CBR Chat

[StoneGold]

Could you imagine what it would be like if the two of them were put in charge of a TV Network?

Pretty much, I used to work for truTV.

[Donald M.]

I think I read teaching rough lads harsh lessons in a completely different way than you meant.

I figured you would. You wouldn't be you if you didn't.

[Spike-X]

But shouldn't that be the way it is supposed to be? Obviously we can't police ourselves--that is the reality of the situation. how would you stop tribal/cliquish behavior?

After witnessing extreme MOB RULE in the form of rape threats and to a lesser degree newbies being bullied out of community threads..

Seriously, what would you have done?

Newbies don't get bullied out of community threads. Dickheads, however, are a different story.

Just, y'know, speaking generally.

[Donald M.]

Pretty much, I used to work for truTV.

*ba dum tsssh*

[StoneGold]

Every time someone starts complaining about the wipes, I want to say in an ancient, cryptic way "This has all happened before." I don't think I have the gravitas to pull it off, though. All Mass Effect/BSG-like.

[StoneGold]

*ba dum tsssh*

That's not a joke. I had to watch shows about repo men and pawn shop owners five nights a week. With occasional guest stars like Ric Flair.

[Donald M.]

Newbies don't get bullied out of community threads. Dickheads, however, are a different story.

Exactly. New people happened upon Rita's all the time and some found it not to their liking, but we were never deliberately non-inclusive to anyone who didn't earn the treatment.

[Spike-X]

Well they did track down my facebook and myspace page. Which is spooky when you think about it.

And being hinted that we know what you really look like..is kind of offputting.

Whoever did that is a sociopathic arsehole, and not welcome on any board I post on.

[Donald M.]

That's not a joke. I had to watch shows about repo men and pawn shop owners five nights a week. With occasional guest stars like Ric Flair.

I think I remember that. You had to tweet about it all, right? And as you were actually working for the network, you couldn't just tweet about the demise of western civilization and how you wish you were dead.

[Hariel0079]

Newbies don't get bullied out of community threads. Dickheads, however, are a different story.

Just, y'know, speaking generally.

Depends really, cause I've seen it happen.

[gregyo]

I've never seen anyone bullied out of Cres just for being new.

[Hariel0079]

Anyone seen the New Call Of Duty trailer with Kevin Spacey?

[StoneGold]

I think I remember that. You had to tweet about it all, right? And as you were actually working for the network, you couldn't just tweet about the demise of western civilization and how you wish you were dead.

I was @truTV for a year. Tripled their Twitter numbers, increased their engagement rates 122%, which was goddamn astronomical. Had to watch all their prime time programming every night, five nights a week. Still kind of wish I was doing that job, as bad as the TV was, how could I complain? I got to hang out at home, watch TV and chat online and get well paid for it. But Turner cut the marketing budget by $9 million.

[Paradox]

Yes, Champions Online is correct. DCUO gave the finger most vigorously to my ancient graphics card. And Go Girl just had a short Japanese sound to it to me for some reason. Yeah, I vaguely knew about U Go Girl, but I never read that X-Factor/Statix run.

snarkbunny wants de ebiiiiiil:

Love Go Girl, Dox! So who is going to be her archnemisis?

Not really sure. Possibly a big lizard or maybe a space witch. Something terribly Japanese, I'm hoping. It's a weird area for me, as I really don't have a lot of manga knowledge, so it'll probably be something AMERICANS think is Japanese.

I have about 15 levels to decide (you make your nemesis after level 25)

[StoneGold]

It's a weird area for me, as I really don't have a lot of manga knowledge, so it'll probably be something AMERICANS think is Japanese.

So tentacle rape monster it is.