Bull Shxt: Not Quite a Thread/ More Like a Post.

[Noblewine]

Work has been tough and I'm probably going to get written up for something stupid I said last Friday about a worker. I wish people would leave me alone when I'm trying to work but instead I have to deal with morons that have to push me around because of how I do stuff. I'm crossing my fingers I don't get fired. =-=

[Palle]

If you are running some kind of media company and are looking for a new community representative to enhance your brand, here are some things to look out for in potential new hires:

• Uses their existing YouTube and Twitter accounts to bad-mouth the community of your game
• Uses their existing YouTube and Twitter accounts to call for boycott of microtransactions in games whilst applying as a community rep for your microtransaction game
• Exchanges in-game currency and items for nude photographs on at least two occasions
• Cultivates a reputation for begging for hundreds of dollars in goods via Amazon Wishlist, via their social media

If you're truly determined to hire this person, it would be a good idea to separate the existing online persona from the face of the new employee representing your company. It's basic CYA.

CCP, you done goofed.

[Outrider]

If you are running some kind of media company and are looking for a new community representative to enhance your brand, here are some things to look out for in potential new hires:

• Uses their existing YouTube and Twitter accounts to bad-mouth the community of your game
• Uses their existing YouTube and Twitter accounts to call for boycott of microtransactions in games whilst applying as a community rep for your microtransaction game
• Exchanges in-game currency and items for nude photographs on at least two occasions
• Cultivates a reputation for begging for hundreds of dollars in goods via Amazon Wishlist, via their social media

If you're truly determined to hire this person, it would be a good idea to separate the existing online persona from the face of the new employee representing your company. It's basic CYA.

CCP, you done goofed.

Did... did this actually happen?

[Palle]

Did... did this actually happen?

I didn't believe it when I read it. As recently as April 20 they had tweeted how they were 'so done' with the game.

Questionable hiring aside, the whole PR mess would have been averted if the company had followed their own policy of having players who are hired getting a 'fresh start' with a new character. Keeps the public/professional face separate from the player's personal activity.

[NoiseHERO]

Fucking Kubo...

0th world problems.

[Outrider]

Over the past few weeks, I have seen a surprising number of people defending Hitler and denying the Holocaust.

What.

[gigawuts]

I wonder what the overlap is for people defending hitler and people calling obama hitler.

[CelestialBlade]

I think I'm far more pissed about the White House's defense of the NSA's unrestricted spying on US citizens than the actual spying, that certainly didn't just start yesterday. Stopping terrorists? Didn't do shit to save lives in Boston.

[Sinue_v2]

I wonder what the overlap is for people defending hitler and people calling obama hitler.

On Saturdays I usually pick my Mom up and take her to Church, and a few weeks ago I had the displeasure of talking to one of the parishioners of a similar mindset to what you're describing. Apparently he usually goes on Sunday morning, and didn't know the hours outside of that day, but needed to talk to Father. So while waiting for service to let out, he noticed me reading a book about "big government" style national planning initiatives of the founding fathers (Hamilton's bank, Jefferson's roads and land deals, etc) and decided to strike up a conversation since he was all about small government tea party conservatism. It wasn't long before the conversation turned to Obama, at which point he referred to him as "that Kenyan" in a disgusted tone.

To which I replied, "Kenyan? Oh ~ It's ok, you can call him a Nigger. I'm certainly not going to think any less of you for it."

And yup, that's exactly what he did.

As soon as I heard that, I rolled up my window and went back to reading my book while he was still mid-sentence. I didn't think any less of him for it either, just as I said. My opinion was already about as low as it could be. That's not the way (in my experience), most Tea Partiers react. But every once in a while you can catch one who's not just picking up common memes from their political community, but is using them as veiled language for racist and bigoted opinion.

Also, I've spent a bit of time trawling the forums of StormFront, and it is (or at least was) common to see "recruitment" threads getting members riled up and organized to go out to local town hall meetings, tea party rallies, etc... and "play the field". I don't think they're any more than a very small minority of the larger community, but you can bet your ass they're in there... and they're vocal as hell.

[BIG OLAF]

Sure was fun delivering giant orders of parts today in this Tropical Storm. Guess I earned my shit-tastic minimum wage today!

EDIT: and I just slipped and busted my knee in the shower.