Olio CafePoker Night: Monstres, "Subnormality" is now added to the sidebar. Here's why:
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Let me try to clear up some confusion & rancor based on “Strange Planet” being added here a couple weeks ago:
First of all, the sidebar is not meant to strictly consist of other BD comics. Rather, it’s meant to be a mix of the most useful BD sites we can imagine, plus a mix of very good and useful other review-places & hot sources.
TBH, as this community evolves, it will probably involve some shuffling around of these things, as we do already have a thread of various goodies.
In any case, “Subnormality” is without doubt, one of the top-three continuing webcomics in history, alongside SMBC and XKCD. The difference is that this one doesn’t seem to get seen very often due to it’s overlarge-size and unusual nature. Hence, why I chose to list it here, as meanwhile ‘everyone’ knows SMBC & XKCD.
Hope I made better sense here than last time. 😅
I disagree with you, but I feel for you, and I appriciate what you do.
It must be difficult to try to manage expectations based on a more broad love for a specific part of a medium (non superhero comics with distinct artstyles) that has a geographic association (EUROPEAN graphic novels).
I understand you want to include the excellent webcomic subnormality. My opinion is that it is not a european graphic novel.
But you're the mod and submit the majority of content.
I appriciate the work you put into this place.
While I appreciate your input, I never suggested that it was.
TBC-- the sidebar is a special exemption upon the overall mission of EGN, in which we try to accumulate the best resources we can for reades, and list the very best creative work of our colleagues. That's what the listing is for.
Still... I suppose if it helps people understand the mission better, it might be changed from "KEY SITES & COMMUNITIES" to something more like "FRIENDS"?
I don't know... but I'm frankly a bit tired of this kind of uproar.
hey man, the majority of the tone of my message is "you run this joint, and I appreciate all you do, and it's up to you what the rules are".
... but things are things. It's only my opinion, no one else has chimed in.
I support your choice no matter what because you're putting in the majority of the hard work and I only look once in a while and don't contribute anything of note. I know my place.
Hermano. 🤜🤛
Just to be clear, this place isn't about me; it's about the topic matter. So It's good for me and the project to be checked, in general.
Matey, I apogolise for being a bit 'pissy' based on how things went the last time I announced a change. That was my bad. My opinion is that critiques are generally valuable, and help lead to useful change.
Ugh, I've been running on chronically low-sleep recently, and shouldn't have been combative like that. Sorry about that, Skullgrid.
don't worry my man, it's all good. just trying to help you keep perspective. Again, it's your place, you can choose what it's like.
What's the motive? To give additional views to those people, or to help people understand that "If you like Strange planet, you may also like European comics"? Or something else?
Good questions!
Listing stuff on the sidebar does indeed have multiple aims:
TBC (to be clear)-- the ultimate aim here is to build a self-sustaining community. I may be the founder, but I'm not going to be around forever (health issues plus living in an increasingly dangerous region), so I'd like to see this place one day be able to generate its own content and do its own moderation, whether I'm still around at that point or not.
I hope you get the health issues and living situation at least stablised and improved. It's great to hear that you want to be a Cincinnatus figure though.
I'd go for just splitting them into "BD" , "Eurocomix" and "Similar works". That way you can promote each type of content with a clear communication of what they are. Hell, you might even encourage further participation and spread of artform by asking for dedicated labelling of submissions, so that people that want to share similar stuff from other regions feel more at ease of doing so.