I imagine Mr. Funk will pop into this thread to give a heads up when the decision has been made.Brad Shepard said:
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I know, i suck at spelling. i the type that types fast and really doesn't double check his words when it comes to stuff like fourms and e-mails. However i did make sure i had everything corrected before i sent in my app. double checked everything like 5 times.antsinyourpantsmuch said:
Wow, did you make an account just to complain at us. Here let me clarify. What you are reading are forum posts. These are butt-load more informal than actual applications. Many of us took this job offer seriously. Now we're all killing time until we know who got the job and congratulate them. I will now defend the people you attacked with really no call...except that first guy. Every anime fan should be able to spell Miyazaki, but I give them props for spelling Hayao right (you wouldn't believe the spellings I've seen). Two have already been defended by themselves in previous comments. However, I do agree using the short form review to attack fans of an actual good series is not a bright idea in a job application. About that wait comment: we're just excited. Many of us would love this job. I know I would as this is not only fun, but also a great resume booster for a literature major (ie me, yeah, sorry to be selfish but facts are facts). Also, you must not have noticed, but we've all been calling him John. He hasn't stopped us yet, so he is either fine with this or prefers this. You have been attacking people's opinions which none of us have, and frankly, this is making you look like a borderline troll. Welcome to the Internet, we're not formal all the time and we do things in friendliness and jest. Apparently, unlike you.antsinyourpantsmuch said:
Borderline troll? heck, I was going to just shout out 'troll alert'... but figured I'd be the better person in this.
And thanks, secretshadow90, I'm glad someone was willing to step forward. Since that guy seemed to attack me more than others, I felt it might be bad for me to join in the mud-slinging since I too am trying for the position.
I certainly hope that what I have said will not influence or affect my chances, I was simply giving my input on the whole situation and my viewpoint on said topics since I have now submitted my reviews and did not even read this thread prior because I didn't want it to affect how I wrote.
And thanks, secretshadow90, I'm glad someone was willing to step forward. Since that guy seemed to attack me more than others, I felt it might be bad for me to join in the mud-slinging since I too am trying for the position.
I certainly hope that what I have said will not influence or affect my chances, I was simply giving my input on the whole situation and my viewpoint on said topics since I have now submitted my reviews and did not even read this thread prior because I didn't want it to affect how I wrote.
Wow, I thought the sentence "The wait is killing me...." was innocuous, but apparently I was wrong by the amount of discussion on it. BTW,don't you guys just love fake accounts made to troll?secretshadow90 said:
I hate to respond to the words of a blatantly obvious troll but I just feel the need to comment on his saying people who did their reviews fast are failures or whatever it was exactly that he said.
Two things regarding that. First of all these reviews are to be done on a deadline. That means you have to be able to do them within a set amount of time. That means that if it takes you a nice chunk of that time to actually watch the series then you had better be able to write relatively quickly.
Second of all if you can write well quickly why wouldn't you? I mean if you need to brood over your paper making countless revisions to get it to an acceptable state then fair enough but if you can bang out a review just like that then what would make you want to avoid that. I mean by all means look it over and make sure its up to snuff but if you're confident in your abilities as a writer then there's no reason to keep yourself up at night worrying if you should make that section two paragraphs or one.
I myself happen to write fairly quickly and I think I write fairly well, or if nothing else at least at a level where people can understand what I'm trying to express, so I did not take an exorbitant amount of time to write my entries. I will however concede that I am not very good at proper comma use however so that might be my downfall (I tend to ignore them despite massive sentences, and upon revision I tend to add far too many).
Two things regarding that. First of all these reviews are to be done on a deadline. That means you have to be able to do them within a set amount of time. That means that if it takes you a nice chunk of that time to actually watch the series then you had better be able to write relatively quickly.
Second of all if you can write well quickly why wouldn't you? I mean if you need to brood over your paper making countless revisions to get it to an acceptable state then fair enough but if you can bang out a review just like that then what would make you want to avoid that. I mean by all means look it over and make sure its up to snuff but if you're confident in your abilities as a writer then there's no reason to keep yourself up at night worrying if you should make that section two paragraphs or one.
I myself happen to write fairly quickly and I think I write fairly well, or if nothing else at least at a level where people can understand what I'm trying to express, so I did not take an exorbitant amount of time to write my entries. I will however concede that I am not very good at proper comma use however so that might be my downfall (I tend to ignore them despite massive sentences, and upon revision I tend to add far too many).
I'd love doing reviews of things, and a chance to have a jab at anime is something I would relish. But alas, no Americanisation. I'm actually writing my own anime, for the purpose of correcting everything I dont like about other anime.
Here, Here. I now that i have the knowledge that is required for the postion, however my spelling and grammer is where i would fall. Went though a couple of rewrites due to my bad choices in spelling and grammersnowman6251 said:
yeah, like i said i type fast, so i miss a letter or two ^_^;snowman6251 said:Kinda like that "I now" instead of "I know" rightjimtherabidcow said:
Truth be told, missing a letter here or there, or a simple typo that is easily missed on a personal proof-read is what editors are for. I doubt any writing (reviews and such) gets posted without an editor to review them. Now... if your article is filled with misused homonyms or completely inaccurate grammar, that might be another thing.jimtherabidcow said:yeah, like i said i type fast, so i miss a letter or two ^_^;snowman6251 said:Kinda like that "I now" instead of "I know" rightjimtherabidcow said:
Which speaking of, I saw a grammar mistake in the recent Kanon review... ^.^;
I try to submit writing in as complete and clean form as I can. While it is true that part of an editor's responsibilities, more often than not, is to double check for such minor errors, that doesn't mean the writer should rely on them for this. Making more work for editors does not make for a happy editor. It is best to keep your superiors happy.
On a side note, I understand the large task of choosing from the significant quantity of entries, and would not want those responsible to rush in their task, but I must admit, the suspense is killing me.
On a side note, I understand the large task of choosing from the significant quantity of entries, and would not want those responsible to rush in their task, but I must admit, the suspense is killing me.
Sigh. Although I admit my first post was "trollish," that doesn't detract from its validity. Alora, you should have listened to me the first time. Your pseudo-nice-guy post about avoiding the mudslinging is hilarious because you came back with the line I quoted above. Why would you point out errors in the works of those you are applying to work with? The shotgun round that you already fired into your foot has been upgraded to a bazooka. I can say these things because I didn't apply. Most people, on the other hand, should really refrain from posting things that might hurt their chances. Just a suggestion.Alora said:
it could be that the Animes have a begining-middle-endings, besides NGE, while most Manga have Begining-Middle. Take a look at Air Gear, the 26 eps of that anime only got up to vol.7 or 8 in the manga and they are currently at vol.20. Would you want 26+ more eps of Air Gear?Artorius said:
Side Note: I wouldn't mind more air gear, i like the manga, the anime wasn't the greatest...or great...but the manga is good...ish. It has Obama in it...and i'm not joking.
I'm not bashing Manga, but it seemes easier to reivew. 20-ish eps, with looking at art, score, voice acting, concept, intro/ending songs and writing, theres alot more to review there besides art, concept, and writing. when it comes right down to it you have more stuff to review.
I read manga and watch anime and this is kind of a no brainer. Outside of Japan manga is more on the obscure side. Even amongst people in my age group (18) I have to explain what it is a lot. Anime on the other hand shows up on TV enough on things like Adult Swim, in addition to having major movies, to at least gain notoriety.Artorius said:
Also animes tend to reach conclusions. Outside of the super series (things like One Piece and Naruto that will never end, ever) animes tend to finish in a way that you can review the whole series. Some of them get multiple seasons but they still usually end, even if the manga its based off of is still ongoing (Claymore).
Also a ton of animes aren't based off manga. A lot of them are either original works or adaptations of Visual Novels (which, in my opinion, tend to be the worst due to trying to cram 10 different story arcs and alternate endings into one plot). Honestly I think Higurashi is the only series to actually be able to pull that off.
Rambling time. I love Higurashi. Like I LOVE that series. I first discovered it as a manga and saw that it was labeled horror and I started reading it and they were doing their punishment games and I was kinda like "...mislabeled much?" Anyway I skipped ahead a few chapters and just saw Rena staring you down with those big "I AM GOING TO MURDER YOU" eyes so I was like "I should probably figure out what happened between dressing up like a maid and that..."
Then when I saw the second season my mind was officially blown. All the nonsensical craziness and inconsistencies that existed in season one made PERFECT sense after season two to the point where I was screaming at my screen for being more logical than its allowed to be.
The only other time I felt like that was the end of Code Geass (side note: whoever the hell decided to make a third season of Code Geass starring a boy with a metal arm that shoots shuriken needs to go die). The series finale of Code Geass (seriously fuck you season three) was the best thing I've ever seen. Upon finishing the episode I sat in my chair dumbfounded for five minutes or so then watched it again to get a second look at the brilliance that flawlessly wrapped up everything in a way so perfect I could have never imagined it (which is why season three can go fuck itself). I thought some characters were acting strange towards the end and it all made sense at that last scene and I couldn't believe it.
Flawless ending to a series. Absolutely flawless. Once again this is why trying to tack on some stupid third season for money is such a crime. It kills the flawless conclusion that came with season two.
Anyway long digression. Anime seasons come out all at once. Manga is ongoing and therefore hard to review unless you go volume by volume which would get tedious. It just works better for reviewing, especially in America where people might actually know what you're talking about.
I suddenly find myself curious, I wonder how many entries The Escapist got for this position. 1000? 2000? 9001?
Obviously I'd have no way of knowing but I'd guess less than all of those. If I had to guess I'd say somewhere in the ballpark of 100.Triggerhappy938 said:
Agreed. Between people not fitting the requirements for the position, and more importantly, people simply missing the advertisement for the position, AND people who might have submitted their reviews incorrectly by accident, I'm there can't be more then about 100 contending applicants, give or take 50.snowman6251 said: