As if to prove my point entirely brainburst.com’s newest article contains “alot”. No space and obviously no editing process. Oh look, another gem! “Either way they want have enough mana or no colored. This is just too easy. ” Won’t mb?
One last thing before I abandon this topic. Don’t want to be the guy who upholds the magisphere to my own personal standard of writing, especially since I’m no expert myself. This non-expert wants to rip on a Londes.com article before I cease my criticism.
Right away, instead of a clever opening line, a statement that gets you hooked and interested in reading the article your greeted with some sort of editors note. A note that forced me to look up a word that probably hasn’t graced any sentence since dinosaurs stomped the earth. Rote? What? Dude, its a noun, not an adjective you can apply to the noun “decktype article”.
-10 points for a lame opener.
-10 points for using an archaic word.
-10 points for using it wrong.
The second paragraph tries to convince you not to underestimate the decktype using words such as “plethora” and vis a vis.
-10 points for using plethora. Overabundance, not “many” or “various” or “a multitude”. This word is abused, raped even, everyday.
-10 points for using vis a vis. A phrase that should of been left to die in the 18th century. Of course, the author uses this wrong as well. Should take some more points off. We know when you cast Castigate you see your opponents entire hand.
Third paragraph? A disclaimer. That means 3 paragraphs into a deck article, nothing substantial about Simic Tron. Nothing about Chord of Calling in tricky morph creatures, nothing about Tron pieces, nothing of substance.
-20 for having 3 paragraphs of no real substance.
I didn’t read the rest of the article. Writing this post completely turned me off. 70 points off, three paragraphs in. If you think grading is tough, the english teacher that almost failed me grade like that. I really should thank her.
“Everyday should be “every day.” Dude, you’re using it as a noun (two words), not as an adjective (one word). No space and obviously no editing process. “Should of been” should be “should have been.” “English” in “english teacher” should be capitalized. “Grade” should be “graded.” I can’t imagine why your English teacher would have almost failed you. :P