CCP Manifest wrote:I'd been talking to the CSM about something entirely unrelated a day or two before, but since I already knew what the content of yesterday's dialogue was going to be, I requested to be a part of the meeting as a fly on the wall. CCP Xhagen graciously accepted my request.
Now see, right here I have a problem. Was the list of attendees something held in abeyance by the NDA? (If so, that's a terrible interpretation.) Because up until
your post the impression given was that most of the CSM delegates had a Skype conference with CCP Zulu. Granted it isn't a huge factual omission, but since the meeting's only significant
facts are "where" (Skype), "when" (last Friday). and "who" (CSM and CCP Zulu), with "what" and "why" being apparently embargoed by NDA, one would think it would be fairly trivial to be reported correctly.
CCP Manifest wrote:Obviously, since I am also under NDA as an employee (and since I'm part of the evil team of the one single guy in public relations that pursues press opportunities) I too cannot reveal the main bulk of the conversation.
Kidding aside Manifest, your dealings with CCPs public puts the rest of CCP to great shame. Speaking personally, it is your fault that I read the rest of CCP's PR attempts and go "WTF? Are these people baboons?" For your under-applauded efforts, I owe you all the banana daquiris you can stomache (when next we meet).
CCP Manifest wrote:They are right in saying that nothing of detailed substance was said during the meeting--however there was apparently enough vague substance to convince them that the next meeting should be promising indeed. Convinced enough to decide to come to you guys and give a progress report, treading dangeous political waters.
And here is where I must turn the lash on the CSM. They should've kept their mouths shut until after the next meeting at a minimum. I fail to see any positive impact for the playerbase by their posting. As best as I can tell, all they've accomplished is to create a platform for their own unseemly self-aggrandizement. I expect better of them.
CCP Manifest wrote:Hope that addresses some of the meta-comments here about the CSM's behavior/communications. Sorry about the delay in coming here. I had to sleep.
Ned, I don't begrudge you a second's sleep, and I apologize to you if my replies seem undeservedly harsh. But leaving aside the question of the wisdom of having this meeting on Friday afternoon (which was surely not your choice), does it seem unreasonable for CCP to anticipate that the CSM post would blossom into a little threadnaught, and that CCP would be well-served to have a prepared confirmatory post ready to go?
If you take away nothing else from my replies, please take away this: CCP has freely admitted that the largest single component in their recent Eve troubles has been
poor communication. Are CCP such masochists that they will only admit the problem, but take no effective corrective action? I, and I believe others,
desperately want CCP to do better.
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