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Where I Eat - Weekender
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FSonicSmith
Columbus-downtown for work, East for the residence
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Dear God, someone please tell me why this thread exists! The latest subject eats at Carrabas, Bob Evans, The Red Lobster, etc and that is worth bandwidth???
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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FSonicSmith said:
Dear God, someone please tell me why this thread exists! The latest subject eats at Carrabas, Bob Evans, The Red Lobster, etc and that is worth bandwidth???Go back to pages 14 & 15 of this thread. People were complaining about the same thing a year ago:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/where-i-eat-weekender/page/14#post-318762
It improved a bit after the complaints, but now it seems to have gone back to less of a "discover new foods and interesting places to eat" article and more of a "where a random person with bland/generic preferences shoves food in their mouths" article.
Seems people quit caring a long time ago though...
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mBuckeyem
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I never understood the complaints before, and I don't understand this one either. The article was never titled "discover new foods and interesting places to eat". I think there are plenty of outlets you can find that if you look hard enough - particularly on this site. On Thursdays, even the Dispatch has this niche covered with some of their other restaurant reviews/articles.
The article is entitled "Where I Eat", and I try to view it as more of a treasure hunt. The randomness makes it unique and interesting. The article is much more about the uniqueness of the person than anything else - they feature the person's photo, location, and occupation.
What would you rather the Dispatch do? Have readers submit their own questionnaire and have editors determine who is the foodie of the week?
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DavidF
Elysium Fields
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mBuckeyem said:
I never understood the complaints before, and I don't understand this one either. The article was never titled "discover new foods and interesting places to eat". I think there are plenty of outlets you can find that if you look hard enough - particularly on this site. On Thursdays, even the Dispatch has this niche covered with some of their other restaurant reviews/articles.The article is entitled "Where I Eat", and I try to view it as more of a treasure hunt. The randomness makes it unique and interesting. The article is much more about the uniqueness of the person than anything else - they feature the person's photo, location, and occupation.
What would you rather the Dispatch do? Have readers submit their own questionnaire and have editors determine who is the foodie of the week?
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catnfiddle
Giant Corncob District
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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mBuckeyem said:
The article is entitled "Where I Eat", and I try to view it as more of a treasure hunt. The randomness makes it unique and interesting. The article is much more about the uniqueness of the person than anything else - they feature the person's photo, location, and occupation.But if the person talks about non-unique restaurants, how interesting is that? How much of a treasure hunt is that? Sure, it's a fluff piece, but it could at least be worth reading.
mBuckeyem said:
What would you rather the Dispatch do? Have readers submit their own questionnaire and have editors determine who is the foodie of the week?The author of the article could find more interesting people to interview. If they conduct an interview that isn't worth reading, don't publish it.
That's what editors DO.
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Walker
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catnfiddle said:
I know this particular person and have taken her to quite a few awesome places. She likes what she likes. Please be kind.To each their own. People are allowed to like what they like. But this person isn't a good fit for this type of article.
It would be like showcasing me in a fashion feature. :P
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