All The Strange

Grim, over at Fanboy Rampage brings us a rumor-within-a-rumor, as Rich Johnston and SBC head honcho Jason Brice trade barbs about Johnston's edited ATR anniversary text. Here's a snippet from Grim's post:

Rumour column All The Rage has a retrospective this week, featuring previous writers looking back at their tenures on the column. Rich Johnston, original writer for the column, isn't too impressed, however:

"Might have been even more special if certain bits I wrote hadn't been cut out..."

Jason Brice, editor of the column, explains:

"There was some material removed because it was commerically sensitive, and other material because it was inaccurate. 1. In Rich's piece as it was originally submitted he said that Alan Doane was a partner in SBC, which he never was. 2. Rich also suggested SBC owed him money. SBC did owe Rich money, which at the time of his departure was offered to him, but he declined, saying that it should be given to Ian. Rich also recieved good and services in part trade. 3. Rich also suggested that ATR writers have been unpaid since his departure, which is inaccurate: subsequent ATR writers have been paid when their columns have received sponsorship. If there is anything else that I may have missed, Rich can choose to present it here, in LITG, or come to us directly."

For the full text, hit up Fanboy Rampage. You'll have to scroll down a bit to find the post. My apologies.

On another note, props to Blair Marnell over at ATR for another solid column. I disagree with Rich's comments RE: interviews and how they water down/weaken a rumor column. If anything, they provide a nice change of pace.