If your opinions are right, then how do you compare to others in terms of validity?Angular Circleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228694133495513715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70302575256032962482010-03-18T00:05:22.324-07:002010-03-18T00:05:22.324-07:00I'm curious why he thinks that taking pleasure...I'm curious why he thinks that taking pleasure in making fun of something is "generally regarded as an antisocial character flaw [?] of someone with very little to offer in support of their existence." I don't think I've ever met an intelligent, well-adjusted person who thinks that--intelligent, well-adjusted people think it's a lot of fun and also think that it has no bearing on what you have "to offer in support of [your] existence." Whatever that means. Are people supposed to justify their existence now?<br /><br />And you're calling us anti-social. Fucking sociopaths.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53024955949776828212010-03-17T23:34:58.123-07:002010-03-17T23:34:58.123-07:00no rob! it's not ok! this man has struck at th...no rob! it's not ok! this man has struck at the very core of this blog's existence! SHIIIIITCarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89217851375888100482010-03-17T16:16:11.696-07:002010-03-17T16:16:11.696-07:00Okay?Okay?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50139323496475329882010-03-17T14:02:27.463-07:002010-03-17T14:02:27.463-07:00I happen to like Xkcd, not all the time, but most ...I happen to like Xkcd, not all the time, but most of time I find it at least mildly amusing. You don't? That's cool. There is nothing everyone likes. The only question I have is the comment about you taking pleasure in mocking it. Taking pleasure in insulting something on a regular basis is generally regarded as a rather antisocial character flaw of someone with very little to offer in support of their existence. You really view repeatedly mocking someone as a good use of your time? Since there is absolutely no reason why Randall should ever give a crap about your opinion, this all just seems like an incredible waste of your time (yes, I know, my opinion doesn't mean crap to you, but this is two minutes of my time, how much do you spend pissing about xkcd?).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24371170399529402472010-03-09T18:49:14.785-08:002010-03-09T18:49:14.785-08:00Yes, I like lots of webcomics. A Softer World, Din...Yes, I like lots of webcomics. A Softer World, Dinosaur Comics, Hark! A Vagrant, Gunnerkrigg Court, Bad Machinery are my favorites, but I read a lot of other ones that I mostly enjoy.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-82674046192787987612010-03-07T20:57:52.172-08:002010-03-07T20:57:52.172-08:00So Rob, are there any webcomics that you consisten...So Rob, are there any webcomics that you consistently like? Or are you just spending you internet time pissing on something that you don't like? (Not judging you if you are, it's a time honored internet tradition)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com