Monday 27 May 2013

Site News and Thanks

I've added an "About" section to the blog. It contains a couple of brief sections on what Of Dice and Pen is all about and who I am in case anyone was wondering. I may add more detail as time goes by. People can also make requests or otherwise just say hello in the comments section of that page.

I just wanted take a moment to say thanks to all who come to the site. I've been overwhelmed by how much the number of views to this blog have increased in just the last couple of months. The site passed 25,000 views about a week or so ago. That's only three months after it hit 10,000. Considering it took close to a year and a half to make that first 10,000, I'm pretty happy. Sure, there are sites out there for which these numbers would be a drop in the ocean, but they mean a lot to me. A powerhouse article has been my Sexism in Steven Moffat's Doctor Who? essay. It quickly rose to the most-viewed post on this blog and kept on climbing. At this time, it has nearly seven times as many views as its nearest competitor, my review of the Pathfinder Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition, and it continues to gather 100 to 200 views per day. If you do a Google search for any variation of the words Doctor Who and sexism, my essay is generally at or near the top of the list. I'm simply stunned. Thanks to everyone who has read that article (whether you agree with it or not) and any other articles on this blog. Thanks also to all those who have left comments. I appreciate you all!

4 comments:

  1. Thank you for taking the time to write such an insightful and interesting blog. I always check back here to read your latest reviews on Pathfinder products, and greatly look forward to your future articles. Keep up the great work!

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    1. Thanks! I should have some new Pathfinder reviews up soon.

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  2. Maybe it's just my computer, but I can't open your article on Sexism in Doctor Who. All I get is the title but nothing else under it. Was it removed for some reason?

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    1. That's strange. I haven't removed it, and I've just double-checked the links on this page to make sure they're working. Everything seems fine from my end. It might be a browser problem. Try clearing your cache and then reloading the page. Other than that, I have no idea why you can't see it.

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