What Is Real? by Hank Manolo
September 24th, 2007 1:28 PM
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Hey guys, so this little game called sf0 is huge. It can infiltrate every aspect of a players life, in 3D and beyond. And yes Mr. HK Matic, it's more than just a game to A LOT of people. Mostly because its aim is to bring people (physically and mentally) together in a way that allows for self expression that people may not other wise be able to produce in "real life." Yet despite the fact that it's so huge, there definitely isn't room for aggression and negative sarcasm. If you have a problem with someone, keep it private and message them. Don't air your dirty laundry for everyone else to see.
I find it suspect that someone who's been playing the more-than-just-a-game would approach newcomers with said aggression and negative sarcasm in the first place (* S * P * Å * R *!) Hank just responded in kind...as did I. But you are right, we shouldn't have stooped. Hank: Play nice! Or at least hide your sarcasm in a white font as * S * P * Å * R * did. He's very clever like that!
...what aggression and negative sarcasm do you speak of? Last I checked, constructive criticism was just that. Constructive.
Oh man, I've probably already spent too much time on this, but let's be honest. Saying what Hank did sucks, calling him a noob, and then patronizing him is not constructive criticism.
sometimes i feel like my whole public life is a dream.
Hey guys, noobs always play differently once they mature as more seasoned players and develop respect for the game. People play for different reasons. But the main thing is fun. If Hank is having fun, who are we to care if his tasking isn't up to our standards? Being judgemental isn't going to make him want to stick around long enough to learn to love doing tasks epicly, its going to make him think we're elitist a-holes. If we keep bullying crappy taskers instead of nurturing thier drive, we're never going to get the kind of fresh blood we need to keep it interesting in here.
Let's not forget this kind of spirit.
Hank: In all honesty, I think your task sucks. Buts its alright with me. I've done lots of sucky tasking. Keep tasking. You'll get something glorious.
We, the Hardcore SFØists, are a little protective of our non-game because it represents an entire philosophy of living. We play as well as we can because it provides a structure for us to live our whole lives with as much passion and adventure as we can muster. When you do shitty tasks, it feels like you don't respect the game. Which means you don't respect a fundamental part of the way we live our lives. So we get defensive. But we all do lame, sucky tasks now and then just because its fun. That's the point.
True, everyone does sucky tasks every one in a while. But calling someone a dick is completely different.
yep...me too...I've done plenty of sucky craptacular taskin... and I'm proud of it too!
little orphan annie secret decoder rings?!!!
the texts are very funny....I have to admit it.
I didn't think my response would garner this much reaction, but I'm glad it did.
HK: thanks for standing up on my behalf
Bex: thank you for your diplomacy
* S * P * Å * R *: thanks for your candor and retraction (I'll delete my response as well, so we can consider the slate clean)
The Vixen: thanks for weighing in even though you think I overreacted
Pirate Eddy: thanks for your observations (I think the whole thing is pretty funny, too)
Bill: thanks for commenting about the the actual task and not the fact that it's crappy, or at least that many are of the opinion that it's crappy...which I was never really arguing
Sean and The Gouverneur (and HK!): thanks for the votes
Mr Møuse: I have no idea what that means...but thanks(?)
For the record, I really didn't take it much to heart and I apologize if anyone else took what I said personally. I'm here to have fun just like the rest of you.
Um yeah... he's british or something. It's probably his thick accent getting in the way.
Does everyone else automatically hear the comments in their head like Bill or Ted would say them?
I'm Bill S. Preston, Esquire!
And I'm Ted "Theodore" Logan!
And we are... WYLD STALLYNS!
I dont believe any of this is real. Especially these comments.
I am not real.
I think the reaction to this task would be much warmer if you focused on the "Spend two days (or more) performing reality checks" aspect, with some sort of documentation of this fact. Also for the record, retroactive task completions (i.e. things not done specifically for sf0 or for the described task) are generally frowned upon and typically elicit little love (at the gentle end) and violent disaproval (at the extreme end).
Still not real.
actually I think that the newbies do get pushed around a bit too much...however....I know SPAR can seem like a jerk...but he's really not....he just likes to mess with people....
and the fact that most of us here can be a little obsessive about the game which I'm not sure is healthy but we have fun regardless and can all be bitches at times...
I wish I had brought my camera to work today so I could document myself not working!
I wish that I didn't have to go to work in 45 minutes and deal with people....
I am completely open to the idea of someone kidnapping me and having me never work again....totally okay with that...
we are real. unless you like, think we're british.
we've been to british, but we're not real british. only our girls, her majesty royals Elizabeth and Joanna. they're real, and british.
rufus is not real, he's a robot, i think. like evil bill.
You won't be real when i kill you Ted !
cut the games. this is no time to fuck about. genghis khan is rampaging through san dimas as we speak....
wait, how real do you think i am, theodore?
I often like to think of you lot as not real... but you're out there somewhere. *shudders*
And now we come to the crux of it...I guess to some people this is more than just a game, Hank. You should go easy on the king *cough* of sarcasm. I'm sure he's a very nice, smart, attractive individual :)