Some time ago I said I was a Geek Speak junkie, burning the podcast shows onto CDs so that I can listen to them on my commute. That hasn't changed--I still eagerly await the latest episode and it helps make some of those commutes breeze by.
However, now that the show is proving to be more than a flash-in-the-pan (16 episodes and counting, over 30 hours of audio material), I'm wanting it to make some improvements. No one on Boardgamegeek appear to have anything but glowing praise and mock criticism of the shows. I'd like to offer some constructive criticism. Some tough love. Maybe even some real criticism.
Rather than do so here on my blog, I might as well do it on BGG itself. The reaction should be interesting. I'm only trying to make the show better, sparking some discussion in the process. The absence of any real criticism concerns me a bit. That made sense with Geek Speak was brand new, a labor of love, and free. It's still free to listen, of course, but as Aldie & Derk begin to make BGG as much of a professional operation as the print game mags they should be able to handle the criticism.
Well do it with love! I am genuinely amazed at what Aldie and Derk have done at the Boardgamegeek and I genuinely enjoy GeekSpeak. The episodes are way too long, too large to download comfortably and can lack structure, but they make commuting much more bearable.
Posted by: Iain at February 7, 2005 09:21 AM