Mayhem in the Middle Kingdoms

On the “official” Archaia Studios Press forums, an Artesia comics thread about the contents of Besieged #3 had lay dormant for a long while, but has recently sprung back to life with a slew of new theories about what may happen in and around Abenton while Artesia is incapacitated.

Spring, forum administrator and regular poster, has promised a “prize”, in the form of a custom forum title, for the individual who has the most accurate prediction(s) about what happens next in the third issue.

Got Prediction? Come give them, and win!

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New York Comic Convention, (frequently referred to as NY-Comicon or NYCC) is the perennially-massive gathering of comic fans, authors, artists, publishers, distributors, etc. in New York City. The event is happening April 18th through April 20th, 2008. Why is this information being posted here? Mark Smylie, creator of the Artesia series and Artesia: Adventures in the Known World Roleplaying Game will be in attendance, promoting both his company (ASP) and his comic book (Artesia: Besieged). If you live anywhere north of Georgia on the Eastern seaboard, now is your chance to meet the man behind the magic of Artesia and Artesia: Adventures in the Known World.

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Is anyone in the Artesia/A:AKW fan-base concerned about the A:AKW discourse on the ASP forums? Intermittent, illegible, and/or just plain rude, one can’t help but wonder why newcomers to that virtual space would want to bother establishing a presence in that community.

I (Brendan) have few comments, which may be taken as statements of opinion, and in no particular order:

1) There must be restraint when posting about comments you disagree with. If you think that someone doesn’t “get” your point after you have just explained it twice, that is moment when you must gracefully bow out. Why? Because the other poster understands what you are trying to communicate, they just don’t agree or don’t want to respond meaningfully.

2) Being rude, even especially in backhanded ways, is immature and makes people not want to participate. Worse, it often makes other people be rude in return. Considering that Artesia and A:AKW is more-or-less for Mature Readers (adults), shouldn’t we all be acting like them?

3) Delivering opinion statements as irrefutable fact is disruptive to discourse and, if done with sufficient repetition and vigor, will destroy conversation. Posturing as if you know everything about a subject of which you are neither the creator, caretaker, or even contributor, is an asinine way to lead one’s life.

I regularly read the newly posted thread on the ASP forums, with special interest in the Artesia-related threads. Why are the these threads the only places where I see behaviors 1, 2, 3? Its puzzling and disturbing as a fan who wants to see the Artesia/A:AKW community prosper.

GenCon is 5 months, 12 days away.

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