17-01-2004 03:09									#1
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used to brag about never missing a dealine to put the weekly column up.

	17-01-2004 03:10									#2
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(Ming don't delete this. I actually have a point, which is that i want the columns back up. It's just that I prefer to post trolls that hide serious points.)

	17-01-2004 03:11									#3
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It was before he got into the army.

	17-01-2004 03:20									#4
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whatabout Dan?

	17-01-2004 03:42									#5
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Are there still columns being written?

	17-01-2004 03:51									#6
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I remember Markos complaining on not getting enough submitments of coloumns a while back, can't that be it?

	17-01-2004 05:20									#7
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They get written fine. All it is, is getting the admin to post it. All it is, is a long post about something civish. Can even write about the site or about games or about computers.

	17-01-2004 05:54									#8
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I sent in a column to DanQ (and accidentally to DanS) a month ago, no word at all. I'll just post it here in a couple days if nothing happens as a result of this thread.

	17-01-2004 09:30									#9
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quote: Originally posted by TCO They get written fine. All it is, is getting the admin to post it. All it is, is a long post about something civish. Can even write about the site or about games or about computers.

Very few articles have been submitted for posting in "The Column" feature for some time. There has been the occasional report that the submit form is not working properly but my tests of it in turn are always successful. If this happens to someone, please just do as some others have and send it via email or PM with a note to that effect.

When candidate pieces are submitted to Markos and myself, we do our best to respond as quickly to them as possible to let the author know whether or not their work will be posted and if so roughly when. Miscommunications can occur when circumstances get hectic on and/or off-site, so if after sending in a potential "Column" you do not receive a response from either Markos or myself within four weeks do send us a reminder note.

In short, "The Column" feature has not been cancelled -- it has simply stagnated.

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	17-01-2004 19:39									#10
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I'd like to see this feature reinvigorated.

	17-01-2004 21:22									#11
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Well let this be a call to arms. I will break down and write one.

	17-01-2004 22:23									#12
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Lots of Poly features seem to have stagnated recently.

	17-01-2004 22:54									#13
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actually I don't care about the column...I just want to help Skanky Raz it up.

	18-01-2004 00:52									#14
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Dan: You know, with all the stagnated features which people want (e.g. The Column, etc.), and I'm sure there are people willing to help out, wouldn't it be a good idea to let people help out with these kind of things? It's just that we realise that yourself, and obviously Markos, are a lot busier than you used to be, and so these great features don't always get the attention they deserve.

	18-01-2004 02:02									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Nikolai I remember Markos complaining on not getting enough submitments of coloumns a while back, can't that be it?

That's right. It was just after he went through a phase of sitting on submitted articles for several months and responding to polite enquiries as to their possibility of being published with the sort of disdain normally only expressed by people closely observing a large turd at close range.

I swear that not even Nostradamus could have predicted that submission levels might fall after that.

	18-01-2004 02:26									#16
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i figured he was still sitting on them

	22-01-2004 09:05									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Frozzy Dan: You know, with all the stagnated features which people want (e.g. The Column, etc.), and I'm sure there are people willing to help out, wouldn't it be a good idea to let people help out with these kind of things? It's just that we realise that yourself, and obviously Markos, are a lot busier than you used to be, and so these great features don't always get the attention they deserve.

With regards to "The Column", publishing pieces is not a problem for Markos and/or myself -- the difficulty is having pieces to publish! This is what I was getting at earlier.

Now, I'm not certan as to the other features that you are referring to above, but if you or someone else wants to bring them up in individual threads then by all means we can take a look at their status on a case-by-case basis.

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	22-01-2004 15:14									#18
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quote: Originally posted by TCO actually I don't care about the column...I just want to help Skanky Raz it up.

I'd like to see Skanky Laz it up!

Er, exactly how "irreverent" could the column get, and still retain the 'poly name?

	22-01-2004 18:00									#19
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What about the articles that were being "sat" on? I don't think they have been published yet either. Why not at least get them out and being read?

* Skanky Burns wonders why others keep mentioning his name.
I have never written an article and never will.

	22-01-2004 23:21									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns What about the articles that were being "sat" on? I don't think they have been published yet either. Why not at least get them out and being read?

There are no articles on file that match the description above -- at least as it applies to me. On the rare occasion that submitted pieces were evaluated as needing revision or posting in another fashion, the author was informed.

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	22-01-2004 23:52									#21
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Can the columns be anything related to Poly?

Could I do one, say on "The Rise & Fall of the Civ3 DemoGames?"

	23-01-2004 00:35									#22
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quote: Originally posted by GhengisFarb Can the columns be anything related to Poly? Could I do one, say on "The Rise & Fall of the Civ3 DemoGames?"

I don't see why not.

	23-01-2004 01:16									#23
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quote: Originally posted by GhengisFarb Could I do one, say on "The Rise & Fall of the Civ3 DemoGames?"

Absolutely.

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	23-01-2004 01:26									#24
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* GhengisFarb suddenly thinks he may have suggested more than he can chew.

	23-01-2004 01:29									#25
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* Theben points and laughs @ GFarb

	23-01-2004 08:11									#26
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I guess I know what I will be working on this weekend.

	24-01-2004 21:13									#28
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I like this feature but the last few columns I read got little response. I suggest if someone takes the time to write one we all take the time to read it.

	24-01-2004 22:54									#29
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If anyone had memories or commentary on the Civ3 DemoGames pm it to me. It doesn't have to be accurate. Its going to be in a very dry History Book style with lots of sarcasm and smart alec remarks.

	24-01-2004 22:56									#30
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You MUST mention the Gazette