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Phyridean Aideron Robotics 18	Posted - 2012.09.09 18:43:00 - [31] - Quote I set up an Alliance Tournament viewing party in Denver this year. Had a lot of fun meeting new people around the area (which is often hard to do in a state this large). I'd never really organized an event before, so I got a good bit of experience with that side of things.
Tippia Sunshine and Lollipops 9419	Posted - 2012.09.09 20:09:00 - [32] - Quote Grideris wrote: We seriously need to get you, Liang, and Akita together at Fanfest one year. Just to see what would happen. A very smug FF-report thread? GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥ Get a good start: newbie skill plan.
Planetary Genocide Black Rebel Rifter Club The Devil's Tattoo 11	Posted - 2012.09.09 20:18:00 - [33] - Quote i have a blog. I don't update it near as much as I used to (or should), but it's been pretty nice to meet random people and they go "Oh hey, I know you, I've read your blog!"

ISD Praetoxx ISD Community Communications Liaisons 16	Posted - 2012.09.09 20:19:00 - [34] - Quote TheBreadMuncher wrote: I know at least one person in the leadership is reading this, if not Guard. You gonna give the community closure, or just keep ignoring us? I read it! Not sure what I am reading though. As an ISD I have volunteered some of my EVE time to help make the community a better place instead of trolling the forums! My Kung Fu is STRONG. ISD Praetoxx Ensign Community Communication Liasons (CCLs) Interstellar Service Department

TheBreadMuncher Boxxed Up Industries EPIC Alliance 281	Posted - 2012.09.09 20:22:00 - [35] - Quote Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: Care to fill those of us who don't know what you're talking about in? I'd love to, but an unnamed figure deleted my last three legitimate posts in this thread. ISD Praetoxx wrote: I read it! Not sure what I am reading though. As an ISD I have volunteered some of my EVE time to help make the community a better place instead of trolling the forums! My Kung Fu is STRONG. How is Stensson's kung fu? I haven't seen him for a while. Which is nice; heavy-handed moderation seems to be less of a thing nowadays, although there is some. I'd still like to see change as to the ISDs being seen more as people in the community than lockmachines on the forum though. "We will create the introduction thread if that is requested by the community. Also, we will have an ISD Seminar about the CCL team in the coming weeks in which you can ask your questions about the CCL team and provide some constructive feedback to us." - Countless pages of locked threads and numerous permabanned accounts later, change is coming.
Gnaw LF AQUILA INC Verge of Collapse 176	Posted - 2012.09.09 20:25:00 - [36] - Quote I created a stat site for notable w-space entities, www.whkills.info/stats What I learned doing that is that people are still paranoid about their API keys despite the keys being completely customizable.
Istvaan Shogaatsu Guiding Hand Social Club 529	Posted - 2012.09.09 21:13:00 - [37] - Quote I was at a party once, and found myself being discussed by another Eve player who didn't know I was right there. It was pretty flattering once I introduced myself. As for how Eve has affected me? Well... not in the best of ways. For one, it has made me pretty distrustful of other people. I'm always suspicious of others having an angle in everything they do. It has also made me depressed at times, mostly due to the realization that my lifespan is insufficient to see my dreams come true - but then, all visions of the future/sci-fi do that to me eventually, and depression is a friend I've had long before I came to Eve. It's also made me greedy. I'd rather "not work" than "work for low pay." I've developed a view of working for someone as a sucker's bet. Someone is always making more money off you, than you're making with your own effort. It feels like slavery, or a parasitic condition. Drives me nuts. I have made friends in Eve, some of whom are my longest-known friends, so I guess it's not all negative.
James 315 Caldari Provisions Caldari State 2697	Posted - 2012.09.09 21:15:00 - [38] - Quote I have become extremely well-known and highly respected by nearly all the EVE players I encounter. But what's really rewarding is the feeling of making a positive difference in other people's lives. That's why I do it. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ MinerBumping.com -½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½-½ Now one of the most popular blogs in EVE. Find out why!
Yokai Mitsuhide Exiled Mining 2320	Posted - 2012.09.09 21:17:00 - [39] - Quote James 315 wrote: I have become extremely well-known and highly respected by nearly all the EVE players I encounter. But what's really rewarding is the feeling of making a positive difference in other people's lives. That's why I do it. Could you keep a straight face while spewing that garbage you just said?
Lyrrashae Crushed Ambitions Reckless Ambition 349	Posted - 2012.09.09 21:23:00 - [40] - Quote Does screaming random-but-well-timed obscenities in Jita local, and generating lols thereby count? There is a fine and proper artistry to wielding verbal scalpels, such that the crap-poster you've slashed doesn't even know they've been cut. But verbal bludgeons -- Those are just fun.
Yokai Mitsuhide Exiled Mining 2321	Posted - 2012.09.09 21:26:00 - [41] - Quote Lyrrashae wrote: Does screaming random-but-well-timed obscenities in Jita local, and generating lols thereby count? Not when you're the only one laughing.
Jace Errata Lawlz Brawlz 265	Posted - 2012.09.09 21:30:00 - [42] - Quote I haven't really contributed much (a sometimes-EVE blog, and that one VFK thing), but I think it has affected me. Running the blog has made me realise that there are indeed people who like discussing EVE maturely and sensibly, and are also willing to listen to me. Running the VFK thing (Operation Dread Intrusion) has clued me in to the fact that despite all the forum rabble-rousing that goes on, almost none of the "daring" capsuleers of New Eden can be bothered to actually undock a warship and go make a difference. So overall, I think contributing has made me a bit more cynical, and a bit more knowledgeable. Stealth OST puns and blatant lies since 2009 Jace Errata on Twitter One day they woke me up so I could live forever It's such a shame the same will never happen to you
Jack Lo B0rthole Test Alliance Please Ignore 0	Posted - 2012.09.09 22:33:00 - [43] - Quote Well, during tests meetup last summer, this happend http://www.youtube[DOT]com/watch?v=ubm0ivDcjOg&feature=plcp i also got kicked out of a bar and locked out of my car, but at least we got the deposits back on the kegs.
Gogela Freeport Exploration Loosely Affiliated Pirates Alliance 1063	Posted - 2012.09.09 23:28:00 - [44] - Quote I got to know a few other people who also like to make web stuff / graphics etc... so that's cool to have EvE and that as common interests. Also, you learn more about the game, and poking around database dumps, particularly development server DB, can uncover some insightful clues about what is coming next. Hopefully I can make some OMGWTF ISK next expansion... but it's always risky. Ultimately I think what drives most people to do community based sites / tools and whatnot is just that they have the capability, and they want this feature or tool to be made their way on their terms. You can ask CCP sure... but doing it yourself is a lot less work. Gê¦Gê¦-áEvery Ship in GëíGêçGëí-áGê¦Gê¦ GëíGêçGëí-+ odd items
Methesda Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 24	Posted - 2012.09.10 00:15:00 - [45] - Quote Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: James 315 wrote: I have become extremely well-known and highly respected by nearly all the EVE players I encounter. But what's really rewarding is the feeling of making a positive difference in other people's lives. That's why I do it. Could you keep a straight face while spewing that garbage you just said? He probably had as good a laugh as I did watching you take him seriously.
Greygal Agony Unleashed Agony Empire 114	Posted - 2012.09.10 00:40:00 - [46] - Quote I created a video tutorial on how to use the directional scanner for my corporation's new members, which we shortly thereafter made public so our PVP-University students could use it. Agony Unleashed Introduction to the Directional Scanner The video got a TON of negative comments about my narration. Really nasty comments :) Apparently my poor attempts to talk slow, without my usual touch-of-southern accent, clearly, and precisely made me sound like a cross between a flight attendant and Rosanadana or something. Lots of positive comments on the content and presentation of the material, but my narration was hated or loved, no in-between However, I must have done something right, because an educational video company (unrelated to Eve or gaming) hired me to write and narrate several small videos for one of their clients on contract. It wasn't big money - a few hundred dollars - but it practically saved my life, because I was unemployed and my electricity was about to be turned off. Something you really don't want to have happen when you are living in Las Vegas in the middle of summer (it was 118F/40C outside). I've since moved out of Las Vegas into a cooler climate, I'm still unemployed, but if I hadn't taken the time to create that video, I really don't know what I would have done to survive this past summer's heat. What you do for yourself dies with you, what you do for others is immortal.
Yokai Mitsuhide Exiled Mining 2361	Posted - 2012.09.10 00:47:00 - [47] - Quote Methesda wrote: Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: James 315 wrote: I have become extremely well-known and highly respected by nearly all the EVE players I encounter. But what's really rewarding is the feeling of making a positive difference in other people's lives. That's why I do it. Could you keep a straight face while spewing that garbage you just said? He probably had as good a laugh as I did watching you take him seriously. Only James 315 takes James 315 seriously...no one else.
Methesda Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 24	Posted - 2012.09.10 00:50:00 - [48] - Quote Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: Only James 315 takes James 315 seriously...no one else. Haha... sure.
Corelin The Fancy Hats Corporation Kraken. 10	Posted - 2012.09.10 00:53:00 - [49] - Quote I'm an attention *****. I love being a proud member of the blog pack (even if I feel like a barnacle clinging to the hull.) It's endlessly entertaining to see the random comments, mails, convos, and waves in local I get from friend and foe alike. I also get a huge kick out of the fact that possibly the most consistently enjoyable part of my EvE experience is related almost entirely to a blog that isn't even in the game.
Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 2124	Posted - 2012.09.10 00:55:00 - [50] - Quote Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: Methesda wrote: Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: James 315 wrote: I have become extremely well-known and highly respected by nearly all the EVE players I encounter. But what's really rewarding is the feeling of making a positive difference in other people's lives. That's why I do it. Could you keep a straight face while spewing that garbage you just said? He probably had as good a laugh as I did watching you take him seriously. Only James 315 takes James 315 seriously...no one else. I take him seriously. I think he provides a vital service to the people of New Eden... like I do on the forums though the ingrates that live here get pretty tedious after a while "A genius throws a Molotov cocktail and soon realizes that he's going to die choking in a maze of smoke and flame. A hero drinks a Molotov cocktail and soon realizes that if he does a split in midair, he can hit twice as many zombies per kick. Drunk hero wins again, wusses." ~Cracked.com
Yokai Mitsuhide Exiled Mining 2363	Posted - 2012.09.10 00:58:00 - [51] - Quote Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote: Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: Methesda wrote: Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: James 315 wrote: I have become extremely well-known and highly respected by nearly all the EVE players I encounter. But what's really rewarding is the feeling of making a positive difference in other people's lives. That's why I do it. Could you keep a straight face while spewing that garbage you just said? He probably had as good a laugh as I did watching you take him seriously. Only James 315 takes James 315 seriously...no one else. I take him seriously. I think he provides a vital service to the people of New Eden... like I do on the forums though the ingrates that live here get pretty tedious after a while Whining constantly is not a vital service to anyone.
Ghazu 144	Posted - 2012.09.10 02:33:00 - [52] - Quote Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: Can you go like and get liked in the appropriate thread and not poo up the rest of the forum?
Surfin's PlunderBunny Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 2125	Posted - 2012.09.10 02:34:00 - [53] - Quote Yokai Mitsuhide wrote: Whining constantly is not a vital service to anyone. Worked for the miners :trollface: "A genius throws a Molotov cocktail and soon realizes that he's going to die choking in a maze of smoke and flame. A hero drinks a Molotov cocktail and soon realizes that if he does a split in midair, he can hit twice as many zombies per kick. Drunk hero wins again, wusses." ~Cracked.com
Mars Theran Caldari Provisions Caldari State 273	Posted - 2012.09.10 04:01:00 - [54] - Quote I feel nauseous when I go out in public now if that's any help. ..wait, this isn't the hate thread is it? I have deleted and cleared my signature 7 times and it still won't go away.
adopt Enlightened Industries Test Alliance Please Ignore 411	Posted - 2012.09.10 04:19:00 - [55] - Quote I'm in TEST, does that count? Shadoo > Always remember to fit Cynosural Field Generator I, have 450 Liquid Ozone in your cargo and convo a friendly Pandemic Legion member if you have a capital or super capital ship tackled. FREE XOLVE ~ THE HERO TEST NEEDS
Malissin The Highwaymen's Society 2	Posted - 2012.09.10 05:14:00 - [56] - Quote Serious answer time... About eight months after I started my blog for EVE Online my father's small business began to struggle. Downturns in the economy, you know the story. He lost a major client, as in the original reason he had formed a company in the first place, and it threatened the entire future of his business. He knew he needed to get his company's name out there, knew he needed to expand his client list, but with the local economy still in major recession mode, finding people that were willing to spend more money on his services was proving to be a hard sell. I knew I wanted to do something to help, but thought I didn't know anything about the areas of business that he needed help in. That's when EVE proved me wrong. My father and I ended up having a conversation one day discussing advertising strategies on a shoe-string budget. That's when I suggested the idea that he start aggressively building a social media brand for the company. Of course, he knew nothing about any of it, and I thought I knew nothing about it. All I knew was that I ran a blog and that for some reason Google seemed to really enjoy sending traffic to me for the things I'd write there. So the first thing I did was start my dad a new page for a blog on his company website. It turns out, I had been taking a crash course in search engine optimization over the last eight months and just never knew it. So from the ground up, I designed a second blog for my father's business, started a twitter account and facebook page in the company name, and just started putting the name out there as much as I could constantly pimping the blog anytime there was a new article. The articles that were written, usually as some collaborative effort between my writing skills and my father's knowledge on the topic, were always written with an eye on what the news of the day was. Eventually, that timely writing paid off. Over a period of the next six months we had accumulated followers on a new twitter account, some of whom were reporters in the local media. My dad got a call asking if he'd be interested in appearing in an interview to provide a voice as an expert on a topic that was in the national news at the time. That piece aired on a local news channel that broadcasts to millions and was easily the single biggest break the company has ever had. Calls started coming in overnight. The business was saved, my dad was able to keep his dream alive, everyone lived happily ever after, cue the music, etc, etc. Well, maybe not quite that far, but it was definitely a turning point. My father's business would have definitely closed its doors had everything kept going the way it was, and I for one will always credit the experience I had gained through writing a blog in the EVE Blog Pack for making sure that didn't happen.
Gogela Freeport Exploration Loosely Affiliated Pirates Alliance 1063	Posted - 2012.09.10 05:44:00 - [57] - Quote Met a few spaceship nuts... Check the test server databases more.... Gê¦Gê¦-áEvery Ship in GëíGêçGëí-áGê¦Gê¦ GëíGêçGëí-+ odd items
Ammzi Imperial Guardians Tribal Band 1028	Posted - 2012.09.10 06:38:00 - [58] - Quote Did someone say Tribe? quote CCP Spitfire "Hello Im Blue,"
Sabrina Solette Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation 94	Posted - 2012.09.10 10:08:00 - [59] - Quote Over the years I guess my greatest contribution has been on the GD forums. Although that's been negative as well as positive towards the game depending on the issues being discussed. So over all I guess the contribution for promoting the game has been minimal as the negative would undo anything gained by the positive. I guess some people will be thinking at this point, well GD forums don't matter. But general forums can matter as people that maybe interested in playing the game will look at them whilst they try to decide if they wish to play it or not. Of course being able to trial a game has reduced this way of trying to decide but it's still a method used as well as reading from other sources. But I say what I think, regardless how popular or not it makes me. Not just on the forums in RL too. How has it affected me, well you guessed already, it hasn't.
Xpaulusx Shark Enterprises 61	Posted - 2012.09.10 10:33:00 - [60] - Quote Every once in awhile, ill pick a new pilot and pull him under my wing, teach him what he has to know, set him up with ships etc. So far there have been 3, all are doing good and have stayed in the game. One is even a top pilot in Nulli. Point is if even a third of us older players would make a small similar effort to mentor or help new pilots, the game is alot better. My contribution i guess.

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