In the way of an introduction

Some people begin writing blogs because they strongly believe in causes that warrant struggling against a thousand-to-one word-to-page-hit ratio; others, because they feel the need for attention. I, however, do it because I'm bored. Yes, that is correct, bored, which I'm sure sounds like an exceptionally auspicious impetus for a blog on gaming. After all, if you play games, how can you even find the time for being bored? But ask yourself this: "Is there anything more futile than gaming?" Never forget this question, as it's probably bound to become a recurring theme on this blog; and don't worry, this is as philosophical as it is ever going to get.

Sunshine and merriment aside, the principal reason for Please Update Your Chauffeurs is that writing walls of text in forum threads on other sites, only to find them buried amid one-liners by other posters who never bothered to read all responses (including yours) before hitting "reply", is in many ways, after gaming, the apex of futility. I hardly mind not being read, but if I end up writing without an audience, I would sooner scribble from the solitude of a monastery than engulfed in the din of a forum, especially one whose sources of financing are suspiciously the same as its subjects for discussion -- which, come to think of it, applies to pretty much every gaming magazine in existence. This is why, despite my commitment to continuing to post on other sites, I have taken up residence here, where I can succeed or fail on my own merits and flaws.

Does this make me a gaming snob? I hope not. And don't be misled by the word "chauffeur"; the name for this site was adapted from a joke, if we can call it that, I have been using for quite a while. I welcome and encourage polite debate; this, after all, is the basis of democracy.

So let me welcome you to Please Update Your Chauffeurs. Feel free to join in on the discussion, and, above all, never allow me to depress you too much.