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Commander Keen: Are people actually writing in and whining about it? Or do you just mean on here? Because I don't think many of us were ever upset about it- or at least I wasn't. As we said earlier in this thread, everyone has different senses of humor. I'm sure a lot of work went into it- and a lot of people enjoyed it! (Cept . . . not me. Sorry. I like plain vanilla Board, like the boring old person I am.)
Oh, and if people did write into the Board about it, can we see the hate mail? Hate mail always makes me laugh. It's too bad Eric Snider doesn't do Angry Letters anymore. Seriously So Blessed gets some good ones though.
Oh, and if people did write into the Board about it, can we see the hate mail? Hate mail always makes me laugh. It's too bad Eric Snider doesn't do Angry Letters anymore. Seriously So Blessed gets some good ones though.
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Don't try to get assimilated! The borg give you hickeys!
Also, I was whining. Not gonna lie. But now I'm kind of starting to enjoy it, now that I (kind of) understand the point and the story.
Although I still preferred the Board Identity because it had reader interactiony stuff. This one seems to be more "fun for the writers" than "fun for the readers".
Also, I was whining. Not gonna lie. But now I'm kind of starting to enjoy it, now that I (kind of) understand the point and the story.
Although I still preferred the Board Identity because it had reader interactiony stuff. This one seems to be more "fun for the writers" than "fun for the readers".
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Let me punch some numbers in...yeah...you'll be seeing it in give or take 100 hours by my calculations.TheAnswerIs42 wrote:Oh, and if people did write into the Board about it, can we see the hate mail? Hate mail always makes me laugh. It's too bad Eric Snider doesn't do Angry Letters anymore. Seriously So Blessed gets some good ones though.
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Yeah, what he said. And yes, there are freakin' plenty of such mail or questions or whatevers. I was admittedly kinda venting after looking at the inbox full of questions saying "UHHMMMM yeah I dont liek the borg? So ken we like stop plz! K thnks¿"Humble Master wrote:Let me punch some numbers in...yeah...you'll be seeing it in give or take 100 hours by my calculations.TheAnswerIs42 wrote:Oh, and if people did write into the Board about it, can we see the hate mail? Hate mail always makes me laugh. It's too bad Eric Snider doesn't do Angry Letters anymore. Seriously So Blessed gets some good ones though.
And yeah, I know readers want entertainment, and that's what we're here for and all (for, you know, completely free and on a volunteer basis...'n' stuff), but writers need some entertainment as well...
and by that I mean, anyone who isn't all about this can CRAM IT.
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Oh, and I hate emoticons.
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I'll be honest, I'm coming around a bit. I am still worried that it is just gonna be a huge fake out, and the ending will be quite a let down. (read: do NOT somehow resolve this by suggesting it was all a dream.) But there's enough obscure references that I find a mild amount of entertainment in it.
But to CK, get over it. Any time you put something out for mass consumption, you're gonna encounter a myriad of opinions. Get used to it, take what suggestions you can for improvement, and move on. That is all.
But to CK, get over it. Any time you put something out for mass consumption, you're gonna encounter a myriad of opinions. Get used to it, take what suggestions you can for improvement, and move on. That is all.
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Don't ruin the surprise!!Darth Fedora wrote:I'm surprised at how few people around here knew what the Borg was (were?). I guess I underestimated the nerdiness of the readers.
Also, I'd be willing to bet the ending isn't "it was all a dream." I'm pretty sure it's going to be the unveiling of Board 4.0.
But thick as you are, pay attention!
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My Goal: To make enough money to hire Jeremy Irons, the voice of Scar from The Lion King, to follow me around and do my dialogue.
My words are a matter of Pride.
My Goal: To make enough money to hire Jeremy Irons, the voice of Scar from The Lion King, to follow me around and do my dialogue.
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And to Marduk: you and everyone else can also deal with our reactions; our readers aren't the only ones who get to have opinions. Anytime you patronize a volunteer service, you're going to get a lot of variable quality.Marduk wrote:But to CK, get over it. Any time you put something out for mass consumption, you're gonna encounter a myriad of opinions. Get used to it, take what suggestions you can for improvement, and move on. That is all.
If you have a problem with me saying this, I refer you to your own quote.
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Edit: After deleting a veritable novel, I'll just say: There are two sides to every story. (To clarify, this next sentence is not meant to come across as cocky or whatnot). I can pretty well see both sides of what has transpired in the last few days, and you aren't able to see one half of it - that being all the behind-the-scenes chatter between writers and the negative comments submitted by the readership. We do care about our readers and are listening to the criticism more than you must think. That doesn't mean that we love all the negativity, though (which again, you really can't see the half of it). It would be wise to not speak so matter-of-factly in the future, especially when it's purely to point out the obvious. That only comes across as purely condescending.Marduk wrote:But to CK, get over it. Any time you put something out for mass consumption, you're gonna encounter a myriad of opinions. Get used to it, take what suggestions you can for improvement, and move on. That is all.
I even used a smiley, Marduk, which means, even though I was (as I admitted) venting a bit, I wasn't shouting at you or anyone through the computer. If you wanna continue this, pm or e-mail me. Really, feel free. No hard feelings, man. Er, woman. Whichever, lest I make another bigcheese mistake (my bad!). The entire point of my initial post was to say that really, a lot of readers have acted like spoiled children over this ordeal. I'm REALLY not fishing for compliments/praise/glory, laud, and honor here, but you know, we do provide an entirely free volunteer service. It can be frustrating when we get a dozen+ negative comments for every one positive, when all we're trying to do is do something fun for everyone. Go out, spend hours of each week working on something, have it tossed back at your feet as though it were dross, hear nothing but the negative aspects of it, and tell me that you don't feel a little disappointment and frustration. Surely you've experienced these emotions at some point in your life. That's all I'm trying to say, really.
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Once I got to Editor #2's rant (was that who it was? It's only been 5 minutes since I read it and already I can't remember) about "readers getting frustrated over something funny" I was like, "Those must've been some complaints."
Like Ms 42 said, we were a bit annoyed, but none of us were really upset and I was totally willing to let it run its course (and, like Mr Gio said, it got lots better). This puts CK's vent about "your questions OUR answers" more in perspective, if other readers were not as ... patient and tolerant as us.
I just realized that I'm about to repeat something I said on the very first day this occurred: Looking forward to the comments in the next few days!
Like Ms 42 said, we were a bit annoyed, but none of us were really upset and I was totally willing to let it run its course (and, like Mr Gio said, it got lots better). This puts CK's vent about "your questions OUR answers" more in perspective, if other readers were not as ... patient and tolerant as us.
I just realized that I'm about to repeat something I said on the very first day this occurred: Looking forward to the comments in the next few days!
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Ha! No worries, man. It's all good.Commander Keen wrote:Whichever, lest I make another bigcheese mistake (my bad!).
That was my guess as well. But now the story is over and it still looks like the old Board...so maybe not? At least, not yet?Darth Fedora wrote:I'm pretty sure it's going to be the unveiling of Board 4.0.
CK, I love you and all the writers. I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek, sorry if I didn't come across that way. But hey, if I offended, I'm sorry. And if you're still feeling like your work has gone under appreciated, you and any other writers that feel similarly (and are willing to compromise your anonymity) can come over to my house and I'll make you a delicious thank you dinner, for all your hard work (really, this is a serious offer. I make a delicious bearnaise sauce, or a four cheese lasagna, or whatever else you guys are in the mood for.)