On being "Crew"

mutopian · Post by **mutopian** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 5:04 pm 0

Yak - I think your post sums up everything that needs to be said. In a sense we're all part of the 'crew' as this forum is one of the true fluffy places to be on this net.

So some of us can't get to the events, or pop along your house for a cup of tea and sesh on a wavebird, but we still get to hear the news when its happening and feel part of the whole Unity experience.

Peace, love & groovy vibes

dtj · Post by **dtj** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:07 pm 0

p-saurus wrote:That said, if you ever find yourself in the Phoenix metro area, I'll pick you up at the airport.

And you can drop him at my place; fully decked out guestroom/private bath with lots of furry bandwidth...

strawdonkey · Post by **strawdonkey** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:22 pm 0

About describes it best... We seem to get threads that deviate into "this place is fucking cool! Yay

" about once a month or so, and to have one from the man himself... Surely we're all doing something right? I don't mean to take anything away from anybody, but don't forget that without us all there would be no community. Each one of us has our own little mark on Yakyak, we're all equals here even though there are some seriously talented people here (Yak, Thrash, LardyGaz spring to mind - there are hundreds more), we're all equal.

That's what makes it so great in my opinion. Besides the obvious fanboyness, we're all human beings that like to have a good time... Some of us can make it to good-time places (fnar) more than others, but the invitation is pretty open.

"Crew" may seem cliquey... if you don't like that, how about...

"Us"?

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:32 pm 0

dtj wrote:
p-saurus wrote:That said, if you ever find yourself in the Phoenix metro area, I'll pick you up at the airport.
And you can drop him at my place; fully decked out guestroom/private bath with lots of furry bandwidth...

What's a bath?

PFVA · Post by **PFVA** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:21 pm 0

I'm not sure if i know how the "exclusion" thing came around and not knowing who feels excluded and why it's hard to give an opinion.
Personally i think it's great that Jeff is having a fun time on his weekends. He deserves it. And obviously he also cares about how everybody else feels.
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PFVA · Post by **PFVA** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:25 pm 0

PVB wrote:
dtj wrote:
p-saurus wrote:That said, if you ever find yourself in the Phoenix metro area, I'll pick you up at the airport.
And you can drop him at my place; fully decked out guestroom/private bath with lots of furry bandwidth...
What's a bath?

I'm more curious to know what's a bath with lots of furry bandwith. I'm picturing a bath surrounded by lots of plushies and lots of tech toys in waterproof cases.

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dtj · Post by **dtj** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:26 pm 0

PVB wrote:
dtj wrote:
p-saurus wrote:That said, if you ever find yourself in the Phoenix metro area, I'll pick you up at the airport.
And you can drop him at my place; fully decked out guestroom/private bath with lots of furry bandwidth...
What's a bath?

Oops, my mistake.

Private bog.

So sorry!

Forgive?

dtj · Post by **dtj** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:30 pm 0

PFVA wrote:I'm not sure if i know how the "exclusion" thing came around and not knowing who feels excluded and why it's hard to give an opinion.
Personally i think it's great that Jeff is having a fun time on his weekends. He deserves it. And obviously he also cares about how everybody else feels.
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Well, personally, I feel very excluded - but it's the exclusion that envy often breeds - since others are having an experience I've craved for over 15 years: getting to work with and have a hand in Yak's llatest VLM. But that's my problem, of course - and it is a problem of geography and nothing more - it isn't personal on any level.

dtj · Post by **dtj** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:33 pm 0

PFVA wrote:I'm more curious to know what's a bath with lots of furry bandwith. I'm picturing a bath surrounded by lots of plushies and lots of tech toys in waterproof cases.
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Yes, plushies, furry pillows, velvety spread on the bed, lavender-shaded walls, rabbit visages of all sorts (ceramic, metallic and otherwise)... a llovely couch the color of a summer in Wales, and a Roland MC-909 to play with in the ever-shifting LED-lit ambience...

Post by **Muttley** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:34 pm 0

dtj wrote:
PFVA wrote:I'm not sure if i know how the "exclusion" thing came around and not knowing who feels excluded and why it's hard to give an opinion.
Personally i think it's great that Jeff is having a fun time on his weekends. He deserves it. And obviously he also cares about how everybody else feels.
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Well, personally, I feel very excluded - but it's the exclusion that envy often breeds - since others are having an experience I've craved for over 15 years: getting to work with and have a hand in Yak's llatest VLM. But that's my problem, of course - and it is a problem of geography and nothing more - it isn't personal on any level.

Certainly not, I've already offered my floor space, spare bedroom, etc. to ya when you make it over for a jolly!

Muttley

illlogickill · Post by **illlogickill** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:38 pm 0

You've brought a tear to my eye Yak, and you llamasofties too....in a fluffy heart-warming way. After attending RV3 and meeting some of you, I knew this place was special, attending RV3.5 and meeting more of you confirmed it even more so. The best bit of RV3.5 for me is when I said to Yak, commenting on F-Zero GX "Man, that game is special!". Yak, being Yak, leaned towards the screen, squinted, made a masturbating motion near his groin and moaned. A life confirming moment indeed! As for being handed a Wavebird and having a jolly on Unity... 8O8) ... Just plain old... 8O8)

Thats why I make icons for you guys, I've no doubt that is why Trolley churns out fantastic wallpaper, and many other llamasofties distribute Yak ROM's, gaming articles and so much more. It's been said a million times by everyone, this IS the fluffiest place on the net, and I'd like to add "and in real life too."

And as far as being Crew goes, I'll make the brews for you all!

dtj · Post by **dtj** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:46 pm 0

Muttley wrote:Certainly not, I've already offered my floor space, spare bedroom, etc. to ya when you make it over for a jolly!

Muttley

Oh, I know... I'll work it out!

Work is a bitch right now; lots of huge enterprise-wide initiatives (new corporate portal) that aren't allowing anyone any vacation time, even though they've got it; it's an agressive timeline, to say the least. I'm hoping the December jolly is doable.

)p( · Post by **)p(** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:51 pm 0

PFVA wrote:I'm not sure if i know how the "exclusion" thing came around and not knowing who feels excluded and why it's hard to give an opinion.
Personally i think it's great that Jeff is having a fun time on his weekends. He deserves it. And obviously he also cares about how everybody else feels.
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exactly my thoughts...so i just quote you pfva...

peter

Post by **gribbles** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:37 pm 0

Thought I'd chuck in my thoughts. This is my second attempt - the first one rambled waaaay too much. You can pretty much cover that first post by [inserting lots of positive gushing here].

Now that's out the way...

This place is *the* most special place I've come across on the Internet. When I offered to get yakyak going for Jeff, I don't think either of us expected this. Well, I certainly didn't. I thought it'd be fun, that maybe I'd meet a few cool people (hell, I'd just made contact with Jeff Minter ferchrissakes!), and carve out another little place to while away some time online.

You, yes you, took that little idea and blew it through the stargate.

And yes, the core of this is that nice Mr Minter. If he'd turned out to be an arrogant bastard, only concerned with the obseqious bleatings of his little group of yes men (like a couple of other very talented people I have known), then this place would have collapsed like something that falls down very fast.

So, I feel strangley honoured and proud that I am a part of 'Us' (nicely put nbcl), and strangely honoured and proud to be connected with someone like Jeff, who is grounded enough to really care and be a thoroughly nice chap.

The cunt.

Fuseball · Post by **Fuseball** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:01 am 0

All I can think to say is.... I have rarely seen a happier Yak than when he is watching virgin crew members take their first steps into VLM space. As I see it, the Unity project is all about inclusion.

Whatever the Crew is perceived to be (and I love Jeff's interpretation of the term), I have only sensed a theme of boundless passion and excitement in their posts. This enthusiasm can't be helped. Everyone I know who has flown it has felt the same way.

We are all so lucky to be able to see Unity coming together, even from afar. Finally, a game brought to you with love.