Car Reviews on PSXE? What Do You Think?
See Full ImageUPDATE: Just so we're clear, guys, I only intend to do this ONCE a week. This will not replace any of the work I do now, or have an affect on our daily operations at PSXE. -Arnold K.
Howdy, folks. Arnold here. Instead of doing a poll, which I felt is a bit informal. So I decided to poll you guys formally, by using the comments section below. As many of you may know, I'm a gearhead...and sometimes, you've probably seen this in my reviews of racing games, my automotive passion happens to get the best of me. For a long time I've wanted to put my thoughts on cars into writing, and lately I've noticed there's a number of you who also enjoy cars quite a bit, or at least, enjoy racing games. So I figured, why not write car reviews and post them as editorials?
What do you guys think? I have access to a lot of high-end vehicles, so having consistent content shouldn't be a problem. I'd also be able to take requests for reviews, as well, provided you guys don't ask me to review a Ferrari or Bugatti. Sound off in the comments below.
11/20/2009 1:28:57 PM Arnold Katayev
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ArnoldK PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:05:42 PM
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Gone
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:39:48 PM
Can you test the Nissan GTR for us?
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mykjessnjr
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:20:02 PM
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Zorigo
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:14:08 PM
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camaro300zx
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:00:18 PM
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People on this site can barely afford all the new games coming out how can we afford a brand new 370Z or my dream car a DeLorean, and possibly the new Camaro, of course.
I too am a gearhead and car enthusiast but I come here for games, and go to car sites for car stuff.
Don't ruin this site.
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ArnoldK PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:05:05 PM
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www
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:08:52 PM
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Jiggy
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:30:13 PM
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www
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:09:51 PM
Look down at my next post and you clearly see I support this.
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www
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:10:59 PM
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Random_Steve
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:11:32 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:15:45 PM
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It'd be similar to personal editorials I've done in the past that got such a huge amount of attention. But games, of course, will always remain the primary focus. We're not going to start posting car news, for instance. :)
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Highlander
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:40:37 PM
Then again if you're even half as funny as Clarkson is, then I say get to reviewing...
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Gone
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:31:50 PM
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kevyd09
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:37:15 PM
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Akuma07
Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 3:46:59 AM
Your kidding?
We get to read about Bens life allllllll the time, and Arnold just wants to do Car reviews once a week?
Dude i say go for it, it IS you guys site after all.
2 questions though....
1) How does one get access to those 'high-end' cars you talked about =]
2) Can you pleeeaaasse review the Nissan GT-R '09
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www
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:23:14 PM
Your avatar is stranger!
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LegendaryWolfeh
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:56:28 PM
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HeXeN
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 2:02:18 AM
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Jawknee
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:20:43 PM
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Qwarktast1c
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:22:11 PM
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anything else might be nice, but not really needed
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JBLAZE
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:25:14 PM
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tlpn99
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:41:32 PM
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NoMoreWar
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:42:25 PM
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Titch1794
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:36:04 PM
Car reviews would certainly be welcome. Also it would be a nice little insight into the cars in GT5.
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photo K
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:11:55 PM
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kevinater321
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:30:37 PM
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maxpontiac
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:34:55 PM
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Which brings me to my point.
I would welcome car reviews without any second thoughts. Why? I love cars. Gran Turismo is my favorite game. Heck, take a look at my name, that will tell you where my loyalties lie. I still go to Joystiq/Autoblog from time to time to read up on gaming and cars.
PSXE became my PS3 home when PS3fanboy went away, so all your auto reviews would do is take another step in becoming my one stop website for gaming and cars.
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photo K
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:35:29 PM
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mexgeo86
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:37:30 PM
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People have a choice within each article whether they want to read it or not, so if cars isn't their taste then they should just skip the article.
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Soultaker
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:38:39 PM
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fluffer nutter
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:38:50 PM
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Oxvial
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:39:53 PM
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personally I would read those reviews.
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BTNwarrior
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:40:01 PM
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And since you would be taking requests, I say test a 2002 WS6 Trans Am. I would love to get your take on it
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PS3addict
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:41:57 PM
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'06 elemenet lovingly referred to as the orange toaster.
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Ultimadream
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:42:02 PM
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JohnnyGold
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:42:10 PM
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in fact, ben, id go so far as to say you should dead any and all op ed pieces on the system, and insights into your personal life.
either
a) start a blog, and sign off on your NEWS posts with a link to it
b) tweet, facebook, something along those lines
c) open up a sister site to this... maybe a gamer lifestyle site. something along those lines. review cars, music, women, etc.
i mean, damn ben. for a guy that pisses and moans about the lack of respect afforded to video game journalists, you don't do much to further the cause.
shoot me a link to the last self-penned roger ebert article in a chicago paper about his dating life.
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maxpontiac
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:53:40 PM
You have some good points, but there is no need to be so condescending.
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Aftab
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:23:57 PM
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Doosharm
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:38:36 PM
The point is that this is a site dedicated to the single topic of video games. That is why we're all here. I'm sure we all make the decision every day which articles we choose to read and which we pass over. But, aside from the editorials, they are all well within the subject matter this site is dedicated to.
By adding in articles about cars, you're fundamentally changing the purpose of the site from the sharing of information and discussion on video games to the sharing of information and discussion of video game AND cars.
Once you begin to include other off-topic information you are fundamentally changing not only the content, but the functionality and the community of this site.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:29:42 PM
Secondly, I don't think all of you are getting what we're asking. You're not going to see car articles mixed with gaming articles. We're talking about a few editorial pieces MAYBE a couple times a month. NOTHING else would change. Furthermore, are we all forgetting that a lot of video games use...um...CARS? Don't you think we'd make that tie-in every now and then?
All these, "no, I don't want a car site" responses are ludicrous. PLEASE understand the concept.
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Doosharm
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 9:27:16 PM
But, maybe I need a little clarification on the purpose of the car reviews. Arnold only said he'd like to write a weekly car review because of his personal interest. Nowhere in his post does he suggest he's going to write a video game related car review. If his reviews have a direct relation to video gaming then it is certainly appropriate content for a video game site.
But if they are just "car reviews", what place do they have on this site? And I truly mean that in a non-confrontational sort of way. How, in your mind, does the concept of car reviews fit into the scope of PSXE?
If you guys have aplan that makes sense I'll support it fully. And please understand all of us who are saying "no, I don't want a car site" are responding to Arnold's post as we understand it because he asked us to and truly have the best interests of PSXE in mind. If we misunderstand the purpose then please excuse us and clarify. Suggesting that I'm being ludicrous is personally offensive.
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NiteKrawler
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 10:07:24 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 11:48:38 PM
And you have to remember, this isn't a newspaper. It's a website with a fully functional interactive community. It's a very different venue and because we choose to make it feel more like a family, we'd like to think we're capable of talking about different things every once in a great while. Nothing about the game focus will ever change and you won't be seeing less content because of Arnold's occasional car review.
But comments are huge for us. People contributing is huge. The games are here to stay but we'd like the human aspect of the entire endeavor to shine through.
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Doosharm
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:39:40 AM
But you're right, this isn't a newspaper that covers a wide variety of topics, its a website with a very specific topic:
"PSX Extreme is a video game website that covers Sony Playstation news 24 hours a day, 7 days a week."
It is our mutual interest and enjoyment in all things PS related that brings us all together at this location. It is the basis of the family relationship you talk about.
It's not that I think your game coverage will suffer because of Arnold's car reviews, its just that the topic of cars is so completely unrelated to PS news that the only place it belongs on this website is the "off-topic" section of the forums or on an "About the author" page where you talk about what cars you like.
If you want to have a weekly editorial on cars in games, I'm all for it. If you want to compare a car in GT5 with its real life counterpart, do it. If you want to talk about which was the cooler car: Sweettooth or Spyhunter, go ahead. But if you want to just give a review of a real life car with little or no relation to video gaming it just doesn't fit into the scope of this site as you guys described it.
But Arnold asked for opinions so I gave mine. And the only reason I've been so vocal about it is because I don't understand the reasoning behind it but somehow it makes so much sense to other people, as if a feature about cars was the obvious next move for you guys.
But in the end I don't really care. I don't think it fits in but I'm not going to complain if its there. I don't get it, but whatever. The bottom line is I like this site, I like the writers, and I like the community. When the posts start rolling in I'll politely skip over them and not make a fuss.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:56:31 PM
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Akuma07
Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 7:07:20 AM
not give everyone the chance to piss and moan about it.
better to ask forgiveness than permission.
plus if you just did it, if people didnt want to read it, they have the COMPLETE option of NOT clicking that link.
people need to stop crying, in the end it IS their site, not ours, if you think doing these editorials will improve the value of your site, and the enjoyment of your readers, then who are we to stop you?
people are forgetting this IS a NEWS site after all, not an open forum.
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tlpn99
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:45:15 PM
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I did ask that I would like to see you post more. I dont mind the fact that it is about cars as I dont mind racing games.
I am sure the game reviews and news would continue just as much. :)
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Sir Shak
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:45:31 PM
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Detroyer 1250
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:48:10 PM
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DcIronfist
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:48:28 PM
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Guest
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:53:21 PM
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But...
(huh, huh, I wrote "But", huh, huh...)
Besides the point that this website seems best left to revolve around gaming, I've JUST taken on a new little 2010 "Bundle of Joy". Knowing how I feel about that car gets me thinking of this:
Cars can be a VERY personal thing. Games, sure, okay, but CARS, cars are like "the other woman". Their about: your method of transportation, racing for pinkslips, car shows, cruisin' at night, gettin' lucky, having a responsibilty.
What seems more "moving"? A girl in a bikini holding a copy of God Of War, or the same girl in front of a car (any car) that's been waxed, taken care of, and blaring a great song...(we're talking the car, not the girl).
Again, I think you should try it, but keep in mind the crap you might have to endure from people, as well as irate automaker publicists, if you give negative comments on their "Bundle of Joy"...
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nickert0n
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:57:35 PM
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I remembered when they said that adding 360 content wouldn't create a divide in their focus, user base, and feel of the site, but it did, and now they are nothing but a bunch of pretentious @ssh0les.
I think that if one would like to do car reviews then they should do it in the proper channels, not piggybacking off of the success of another community.
I do encourage much success and growth in writing car reviews and if you did put that content in the right places with your writing talents I know you will prosper well from it.
That's my honest opinion, its your site, but a site is nothing without users.
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frylock25
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:00:32 PM
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i think you have the respect of enough people that frequent this site to write what you want.
hell, you guys allow us to go pretty off topic in our postings to completly unrelated to the topic at hand. have some fun post whatever the hell you guys want most of us will probably respond to it.
i say do it.
make it a sunday thing.
there really only is usually the week in review so add something to sunday. i mean its not like you have to write it sunday just post it up for us. who can complain about it being on sunday anyway its not like there is any game news on sunday anyway.
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Larsperson
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:01:33 PM
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DemonNeno
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:05:12 PM
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Just some feedback!
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Scarecrow
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:09:01 PM
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jk jk guys
But seriously, if you love cars you'd love this kind of editorial.
God I'd love to hear what a Viper in real life feels/drives like. I mean GT gives you a great feel, but that's going at 100+ mph most of the time. Would be cool to know what it's like INSIDE, outside, how the car takes corners in every day life, how it compares to other cars of its class, etc.
Anyway, It'd be awesome!
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DemonNeno
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:51:41 PM
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Streets_74
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:13:29 PM
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Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:15:15 PM
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Dustinwp
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:19:00 PM
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Dustinwp
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:28:17 PM
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DGo8
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:28:14 PM
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LightShow
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:31:55 PM
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i think itd be cool if you would do "Arnolds Weekly Car Review" alongside bens, and just choose two or three and tell us what you like, what you didnt like, and what we should stay away from, in brief. might be the best format to pursue.
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atomaweapon
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:32:40 PM
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But either way I don't think it's a big deal.
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bearbobby
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:42:07 PM
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However, if by "access to a lot of high-end vehicles" is code for you doing some kind of Gone in 60 Seconds carjacking exploits, I think this site should immediately shift focus to coverage of said exploits. That'd be sweet :)
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zerostar39
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:42:51 PM
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BrillantED
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:52:51 PM
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However, after reading other's thoughts, I believe now this can be a great opportunity to learn about it. yes, to learn about cars!
So, please Arnold proceed with it.
There will be some people that not only can enjoy it but also learn from it.
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Naga
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:54:04 PM
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Corak
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:56:14 PM
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coldbore
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:57:33 PM
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Advent Child
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:59:22 PM
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Poor_boy
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 3:59:31 PM
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NeoHumpty
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:03:55 PM
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Naztycuts
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:08:12 PM
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Doosharm
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:11:42 PM
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I agree with JohnnyGold that you guys should give yourselves each a blog page within this site where you are free to discuss any subjects you wish. Clearly there is an existing audience for it (lots of positive replies here and lots of feedback to Ben's personal posts.) But I typically skip over such posts as they are very rarely related to why I come here. You could still write them, still make the accessible to the readers of this site, and still get feedback on them, al while keeping a nice gap between the actual content of this site and a blog. In that way those of us in the PSXE community who aren't gear heads won't have to worry about a sudden rush of new members who are only interested in the car articles. Its our love of games that bring us together here... I don't want people who don't give a crap about games getting mixed in and ruining that.
So, If you want to do it, I support you. I would just prefer if it was kept distinctly separate.
But another part of me wants to say, "Why oh why would you be writing about cars when there is so much more PS content to write about?" How about updates on the best stuff available on the PSN? I mean they update it every week with a ton of stuff that never gets mentioned here. Or what about guides written by you guys for certain games? Not like entire walk-throughs, but just let us know how you did it. I know that may help people with RPGs, like how did you build your team, etc. Or even do the same thing with Gran Turismo... "Here's how I customized X car for Y race and I get first place every time." Those are the kind of features I'd like to see come before general real-life car information.
But again, it's your site so you can do whatever you want. The only way I would get upset about it is if it changed the community for the worse. Which, I hope, you guys would notice and fix yourselves before it ever became a problem anyway.
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therabbitkinge
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:12:21 PM
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Think you can talk about what tech works best when installing Tvs and game consoles into said cars? Lol pushing it I know ^_^
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jerocarson
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:14:10 PM
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Ben, Arnold and the entire psx team thanks for your continuous and ever exciting informative news, and infos
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Fane1024
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:26:55 PM
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Personally, I have no interest in car reviews, even if they're connected to games in some way, and won't be reading them.
I'm with those who would prefer that psxextreme only contain content about gaming, and only PlayStation gaming at that. FWIW, I voted against expanding to include the XboxNerds site when you asked, but I simply ignored it when it appeared and can do the same for any car content.
If Arnold has an itch he needs to scratch, he should scratch it and see what the response is.
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KevinCairo
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:39:57 PM
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kevyd09
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:45:22 PM
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Bandit1
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:58:46 PM
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Craigo
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:01:16 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:11:04 PM
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photo K
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:14:46 PM
were you thinking of implementing the same rating system? 10/10?
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mike rlz
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:28:46 PM
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JPBooch
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:35:30 PM
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Alienange
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:44:08 PM
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Anyway, not to berate the topic, just want to say my vote is no.
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Banky A
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:21:16 PM
Ben wouldn't review gym equipment =] There wouldn't be enough people here even remotely interested at all lol but I would benefit.
But a lot of people like cars I would think ;)
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Doosharm
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:14:32 PM
Why not then open it up to politics and sports like Ultimadream suggests?
Of course I understand that Arnold is interested in specifically writing about cars and is looking for a home for such articles but it stands to reason that car articles are as appropriate here as articles about sports, politics, or gym equipment.
Either make a direct tie-in with video games in each article or create a new home as many others have suggested. If the crew behind PSXE created a site dedicated to gamer lifestyle like many others suggested I would bookmark it and check it daily just as I do this one. Just leave this site as it is.
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mustang750r
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 5:50:27 PM
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nogoat23
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:17:25 PM
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What separates this site from others is that you guys give glimpses into who you are, and what you like. These car reviews would be doing exactly that, and I'm all for it.
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brown_E_bear
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:44:56 PM
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MrGenocide
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:04:59 PM
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If you end up writing the reviews, would it be possible to review the 2010 ZR1 (or even ZO6) Corvette?
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badradio
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:06:21 PM
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Can't you just make your own car site and write all you want? Go work for Polyphony digital then.
I mean honestly, it is disrespectful to people that come to this site for video games. I like games, not crazy cars.
But thanks for letting me voice my opinion about it, I appreciate that.
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piratedrunk
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:16:30 PM
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therabbitkinge
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:20:21 PM
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Who the hell wants to hear about cars? Four wheels a frame and a vroom vroom stick that's makes the whole mess of metal together! I get along just fine on my scooter on these new york streets and I don't need to see cars all over my gaming news! My 360 CD cases don't have wheels and they get along just fine!
(Your daily dose of flaming from your friendly neighborhood rabbit ^_^)
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Banky A
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:24:17 PM
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I just hope you don't write so many car reviews that the people who come here for the games will get angry ;)
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Dingodial
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:25:16 PM
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shaydey77
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:28:39 PM
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Could request you revew a classic car from tme to time like an austin mini or beetle or...well any car you can get your hands on over 25years old! If not ll be more than happy reading car reviews
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spiderboi
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:58:27 PM
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Personally, it's ok with me so long as Ben, Arnold and the guys don't lose focus and go "drifting" towards non-game stuff too much.
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tes37
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:03:09 PM
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So.... when do we get the first review?
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eLLeJuss
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:08:53 PM
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LoL. j/p :P idc as long as our daily read dont get slowed down :D
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Douchebaguette
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:09:14 PM
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Shinji from Crunchyroll.com decided one day to add a Cars section to the site, which was completely unfitting as the site was more dedicated to anime and Asian dramas. Now that Cars section doesn't even exist anymore [but tbh, Crunchyroll sucks nowadays anyway].
As for PSXE, it'll probably work considering it'll all be in editorials. Those interested in the subject will of course take their time to read these articles and those who come here to read about gaming will probably stay within their grounds, whilst also taking a glance from time to time.
Go ahead. It's worth a try and it isn't going to kill the site. As for me, I'm more of a motorcycle person =P
And Top Gear rules.
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Shadow_Ninja
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:12:31 PM
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i am currently in the process of buying an infiniti g35.and i don't consistently post here, but this article made it inevitable.
anyways, a car i would like for you to review would be the BMW M3 e92. probably my favorite car right now. hey maybe you can even post videos of your review. yea?
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ArnoldK PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:24:38 PM
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Shadow_Ninja
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 11:34:28 PM
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ArnoldK PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 11:57:56 AM
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Shadow_Ninja
Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 12:25:02 AM
Oh yea, I got my G35 today, great car! I'll post a pic of it here sometime this week.
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ArnoldK PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:19:18 PM
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I'm also very happy to see an overwhelming amount of support for this idea. The first two reviews will be sports cars: a Nissan 350Z and a BMW M6. =)
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RockhounD
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 10:36:47 PM
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Akuma07
Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 3:53:43 AM
laaaaaammmeeeeeeeeee
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eLLeJuss
Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 5:02:22 PM
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frostface
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:28:49 PM
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Riku994
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 9:04:34 PM
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th0mas21
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 9:11:41 PM
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not to mention, its your site! you cant please everyone... go for it
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Reccaman18
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 9:24:42 PM
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NiteKrawler
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 9:59:37 PM
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Karosso
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 10:26:32 PM
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Go for it Arnold! if anything, this new segment might bring people who are into cars into the hobby of gaming and vice versa. Will bring new readers to our community and strengthen and expand it.
Lets take a vote!!
All in favor say YEA!
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Solid Fantasy
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 10:27:18 PM
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therabbitkinge
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 11:17:10 PM
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Lol I can see my carrening through traffic while playing burnout as we speak ^_^
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 11:43:51 PM
I could chime in because I DID own one, but oh well. :)
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Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:00:39 AM
Honda S2000 > Nisan 350Z anyway of the week.
although they are a little overpriced.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:11:16 AM
...are you nuts?
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ArnoldK PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:25:43 AM
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Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 8:01:57 AM
whats wrong with the S2000?
its a popper coupe, something small light and nimble, and has a better ride height and better driving position.
the 350Z is a cross between normal saloon car and a go cart, it does not know what it wants to be.
copes should be low, nimble and compact the 350Z is neither of those.
not me just saying that either, Jeremy from top gear has always said that about them.
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ArnoldK PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:14:24 PM
Ultimately, the S2K is overpriced for a car that offers less of everything. For one, the ugly and barren interior is hard to live with, as are the lack of creature comforts. It's far too small, as my 6'1 frame does not fit into it. Having driven my friend's S20000 a few times, all I did was complain about how cramped the interior was.
And then, I complained about how slow the car was. "Oh, but you have to rev it to 9000, dude" (an exaggeration, I know). So what is this then, a sports car or a Super Saiyan? I shouldn't have to run a car to its limits to get some life out of it. I don't want to wait for the 'V-tack' to kick in. If this is a track car, why didn't Honda design it with a motor that has low-end and mid-end grunt? A flexible powerband is crucial for a car with a chassis like the S2000's - it needs to enter the apex with power on tap, so that it can use that power immediately at the exit. The S2000 is not a car that can do that, you have to constantly string the car, and worry about the rear-end giving out since you're in a lower-gear, spinning near redline for power. Is it balanced? Sure is. And does it have, what in my opinion is the very best 6-speed transmission in the whole world? A bullet proof motor? Yep. Yep. But refined it isn't. Comfortable it isn't. Practical? Even less practical than a 350Z is. And driving it around town is just awful.
As a track car, the S2K is great, but it makes a terrible daily driver. Though, again, it does have the best 6-speed transmission of any car I've ever driven.
Last edited by ArnoldK PSXE on 11/21/2009 12:23:20 PM
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 7:26:23 AM
revving the guts out of the thing is the S2000s swan song.
could use with a little more power but than what car couldent?
and yea its not a practical car because its a coupe, its to small to fit anything in to.
its not suppose to be a every day car, coupes are not suppose to be every day cars.
there meant for weekends when its just you, no wife, no kids just you and the machine.
though your right about the interior, honda have never been good at interior.
well the only company that is, is alpha romeo those cars are car pornography!
next car i want to get is a 147GTA but thats a long,long,long way off :(
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Akuma07
Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 7:08:14 AM
i heard a swan make a noise once, i thought someone had stolen my lawn mower.
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randomname
Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 11:38:08 PM
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sure, why not? would like to see a review every now and then.
on another note. Can some one clarify me what did I do to receive moderation approval? nvm I think it was a bug cause its gone now.
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frylock25
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:14:58 AM
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Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 11:58:51 PM
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and if you need any help testing the cars out i would be more than happy to help yous out ;)
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frylock25
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:20:54 AM
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as a gaming site i think that would be awesome. you know maybe since this is a more sony oriented site cover some sony tvs or recievers. we all love our ps3's but how do we know what to use to watch and listen to our ps3.
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LowKey
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 2:16:51 AM
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BikerSaint
Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 6:15:51 PM
I'd give you 10 thumbs up for that post!!!
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GuernicaReborn
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:28:28 AM
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Geobaldi
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:42:50 AM
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Or will they........
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somethingrandom
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:26:25 AM
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LowKey
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:28:48 AM
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Nerull
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 2:15:08 AM
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However if it doesn't affect the pace of the site too much than why the hell not?
It's obviously something you're passionate about and its you guys' site, which many of us come to partly because of your personalities.
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nath08
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 5:09:27 AM
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Reckoner
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 6:44:03 AM
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therabbitkinge
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 9:00:47 AM
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:enter fanfare:
things like this! Us giving our feedback and it being heard by those we respect
:enter crying women and children:
knowing that when a change is made, we were there! When a problem is solved, we were there!
:enter fainting woman: that when we are presented with a change we welcome it with open arms!
:enter whooping and hollering:
THANK YOU PSXEXTREME WE ARE YOUR FANS AND WE SHALL FOLLOW YOU TO THE DEPTHS OF ANY REVIEW YOU WRITE!
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WolfCrimson
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 9:57:05 AM
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tridon
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 9:16:29 AM
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therabbitkinge
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 11:30:18 AM
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3kGT_racr
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:45:31 PM
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Daedusian
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 1:01:06 PM
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Nick Maim
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 2:27:27 PM
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D1g1tal5torm
Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 7:29:07 PM
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Personally I come to this site for video game related content. I goto to other sources for var info and even then I'm not really interested in the finer details. (Top Gear being a perfect case in point.)
The shift review is a perfect example. It was an ok game, not really a sim at all and Grid was superior in pretty much every aspect. But the shift review went off into as tangent by digressing into stat heaven.
In all honesty, I really dont think car reviews fit, and I worry you will pitch the review at a level not really suitable to your community base.
But it appears the article wasnt really courting opinion, it was just preparing the community for the inevitable.
As a final point, the ps3 articles are great keep up this good work.
Last edited by D1g1tal5torm on 11/21/2009 7:31:52 PM
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Cavan
Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 7:28:42 PM
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BikerSaint
Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 6:20:34 PM
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And remember folks, all the reader's here have a freedom of choice....READ them or DON'T read them.
Simple as that!
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556pineapple
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Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 1:58:55 PM