Spook Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 First of all, where to find it is the following link: http://www.cdmag.com/articles/031/139/010131-01.html As this article went through its final edit, there were some word & grammar changes, of course. This was mostly for the better, as my grammar can be a bit clumsy at times. But within the article is one quote: "Though most of what we've seen so far refers to German vehicles, there is a host of good modifications for the good guys as well." Those words "good guys" were NOT my words. I had originally used the term "Allies" as which is typically accepted in historical parlay. I can understand the basis for the word change, and I hope that it is regarded in a minor way. Regardless, it is personally important to state a personal view here. I have been a wargamer and student of military history for nearly 30 years, and take the study of military affairs quite seriously. As such, I try to avoid any generalized characterizations to paint the soldiers in a war as "good guys" or "bad guys." I consider the Nazi government as one of the worst political/social abominations of world history. But that doesn't translate to labeling (or inferring) all German soldiers as "bad guys." They endured their share of hardships and should be accorded due respect as given to all veteran soldiers of WW2. I'm likely making a mountain out of a molehill, but again, I had to clear the air from my viewpoint. So you can now tease me about this to no end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mikey D Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 All I saw was they spelled my name correctly in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Having been edited heavily myself in various magazine and newspaper articles I've had published, all I can say is that editors sometimes suck. The article read extremely well, so no worries. Note that your sentence now has the word "good" in it twice - pretty clumsy sounding and pretty inelegant compared to the way you wrote it originally. It's frustrating when editors do things like that, but one can only take it in stride and hope that others realize what its like to be at the mercy of someone else's judgement. ------------------ http://wargames.freehosting.net/cmbits.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Time Software Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Awwwww... why did you have to go and point that out! I thought the article was so damned good before you highlighted that horrific change. Now I think your article sucks and I am going to go read someone else's articles from now on. I'm outta here! Hehe... sorry, couldn't resist drawing a parallel between your situation and game development in th eyes of some of the less well mannered "customers" Seriously, I thought that was a fantastic article. I didn't see who wrote it until the end, and all the way along I kept thinking "man, this guy knows his stuff!". Then I saw that you wrote it and it all made perfect sense Three cheers for Spook AND the folks he wrote about! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rune Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Now how about an article on us scenario makers? hehehehehe Rune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Spook, we are enjoying the article so much we don't care. In fact, the reference to the desert mod that Audace, Clubfoot, and I are working up has made my day. I just wish you had mentioned ASL MAPS 4 CM website in the article. MikeT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Oh, more friendly advice for the author - I have found that when people complain about something I've had published after the fact, the best response is "Where were you when I needed you?" Actually, Ron Volstad told that one to me. I've found it serves me as well as it has him when defending one's work or the choices one has made. I hope you are prepared for the barrage of comments by people you were not able to include in your article. I'll let Shadow be the one to ask why you didn't make specific mention of the Canadian bitmap-molestors....err....mod artists... ------------------ http://wargames.freehosting.net/cmbits.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 And how about an article about us Cesspoolers? ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG DD Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Michael Dorosh said "I'll let Shadow be the one to ask why you didn't make specific mention of the Canadian bitmap-molestors....err....mod artists..." they did... im canadian...... ------------------ MAKE IT SHORT AND SWEET THEN GET THE F#$K OUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Originally posted by BIG DD: Michael Dorosh said "I'll let Shadow be the one to ask why you didn't make specific mention of the Canadian bitmap-molestors....err....mod artists..." they did... im canadian...... The terrain mod guy? I have some of your stuff on my hard drive, nice work! Forgive me if I'm being unusually dense and unobservant, but have you done any unit mods? (And if yes, where can I download them from?) I was referring to uniform and vehicle mods for Canadian units in CM, not the nationality of the molestor. Sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Anyone who would complain too much about the "Good" guy thing has their head stuck too far up the overly-politically correct canal. (I actually liked it, for my own reasons...) Great article! Thing I liked best about it is that I learned something new. Didn't know the bit about Germans experimenting more with Camo. Well done! ------------------ "Fear is for the enemy... Fear and Bullets." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Yes, but when you're a writer, one of the first things that gets hammered home to you is that you can't please everyone, and whatever you do will draw nitpickers like flies on dung. A parable for a situation around here? ------------------ New to Combat Mission? Visit CM Boot Camp at Combat Missions for tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PzKpfw 1 Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Originally posted by Big Time Software: Awwwww... why did you have to go and point that out! I thought the article was so damned good before you highlighted that horrific change. Now I think your article sucks and I am going to go read someone else's articles from now on. I'm outta here! Steve Ya I'm sorry but I gotta go with Steve on this, it totaly ruined your article for me . Regards, John Waters ------------------ "We've got the finest tanks in the world. We just love to see the German Royal Tiger come up on the field". Lt.Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. February 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook Posted January 31, 2001 Author Share Posted January 31, 2001 Well, given all that has transpired here these last two weeks alone, BTS certainly deserves a chance to put the shoe on the other foot. Now Bob Mayer (CGO) is interested in a follow-up article covering CM scenarios, operations, and host sites for same. (An opportunity here, Manx, for your "Combatmissions" site.) Any takers? Or do we "volunteer" Wild Bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissar Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: The terrain mod guy? I have some of your stuff on my hard drive, nice work! Forgive me if I'm being unusually dense and unobservant, but have you done any unit mods? (And if yes, where can I download them from?) I was referring to uniform and vehicle mods for Canadian units in CM, not the nationality of the molestor. Sorry for the confusion. Michael, DD did some excellent US Inf uniform mods a short while back. Look for them at the CMHQ. That's about it, though, AFAIK. Cheers! ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Originally posted by The Commissar: Michael, DD did some excellent US Inf uniform mods a short while back. Look for them at the CMHQ. That's about it, though, AFAIK. Cheers! American??? American??? Some Canadian he is - probably lives in Toronto, too. Thanks for the tip - I've no doubt seen them already - lots of good mods at CMHQ, just haven't gotten around to downloading them. I haven't played as Americans since I stopped playing the demo and moved on to the real thing. I still have my US Civil War uniforms filling up those bitmap files, actually, which was a bummer when I went to play the French in the Paris scenario. Incidentally, the terrain in the Paris scenario was really beautiful - I'm surprised at how well CM gave the impression of being in a city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 I'm playing the Paris scenario right now! It's fantastic, not only does it look sweet, but what a battle I'm having! DD's uniforms are more than just US, IIRC... they are Uniforms for all nationalities, and they REALLY add to the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 Sure Spook, likely story. Blame it all on the poor blonde secretary. We know you had it in for us Uber Badguy players all along, probably been waiting for your chance for months, years even. Nice article, I've always held CDMAG in high esteem, this only reconfirms my convictions. ------------------ "Gentlemen, you may be sure that of the three courses open to the enemy, he will always choose the fourth." -Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, (1848-1916) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop88 Posted January 31, 2001 Share Posted January 31, 2001 BIG DD: Like your signoff below your signature. FYI, if you ever want to use a G-rated signoff, try "Be brief and be seated." Somebody famous said it, but right now that somebody escapes my feeble memory. And as someone who writes for a living, and has about 20 years in the newspaper end of the business, good editors are great people. They make you look smarter than you are. But the bad ones ... well, you wind up taking the heat for their mistakes because it's your name at the top of the story. I don't know how many times I've told people "but I didn't write the headline!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted February 1, 2001 Share Posted February 1, 2001 Apologies accepted unless a 3rd party scenario article is to be done. Looking forward to another excellent article some time. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madmatt Posted February 1, 2001 Share Posted February 1, 2001 I would have prefered to see my name just a few more times in that article or at least a brief mention to my divinity, but I guess I will give it my Madmatt Big-Ole'-Bald-Head-O-Approval! Ah yes the coveted MM BOBHoA...A rare and cherished thing to be sure... Madmatt ------------------ If it's in Combat Mission, it's on Combat Mission HQ! Combat Mission HQ CMHQ-Annex, The Alternative side of Combat Mission and home of the CMMC CMHQ-Annex Host of the Combat Mission WebRing [This message has been edited by Madmatt (edited 02-01-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DraGoon Posted February 2, 2001 Share Posted February 2, 2001 Thanks Spook I mailed Garry, hopefully he will see the article. We appreciate the change of link to the new location. DG ------------------ CM Outpost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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