New Member Monday - Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa is responsible for some pretty amazing films.  He also did Rashomon which I just plain don't like.  But whatever, everyone has a misstep here and there.  Akira Kurosawa's triumphs far outweigh any halfhearted defense I could give of my, admittedly, off kilter taste.

When I googled for the phrase off kilter, i thought to myself : "surely there has to be a tacky
Celtic  band out there who thought the phrase would make a good name.  I was right!  Sadly.

Yojimbo was so good it's been remade at least two times.  Speaking of amazing things and piss-poor segues, we have a fantastic and large group of new blogs to welcome to the rolls.  So I should probably get on that.



New Member Monday

Three Stage Studios 
Keywords: Warhammer 40k,goodies, WIP, Shameless Commerce

Bladestorm!
Keywords: Warhammer 40k, Mordheim, D&D, Hobby gaming

Tabla de Lavar Wargames
Keywords: Miniatures, news and model reviews

Hour of the Deathwatch
Keywords: Warhammer 40k, Deathwatch rpg

Break Through Assault
Keywords: Flames of War, Blood Bowl, Bag The Hun, Infinity, Malifaux

PanzerKaput’s Painted Review
Keywords: 1938: A Very British Civil War

Darkened Visions
Keywords: 40K, Warhammer Fantasy, Modelling, Tips, Scenery, Tabletop, Painting, Blood Angels, Reviews

No winning essay this week, just a quick announcement:

Sometime in and over the next week or two, we're going to be weeding the blog rolls.  Not much is set in stone in terms of this process, but we do have some rough ideas for guidelines:

-Any blog that hasn't posted for at least 6 months is a candidate for being removed.  Which is not to say that it's a guarantee.
-Anything that hasn't updated in 9 months or more, however, will be removed.

It's all a little harsher than I'd like to be, but we're reaching a point where we need to be a bit more vigilant and exacting.

On a positive note, blogs are ONLY going to be removed from the rolls.  Everyone will still be included in the custom search as it doesn't affect readability.  Think of it as a different level of membership.

Once it's all said and done, a list of the removed blogs will be posted so anyone can rectify mistakes we may  have made and/or to give people a kick in the rear to get writing again.

As usual, comments and concerns are very welcome.  And be aware that this process may change.