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On February 25 2009 12:56 SonuvBob wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2009 12:23 Hot_Bid wrote:On February 25 2009 12:18 mikeymoo wrote:
Nicely written. Tbh if TL ever went corporate, it would lose a lot of its community and individuality anyways. what exactly is "going corporate"? All staff would be required to browse the site in a suit and tie.
I laughed hard. K, this thread wins some award because I've been here for a solid 40 minutes and have laughed aloud to myself (not just finding shit quirky and typing 'lewl' ) at least once every five.
I've had three TL accounts over six years (two straight lurkers and this one) due to forgetting account names+passwords as well as reemerging into wanting to play/appreciate BW. So from my first year of high school to almost graduating college now this site with ^that^ same banner has been here providing the same great everything - wit, coverage, in-depth analysis, comraderie, and just uh anything sc related (or netizen etc.).
Thanks TL staff members, and its nice to get a peek behind the scenes because I always think great websites are just a bunch of people on the internet sitting alone typing stuff to each other along w/some coding when really there's a bunch of hardworking people involved.
There's something generally more enlightened about those people (community as well as staff) around here. Not like Dalai Lama, but you know. Probably has to do with the fact that if you're here you're almost always: internet-savvy, appreciate the higher/est echelons of a complicated rts game with a steep learning curve, and know that usually when someone says they're Korean they mean South Korean. ^_^
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On February 25 2009 22:05 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2009 21:31 Kennigit wrote:For those that weren't around for it, Liquiscoop was the prelude to Pony XPress. Hotbid started/ran it with dronebabo itw and.. i forget  sorry. Search "Liquiscoop" in search bar for old issues - they were really awesome. THEY ARE IN THE ARTICLES SECTION, THE BEST PLACE ON TL THAT NOBODY GOES!
I love the articles section dude. Then again, I'm also a junkie for knowledge and love reading all the old stuff and seeing what happened with the older tournaments.
Good read overall.
Like the responses.
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My visit in this thread will not last much longer; alas, I have spent enough time reading the thread and each subsequent response. However, let me go on record and say that this is quite possibly the greatest non-StarCraft thread I have ever read at TL.
It isn't often you get a chance to see some of the absolutely hilarious things that the staff have to deal with. I thank you (Kennigit) for bringing some of it to life.
Once again, this is one of my all-time favorite threads here. TL.net is fucking amazing. That word gets thrown around a lot, but in all sincerity If I only had one thing in this world to call amazing, it would definitely be TL.
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Dangit, this thread is too good. I chewed up an orange juice carton because I didn't feel like getting up to throw it away. O_o
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On February 25 2009 22:22 cRoToN wrote:
I started to read it, but had to stop. Have u ever gotten laid?
Fail.
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Calgary26004 Posts
On February 25 2009 11:44 Kennigit wrote:ahhahahah oh yeah i remember that. Also this is Chil/Zatic's silent protest against the Blizzard Fan Site program which gives benefits to any donkey who had a SC2 fan site. http://www.scsuperbestfriends.com/Im pretty sure they sent an angry letter demanding a free press pass to blizzcon...iirc someone actually replied to it from Blizzard too hahahah
Hello, I feel you have made a grave error. Many lesser websites, such as wgtour.com and teamliquid.net have received promotional tickets to Blizzcon. My/Our staff member(s) at the premier foreign StarCraft website, however, has/have received nothing for my/their efforts. One look at http://www.SCSuperBestFriends.com will reveal that I/we have been producing the highest StarCraft content imaginable for nearly a day. How you could snub my/our loyal staff member(s) and my/our eventual millions of users is beyond me/us. I eagerly await your reply, Blake XXXXX -SCSuperBestFriends.com administrator
I don't have much else to say that hasn't been mentioned already. The guy who wanted to put his site's ads on every page was basically calling me a huge loser and saying I was a huge failure in life. Then he asked for a deal. Sick negotiation skills: insult a person then ask them for favours. Afterwards he was getting really aggrevated that I wouldn't take his call at work... O_o
I could go on for hours about SC2GG drama. I will say that I really like Psyonic_Reaver and Cholera, and Rise seems pretty cool too. It would be nice to hang out with them at Blizzcon or something.
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Epic thread fitting for an epic forum 
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On February 26 2009 01:02 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2009 11:44 Kennigit wrote:ahhahahah oh yeah i remember that. Also this is Chil/Zatic's silent protest against the Blizzard Fan Site program which gives benefits to any donkey who had a SC2 fan site. http://www.scsuperbestfriends.com/Im pretty sure they sent an angry letter demanding a free press pass to blizzcon...iirc someone actually replied to it from Blizzard too hahahah Show nested quote +Hello, I feel you have made a grave error. Many lesser websites, such as wgtour.com and teamliquid.net have received promotional tickets to Blizzcon. My/Our staff member(s) at the premier foreign StarCraft website, however, has/have received nothing for my/their efforts. One look at http://www.SCSuperBestFriends.com will reveal that I/we have been producing the highest StarCraft content imaginable for nearly a day. How you could snub my/our loyal staff member(s) and my/our eventual millions of users is beyond me/us. I eagerly await your reply, Blake XXXXX -SCSuperBestFriends.com administrator
I don't have much else to say that hasn't been mentioned already. The guy who wanted to put his site's ads on every page was basically calling me a huge loser and saying I was a huge failure in life. Then he asked for a deal. Sick negotiation skills: insult a person then ask them for favours. Afterwards he was getting really aggrevated that I wouldn't take his call at work... O_o
He was trying to soften and humiliate you so that you beg for mercy and accept his offer. 
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On February 26 2009 01:02 Chill wrote:
I could go on for hours about SC2GG drama. I will say that I really like Psyonic_Reaver and Cholera, and Rise seems pretty cool too. It would be nice to hang out with them at Blizzcon or something.
And I <3 you too. I'll be at Blizzcon for sure. Unless the tickets sell out super fast again. But then I may find a way to still get in like last year. Only time will tell.
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On February 25 2009 22:05 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2009 21:31 Kennigit wrote:For those that weren't around for it, Liquiscoop was the prelude to Pony XPress. Hotbid started/ran it with dronebabo itw and.. i forget sorry. Search "Liquiscoop" in search bar for old issues - they were really awesome. THEY ARE IN THE ARTICLES SECTION, THE BEST PLACE ON TL THAT NOBODY GOES!
like this?
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=45486
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what does MBA mean?
nice write up!
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Zurich15366 Posts
On February 25 2009 12:56 SonuvBob wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2009 12:23 Hot_Bid wrote:On February 25 2009 12:18 mikeymoo wrote:
Nicely written. Tbh if TL ever went corporate, it would lose a lot of its community and individuality anyways. what exactly is "going corporate"? All staff would be required to browse the site in a suit and tie.
I am already doing this, where is my paycheck?
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On February 25 2009 23:19 ChaoSbringer wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2009 23:06 s.a.y wrote:
wow.
thank you teamliquid.
it's a honor to spend a few hours every day. i contribute by clicking on the banner all the time :D Project Wonderful, the ad system TL uses has banners paid for each day via a system where people bid for 24hrs of ad time on the webpage. The amount doesn't change whether you click/see the ads or not. So if you're so inclined, you can just block them. You're not actually earning revenue by clicking the ads.
oh well, crap then.
guess ill buy a shirt
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On February 26 2009 01:43 cRaZypYRo wrote:
what does MBA mean?
nice write up!
Master of Business Administration...it's a graduate degree.
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Northern Ireland22213 Posts
Lovely read, made me chuckle 
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I just realized MoC is actually on staff now...I thought he was back in the day or something. Awesome addition!
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- I always get pissed off at Blizzard because they try to be fair by treating all their fan sites (in RTS) the same. That means that donkeyasssc2bestfriendsl0lheresmysc2site.com gets the “same” number of tickets to blizzcon as us or Gosugamers who pull in a billion hits in free advertising per day. In the same breath they have always been super cool with letting have free reign to do what we like (TSL etc) and despite the heart ache that MBS has caused, i think the feedback system if pretty baller
Actually - not all are treated the same - and don't forget about all the secret awesomeness coming down the pipes
- If we get the same number of beta keys as donkey start up sites im going to ragequit my life lol. Fuck it, Stimey you take over.
I wouldn't worry too much about that.
- Despite being the largest SC esports site I think we have one of the most silent relationships with Blizzard – I know LoA talks to the top blizzard guys a hell of a lot more than I do (read 0 times…except when I saw samwise in the subway in paris and peed my pants).
Haha - don't hate me, <3 me. We all know I <3 TL and its the only SC site I participate in besides my own. We just tend to do different things lol. I'm always around to help.
This is definitely the greatest thread ever here. Priceless Kennigit.
~LoA
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