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[pissclams]

No one else is going to write an e-mail are they?

I sent him a video.

[Kirk_Seminoff]

Hello to Ben, Christopher and anyone else considering e-mailing me,

Sports editors are no dummies (OK, debatable). We get one e-mail from a fan on a particular subject and it's an occurrence. Two is a trend. So after Chris' e-mail, I logged on and logged in and found this thread.

Thanks to J-Mart for encouraging e-mails to me. There's nothing I love more than taking a break from coding up the Titans-Texans box score than to explain our coverage. (JM, get some sleep, your boys are money tonight.)

I, too, have marveled at the Oklahoman website the past few years. It's as tough to navigate as an I-35 in downtown OKC, but the resources they put into it are remarkable.

And that's the difference between us and them now. Resources. They got 'em, we don't. I want our site to be as varied as theirs, and I think we'll get there. But the Oklahoman is far ahead of us in technology and doing something we it. We debuted our high school sports website, VarsityKansas.com, in September. And while I've never given birth, I can only imagine it was something like getting that site started.

What J-Mart won't tell you is that he's the first K-State beat writer with a blog. He's breaking a ton of information on it, too. I'm betting it's must-reading for most K-State fans. Our paper's emphasis in Sports right now is the high school site, blogs and photo slideshows. We'll get there with the video. But it's going to take some time.

Hope that answers some questions. I'll check in after deadline tonight to see if there are others.

Kirk

[Kat Kid]

Hello to Ben, Christopher and anyone else considering e-mailing me,

Sports editors are no dummies (OK, debatable). We get one e-mail from a fan on a particular subject and it's an occurrence. Two is a trend. So after Chris' e-mail, I logged on and logged in and found this thread.

Thanks to J-Mart for encouraging e-mails to me. There's nothing I love more than taking a break from coding up the Titans-Texans box score than to explain our coverage. (JM, get some sleep, your boys are money tonight.)

I, too, have marveled at the Oklahoman website the past few years. It's as tough to navigate as an I-35 in downtown OKC, but the resources they put into it are remarkable.

And that's the difference between us and them now. Resources. They got 'em, we don't. I want our site to be as varied as theirs, and I think we'll get there. But the Oklahoman is far ahead of us in technology and doing something we it. We debuted our high school sports website, VarsityKansas.com, in September. And while I've never given birth, I can only imagine it was something like getting that site started.

What J-Mart won't tell you is that he's the first K-State beat writer with a blog. He's breaking a ton of information on it, too. I'm betting it's must-reading for most K-State fans. Our paper's emphasis in Sports right now is the high school site, blogs and photo slideshows. We'll get there with the video. But it's going to take some time.

Hope that answers some questions. I'll check in after deadline tonight to see if there are others.

Kirk

Thanks Kirk!

Here's to more videos!

 

[michigancat]

Hello to Ben, Christopher and anyone else considering e-mailing me,

Sports editors are no dummies (OK, debatable). We get one e-mail from a fan on a particular subject and it's an occurrence. Two is a trend. So after Chris' e-mail, I logged on and logged in and found this thread.

Thanks to J-Mart for encouraging e-mails to me. There's nothing I love more than taking a break from coding up the Titans-Texans box score than to explain our coverage. (JM, get some sleep, your boys are money tonight.)

I, too, have marveled at the Oklahoman website the past few years. It's as tough to navigate as an I-35 in downtown OKC, but the resources they put into it are remarkable.

And that's the difference between us and them now. Resources. They got 'em, we don't. I want our site to be as varied as theirs, and I think we'll get there. But the Oklahoman is far ahead of us in technology and doing something we it. We debuted our high school sports website, VarsityKansas.com, in September. And while I've never given birth, I can only imagine it was something like getting that site started.

What J-Mart won't tell you is that he's the first K-State beat writer with a blog. He's breaking a ton of information on it, too. I'm betting it's must-reading for most K-State fans. Our paper's emphasis in Sports right now is the high school site, blogs and photo slideshows. We'll get there with the video. But it's going to take some time.

Hope that answers some questions. I'll check in after deadline tonight to see if there are others.

Kirk

Maybe you should replace KSU beat writer #2 (something no other KSU beat has) with a video guy?

(sorry levi)

And lol @ J-Mart finally taking fatty's bait.

[Trim]

Hello to Ben, Christopher and anyone else considering e-mailing me,

Sports editors are no dummies (OK, debatable). We get one e-mail from a fan on a particular subject and it's an occurrence. Two is a trend. So after Chris' e-mail, I logged on and logged in and found this thread.

Thanks to J-Mart for encouraging e-mails to me. There's nothing I love more than taking a break from coding up the Titans-Texans box score than to explain our coverage. (JM, get some sleep, your boys are money tonight.)

I, too, have marveled at the Oklahoman website the past few years. It's as tough to navigate as an I-35 in downtown OKC, but the resources they put into it are remarkable.

And that's the difference between us and them now. Resources. They got 'em, we don't. I want our site to be as varied as theirs, and I think we'll get there. But the Oklahoman is far ahead of us in technology and doing something we it. We debuted our high school sports website, VarsityKansas.com, in September. And while I've never given birth, I can only imagine it was something like getting that site started.

What J-Mart won't tell you is that he's the first K-State beat writer with a blog. He's breaking a ton of information on it, too. I'm betting it's must-reading for most K-State fans. Our paper's emphasis in Sports right now is the high school site, blogs and photo slideshows. We'll get there with the video. But it's going to take some time.

Hope that answers some questions. I'll check in after deadline tonight to see if there are others.

Kirk

How does the Eagle make any money?

[Levi Wolters]

Didn't call him a name. Said he was "coming off as," which is different. Trust me - I went back and changed it originally.

Dude, go to kansas.com. Do we have video? This isn't my fight to lead. If you all, as readers, want to make an issue, it will have more impact. You should do it - for real.

I think the readers should get what they want. But when it is said our coverage is lacking, and when all our coverage consists of is stories - a majority written by me - that bothers me. I'll admit it.

E-mail my boss. Scream for video. Power to the people...

I can't stay mad at you.

We like the stories, we like the scoops, we like the blog, we like the unpretentious attitude and the message board posts, we like the Q&A, we like the "5."

We just want more vids so that fatty can continue compiling his 8 HDs + of marginally valuable KSU sports related media so that he can bust out another monster video at some point.  I understand what you are saying, it just came off as antithetical to your whole shtick which is "one of us."

I get that. Fatty, do you have a video camera? Maybe we could use you for some projects. If you're interested in talking about it, holler at me...

I'm not working with him. Ever. 

[fatty fat fat]

Didn't call him a name. Said he was "coming off as," which is different. Trust me - I went back and changed it originally.

Dude, go to kansas.com. Do we have video? This isn't my fight to lead. If you all, as readers, want to make an issue, it will have more impact. You should do it - for real.

I think the readers should get what they want. But when it is said our coverage is lacking, and when all our coverage consists of is stories - a majority written by me - that bothers me. I'll admit it.

E-mail my boss. Scream for video. Power to the people...

I can't stay mad at you.

We like the stories, we like the scoops, we like the blog, we like the unpretentious attitude and the message board posts, we like the Q&A, we like the "5."

We just want more vids so that fatty can continue compiling his 8 HDs + of marginally valuable KSU sports related media so that he can bust out another monster video at some point.  I understand what you are saying, it just came off as antithetical to your whole shtick which is "one of us."

I get that. Fatty, do you have a video camera? Maybe we could use you for some projects. If you're interested in talking about it, holler at me...

I'm not working with him. Ever. 

Did it really take 2 days to come up with that?

Not bad.