MIDTOON reaches 3000 Hits!

THE MIDTOON HERALD, June 26, 2009

Neftali Rivera, Executive Producer of Midtoon, announced today that the MIDTOON Website has reached 3000 hits. "At the beginning of this project," said Rivera, clearing his throat. "Most of the page views of my site were caused by my own attempts to make everything work, but now, I only check my website about 100 times a day, so 3000 hits is very significant for us."

Not all Midtoon Residents agreed.

"We have had 3000 hits for the entire life of our strip," said Erik Campos, who appeared as if he had not slept well last night. "To put this in perspective, what we have achieved in 6 months is about .0027% of what [another webcomic whose name was removed by the Midtoon Censor Board] does in a day. Out next goal is to multiply that by the square root of all evil and then divide it by the fruits of our labor in order to achieve something more significant."

Javier Campos was more optimistic. "If he wanted numbers,"he said. "He could just sit there clicking refresh all day."

"Don't do that," said John, sitting by his wife Mabel. "We want the traffic counters to give us an idea of how many people actually visit us. If you keep clicking refresh, our traffic data will be skewed."

Skewed or not, Mr. Rivera said that he is going to celebrate this achievement "even if it's small"

This reporter is all for parties. Where are we going?

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Mayor: Summer Dance was a success!

The Midtoon Herald, June 25, 2009

The Mayor of Midtoon City declared in a press release that once again, the city of Midtoon has "risen to the occasion" and has celebrated another Summer Dance "in an orderly and peaceful manner."

The Midtoon Police Department has not yet released official numbers as to the incidence of student-led crime during the night of the dance, but Yacob Strokismoy, a statistician with the Department of Trivia and Other Useless Facts estimated that 0.9% of the city must have been covered with "the remnants and evidences of crime-related activity".

There were two locations where Police Officers were seen en force. The first one was Lover's Lane, where the officers knocked on car windows to assess the legal age and the level of intoxication of the drivers and passengers. There were three arrests made, although the minors were quickly returned to their parents when it turned out that one of the teens involved was actually the Mayor's daughter.

The other location were the police was spotted was the local Sunbucks Coffee Shop, where witnesses reported a dramatic shortage of donuts and coffee.

"We were prepared for Summer Night," said the franchise owner and operator of the local Sunbucks. "We were stocked high on donuts and coffee, but the level of activity of the police this year exceeded all expectations."

Officer Tina Mollison, who recently returned from a week long suspension due to alleged police brutality, was in charge of the 'coffee raids' as the multiple police visits to the store became known. There were two arrests associated with these raids. Two Sunbucks employees were arrested for denying service to the police. The charges were dismissed later when the judge determined on a hearing that "the employees did not deny service, they just claimed, correctly that the donuts and coffee were over."

This reporter is still looking for some coffee

THE MIDTOON HERALD, COPYRIGHT 2009

Midtoon Releases Three Polls at One Time!

The Midtoon Herald, 6/17/2009

In an unprecedented move, the Creators of the MIDTOON Reality Comic Strip are running three polls this week. One of the polls is about feminine preferences between Mario and Erik. We took to the streets to ask people what they thought.

"We don't know exactly where they are trying to go with this," said Matt Rubhard, from Lakeview Street. "Readers are suppossed to choose one of the boys, but the poll doesn't say what it is for, so I'm very hesitant to cast a vote."

"I am not going to lie," added a female who asked us to keep her name private. "My favorite is Erik. I see him every day and I think he's handsome. It is a pity he's like 10 years younger than me."

"I don't like any of them," said a young mother from Pacifica Drive. "Both of them are losers."

Well, it appears that people have strong opinions about the issue. It is still to be seen if the opinions translate into votes.

"We are having less votes than usual," admitted Midtoon Executive Producer, Neftali Rivera from his office in Westfield Road. "We wish that more people would become aware of the fact that the strip will take the direction that the votes imply, but we guess that it may take time for people to get used to the idea that their choices DIRECT the comic."

The other two polls available on the site are more of a preference survey as to what matters most in a comic strip. One of the polls gives people the opportunity to select various items that matter to them, while the next asks them to select only one.

It is interesting that the two factors that seem to be winning on the multiple choice question are nowhere near the top when people have to choose only one.

"The indication is very unclear," said Dr. Nicholas Wyland, from the Midtoon Institute of Statistics and other Useless Facts (MISUF). "It appears that a couple of factors are very common for people, but are not usually their most important factor. When Asked to choose several, various people mention them, but when choosing ONE, they choose something else."

MISUF has been following trends in Midtoon Polls for quite a while now, so they probably know what they are talking about.

This reporter is glad to be back from vacation, Midtoon is not the same without her.

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