tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post7264704671984987399..comments2024-03-27T10:35:46.596+01:00Comments on Ravalation: The NBI of 2015: Return of the SWTOR blogsRavanelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-4126580132376726242015-06-06T21:32:03.914+02:002015-06-06T21:32:03.914+02:00I missed all those events because I wasn't act...I missed all those events because I wasn't active at the time. Hopefully I'll have time to see what they are this year. Although there's a chance I'm moving house and country in August, so Blaugust... doubtful.<br /><br />Thanks for keeping up with my crap, that means a lot to me! And cool that you're following Gamers Decrypted. :)<br /><br />Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-81602290399220439642015-06-06T21:04:33.539+02:002015-06-06T21:04:33.539+02:00Oi, I wouldn't call myself a pillar of communi...Oi, I wouldn't call myself a pillar of community! If anything I just wanted to show that being a sponsor can mean that you do meaningful things through small acts. Ultimately, I feel the NBI is very much something we do all together. <br /><br />I hope my post didn't come off as a rant or anything. Just in case it did: it was really not my intention. I enjoyed this year's NBI and I'm thankful for the organization making it happen. <br /><br />I've been trying to stick to a schedule as well lately: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Of course I fail terribly every now and then, like this week (when I miss Monday's post it always gets messed up). But as a second goal I've set two posts a week, which makes me feel I've accomplished something even if I miss one post. Overall, I think it has helped me to write a bit more regularly.<br /><br />Good luck with your blogging! I love the way your blog looks like and I'm excited to find out you play SWTOR as well. I'll make sure to follow your adventures.Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-54108030765529413832015-06-05T13:29:15.151+02:002015-06-05T13:29:15.151+02:00Your and Bhagpuss' comment makes me think abou...Your and Bhagpuss' comment makes me think about how the NBI really is this "for and by bloggers" thing. I think about everyone prefers the "grassroots movement" scenario. It is a logical result of the spontaneous and open atmosphere of the gamer blog community as it came into being with the first NBI of 2012. I feel this year's organizers have tried to support this, too, by only organizing the centralized talkback challenges and the final awards. They left lots of space for individual initiatives and helped promote these when they popped up on the website. I hope my post didn't sound too much of a rant, as it was not intended as one. I know it is a lot of work to organize such a huge event as this and I'm thankful for the team that did it. I just feel that it could even be more of a success, with more newbies participating when promoted widely upfront.<br /><br />Also, thanks or checking out the new blogs. I'm happy to see my Class of 2015 blogroll has been of use. :)Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-17708609422952935662015-06-04T02:14:54.530+02:002015-06-04T02:14:54.530+02:00You're right about the podcasts. I guess I for...You're right about the podcasts. I guess I forgot mentioning them (bad me!) because I personally enjoy reading (blogs) more than listening (podcasts). So I'm not really up-to-date concerning them. Thanks for providing a heads up here.<br /><br />And don't worry about the commenting, although I always appreciate your comments, of course! I guess it boils down to how you keep up with blogs. I usually read them 'on the place of the crime', through clicking when they show up with an interesting title on one of my blogrolls to the right. I enjoy the layout of each blog (gives them something personal). It may 'help' that there are no thresholds (= no extra clicking) for commenting this way (unless people have a super annoying captcha, that is). Maybe I'm more inclined to comment because of that. That, and the fact that I simple love conversations emerging. <br /><br />It's great to have you as a reader. I've enjoyed watching your blog grow the past months and I'm sure you'll make an awesome sponsor next year!Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-68241326829832420232015-06-04T01:05:58.451+02:002015-06-04T01:05:58.451+02:00Star Wars lore?! Oooh as a newbie to the franchise...Star Wars lore?! Oooh as a newbie to the franchise I will have to check this out..Hannah @ Dragons and Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669527928501514046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-53997119872896911252015-06-04T01:05:04.661+02:002015-06-04T01:05:04.661+02:00You did much more than I did this month and it rea...You did much more than I did this month and it really shows. Thank you for being such a pillar of community! <br /><br />Now, in regards to the organization process, it was discussed behind the scenes leading up to it. I know I personally asked several times when we would kick things off but as I'm not an organizer of the event there wasn't much more I could really do, or at least I felt that way anyway. <br /><br />I definitely agree that the whole thing needs a redesign. You load the website and it's just confusing. You've got sign up forms, pages on two separate navigation bars, amongst which are hidden the forums, and as you mentioned - so many old posts it looked like it wasn't happening. No good at all. I agree. Years-past posts could be archived to make it clearer which posts are relevant and which aren't, though they'd still be available for perusal if folks wanted that. <br /><br />There is a whole bunch of stuff that could have been done differently in hindsight - and a couple of things that bugged me, personally, big time - but it's too late now. We shall just have to take what we've learned and such on into following events. <br /><br />Blaugust is coming next and as (a little late for the NBI sadly) I'm trying very hard to be better at the blogging thing (I've been doing it for nigh on 6 years now, help. Talk about feeling blog-old!) by giving myself some kind of schedule to stick to regarding writing and posting blog posts, and visiting and commenting on others blogs much more. :) Wish me luck! Hopefully I can stick to it and it just becomes a part of my daily routine. Jaediahttp://dragonsandwhimsy.jaedia.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-51865986406269305602015-06-04T00:45:41.582+02:002015-06-04T00:45:41.582+02:00Don't worry about it, there's always a few...Don't worry about it, there's always a few people that happens to. I think Cleeyah had the same a few years back, but she joined again this year and wrote lots of stuff. So it's never too late. I for one am already happy we have you back blogging. :)Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-78704954051076151202015-06-03T16:15:08.714+02:002015-06-03T16:15:08.714+02:00I was really happy to participate in this years NB...I was really happy to participate in this years NBI (And thanks for the special link in your post!). I am looking forward to Blaugust and 31 new posts in a month (whew! That'll be rough!). I have really enjoyed being part of the blogging community and love getting to know new bloggers. Perhaps next year I can be a sponsor instead of a Newbie. I appreciate all your comments, Rav (sorry I haven't been commenting on yours as much-Wordpress app will allow me to read your posts, but I have to pull it up in a browser to comment), and your comments really got me wanting to continue blogging. Not only are there a lot of SWTOR blogs coming out, there are also a ton of SWTOR podcasts as well. R3dn4 has started a new cast on Star Wars lore, Marshal and Will have gotten going wonderfully with The Usual Podcast. It's all great stuff! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-51804247415670433742015-06-03T15:52:24.290+02:002015-06-03T15:52:24.290+02:00I'll be honest, I signed up for the NBI stuff ...I'll be honest, I signed up for the NBI stuff and then completely and utterly forgot about all the challenges and posts I was supposed to do. Like, all of 'em. Yeah, some NBI pro I am. Sheesh!Targeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058694309677686827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-48231258830613104562015-06-03T01:35:57.493+02:002015-06-03T01:35:57.493+02:00Bhagpuss may be referring in part Belghast's B...Bhagpuss may be referring in part Belghast's Blaugust, Syl's Bloggy Xmas, Bragtoberfest, etc.<br /><br />Thanks for the link love. I enjoy reading your posts; you are one of the few blogs I keep up with regularly. I started reading Gamers Decrypted early last month. They have some fascinating posts.rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-87835232890376365702015-06-02T21:09:07.035+02:002015-06-02T21:09:07.035+02:00As someone who was mostly just watching from the s...As someone who was mostly just watching from the sidelines (though I did enjoy checking out all those new blogs), I kind of got the impression that the official organisers of the NBI had kind of forgotten about the whole thing this year until Syp and some others suddenly brought it up at the end of April. (No offense intended to any of you... just saying that's what it looked like.) I think that's why it ended up being more of a "grassroots movement" this time, but like Bhag said that simply gave the whole thing a different kind of charm.<br /><br />In any case, yay for new bloggers!Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-9926080631556813952015-06-02T17:36:21.824+02:002015-06-02T17:36:21.824+02:00Hehe, you're right, always "someone else&...Hehe, you're right, always "someone else". ^^<br /><br />I did consider sending a mail to offer my services, but I wasn't sure how it would be received. I also felt like I might be missing something because I wasn't there last year. Maybe it was just me being confused... Maybe the rest would be totally unconfused... (When I don't find the answer to something, I usually look at myself for faults first. Just the way I work. *sigh*)<br /><br />Even though I didn't do much, I find myself slightly exhausted by the NBI. I'm actually looking forward a bit to having more time for the normal day-to-day tribbelations of a blogger: cleaning up my blogroll, trying to find a font that I'm happy with (I'm so ashamed of using Lobster!), trying to fix my layout with HTML... nvm, I'm really not looking forward to the latter!<br /><br />After that I'm totally ready for any follow-up community events. I totally missed that last year, so I'm looking forward to being surprised. :)Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-39547787413845207772015-06-02T17:07:45.500+02:002015-06-02T17:07:45.500+02:00The thanks should go to you. I think the Screensho...The thanks should go to you. I think the Screenshot Safari will prove to be one of the most memorable events of this year's edition!Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-5176950466753459972015-06-02T16:09:39.632+02:002015-06-02T16:09:39.632+02:00I agree this year's NBI was a tad ramshackle b...I agree this year's NBI was a tad ramshackle but I found that quite refreshing. It felt more organic somehow than some of the more formal events of other years. That said, I also noticed that the information on the website/forum was well out of date back at the end of April and I found that a little confusing, so it certainly could have been offputting to full-on newcomers. Maybe next year we could get things rolling a couple of weeks before the official opening?<br /><br />I say "we" but of course I mean "someone else"! Like you my contribution mostly consisted of adding blogs to my blogroll, commenting on the ones where I had something to say and linking to NBI blogs whenever it was relevant to stuff I was posting. Still, as you suggest, these are the kind of things that make a community feel open and welcoming so they shouldn't be discounted.<br /><br />If last year is anything to go by I imagine we'll have a few follow-up community events in the months between now and next year's NBI to keep the momentum going.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-7179318313574801972015-06-02T15:24:29.718+02:002015-06-02T15:24:29.718+02:00Thanks again for all your support!Thanks again for all your support!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289459451344261371noreply@blogger.com