Can you please explain why your blog is better than a certain other blog that you are competing with? Why should I like your blog better?
Sincerely, Mr. Sit-on-the-Fence
Dear Mr. Sit,
first I would like to explain that this question is not my own creation and is not just made up as a way to justify the superiority of Ask the Nerd. Rather, it was indeed emailed by someone. Now, to proceed:
The blog you are referring to is, of course, the one to be found at http://www.garbagetime3.blogspot.com. Let us examine this blog in-depth:
- its title includes the word "garbage". Dictionary.com defines garbage as "anything that is contemptibly worthless, inferior, or vile" (source:dictionary.reference.com/browse/garbage). Its title also includes the word "time", which essentially means that the blog is "giving occassion to anything that is worthless, inferior, or vile". The number "3" is also in the address, indicating that 1 and 2 were already taken. This indciates a lack of originality, and a pitiful attempt to hide it.
- the blog - "Garbage Time" - is also incredibly boring. Not only does it talk about sports, it talks about basketball and baseball (primarily) - which nobody cares about. Nobody needs to hear stupid commentary on sports games they could watch themselves. Though the authors offer some good points, is not as if it's things we haven't all heard before.
- the authors of the blog make painfully capitalistic and materialistic remarks that are quite simply idiotic, such as :
"For decades, special teams specialists in the NFL have been among the lowest
paid in the league. Last year, the highest paid kicker, Sebastian Janikowski of
Oakland, made just over $3 million, and the highest paid punter, Chris Kluwe of
Minnesota, made $2.6 million. Kicking the ball for a living has earned players
significantly less money than those who run or throw it."
Alright, they still make 3 million dollars. If you had that job, why would you complain? Obviously, Mr. Eric Y needs to get the value of the dollar straigthened out.
- "Garbage Time" is also serious in nature. This is just not funny. The market in which they are trying to compete is one dominated already by Sports Illustrated and other glamorous titles. They will never succeed, and their writing is tedious to read, because...
- they don't use paragraphs. It's just one big chunk of text. I'm not going to read that!
- their poll of the week is something nobody cares about.
- their audience is very narrow - Ask the Nerd appeals to all human beings with access to the Internet.
Now, you ask why mine is better. Here is why:
- Ask the Nerd is interactive. You can ask a question, and it will be posted, no matter what. My submitters have seen this in the past.
- Ask the Nerd is funny. Even if it's stupid, the laughts are worth the read.
- Ask the Nerd is informative. Some questions are answered seriously. Right? Right?
- Ask the Nerd caters to a wide audience - the questions people ask can be related to by all people, not just those who live in the United States or who are NBA fans.
- Ask the Nerd is also written by one person - not two or three people. After all, garbagetime3 has a staff of three writers so far - Kuphere McBloggin Laing, Eric Y, and Phil Ferguson. And considering Ask the Nerd is so much better, it just goes to show that three idiots' heads are not better than one genius'.
I rest my case.
- The Nerd
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