Written Content Spotlight

[Spartan 4,531]

I had thought of this idea quite a bit ago, and kept forgetting to write about it since it needs to be done on a Sunday. However, I have finally remembered, and finally get to do it! Overall, and especially increased due to the changes to affiliation claiming, I've felt that written content on the forums has reduced significantly. There's a few reasons for that, and a big one is that a lot of people have hopped on the podcast wagon, and the other one that I anticipate in the future will be the affiliate vhl.com replacement changes. 

 

Therefore, I wanted to make a VHL.com series that highlights written content that I enjoyed over the past update week. It's definitely subjective, and I may have missed content other people really like, but I felt it'd be a nice thing to do for the folks who write content for me to read when I'm procrastinating at work.

 

Bo Johansson, The Late Bloomer - @Shindigs

 

This was was a more recent one, but I always enjoy when folks combine some written task with a graphical medium like Shindigs did here. As an Updater, I get annoyed sometimes with content like this since it's impossible to copy/paste into a word counter, but this one was relatively obviously over word count, and it gave me a good chuckle as I read through the "Player Trivia" sidebar. 

 

A Tale of Two Cups - @animal74

 

At this point, I think Animal is the absolute best VHL history-related writer in the league. He does fantastic work with VSN covering the all-decade teams, as well as plenty of other history-related pieces, but this one was especially cool to read as it quite literally described the connection between two users and their players across a decade of life. 

 

Lospenov to Houston, but for How Long? - @Gretzky didnt lift da puck

 

I've always been enamored by Gretz's work, especially due to the dedication he puts into building out his players' characters. With one of his old players, I think he even had a player AND agent twitter account to "feud" with then San Diego GM Thad. While other articles may be better formatted and written, I really liked this piece because of the story that keeps getting told in quite the extravagant and unfiltered manner.

 

Rough Start for Promising Rookie - @Scurvy

 

A first-gen jumping out of the gates and writing a media spot in his first week always impresses me. There were quite a few that were written over this past week since the recruitment boom, but I always enjoy player/team centric pieces with a focus on learning the ropes in our league. It's always exciting to get fresh blood in the league, especially when they start out with good content like this!

 

My First Award and Why I Don't Necessarily Agree With the Reasoning - @GustavMattias

 

I can't write a piece appreciating written work and not include anything by Gus in it. His work is my favorite to read on the forums, and often provides some thought-provoking discussion, or some super rational point that never ruffles feathers because he does it in such a good way. For anyone new, or anyone unfamiliar with awards voting rationale, this could be a decent piece to read about what defines "VHL MVP"

 

I'd keep going and hyping up more content, but I'm well over 200 words - bye!

[animal74 1,855]

Thanks for the mention @Spartan!