(04-03-2015, 03:26 PM)Karl_Cross Said: When did efedding become such a trap for talented writers? It feels like every time I click a link I'm met with pieces that are fantastic.

When I started almost 15 years ago this world was full of people posting generic "interrupt a house show" stuff with no real direction and a lack of any character development. A lot of you guys are worlds apart from that.

I just want to say that the pool of talent here in XWF is breath taking at times.

It truly is.

It's kind of why it still baffles me when people complain about losing. It happens less frequently these days, but it still comes up. Since I've been here (right around when you took off, I think) I've continuously been blown away by the dedication of those to the characters they've created. So much quality shit out there week in and week out. Its just one reason why I love it here so much.

I could face a guy on one occasion and beat them fairly well one week (at least on paper) but they come out swinging and step their game up to higher levels a few weeks later. Or face a guy that's had moderate success and really, really step their game up and make a real contest that few saw coming. It's truly fascinating to me to watch it all unfold.

I think we take a good bit of pride in having a wide array of talent. What makes me smile is when one that is perceived as a bit of a lesser talented writer than others works hard to overcome their shortcomings and starts going toe to toe with those that are perceived as better writers and if not defeating them, certainly makes it close.

No one should ever be ashamed or angry about losing to someone else. First of all its just a game, but secondly, on any given day anyone really can beat anyone. I just love it.