Comment about the recent front page article

[Spiderman]

I thought it was cool/interesting that the author noted (in a private email to me) that Kelly Digges recommended submitting his article to us. Shows we're still on someone's radar!

 

[Modus Pwnens]

Hurray for us, although Wizards lurking on the forums is a scary thought

 

[DarthFerret]

So I take it Kelly Digges works for wizards?

 

[Spiderman]

I'm not sure if he's actually lurking, I'd have to check the user list. But he's aware of our site...

He works as one of the editors of some department, I believe... it may be in the article, not sure. Maybe the web content department?

 

[turgy22]

I don't think he's lurking on the message boards, but he's definitely aware of the front page. He emailed me a while back when I mentioned him in one of my articles, before he was working for WotC. I had jokingly called him out about copying my idea for a Coldsnap article referencing 1984 and he just wanted to say that he didn't realize I had written something similar and wasn't stealing it. I clarified that it was only a joke, since I didn't really expect anyone to be reading my stuff, but he said he would keep an eye on this site in the future. I also sent him an email later on, congratulating him when he got his current gig.

My guess is that Brian Strand wanted to get some of his writing published and since he's friends with Digges, he asked his advice. The article he submitted really isn't the sort of thing that they'll accept at StarCityGames (unless you're already established and/or have won something big) and you have to be on the writing staff to submit anything to MTGSalvation. So Kelly recommended this site. And I think it's a pretty good fit, since a lot of our stuff is just story telling.

 

[Spiderman]

I just hope he continues writing!