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Take this job and shove it

invisible_al

15:11 / 24.02.06

Finally got to tell the rest of my work about me leaving after being asked to keep shtum until we sorted out who the hell was going to replace me.

They begged me to stay, if only for an extra week or two, so of course I callously rejected them and ground their hopes to dust (hell I'm already not taking the holiday I could)

But yeah I'm going to be working as a community co-ordinator for MMPORG's down by the seaside. Yup riding herd on a gaming forum and website, someone pinch me.

I feel the urge to do some sort of big splashy musical number y'know.

pointless & uncalled for

15:14 / 24.02.06

Congratulations.

My apologies for the hint damn you to hell.

Happy Dave Has Left

15:20 / 24.02.06

Well done! Do they need anyone else?

Ariadne

15:22 / 24.02.06

Wow, congratulations!

Mourne Kransky

15:25 / 24.02.06

Sounds like tap dancing is appropriate. Congratulations, Al. If I had a clue what a MMPORG was, I might be even more pleased for you. Someone whose growth was stunted by excessive intake of M&Ms?

Happy Dave Has Left

15:49 / 24.02.06

Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games, for example Second Life or World of Warcraft. They're usually 3D, immersive and huuuuuuuge. For example

Spaniel

15:57 / 24.02.06

Well done, Al. So are you planning on moving down here?

(By the by, what's the pay like? Brighton's notorious for its crap wages)

invisible_al

18:56 / 24.02.06

Yes that's the plan, but I'll be commuting at first while we sort ourselves out, might even involve a bit of me living down there and commuting back to Angel in Brixton for a few months

. Only fly in the ointment, but a big one. Hey only for a few months though.

Olulabelle

19:39 / 24.02.06

I'm so pleased for you about the job. That's very envy making. Congratulations!

nice one. congrats.

There's nothing much more satisfying that reading that someone is getting to do something which they want to do for a change, rather than a job they have to. So well done indeed, and enjoy sticking it to the Man.

Perhaps you could tapdance a little number to the Dead Kennedys? While julling fire, or something?

Mon Oncle Ignatius

21:29 / 24.02.06

That would be juggling in an ideal world, of course, but do feel free to jull. Then tell us what it is.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

21:45 / 24.02.06

Ooh! That's ace!

Question... will you be allowing LGBT guilds? EH??? EH???

Mourne Kransky

22:00 / 24.02.06

Are they not the very heart of MSM PORGS then?

Mon Oncle Ignatius

22:01 / 24.02.06

[thrdrt]

Wht's LGBT spll whn t hs vwls n t?

R MMPRG fr tht mttr?

[/thrdrt]

invisible_al

15:44 / 25.02.06

Actually they're quite cool with LGBT guilds, the lead designer on City of Heros stated something along the lines of 'we try and protect all our users from harassment so that they can have fun' (can't find the actual reference annoyingly).

Saltation

16:05 / 25.02.06

"And our policy goes beyond mere words and real-world interventions. Oh yes, we've taken it one step further: we explicitly protect against anti-LGBT language and activity in a manner consistent with the game's milieu. Our in-game system hiro Ultra-Entity has been created SOLELY to protect ALL gamers from repressive gender politics. Your character need merely call hir name, and ze will come and open a can of system-generated whoop-ass on whoever called YOU names. We will ring them up IRL just after that to rub in what happened and why."

Less searchable M0rd4nt

16:10 / 25.02.06

What an odd post. I take it you don't approve of the idea that players should be discouraged from using homophobic language, Salt? Why is that?

Saltation

16:10 / 25.02.06

"At your option, we will alternatively merely crow: 'dude! we just OWNED your nasty narrow-minded ass!! ah hahahaaaa... OWNAGE!!' and then hang up. Your call. Our nickel."

Saltation

16:13 / 25.02.06

oops sorry, posts crossed in the net.

quite the opposite, mordantcarnival. how did you get that impression?

'twas merely something mildly amusing that occurred to me as what would have been announced formally if the CoH designers had been allowed by senior management to go a step further and have fun at the expense of the ratbags doing the harassing.

and to do so in the language and the level of intellect they would understand.

Less searchable M0rd4nt

16:15 / 25.02.06

Dear me. You do seem terribly upset over this gaming company's policy that everyone should be able to enjoy their gaming experience. Care to share?

Less searchable M0rd4nt

16:17 / 25.02.06

Ah, sorry--crossed posts again.

invisible_al

19:51 / 25.02.06

No I don't think they hire Jay and Silent Bob to deliver 'Two Fisted Internet Justice' off-line to any idiots. But hey I haven't started yet, perhaps they have some kind of big red button to call down the game police on people for being muppets.

Goodness Gracious Meme

23:25 / 25.02.06

wooooooooooooooohaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah to you and your 'basically perfectly made for you' job.

We need to start looking out for rooms for you, though

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