No decklists in August!

Okay, I know I only have one reader right now, but this takes more words than twitter, so I'm putting it here. If you saw this on twitter, please take a moment to read it, then RT the link so that it gets spread around and the MTG writers see it. Quick history:

Zvi Mowshowitz talks to Bill Stark at PT San Diego about how people don't like articles (like his My Fires series) about how to play Magic/build decks, they just want decklists.
http://www.thestarkingtonpost.com/articles/-/Zvi_Speaks

Pat Chapin talks to Evan Erwin about the "Hive Mind" and how no one builds decks anymore, they just copy.
http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/19724_The_Magic_Show_197_Chapin_on_M11.html

AJ Sacher writes an over-the-top rant about "learning to fish" and how everyone (I think himself included, though it's hard to tell) is terrible at Magic and we need to work on our fundamentals instead of being obsessed with finding the hot new deck.
http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/19751_Fishing_Lessons_Learning_to_Fish.html

And, the tipping point - Chapin posts a fantastic piece of satire driving home how little decklists help with "Sixty", an article containing sixty decklists and literally nothing else.
http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/19762_Innovations_Sixty.html
(Note - GerryT's comment in the forums is awesome - "No Sideboards? Pfff...")

At this point, if the point hasn't been made before, it's very clear now - you do not get better at Magic by finding the latest hot tech and running that. It's been said before many times many ways, and I for one have never argued with it. So, how do we get better at Magic? Play more, yes. Play with better players, yes. All of us who are trying to crack this game are doing that. Design your own decks - well, I'm still new at this game, but I've been trying that more lately and will continue to do so. And there's more to it than that, and I have read a lot of good articles that have helped make me a better player, but still, if they drop the decklists for a while, I'm sure the world's best Magic players could help us all become better if we're receptive. Something like what Billy Moreno is stabbing towards in his latest TCG article, maybe? http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=9022. Something like Zvi's articles after PT San Diego explaining the logic and process of making Mythic.

In that mode of thought, I'd like to propose an open challenge to all of the pro MTG writers - take a month off from giving us decklists - Chapin just gave us 60 for god's sake, we've got plenty for a while. We can look up PTQ results ourselves. Take the month of August off from writing about the hot new tech - put a self-imposed ban on yourself and don't post any new decklists. Instead, just do the fundamentals. Give us "fishing lessons" - maybe they're all things that have been said before, but you have a new and better way to say them. Maybe they're things you take for granted, but we don't know because we haven't been playing for 10+ years like you, and we haven't networked enough yet, so we don't get to crash on your couch for a weekend and brew and draft with you. Maybe it's something no one but you knows.

Take the month of August and blow our minds - become the favorite writer of everyone out there who really does want to learn and get better, we just don't know the right questions to ask or have anyone who can answer them. Instead of talking shit about us for demanding decklists, get out there and lead the movement - write for the audience you want, not the one you despise. We're out there somewhere. Give it a shot.

You all measure your articles against classics like "Who's the Beatdown", "The Philosophy of Fire", "Information Cascades", etc - take a break from the grind and shoot for writing one of those again.

No decklists in August - can you do it? When was the last time you published an article without a single decklist? Was it one of your favorite articles? Do it again, and do it for a month.

ps - Yes, Chapin, I did already buy your book. It was very good. More like that please.