Comments on: Limited Resources: New Spring Cube Draft #1

By: miko

miko — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:10:01 +0000

R2G1, instead of making him sac hero, gain 2 life from jitte and reanimate keldon champion and hit for 8 dmg.

By: Limited Resources

Limited Resources — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 02:48:07 +0000

Thanks for the (usually constructive) feedback guys, they are always appreciated.

I love drafting that type of deck, the only thing I regret about the draft is not playing Tradewind Rider, as I have since had a life-changing epiphany about that card.

About the quotes: I don’t write them, but I think they are awesome and hilarious.

- Marshall

By: huffyhenry

huffyhenry — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:09:24 +0000

“I read a lot and I publish in scientific journals also, and I don’t see any other people doing this kind of misquote.”

This mindset seems to be your issue. You are viewing this situation through the lens of academia. The quotes attributed here would never be used in an academic journal or even a paper for school. From the little I glean from this site, I’m pretty sure PlanetWalls is well versed in the rigors and standards of academic writing. Just because you don’t see someone doing something does not mean your viewpoint on the topic is correct or universal. In fact, most artistic endeavors strive for originality, which would mean you never having seen it before. Regardless, in the artistic world, theft, blurring, and/or parody are all more than acceptable. One of my teachers once told me: “good writers borrow; great writers steal.” I have found this notion to be correct in my study of literature. These videos and this website is not coming out of CERN and looking for a Nobel prize. They are here to instruct and to entertain. The quotes do a pretty good job at the second part.

By: Classic Literature Conservationist

Classic Literature Conservationist — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:36:51 +0000

I don’t know about these commentators defending the quotes as ‘parody’ and claiming to have some advanced knowledge of the legalities and ethics involved. I read a lot and I publish in scientific journals also, and I don’t see any other people doing this kind of misquote. There are some MtG card flavor texts that do something similar by generating fake quotes reminiscent of e.g. the Iliad, but they never attribute fake quotes to real sources e.g. the Theriad. The other commentators could be right about the standards, but it seems wrong to me. I definitely disagree with the practice.

I’ve been checking out the LR videos and podcasts since about the release of SoM (3 or 4 years). I’ve been a fan and supporter, leading newer players to your material because it’s great for that group. These quotes started bugging me a few weeks ago, and I finally had to say something. I’m proably not the only one that feels that way. I think I’ve made the point to the best of my ability. Best regards Marshall, PlanetWalls, and whoever else my comments may be coming to.

By: Randall

Randall — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:19:55 +0000

Way to keep Braids around, after admitting it was actually helping your opponent rather then helping you.

You do this a lot.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:29:12 +0000

LOL @ CLC

Do you know anything about the standard for being considered parody? If the attribution is not credible, than it is fine. Late Night talk show hosts don’t have to change the names of people when they make jokes involving things they obviously didn’t do. It is not credible that Nietzsche said something about Marshall drafting, so it is legally (and generally considered to be ethically) accepted parody. Attributing it to “Fredrick Nacho” or whatever would be incredibly lame and unnecessary.

By: like this?

like this? — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 01:19:00 +0000

woooooah, i didn’t realize my sarcasm was hateful! you’re right, me poking fun at you was clearly not just amusing but cruel. thanks for pointing out to me what my intentions were, i couldn’t tell before you informed me. (this is also sarcasm — apparently it’s up to you to decide if it’s hateful or not)
these quotes are mis-informative only to the most disconnected of minds. i’m willing to take the risk of misleading future beings (in a hilarious and awesome manner) in order to keep making jokes, thanks.