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[Red Queen]

Don't Open The Box, Josh

[Escape-Artist]

Do you have Josh's email?

[Gupfee]

Trying again are we? Because the first go-round went off so well

I am not locking this right now, but just be aware that admin is keeping an eye on this thread and any suspected tampering by the idiot PMs behind this game will be dealt with.

[jamesi]

This is turning out to be the worst launch evar. Seriously.

[LatentMoths]

Ooh...Ooh...Use me next. I want to help you launch...please...

[Paulzilla]

I don't think, (and no, I don't have anything to do with the PMs ) that just because an ARG flagrantly flaunts the rules of UF, it necciserially needs be a bad ARG. Despite the somewhat dubious launch, and the inference of an inexperienced PM, it might, by fluke if nothing else, be quite good. They certainly need a good telling off, but why the wholesale dismissal of something into which the PMs have (hopefully - or there really is no excuse) put a lot of time and energy.

OK, I don't really think that it'd be terribly impressive, but, perhaps, fun.

I commend the PMs on their persistance, if nothing else (but, PMs, please don't let your characters know about UF - I know it kind of imposes a blind spot on them, but it helps UF remain "meta").

Having said which, I think I shall try to kill off all the characters as quickly as possible

OPEN THE BOX, JOSH! Use welding gear/a pneumatic drill/high-grade military munitions if you have to!

[LatentMoths]

You are right Paulzilla. I was just having a little fun with my earlier post (call it the piling-on effect). This could be a decent ARG. One can never tell. IMHO, the "launch" combined with the less than stellar blog entries with seemingly no interesting information contained therein makes me think this is not going to amount to much. But I've been wrong before...and I'll be the first to admit it if this thing takes off.

[GuyIncognito]

Believe it or not, i also say cut them some slack. This forum is one of the few places where I remember the cliché "If you don't have anything nice to say, why bother saying it at all?" actually rearing it's flowery head from time to time.

Don't get me wrong, I love to call people idiots...but I also love that ol' "In dubio pro reo" thing. And if we except people to respect the rules of this board, I think respect should be mutual. Now, as far as anyone can tell this thread is not in violation of anything (except good taste?) and it's good to know the mods are making sure that it stays that way. Maybe the PM has learned his lesson? He/she/they/it deserves another chance...

Also, I don't want to see this locked beacuse I just have to know where the combination of my favourite behavioral scientist and this launch will take us!

(And it's gotta be said: I just love this forum! It's hilarious, exhilarating, educating and an alternate reality in itself!)

[Red Queen]

It's not mine

[GuyIncognito]

C'mon Red Queen, I don't know about the PMs, but the "pissy BS" here wasn't directed at you this time (I guess)...stay with us, pretty please!

[konamouse]

definitely not at you, RedQueen. There was a previous launch attempt earlier that was not very original and any Admin admonishment is directed at the PM of the game.

[Gupfee]

I have no trouble with people who want to play a game. What I do have trouble with is a PM who doesn't seem to want to play by the rules of the forum, which are expressly laid out in the TOS and Rules for Puppetmasters. This PM also seems to be cowardly hiding behind other people, making them do his/her dirty work, and thus I had no recourse but to post a public warning.

This is not about warm fuzzies or any of that crap. We welcome anyone who comes here and wants to contribute to the community in a positive way. Circumventing the rules when it was already made clear that this tactic was not appreciated and would not be tolerated is just bad form and there is no reason for me to make nice about it.

LET ME BE EXPLICIT. This is not about Red Queen or anyone who wants to play a game. This is about people breaking the TOS, registering multiple accounts, and then lying to the adminstration about what they are doing. And again I say, we are watching and if it continues we will do whatever it takes to protect our players and our forum from this kind of obnoxious manipulation.

[Paulzilla]

Red Queen, I'm sorry if my comments to the PMs felt either like they were insulting or patronising, or directed at you. Neither were the intention; it's clear to me that you have little involvement with this, and I'm sorry if the impression you got was one of hostility towards yourself. From anyone here, in fact.

Gupfee, it seems to me that this PM (or his "friend") has only one account on here - at least one with which (s)he's posted, and the manner with which they launched their game, was, to start with at least, very unoriginal and ham-fisted, but was it actually breaking the TOS? (and yes I'm afraid this is me in full I-can't-be-bothered-to-check mode ) Of course, you know far more that me about the general situation here, but that's my £0.02 anyway.

Can't believe I'm leaping to the defence here, but I'm actually, if you'll forgive the innuendo, quite interested to find out what's in Josh's box

[SpaceBass]

[Paulzilla]

Ah, fair enough then. That was naughty.