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This is a Fanclub and as such a place for fans to discuss the person in question for which the topic was created. Coming into this topic without having participated in it to criticise her or with the comment that this topic doesn't deserve to be here is unacceptable.
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On March 04 2011 05:20 Shiragaku wrote:
The biggest problem with a lot of people is that they do not know how hard commentating is. For one, you have to constantly say something off the top of your head, have a clear voice, and analyze what is going on at the same time.
Sadly, the gaming community does not have many people to begin with, fewer people who know the basics of the game, and even fewer who can commentate. Look at a lot of the featured streams for poor commentary.
Worst argument i have ever heard. Yes casting is hard so what? this is a full time paid job and pretty much your whole career for this period of time and we should expect nothing less than the best.
@Strauss LAMO funny xD
On March 04 2011 05:29 timestep wrote:
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Kelly is going to be an irreplaceable force of nature for the gsl in the future. :D
She's definitely getting better everyday.
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On March 04 2011 01:43 MacNaughty wrote:
I think the gender and ethnic diversity she brings to the scene is a huge bonus to her knowledge and game sense in her commentating. She's a good caster. Ya she's got an accent. And ya, she's a woman.
But I think the fact she's a woman is the more important reason so many people spring up to flame her. As much as the haters will deny it, I'm quite convinced that most Kelly bashers are genuinely uncomfortable with women in general..are lacking in the amount of companionships and or relationships they have with women.
And this discomfort gets intensified when a woman "invades" the comfort zone so many guys feel knowing they're a member of the (ALMOST) exclusively male sector of cyberspace revolving around starcraft. Unfortunately for them, we're no longer in elementary school, and the Starcraft scene isn't a boys only club. If people were to acknowledge and accept those last 2 notions, I think Kelly haters would be almost non-existent. That's my 2 cents anyway.
Cleverly hidden troll post. Let me decipher:
"Whoever bashes Kelly must be gay/bad with girls!! Now there is no way you can win argument against me!!"
BTW: I'm not picking sides, I'm just picking on you because you made a dumb post.
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On March 04 2011 05:27 Torrentsvensk wrote:Show nested quote +On March 04 2011 05:20 Shiragaku wrote:
The biggest problem with a lot of people is that they do not know how hard commentating is. For one, you have to constantly say something off the top of your head, have a clear voice, and analyze what is going on at the same time.
Sadly, the gaming community does not have many people to begin with, fewer people who know the basics of the game, and even fewer who can commentate. Look at a lot of the featured streams for poor commentary. Worst argument i have ever heard. Yes casting is hard so what? this is a full time paid job and pretty much your whole career for this period of time and we should expect nothing less than the best. @Strauss LAMO funny xD
And GOM picked her over several more capable commentators? There are a lot of people who know the game very well but who wants to hear a nerd talk? We have Day9 but he is cute, funny, and appealing to everyone. We have Tasteless who is handsome, has pretty decent game knowledge, and has a cool voice. Then we have Artosis who can work with Tasteless very well in terms of chemistry and can provide in depth knowledge of the game and make you think.
GOM is planning to make StarCraft II mainstream. Here is a list often seen on TV.
Aesthetics - Check
StarCraft Player - Check
Good voice - Check If not, incredibly funny, Check
Able to constantly talk - Check
Does not sound like a nerd - Check
Can have a side conversation - Check
Can make a joke without using a meme - Check
Not a lot of people can get past all of these steps.
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i think you can add rotterdam to her supporters list 
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On March 04 2011 05:15 Strauss wrote:![[image loading]](http://www.otakufreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/white-knight-chronicles-portada.jpg)
Lolz. Obviously on a site like tl.net there are a whole bunch of nerds that think every asian girl is cute and will defend them no matter how unqualified they are for the job.
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Sign me up !
I really like her in-depth game knowledge !
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iragev2: "will really hate to see this trend locked due to some people's incessant need to flame Kelly."
Hope we do not let it happen.
On March 03 2011 11:21 Zisc wrote:
Support Group? LOL. What is this I don't even.
This isn't even a fan page. There's no memorabilia, pictures, links. It's just you trying to shove a caster down our throats.
Do Not Want.
"memorabilia" takes time to find, fanboy-ism needs space to grow...
Should not post vs in a fan club thread.
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If I was a mod I would just straight up ban all of you idiots that go into a fan club and talk shit about the star of the fan club. Or even come in here and argue about the stuff. What the hell? Seriously, what the hell are you thinking.
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Sign me up! Keep up the good work Kelly!
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On March 03 2011 12:18 Liquid`HuK wrote:
sign me up
Well of course you should be in here, i think she has a crush on you 
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Sign me up! Kelly brings so much joy to the world, and to me especially I think!
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Sign me up, love to see someone improve so much over a short period of time.
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On March 04 2011 09:35 57 Corvette wrote:Well of course you should be in here, i think she has a crush on you
Who doesn't?
I will join as well please.
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I love Kelly. Great job so far in GSL.
Any chance of seeing her cast up and down matches?
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I'm not her biggest fan, but I almost feel obliged to defend her because she gets so much hate. She's trying her best and she's clearing putting in the time to research the players and to play the game. That says a lot to me.
My one real concern with her is that she consistently harks on Zergs needing to be one base up. While this is true for the most part, there are plenty of scenarios that allow for a Zerg to stay even on bases (all-ins).
I hope she continues to put forth her best effort and ignores the baseless hate people give her.
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Sign me up, I think she's awesome.
At first I couldn't really understand her when she got excited, but seems like she's worked on it. She shows a much better understanding of the game than so many other casters, and my favourite thing is she seems to be working at it.
I've noticed she always seems to have done her homework on the players and maps before the match. It's great. I can't say for sure whether she's working hard at it, but with the result I would be very surprised if she didn't. She's been involved with computer games and the gaming community for a while which is cool, they didn't just pull an airhead from a modelling agency or something.
It is also good that she's a girl. I want starcraft 2 to get bigger and reach a broader audience. And girl or not she's still a brilliant caster, I hope she stays with GOM for a long time.
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Blazinghand
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Haters gonna hate. The fact of the matter is, casters are the face (sometimes literally) of the esports movement, and it's good to have a certain amount of diversity in which of our two left feet we put in the cookie jar's gift horse mouth.
In this sense, I believe that having a good female caster like Kelly is integral to the growth of sc2. It doesn't hurt that she's an excellent caster.
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On March 04 2011 06:07 speedphlux wrote:
Sign me up !
I really like her in-depth game knowledge !
Sign me up
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Sign me up as someone who thinks she's a decent caster who's improving, and I enjoy watching the GSl with her casting. A lot of the criticism she's recieved was disgusting, which is a pity because there was some legitimate and constructive stuff being put out there too.
Have to agree though that the OP for this is kind of embarrassing and hopefully we can move past it.
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