Vote for MSPA in Polls - We're Gunnerkriggin' for MARCH MADNESS

[unbridledExüberance]

From Tom's twitter:

The Comic Mix vote has turned ugly very fast. I'm not happy with the negative feelings it's generating, about the readers OR the comics.

It was bound to happen, and I was never really okay with pitting comics in direct competition with each other in the first place.

Also, while I'm thankful for those who voted for me, I realise that my comic has undeservedly made it this far in the running.

With that said, I have requested that, win or lose, my prize be donated to Child's Play on my behalf. I do not feel it is mine to claim.

And that is why Siddell is awesome.


Not that this has anythng to do with the comic, but it kind of annoys me how Hunt is handling this. Basically every other comic author just stayed away from the whole thing because they knew this would happen and didn't want to get involved. Hunt, on the other hand, gets into a big thing with a troll, then proceeds to put the entire exchange on this comic's blog. SERIOUSLY? If you want to clear your name about a comment that literally nobody is taking seriously anyways, reply in the comments section and leave it at that. The people who read the blog are the fans of the comic who already know what this comic is about! Posting it on his website just unleashes a horde of raging fans into the already insane polls, destroying whatever little sensibility it had left. I really hope that was just him reacting without thinking things through and not some way to get more votes without actually asking for them. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt since, aside from that pointless counterattack rant on his blog, he seems pretty reasonable, so it was probably just an "innocent" mistake, but still... really? Of all the ways you could possibly handle it, that was probably the worst. Let all the craziness stay localized to the polls, don't spread it out onto your website *facepalm*. Sigh... whatever. I don't even care anymore </rant>

[deathsbuddy]

Eh. Vote for him anyway, Gunnerkrigg Court is a better comic. And... Child's Play does deserve the money!

[dialecticBlight]

Honestly, I think that both GKC and Goblins are pretty amazing webcomics and I've had them on my webcomic rotation for quite a while now, though Goblins for a bit longer. I only got into GKC a bit ago but both of them are quite good. At least for this competition, I had a hard time choosing between them and it was only due to the apparent fandom urge to vote for GKC that I voted for it, though I guess I canceled my own vote out twenty-four hours later because I felt kind of sorry for Thunt being called a mysoginist? So I've pretty much contributed nothing either way and I don't really care, because both comics deserve my vote.

I guess I'm just a bit saddened that the inevitable response to any intense competition will be finger-pointing and name-calling and a general shitstorm of a fun time all around. I mean, come on, the contest is for fun and in terms of money $100 isn't the end of the world, lighten up, guys. This is supposed to be a competition celebratory of the great achievements of webcomic artists and of how they've made a great work of art, not a place to deride one or the other, or their fandoms.

I guess I'll just step off my soapbox for now... Not pointing at anyone or trying to start a flamewar or say OMG YOU ARE A BAD PERSON FOR ARGUING because I do think that qualitative debates have their place, but much of it's turned a bit nasty on the comments and... I think it'd really be best if everyone just settled down, took a breather, and had a good time spazzing out about the seesaw nature of the conflict.

[unbridledExüberance]

Eh. Vote for him anyway, Gunnerkrigg Court is a better comic. And... Child's Play does deserve the money!

Oh, I wasn't saying you should stop voting for him. I only meant that I respect his decision, and that it was probably the best way to handle it. It just shows how the contest was a spectacular failure.

[Crumplehat]

Based off the ebbing responses here, I'm guessing most of the MSPA fan interest didn't translate as strongly once Homestuck was out of the running. I don't think I'll be mad if Goblins wins - Gunnerkrigg and Goblins are both deserving comics. I'm sort of torn about this, since I read both comics, appreciate them both, but cannot conceive of how Goblins is legitimately getting the groundswell it is. It's mostly comparing the forum activity of the comics in question to the intensity of the voting that makes it smack modestly of shenanigans to me. I'm glad Tom decided to wash his hands of the affair officially, though. Again, I heavily suspect an outside infestation of trolls who don't read either comic occurred that discolored the competition.

That said, when the dust clears, I do think everyone will come out a winner here due to the increased awareness given all the comics that made it into the higher tiers of the competition.

[AngrySanka]

In retrospect, I think mspa dodged quite a bullet there. No matter who's against goblins at the end, only that clusterf@ck awaits them. It was arguably bearable till the final two started.

Much respect for Siddell for staying outa this one.
As for Andrew, I'd like to believe he had seen this coming, promoting GKC instead. Probably has Seer of Bullsh*t powers, I dunno. He has my fear AND respect.

Just sad for the fact we couldn't gift him the title of #1 webcomic of some crappy website poll for 4/13.

[myu2k2]

this whole contest turned into a "Who wants it more?" event.

If the other, more visited, comics really wanted this award the team/person making them would have done a whole lot more to get it. Goblins can have it, but it would only put them ontop of the pile cause the rest of the comics' that could have stomped it into the ground basically went "I don't care. This is stupid."

[Primal Zed]

Looks like they moved it to a new page:
http://www.comicmix.com/news/2012/04...rude-comments/

Also, Gunnerkrigg is winning again!

It's amusing how often this is going back and forth.

[Doom Zero]

Eh. Vote for him anyway, Gunnerkrigg Court is a better comic. And... Child's Play does deserve the money!

Oh man that is funny.

Yes, I agree, it does deserve the money. Aren't you glad that someone like Siddell runs GKC? Now we can all vote for Gunnerkrigg Court, because we know the money is going to a good place.


I'm bitter about this because it's so awful it's funny.
"Vote for GKC, Siddell needs the money."
"No he doesn't."
"You're a terrible person for assuming he doesn't need the money!"
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All I have to say to those who asked us to give pity votes to GKC: GG.

[Primal Zed]

Oh man that is funny.

Yes, I agree, it does deserve the money. Aren't you glad that someone like Siddell runs GKC? Now we can all vote for Gunnerkrigg Court, because we know the money is going to a good place.


I'm bitter about this because it's so awful it's funny.
"Vote for GKC, Siddell needs the money."
"No he doesn't."
"You're a terrible person for assuming he doesn't need the money!"
:\

All I have to say to those who asked us to give pity votes to GKC: GG.

Do you really need to bring this topic up again?

[Crispiness]

Reading the comments section and there's talk about deducting points for rude fan behavior. "But what if the GKC fans masquerade as Goblins fans just to get Goblins knocked down a few votes?"

Man, this is serious. Super serious.

And that whole rape back-and-forth was horrible.

[Crumplehat]

For traffic accident awfulness and hilarity, I think this was the best $100 that Comic Mix ever spent for publicity.

March Madness indeed!

EDIT:
Looks like Gunnerkrigg won by a little under a thousand votes or so. It almost seems like an anti-climax after all the crazy drama in the final round. I wonder if people would have been so gracious if the prize had actually been worth having, like $10,000 instead of a paultry Benjamin.

[myu2k2]

yeah, for all this trouble i've always thought the prize was too small... i think they prob spent more paying the IT guys to fix their site then the actual prize money they gave out... total, i think they only shelled out $200, 250?.

[Holly]

Wait so uh
Is it over now? :u I thought it would keep going until the 13th?

Congratulations Gunnerkrigg~ (I'm gonna finish it soon, I swear.)
I guess I can put my sig back to normal now. :b