The Geck0 is... finally... OFF THE WALL

So, I've been answering some questions on Yahoo Answers... specifically videogame related questions that I feel I am qualified to answer - or that I know where to find the information.

On a couple of occasions, I have found that there is some problem or another with posting my answers... Sometimes, Yahoo Answers will have some issue on their side that keep me from posting... some error of some sort. Other times, The question will be resolved before I get a chance to post my answer. Recently, I tried to post an answer only to find that I had exceeded the allowed length, causing some of my answer to be truncated.

I'm not complaining, mind you, just learning the system a bit. Actually, it's quite to the contrary; I'm using these problems to my advantage. I've wanted, for some time now, to write editorials for GameVortex... sort of a periodic column. Well, I'm using my answers to these questions as sort of a jumping off point for my new editorial column, aptly entitled, "Off the Wall." (Seemed to make sense, me being the "Geck0" and all.)

My first "OFF THE WALL" article to be published was "The Proper Care and Feeding for Guitar Controllers." It was written in response to a question on Yahoo Answers, where the asker was worried about breaking their guitar controller.

It's not the best thing I've ever written (well, I hope it's not the best I've ever written), but it's a start. When I see a question on Yahoo Answers that looks like it would be of interest to several people... and I feel the need to expound on the subject, I will pen an "Off the Wall" article anew to address it. So, for now, the period of my periodic column will be "from time to time." If it generates some sort of interest or I get a good number of backlogged articles that are, shall we say, timeless, then I may look at assigning a specific frequency to the column's updates.

I would rather apply any spent effort in sticking to a regular release schedule towards the culmination and ultimate production of a web comic that I've been kicking an idea around for... as for the comic strip, I'm working on it...

Christmas is past... The new year approaches.

Okay, everyone... take a deep breath, hold it... and let it out... let it all out...

Whew! Christmas time is a busy season at GameVortex, with a pile of games to review, and movies, to boot! Now that Christmas has past, however, things can begin to calm down a bit, and we can start thinking about the new year ahead of us.

Which is kind of a big thing for us, since 2009 will be GameVortex's 10th Anniversary! Wow, the big One-Oh!

I would love to say I've got lots of things planned for 2009, but, at this stage, I have a few ideas here and there, without a solid gameplan. However, I am making my plans now, as part of composing my New Years' resolutions, so I think people will be pleasantly surprised at some of the changes we make... and that includes myself.

One thing I have been doing is answering questions on Yahoo Answers. I had been considering adding a Q&A section to GameVortex, but I might direct readers to Yahoo Answers, instead, where more people could benefit from the answers, what with Yahoo being the most popular website on the planet, right now.

Well, I'm off to work on my list.