This Article Isn’t News We’re Just Reposting A Blogatog Quote

In the fast-paced world of hobbyist news it’s important to be on the forefront of reporting big stories when they happen. Other websites have been quicker to report on the news than us at Commander’s Herald, and we seek to aim higher or at the same level as them.

So, like many other important news sites before us we will begin to report on important and breaking news related to the world of Magic: The Gathering, such as this recent post on Blogatog, the blog written and run by Magic: The Gathering‘s Head Designer Mark Rosewater:

First we must properly dissect what’s going on in this post. A user by the name of tinyhoundjudgediplomat-blog (which may or may not be their actual name) has contacted Mark Rosewater, Head Designer for Magic: The Gathering, and asked him a question in regards to his identity (Rosewater’s’s identity, not the user who contacted Mark, if that isn’t clear enough).

The user tinyhoundjudgediplomat-blog asked simply “who are you”, a truly thought-provoking question. All three words in that three-word question are themselves three letters long. Could this possibly be a hint at a return to three-set blocks, something the community has been asking Rosewater about for years? Signs point to yes, but only time will tell.

How Rosewater responds to the mundane question is as important as the question itself. “I am Mark Rosewater, Head Designer of a game called Magic: The Gathering,” responds Mark Rosewater, Head Designer of the game called Magic: The Gathering. What he’s conveying here is multiple pieces of information: his name is Mark, his surname is Rosewater, he has a job title, that title is Head Designer, and the design that he heads is for a game called Magic: The Gathering.

By conveying this information he is answering the user’s question, truly showcasing why the Blogatog blog is such an important resource for information and news regarding Magic: The Gathering and its Head Designer Mark Rosewater. Once I finish this sentence I will have fulfilled the 350-word requirement I am contractually obligated to produce to get paid for this article.