These are still pretty on topic I have found. NinSage has been commenting on the 3DS VC. He is just continuing his comments from his last posts about the 3DS VC. Just trying to help you guys out. You guys haven't really got to know him.
If NinSage (and others) was simply commenting on the 3DS VC, then I wouldn't see an issue. But that's not the case - at all. Re-read NinSage's first post in this thread. It's not about the VC. It's snide remarks about NWR's editorial attitude towards the VC of late.
So, is it possible that maybe we didn't need to be so dramatic about 3DS VC lately?
I just don't think this kind of talk is really warranted in the talkback thread that gets featured DIRECTLY IN the article itself.
Later in the thread, we have a somewhat new poster who tries, admirably, to bring the topic back on subject.
No one even addresses anything that poster has to say. The next post - and all those that follow - are simply more of the same gripes that aren't related to the VC, aren't related to Game and Watch Gallery 2, and aren't related to the subject of the article.
Any chance of real, actual conversation regarding the subject is getting thrown to the wolves because everyone has a bone to pick. In my opinion, the best solution is to ask that article threads be reasonably limited to the subject of the article.
Feedback regarding NWR's site, articles, etc. seems best suited for the NWR Discussion forum, where the subject is:
Give us feedback about the site or these forums.
Another advantage would be that we could have a single thread that covers what is, essentially, a single subject - instead of expecting posters to have read through multiple threads - threads which have seemingly covered a variety of subjects that may or may not have ever been of interest to them in the first place - posted over multiple months. This would allow newcomers to the conversation to see if there's a pattern of behavior from
any particular poster or staff member and allow them to form a better opinion on the evolution of the conversation.
But I could honestly see why someone might oppose having all of their particular types of posts together for everyone to easily see.
I mean, if we can't voice positive or negative comments on stories, what's the point of a forum?
First off, let me thank you for removing that comment about "censorship". I detest it when people cry about censorship without having the slightest clue of what censorship is.
To answer your question, the point of a "forum" can be many things. If you look on the forum listing, you'll see the titles of the various forums on this site ("Announcements", "Nintendo Console Discussion", "Talkback", "General Chat", etc.). Below those titles, you'll find mini-descriptions regarding what the purpose of that forum is about. For example, the "General Chat" forum has a description of "Discuss anything not necessarily gaming related here. Rules and common courtesy still apply." - meaning it's a forum that's pretty much open for anything (within the rules and standards of the forum, of course).
Now, I would say, the description for the "Talkback" forum could use a little tweaking - but if you look a few rows down from the Talkback forum, you'll see the "NWR Discussion" forum - which clearly states in the description that it is a place for providing feedback for the site.
However...
um, that just sounds like the equivalent of one of those "suggestion boxes" intended to never be checked.
...posting something like this really makes it clear that you have a low opinion of the staff on this site. So, 'meh.
Completely on topic now - Yay! More Game and Watch for my DS! I have all the DSiWare titles, the previous GB release, both the little music apps (which have some G&W inspired themes)... Hopefully, one day, all the Game and Watch titles will be released in some form via download for the 3DS.