Help Make Our Birthday Feature

[Hercules]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison


I wholeheartedly agree. I suggest "Sad bastard"

make that ' Lord Sad B'stard'

[Zoid]

Originally posted by DrSpike


I don't know what you mean - it was a selfless suggestion for the good of the site.

I'm sure it was...

[Sirotnikov]

You should make the birthday feature for us, not the opposite

What do you think, we're all suckers?

[-Jrabbit]

I would suggest something Civ4-specific, maybe a 9-player MP game with a special title or a month of PLUS as a prize.

A more general celebration suggestion would be something like what Google does at holidays -- special 9th birthday graphics incorporated into the Poly logo at the top of each page.

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Sirotnikov

You should make the birthday feature for us, not the opposite

I said "help" make our birthday feature -- not just "make [it]".

What do you think, we're all suckers?

Of course not. We're looking for assistance primarily because to date the birthday feature has been driven almost entirely by the staff and administration, but there is more to this site than the staff and administration. If not for you and other community members, there would be no need for a staff or really an administration.

At the same time, we're working on other elements behind the scenes... some of which has been revealed publicly and others not. We recognize when we're stretched to our limits timewise and numberwise, and we want to be best ensure this year's birthday feature lives up the decent standards of years past.

You get out what you put into something; the more of us that contribute constructively, the more we all get out of this endeavour positively.

[DanQ]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
I would suggest something Civ4-specific, maybe a 9-player MP game with a special title or a month of PLUS as a prize.

If someone is willing and able to volunteer to co-ordinate this effort, please contact Ming, rah, Wouter or myself.

A more general celebration suggestion would be something like what Google does at holidays -- special 9th birthday graphics incorporated into the Poly logo at the top of each page.

We've got a request out to a certain someone for a 9th birthday logo. I'm certain they'll come through!

[Sirotnikov]

Originally posted by DanQ






I said "help" make our birthday feature -- not just "make [it]".




Of course not. We're looking for assistance primarily because to date the birthday feature has been driven almost entirely by the staff and administration, but there is more to this site than the staff and administration. If not for you and other community members, there would be no need for a staff or really an administration.

At the same time, we're working on other elements behind the scenes... some of which has been revealed publicly and others not. We recognize when we're stretched to our limits timewise and numberwise, and we want to be best ensure this year's birthday feature lives up the decent standards of years past.

You get out what you put into something; the more of us that contribute constructively, the more we all get out of this endeavour positively.

See, you really don't get my humor!

Everyone knows that the and smilies are cynical.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by DanQ
We've got a request out to a certain someone for a 9th birthday logo. I'm certain they'll come through!

Is this the same team behind the London Olympic logo?

[b etor]

[DrSpike]

Dan, did you see my superdeity title idea?

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Sirotnikov
See, you really don't get my humor!

Everyone knows that the and smilies are cynical.

Perhaps with you, you use and cynically, but in the absence of any smilies that 'really' reflect that...

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Is this the same team behind the London Olympic logo?

Like we could afford them...

Originally posted by DrSpike
Dan, did you see my superdeity title idea?

Ah yes.

So, the suggested specific titles so far are "Super Deity" and "Sad Bastard" then?

[DrSpike]

Yeah, Super Deity at 25k and rename 10k to Sad Bastard, but only if the poster's name is Provost Harrison.

[DrSpike]

Oh, btw, I would be happy to make a list of those affected and personally delegate the task of implementing the change to one of your more useful staff members.

[Sirotnikov]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Is this the same team behind the London Olympic logo?

I admit, it's me: