{"id":1491,"date":"2009-10-18T05:02:01","date_gmt":"2009-10-18T09:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2009-10-18T05:02:01","modified_gmt":"2009-10-18T09:02:01","slug":"this-blog-post-brought-to-you-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=1491","title":{"rendered":"This Blog Post Brought to You By…"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those of you who follow the exciting world of \u201ctech\u201d news<\/a>, you may have been hearing a lot of noise about how on December 1, 2009 The Federal Trade Commission will require bloggers and celebrities to clearly state when they receive cash or “payment in kind” for endorsing a company’s products or services. This seemed as good of time as any to let you in on how I, and in turn The Magical Buffet, operate. Prepare to probably not be surprised.<\/p>\n

As of this moment, The Magical Buffet generates no revenue. We have no paid advertisers, we don\u2019t charge for access to the site (and we never will), and I am not compensated monetarily by anyone for the enchanting articles that I write (but if someone wants to pay me, email me!). In truth, I actually lose money every month creating this wonderous thing you see before you. That said, this unpaid gig is not without its perks.<\/p>\n

First, I get to interact with all kinds of awesome people. Have you had an email exchange with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart <\/a>or Steve Kenson<\/a>? You know who has? This lady. Also, instead of being \u201cpolite\u201d and not talking about politics or religion, I get to do that whenever I want. Take THAT \u201cpolite society\u201d! Lastly, I get sent review copies of books and DVDs.<\/p>\n

I know from time to time I mention in my reviews that the thing I\u2019m talking about was sent to me by the publisher or distributor, but I don\u2019t always clearly state that fact. Just in case you didn\u2019t know, the books and DVDs I review are given to me in the hopes that I review them.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the shocker. Stuff that gets reviewed on this website is all stuff I genuinely like. In fact, I had toyed with setting up a website that I wanted to call \u201cShit Rebecca Likes\u201d. Instead, you poor souls have to put up with hearing about shit I like between articles and interviews from actual professionals. When I started doing reviews I made the conscious decision to only write reviews for things I like and that I think my readers will like. So yes, that means that there is stuff that I get sent that never makes it onto the website, and I\u2019m drunk with the power. Drunk I say!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not anticipating an FTC crackdown on The Magical Buffet, in fact, I\u2019m fairly certain the FTC will never know that I, or my little website that could, even exist. However, it is fair to let people know that hey, I didn\u2019t pay for this book that I\u2019m reviewing. So, um, hey, I haven\u2019t paid for any of the books that I\u2019ve reviewed, but I\u2019ve only reviewed the books and movies that I liked, I\u2019m all moral like that.<\/p>\n

And that my friends will probably be the only time I\u2019ll be described anywhere, by anyone, as moral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"