I hardly ever viewed GameSpot. I often found it provided the most information, that the said information was reliable and easy to read, clear and concise. However, I simply did not spend the majority of my time on GameSpot - or even on the internet, prefering instead solid, simple, down-to-earth GAMES.

But, you can buy loyalty. Heck, I sign up to give it to you. I signed up to Gamespot in the hope of giving a review on a game I own - but found quickly growing stale - to find I must be a member. Fine and dandy, think I, so I do. Now I have to be level 3.
I spend about two hours trying to figuire out what the hell 'Level 3' is supposed to mean - it's not in the main FAQs, after all... but, via forum, found it!
What a bummer getting the answer.

When I say essence of sheep, my real maening is this. I hardly ever use the net, let alone using the net for researching into games I already know in depth.
I spent three consectutive hours doing nothing that I can remember.
I DO remember waiting about 15 minutes to watch a video review that had to rebuffer every time it started playing *groan*. I think I managed to get away, and although I did really want to see it, I relied on a review instead. I can't actually remember who wrote it - all these usernames are inside references and meaningless numbers - but I DO remember it was for Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal and the writer had a Captain Quark avatar. Interesting, to go with the detailed - but not spoiling - review.
Excellent, whoever in the hell you are.