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View Poll Results: Which were your favorite Smog articles?
Ask the Admins 4 5.33%
Interview with JabbaTheGriffin 13 17.33%
Tournaments Coverage 7 9.33%
Featured OU Pokemon: Tornadus-T 14 18.67%
Featured Ubers Pokemon: Kyurem-W 16 21.33%
Featured UU Pokemon: Slowbro 11 14.67%
Featured LC Pokemon: Porygon 6 8.00%
Featured RU Pokemon: Moltres 7 9.33%
Featured NU Pokemon: Skuntank 4 5.33%
Type Analysis: Grass 8 10.67%
Bottom of the Barrel: Stuff You Should Not Be Using 33 44.00%
Best of the Best: Pseudo-Legendaries in BW 12 16.00%
Status in the Uber Tier 8 10.67%
How It's Made: Defense 15 20.00%
Top 10 Moves in OU 15 20.00%
Featured OU RMT 10 13.33%
Featured Ubers RMT 11 14.67%
Featured UU RMT 6 8.00%
Featured NU RMT 6 8.00%
Metamorphosis: How Awful Bug-types Have Improved Over Time 22 29.33%
Underrated Ubers Movesets 11 14.67%
Underrated DPP OU Movesets 10 13.33%
Introduction to "Balanced" Hackmons 11 14.67%
Worrying About Weather 13 17.33%
BW1 OU Metagame Analysis 11 14.67%
Ubers Cores 8 10.67%
What's New in NU? 8 10.67%
RU Ready for BW2 11 14.67%
NU Cores 9 12.00%
Pokemon Biology: Under the Sea 14 18.67%
PokeTour: Goldenrod City 6 8.00%
Smeargle's Studio Update 6 8.00%
Why the Ladder Sucks at Ubers, or: Charizard is Not a Good Meta Pick 36 48.00%
Bottom 10 Most Threatening Pokemon IRL 30 40.00%
Admin Tips: How to Succeed on Smogon 21 28.00%
The OI Players: TCG for GBC 3 4.00%
Review: Pokemon Conquest 4 5.33%
IRC Survival Guide 23 30.67%
The Orange Islands - Smogon's Casual Retreat 8 10.67%
The Outsider's Challenge 3 4.00%
CAP3 Report: Mulling Over Mollux 8 10.67%
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Old Aug 19th, 2012, 6:37:52 PM   #1
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Hi everyone! We at The Smog are always looking for some feedback, so here's another polling thread. Post some feedback here and we'll take it into consideration for future issues.

Some questions to keep in mind:
  • What are your favorite articles? Why?
  • What can we do to improve for future issues?
  • What kind of articles would you like to see that we don't currently cover?

If you have any more questions or things you'd like to address, please feel free, but remember to justify your opinions! In addition, please try to keep everything civil. Keep all criticism constructive and not disparaging! Thanks.
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Old Aug 19th, 2012, 7:04:51 PM   #2
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Favorite article? Why?
I liked the Pokemon Biology article, because it made me think of the more scientific aspects of Pokemon, aspects, one usually overlooks.
Anything to improve?
Well, I'd prefer a shortr wait time(who wouldn't) but I understand it's necessary to preserve quality. Quality over quantity and stuff.
Suggestions?
Off the top of my head, I can't think of anything. Keep up the good work!
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Old Aug 19th, 2012, 7:20:42 PM   #3
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I really like this issue because we provided such a diverse array of topics, but in the end most of the emphasis lies in competitive metagaming.

I personally when reading the finished articles, don't have that much interest in things such as Featured RMTs, but that's my opinion. Of course, I counter that by writing non-competitive things such as TCG and Orange Islands, so all is good I guess!
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Old Aug 19th, 2012, 11:18:38 PM   #4
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I personally love this issue. I thought it was the best issue yet!

Also love how one of my threads got mentioned in it!
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Old Aug 20th, 2012, 1:10:38 AM   #5
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Favourite article: nu cores
and mon biology.
I also liked the "praise" of zard for ubers players lol :)
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Old Aug 20th, 2012, 4:38:44 AM   #6
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This is seriously one of the greatest issues of the smog TILL DATE. I have read every issue of the smog and imo 7-10 was the best issues with 10 arguably the best. But this issue blows all of them out of the water tbh. Superb stuff !!
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Old Aug 20th, 2012, 2:22:50 PM   #7
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Honestly the only article I didn't enjoy was the "Bottom of the Barrel" article. A lot of it rings true, but It really comes off as being elitist and hostile for no apparent reason.
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Old Aug 20th, 2012, 5:07:11 PM   #8
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yeah, that article was slightly harsh.

I really liked the entertainment articles (who didn't) Oglemi's Bottom 10 list made me really hungry though, because he's always talking about food. Top 10 most used moves in OU was also interesting; it really showcased how much 'offensive OU' relies on one of Stall's greatest tools. Go figure.
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Old Aug 20th, 2012, 9:04:33 PM   #9
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I loved the issue, but the IRC Survival Guide article freaked me out about going onto IRC. Even with blarajan and Ray Jay both inviting me, I was terrified, and phoopes had to force me to go on it the same night.

To sum up, try to make things like that less terrifying. You make IRC sound like it's a graveyard for your social status.

Also, some more articles on LC would be nice. I was upset when there was no Featured LC RMT. I know it's not a popular tier but it stills rocks ;_;
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Old Aug 27th, 2012, 1:40:59 AM   #10
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- Favourite Articles/Why?
Everything in Entertainment is always epic :P
It was interesting how you fused metagame articles with humour (as always)
- Improve for future issues?
MOAR ARTICLES @@@@@ + Interview Zarel.
- What kind of articles would you like to see that we don't currently cover?
Nothing that I can think of >.>
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Old Aug 27th, 2012, 9:17:13 PM   #11
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This magazine was a good 'un, as always. Shame the delay of two months is irratating. I'd prefer more Entertainment and Arts and Recreation articles myself, but that's just my opinion.
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Old Nov 6th, 2012, 9:03:18 PM   #12
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I liked the Bottom of the Barrel and the Charizard article (funny, wasn't charizard in the Bottom of the Barrel?). I had no idea that many people use Freeze Burn Kyurem-W. Or Stone Edge Zekrom
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