Dear readers, we like you. Please help us.
by Fairy Cake (and the Cakettes)
People who read TMC; we like you. In fact, we really really really like you. You give us the excuse to track down our favourite lez idols and have a good healthy ogle at them. You don’t threaten to call the police when we photograph you and on the days when we’re avoiding the crushing monotony of our day jobs to post Rihanna’s latest titilating promo, we know that at least one of you will be there to validate our perversity and give us a virtual titty-bump.
People who read TMC; we know that a handful of you ain’t happy. We occasionally get posts from said unhappy readers telling us that we’re doing a bit of a shitty job, whether in our content or our photos. Please picture our sad faces.
ANYWAY folks. The point is TheMostCake is here for you, and without you, we’re just a bunch of lady-lovers wanking on about Lady GaGa into the cyber-abyss (well…we are still this with you, but at least the abyss feels a bit smaller). We try to make content that you’ll like, but in order to do that, we need feedback. We need feedback so loud that it would make Ozzy Osbourne want to have a bath and an early night.
SO. Here are two big fat requests to all of you -
1) We are always looking for new writers. We’ve tried to put ads up on Gumtree but they got taken down because of the offensive amount of gay – and other sites cost us money that we don’t have :(. So, if you fancy yourself as a writer for TMC, or know someone who might, please get in touch via contact@themostcake.co.uk. We will of course get back to you as soon as we can (unless you’re trying to sell us cake). ANYONE can do this; our only vetting policy is “is it good?”.
2) Tell us what you want. Criticism is great. It helps us fix problems. What we desire right now are some content pointers. You don’t have to pitch ideas to us if you don’t want, but do tell us what you want more of. Crazy for fashion? Pictures of fit celezbians? Advice? Gender studies? Hit us up! And if there’s anything you think SUCKS BIG TIME about TMC, venty vent vent. Though please be friendly. We have big feelings and trolling is nay cool.
We want you to know that we always read your suggestions and we take your opinions super-seriously. We have meetings and everything. We value you guys and we want to create a site that you bum like woah. So post your ideas below, or email us at contact@themostcake.co.uk. Yeah? YEAH! #Rockyairpunch
i <3 TMC. I think you're doing a great job. Few more funny stories/ sex-escapades would be gd :)
Guys, the site is good, you just need to represent the rest of us a bit more. We get that you’re cool, trendy, attractive East London types with great wardrobes and exciting media links, but most of us aren’t, y’know? Maybe do a little more on how life is for the rest of us; what it’s like to be a gay in the provinces, to not know any gay people. Plus, it would be cool if you could write some positive stuff about bi and trans people. xx
Thanks @Coffee….we’ve had loads of email and responses to this so thankyou all sooo much – luckily most of it’s pretty positive. Should have some new writers for you soon! And we’ve definitely looking into more bi and trans-positive stuff (especially since two of us *shockhorror* like men)…
Erghhhhh.
I admit, I sometimes read this site and at the end of the article sit there and think, “what…?” I think you guys are going down the “spectacularly trivial” route, with requisite in-jokes, acronyms, and LA-Gay bitchiness – i.e, “Her shoes = OMG VOMIT”. You don’t suck outright, you just happen to be emulating a pretty shitty genre of journalism, which deliberately aims to be as vacuous as possible. There are some smart people among you, obviously, so why not use them? I get the feeling that people are afraid to say something smart, or write something longer than three paragraphs in case their audience gets bored. Fair enough if you think your primary audience is shallow consumerist media luvvies with zero attention span who just wanna read about sex, but the quality of the website will be as low as your expectations; the people who want to read engaged good quality stuff will just go elsewhere. I’m not saying you have to become The Financial Times – god knows I like my media junk fix – just a little more imaginative.
Noah and the whale say hi : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8YCSJpF4g4&feature=related
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