#katfantastic

[semistsuga]

@katfantastic - Arataki. I love these colors! Copper shimmer is surprisingly hard to match, although golden roundhorns are PERFECT with it. I do think the butterfly’s wing fans are just really perfect too, with the golden-brown and the blue both included, but if you don’t like it, I’d probably swap it out for silks or maybe a teardrop lapis wing loop.

The rest is jewelry, because I love jewelry. Simple gold, teardrop citrine, and amber flourish. Heaven.

[mtgfan]

Then you should run a personal blog for casuals and new players without hinting at being better than you are. Really, I wouldn't trust a blog run by anyone other than Patrick Chapin or Brian Kibler [for advice], hence I'd never think of doing it myself. Just seems awful misleading that /you/ are the one they go to when you don't have the credentials for job; at least not to me. No GP/Major Tourny wins? Low Rating? Not convinced you advertise correctly to new players looking up to you.

Where on my site did I say this is the place for professional advice and pro help? Tell me.

I mostly answer ruling questions for God's sake.

Who are you to tell me what I can and can't do? I'm done with you. Last one.

[mtgfan]

Actually, I don't invalidate anyone for genuine want or concern for the game. I disregard and, yeah, even bash people who think they're cute because they've been to one FNM or a sealed event. No, not everyone will be good at the game, and really, that's not my concern - Instead, it's every attention spamming new player who gets into Magic to play off a 'nerd chic' on the internet. That doesn't make me elitist, that makes me honest. But what do I know? c;

Last reply here

No no, the part where I believed you to be elitist was this statement:

Do you think its cool to make a big deal out of playing Magic even if you're terrible? Personally, I sat with an 1800+ DCI rating during my stint, and went to Nationals in Kansas City few years back. I have a youtube where I talked about tips and tricks to the game, and I worked at a card shop in CT before I moved.

Why do you need to pull rank? Are you suddenly more knowledgeable and thus the end-all-be-all on MtG in which it relates to attention? No, though I do respect your time and experience with the game. Just a little humility is what I am looking for.

I respect your honesty and frankness. I actually enjoy it. I share your opinion about "nerd chic". I don't appreciate people who play MtG, or any game for that matter, to solely get attention. But in that sentence above in which you pulled out your Rating of 1800+ to prove a point severely cripples your standing as a responsible member of the community. It's basically saying that only people with good rating can talk about Magic.

I have a terrible rating, but does that make me special? No. Does that make me a terrible Magic player? Maybe. Does that invalidate me as a person with an opinion on a subject I love? Absolutely not.

Respectfully yours, MtGFan.

[mtgfan]

So, I have questions for other female mtg players: Do you think its cool to make a big deal out of playing Magic even if you're terrible? Personally, I sat with an 1800+ DCI rating during my stint, and went to Nationals in Kansas City few years back. I have a youtube where I talked about tips and tricks to the game, and I worked at a card shop in CT before I moved. So to me, the various booster pack opening pictures are just embarrassing for those who enjoy the game for more than attention. -Kat

This particular response verges (dare I say, tips) on the side of elitism. Everyone's word is equal here.

I respect you for teaching people how to play, but I dislike how you invalidate anyone who isn't a pro player (rating and the like).