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On April 10 2012 14:21 corpuscle wrote:
What happened with Episode 2 is they released it early on HBO Go! (the online premium service) for some EU countries, so it wasn't so much "leaked" as it was people recording the legal stream and reposting it... dunno if the same thing is happening this week, I intentionally have been avoiding the "early" episodes because I don't want to have nothing to watch each Sunday XD
Same, I would rather wait one week instead of two.
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On April 10 2012 14:18 Scarlett` wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:16 KebertXela wrote:On April 10 2012 14:10 Scarlett` wrote:
i actually watched it the night before i went to IPL (it was leaked online) ~ edit: actually it seems episode 3 got leaked now or am i missing something
there are some things that i really dont like when watching the show but it is very well done overall
I don't see it leaked but it may well be. I really love the show. It can be slow at times but holy hell is it engaging. When I watched the first episode, I had to watch the rest all in one sitting. Did you read the books? i mean episode 3 seems to be out online (it says release date is April 15th which is next sunday) havnt read the books but i plan to eventually (pretty much the only genre of books i do read is fantasy ~ and very rarely sci-fi) Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:17 PlagueWasp wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On April 10 2012 13:39 Scarlett` wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 13:35 corpuscle wrote:
(Question from a friend who doesn't have a TL account)
Do you have any advice for creep spread? You spread really well, and he's wondering if that's just speed or if you have a specific method.
I've told him to try hotkeying his leading tumor, using a screen hotkey, or just having a designated creep-pooping queen and remembering to make one every inject cycle, but he says that messes him up too much (he's only silver). im not actually all that fast (compared to pros) and dont use a screen hotkey or have a queen for it most of the time but ~ when i do have a creep queen i hotkey it to caps lock (rebound 0 group) and make a double tap caps then make a tumour and spread the rest of them every once and a while ~ the most important thing i feel is to make sure to put the tumour as far as you can onto the edge of the creep (helps to have good mouse accuracy - very important in sc2) ; this lets me spread creep faster than many pros even when i have less apm/less tumours than them Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 13:36 PlagueWasp wrote:
Not SC2 related but:
What is your favorite tv show?
And I am guessing "Lost and Delirious" with Piper Perabo is one of (if not) your favorite movies based on the quote on your posts. yes that is my favourite movie (its the only movie i actually have a physical copy of >___<) i don't really have a favourite tv show but the ones i follow right now are : game of thrones the secret circle the vampire diaries pretty little liars (i love this yet its so stupid at the same time) nikita (im behind like half a season on this) ones i really like that are done are ~ firefly buffy the vampire slayer dark angel (most of season 2 was kinda bad though T__T) Game of Thrones is a great show. If you have not read the books I highly recommend reading them. HBO did do a great job following along with the first book though. I agree with Pretty Little Liars, can be really annoying and stupid at times, but it is still highly addictive. (Though I am half a season behind and after they reveal who "A" is I may loss interest.) And Nikita is an awesome show! season 2 finale of PLL was fairly silly but i can say they do manage to keep the mystery going strong while still revealing plenty
Well that at least sounds promising.
Just noticed I spelled "lose" as "loss" - #FAIL
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On April 10 2012 14:24 KebertXela wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:21 corpuscle wrote:
What happened with Episode 2 is they released it early on HBO Go! (the online premium service) for some EU countries, so it wasn't so much "leaked" as it was people recording the legal stream and reposting it... dunno if the same thing is happening this week, I intentionally have been avoiding the "early" episodes because I don't want to have nothing to watch each Sunday XD Same, I would rather wait one week instead of two.
Especially when there are only 10 episodes.
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On April 10 2012 14:25 PlagueWasp wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On April 10 2012 14:18 Scarlett` wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:16 KebertXela wrote:On April 10 2012 14:10 Scarlett` wrote:
i actually watched it the night before i went to IPL (it was leaked online) ~ edit: actually it seems episode 3 got leaked now or am i missing something
there are some things that i really dont like when watching the show but it is very well done overall
I don't see it leaked but it may well be. I really love the show. It can be slow at times but holy hell is it engaging. When I watched the first episode, I had to watch the rest all in one sitting. Did you read the books? i mean episode 3 seems to be out online (it says release date is April 15th which is next sunday) havnt read the books but i plan to eventually (pretty much the only genre of books i do read is fantasy ~ and very rarely sci-fi) Show nested quote +[B]On April 10 2012 14:17 PlagueWasp wrote:[/B On April 10 2012 13:39 Scarlett` wrote:On April 10 2012 13:35 corpuscle wrote:
(Question from a friend who doesn't have a TL account)
Do you have any advice for creep spread? You spread really well, and he's wondering if that's just speed or if you have a specific method.
I've told him to try hotkeying his leading tumor, using a screen hotkey, or just having a designated creep-pooping queen and remembering to make one every inject cycle, but he says that messes him up too much (he's only silver). im not actually all that fast (compared to pros) and dont use a screen hotkey or have a queen for it most of the time but ~ when i do have a creep queen i hotkey it to caps lock (rebound 0 group) and make a double tap caps then make a tumour and spread the rest of them every once and a while ~ the most important thing i feel is to make sure to put the tumour as far as you can onto the edge of the creep (helps to have good mouse accuracy - very important in sc2) ; this lets me spread creep faster than many pros even when i have less apm/less tumours than them On April 10 2012 13:36 PlagueWasp wrote:
Not SC2 related but:
What is your favorite tv show?
And I am guessing "Lost and Delirious" with Piper Perabo is one of (if not) your favorite movies based on the quote on your posts. yes that is my favourite movie (its the only movie i actually have a physical copy of >___<) i don't really have a favourite tv show but the ones i follow right now are : game of thrones the secret circle the vampire diaries pretty little liars (i love this yet its so stupid at the same time) nikita (im behind like half a season on this) ones i really like that are done are ~ firefly buffy the vampire slayer dark angel (most of season 2 was kinda bad though T__T) Game of Thrones is a great show. If you have not read the books I highly recommend reading them. HBO did do a great job following along with the first book though. I agree with Pretty Little Liars, can be really annoying and stupid at times, but it is still highly addictive. (Though I am half a season behind and after they reveal who "A" is I may loss interest.) And Nikita is an awesome show! season 2 finale of PLL was fairly silly but i can say they do manage to keep the mystery going strong while still revealing plenty Well that at least sounds promising. Just noticed I spelled "lose" as "loss" - #FAIL
On the other hand, accidently quoting instead of editing (what I assume happened) tripped me out pretty hard. 
Talk about dejavu
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On April 10 2012 14:27 PlagueWasp wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:24 KebertXela wrote:On April 10 2012 14:21 corpuscle wrote:
What happened with Episode 2 is they released it early on HBO Go! (the online premium service) for some EU countries, so it wasn't so much "leaked" as it was people recording the legal stream and reposting it... dunno if the same thing is happening this week, I intentionally have been avoiding the "early" episodes because I don't want to have nothing to watch each Sunday XD Same, I would rather wait one week instead of two. Especially when there are only 10 episodes.
i just couldnt sleep and needed something to watch before heading out to ipl ^^
gonna board flight in 5-10 minutes and will be back online in 4-5 hours at cleveland airport then a few hours after that on train from toronto ~ should be on to answer any more questions then
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On April 10 2012 14:27 Bibbit wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:25 PlagueWasp wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On April 10 2012 14:18 Scarlett` wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:16 KebertXela wrote:On April 10 2012 14:10 Scarlett` wrote:
i actually watched it the night before i went to IPL (it was leaked online) ~ edit: actually it seems episode 3 got leaked now or am i missing something
there are some things that i really dont like when watching the show but it is very well done overall
I don't see it leaked but it may well be. I really love the show. It can be slow at times but holy hell is it engaging. When I watched the first episode, I had to watch the rest all in one sitting. Did you read the books? i mean episode 3 seems to be out online (it says release date is April 15th which is next sunday) havnt read the books but i plan to eventually (pretty much the only genre of books i do read is fantasy ~ and very rarely sci-fi) Show nested quote +[B]On April 10 2012 14:17 PlagueWasp wrote:[/B On April 10 2012 13:39 Scarlett` wrote:On April 10 2012 13:35 corpuscle wrote:
(Question from a friend who doesn't have a TL account)
Do you have any advice for creep spread? You spread really well, and he's wondering if that's just speed or if you have a specific method.
I've told him to try hotkeying his leading tumor, using a screen hotkey, or just having a designated creep-pooping queen and remembering to make one every inject cycle, but he says that messes him up too much (he's only silver). im not actually all that fast (compared to pros) and dont use a screen hotkey or have a queen for it most of the time but ~ when i do have a creep queen i hotkey it to caps lock (rebound 0 group) and make a double tap caps then make a tumour and spread the rest of them every once and a while ~ the most important thing i feel is to make sure to put the tumour as far as you can onto the edge of the creep (helps to have good mouse accuracy - very important in sc2) ; this lets me spread creep faster than many pros even when i have less apm/less tumours than them On April 10 2012 13:36 PlagueWasp wrote:
Not SC2 related but:
What is your favorite tv show?
And I am guessing "Lost and Delirious" with Piper Perabo is one of (if not) your favorite movies based on the quote on your posts. yes that is my favourite movie (its the only movie i actually have a physical copy of >___<) i don't really have a favourite tv show but the ones i follow right now are : game of thrones the secret circle the vampire diaries pretty little liars (i love this yet its so stupid at the same time) nikita (im behind like half a season on this) ones i really like that are done are ~ firefly buffy the vampire slayer dark angel (most of season 2 was kinda bad though T__T) Game of Thrones is a great show. If you have not read the books I highly recommend reading them. HBO did do a great job following along with the first book though. I agree with Pretty Little Liars, can be really annoying and stupid at times, but it is still highly addictive. (Though I am half a season behind and after they reveal who "A" is I may loss interest.) And Nikita is an awesome show! season 2 finale of PLL was fairly silly but i can say they do manage to keep the mystery going strong while still revealing plenty Well that at least sounds promising. Just noticed I spelled "lose" as "loss" - #FAIL On the other hand, accidently quoting instead of editing (what I assume happened) tripped me out pretty hard. Talk about dejavu
Even worse than that. The "season 2 finale of PLL...." was scarlett responding to me, and the "Well that at least sounds promising." was me responding back. I think I accidently deleted a few things from the post. Even more of a fail.
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On April 10 2012 14:32 KebertXela wrote:
Have a safe trip!
thanks !
On April 10 2012 14:33 PlagueWasp wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:27 Bibbit wrote:On April 10 2012 14:25 PlagueWasp wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On April 10 2012 14:18 Scarlett` wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:16 KebertXela wrote:On April 10 2012 14:10 Scarlett` wrote:
i actually watched it the night before i went to IPL (it was leaked online) ~ edit: actually it seems episode 3 got leaked now or am i missing something
there are some things that i really dont like when watching the show but it is very well done overall
I don't see it leaked but it may well be. I really love the show. It can be slow at times but holy hell is it engaging. When I watched the first episode, I had to watch the rest all in one sitting. Did you read the books? i mean episode 3 seems to be out online (it says release date is April 15th which is next sunday) havnt read the books but i plan to eventually (pretty much the only genre of books i do read is fantasy ~ and very rarely sci-fi) Show nested quote +[B]On April 10 2012 14:17 PlagueWasp wrote:[/B On April 10 2012 13:39 Scarlett` wrote:On April 10 2012 13:35 corpuscle wrote:
(Question from a friend who doesn't have a TL account)
Do you have any advice for creep spread? You spread really well, and he's wondering if that's just speed or if you have a specific method.
I've told him to try hotkeying his leading tumor, using a screen hotkey, or just having a designated creep-pooping queen and remembering to make one every inject cycle, but he says that messes him up too much (he's only silver). im not actually all that fast (compared to pros) and dont use a screen hotkey or have a queen for it most of the time but ~ when i do have a creep queen i hotkey it to caps lock (rebound 0 group) and make a double tap caps then make a tumour and spread the rest of them every once and a while ~ the most important thing i feel is to make sure to put the tumour as far as you can onto the edge of the creep (helps to have good mouse accuracy - very important in sc2) ; this lets me spread creep faster than many pros even when i have less apm/less tumours than them On April 10 2012 13:36 PlagueWasp wrote:
Not SC2 related but:
What is your favorite tv show?
And I am guessing "Lost and Delirious" with Piper Perabo is one of (if not) your favorite movies based on the quote on your posts. yes that is my favourite movie (its the only movie i actually have a physical copy of >___<) i don't really have a favourite tv show but the ones i follow right now are : game of thrones the secret circle the vampire diaries pretty little liars (i love this yet its so stupid at the same time) nikita (im behind like half a season on this) ones i really like that are done are ~ firefly buffy the vampire slayer dark angel (most of season 2 was kinda bad though T__T) Game of Thrones is a great show. If you have not read the books I highly recommend reading them. HBO did do a great job following along with the first book though. I agree with Pretty Little Liars, can be really annoying and stupid at times, but it is still highly addictive. (Though I am half a season behind and after they reveal who "A" is I may loss interest.) And Nikita is an awesome show! season 2 finale of PLL was fairly silly but i can say they do manage to keep the mystery going strong while still revealing plenty Well that at least sounds promising. Just noticed I spelled "lose" as "loss" - #FAIL On the other hand, accidently quoting instead of editing (what I assume happened) tripped me out pretty hard. Talk about dejavu Even worse than that. The "season 2 finale of PLL...." was scarlett responding to me, and the "Well that at least sounds promising." was me responding back. I think I accidently deleted a few things from the post. Even more of a fail.
yea at first reading that post i was like 'wat...'
gogo fix it -edit- ~~~~~
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also earlier i mentioned lost and delirious was my favourite movie ; but i would not really recommend it (as most people would not like it - it is a movie you either love or you hate and has a very small target audience)
and....... im gone !
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On April 10 2012 14:35 Scarlett` wrote:thanks ! Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:33 PlagueWasp wrote:On April 10 2012 14:27 Bibbit wrote:On April 10 2012 14:25 PlagueWasp wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On April 10 2012 14:18 Scarlett` wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:16 KebertXela wrote:On April 10 2012 14:10 Scarlett` wrote:
i actually watched it the night before i went to IPL (it was leaked online) ~ edit: actually it seems episode 3 got leaked now or am i missing something
there are some things that i really dont like when watching the show but it is very well done overall
I don't see it leaked but it may well be. I really love the show. It can be slow at times but holy hell is it engaging. When I watched the first episode, I had to watch the rest all in one sitting. Did you read the books? i mean episode 3 seems to be out online (it says release date is April 15th which is next sunday) havnt read the books but i plan to eventually (pretty much the only genre of books i do read is fantasy ~ and very rarely sci-fi) Show nested quote +[B]On April 10 2012 14:17 PlagueWasp wrote:[/B On April 10 2012 13:39 Scarlett` wrote:On April 10 2012 13:35 corpuscle wrote:
(Question from a friend who doesn't have a TL account)
Do you have any advice for creep spread? You spread really well, and he's wondering if that's just speed or if you have a specific method.
I've told him to try hotkeying his leading tumor, using a screen hotkey, or just having a designated creep-pooping queen and remembering to make one every inject cycle, but he says that messes him up too much (he's only silver). im not actually all that fast (compared to pros) and dont use a screen hotkey or have a queen for it most of the time but ~ when i do have a creep queen i hotkey it to caps lock (rebound 0 group) and make a double tap caps then make a tumour and spread the rest of them every once and a while ~ the most important thing i feel is to make sure to put the tumour as far as you can onto the edge of the creep (helps to have good mouse accuracy - very important in sc2) ; this lets me spread creep faster than many pros even when i have less apm/less tumours than them On April 10 2012 13:36 PlagueWasp wrote:
Not SC2 related but:
What is your favorite tv show?
And I am guessing "Lost and Delirious" with Piper Perabo is one of (if not) your favorite movies based on the quote on your posts. yes that is my favourite movie (its the only movie i actually have a physical copy of >___<) i don't really have a favourite tv show but the ones i follow right now are : game of thrones the secret circle the vampire diaries pretty little liars (i love this yet its so stupid at the same time) nikita (im behind like half a season on this) ones i really like that are done are ~ firefly buffy the vampire slayer dark angel (most of season 2 was kinda bad though T__T) Game of Thrones is a great show. If you have not read the books I highly recommend reading them. HBO did do a great job following along with the first book though. I agree with Pretty Little Liars, can be really annoying and stupid at times, but it is still highly addictive. (Though I am half a season behind and after they reveal who "A" is I may loss interest.) And Nikita is an awesome show! season 2 finale of PLL was fairly silly but i can say they do manage to keep the mystery going strong while still revealing plenty Well that at least sounds promising. Just noticed I spelled "lose" as "loss" - #FAIL On the other hand, accidently quoting instead of editing (what I assume happened) tripped me out pretty hard. Talk about dejavu Even worse than that. The "season 2 finale of PLL...." was scarlett responding to me, and the "Well that at least sounds promising." was me responding back. I think I accidently deleted a few things from the post. Even more of a fail. yea at first reading that post i was like 'wat...' gogo fix it -edit- ~~~~~ ----- also earlier i mentioned lost and delirious was my favourite movie ; but i would not really recommend it (as most people would not like it - it is a movie you either love or you hate and has a very small target audience) and....... im gone !
Done. Fixed.
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also earlier i mentioned lost and delirious was my favourite movie ; but i would not really recommend it (as most people would not like it - it is a movie you either love or you hate and has a very small target audience)
and....... im gone ![/QUOTE]
I'll check this movie out. I'm a pretty big fan of Mischa Barton (thanks to the OC)
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On April 10 2012 14:09 Bibbit wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:04 SaintBadger wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Sign me up, please.
I work in conservative political campaigns (hate me if you like) at state and national levels. I've fought a number of battles on affirmative action policies in hiring and education. It is refreshing to be reminded that when you exclude the politics of teams and invite-only events and get down to the game itself, SC2 is the purest form of meritocracy. In other arenas, you see a person of a minority race, or a person who openly lives a lifestyle differing from the "norm", and a fair question arises as to whether that person attained his or her station purely through merit or partially on consideration of this innate quality. SC2 does not suffer this problem. Scarlett has the rare opportunity to represent and inspire those like her and those who admire her while secure in the knowledge that her gender issues have nothing to do with her accomplishment. I am proud to be a part of a community that creates that unique set of circumstances.
On a brief aside, I know conservatives are often grouped with certain religious zealots who choose to pander by attacking certain lifestyles. I find it amusing that Jerry Falwell and Lady Gaga have very different notions of what it means to say "God makes no mistakes". I work very hard to drag the more archaic elements in my political party into the 21st century. The truth of the matter is that pure conservatives have nothing negative to say about the choice, or perhaps necessity, of taking steps to live one's life as a different gender than biological sex would suggest. As a person who makes a living crafting public images, I was impressed and encouraged with the minimalist way in which Scarlett addressed the gender issue, as well as the remarkable singlemindedness with which she has NOT addressed it subsequently. For whatever my expertise is worth, she has handled the public side of this flawlessly.
I'm sure there will be many people clamoring for interviews, quotes, etc. in future LAN events. I would simply encourage Scarlett to remember that while gender may have added a small amount to the original hype, there is nothing but talent that will sustain it. A while back I donated $1000 in Day [9]'s name to InControl's Rumble in the Bronze, and I wrote him today (hoping my shameless plug of him would earn me some reading time) urging that if he did mention Scarlett on the daily, he should not dwell on the gender issues. It's not that these things aren't important, but it will be so easy over the next few months to materially hurt Scarlett's pro prospects by pigeon-holing her as "the gamer girl" or "the LGBT rep". The signs point to her being a legitimate foreign hope. Those caveats which lend themselves so well to the, "she's good for a girl" mentality can do damage to a long-term career.
With the highest respect. /salute
TL;DR: Don't let Scarlett get archtyped as "the gamer girl". Keep the focus on play . Wow really great post I almost didnt read. So glad I did and I agree entirely ^_^ Edit: spoilered it because its massive :D
You are very kind.
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She looks like (the sister of) Goody.
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On April 10 2012 14:52 SaintBadger wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 14:09 Bibbit wrote:On April 10 2012 14:04 SaintBadger wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Sign me up, please.
I work in conservative political campaigns (hate me if you like) at state and national levels. I've fought a number of battles on affirmative action policies in hiring and education. It is refreshing to be reminded that when you exclude the politics of teams and invite-only events and get down to the game itself, SC2 is the purest form of meritocracy. In other arenas, you see a person of a minority race, or a person who openly lives a lifestyle differing from the "norm", and a fair question arises as to whether that person attained his or her station purely through merit or partially on consideration of this innate quality. SC2 does not suffer this problem. Scarlett has the rare opportunity to represent and inspire those like her and those who admire her while secure in the knowledge that her gender issues have nothing to do with her accomplishment. I am proud to be a part of a community that creates that unique set of circumstances.
On a brief aside, I know conservatives are often grouped with certain religious zealots who choose to pander by attacking certain lifestyles. I find it amusing that Jerry Falwell and Lady Gaga have very different notions of what it means to say "God makes no mistakes". I work very hard to drag the more archaic elements in my political party into the 21st century. The truth of the matter is that pure conservatives have nothing negative to say about the choice, or perhaps necessity, of taking steps to live one's life as a different gender than biological sex would suggest. As a person who makes a living crafting public images, I was impressed and encouraged with the minimalist way in which Scarlett addressed the gender issue, as well as the remarkable singlemindedness with which she has NOT addressed it subsequently. For whatever my expertise is worth, she has handled the public side of this flawlessly.
I'm sure there will be many people clamoring for interviews, quotes, etc. in future LAN events. I would simply encourage Scarlett to remember that while gender may have added a small amount to the original hype, there is nothing but talent that will sustain it. A while back I donated $1000 in Day [9]'s name to InControl's Rumble in the Bronze, and I wrote him today (hoping my shameless plug of him would earn me some reading time) urging that if he did mention Scarlett on the daily, he should not dwell on the gender issues. It's not that these things aren't important, but it will be so easy over the next few months to materially hurt Scarlett's pro prospects by pigeon-holing her as "the gamer girl" or "the LGBT rep". The signs point to her being a legitimate foreign hope. Those caveats which lend themselves so well to the, "she's good for a girl" mentality can do damage to a long-term career.
With the highest respect. /salute
TL;DR: Don't let Scarlett get archtyped as "the gamer girl". Keep the focus on play . Wow really great post I almost didnt read. So glad I did and I agree entirely ^_^ Edit: spoilered it because its massive :D You are very kind.
Well earned comment, imo.
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So Scarlett, what universe were you in before you decided to grace us with your presence?
I just feel like you woke up one day and went, I think I'll play this game called Starcraft, wandered into IPL 4 and just started wrecking people.
Aka, can we get a little biography of your Starcraft 2 career up until IPL 4?
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On April 10 2012 15:08 ThumZz wrote:
She looks like (the sister of) Goody.
No offense to Goody but I'd avoid using that line next time you're at the bar.
Also, disagreed. ^^
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Add me to list ya'll.
I'm Mirin.
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scarlett you are such a boss nerd and an inspiration to us canadians :D
Hope you get a great sponsorship and great team! (Korean would be wonderful :D)
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Excellent results at IPL and equally impressive Playhem run. Looks like you've out grown footmen frenzy :D
Sign me up.
- Your favourite cousin in the west coast
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On April 10 2012 14:04 SaintBadger wrote:
Sign me up, please.
I work in conservative political campaigns (hate me if you like) at state and national levels. I've fought a number of battles on affirmative action policies in hiring and education. It is refreshing to be reminded that when you exclude the politics of teams and invite-only events and get down to the game itself, SC2 is the purest form of meritocracy. In other arenas, you see a person of a minority race, or a person who openly lives a lifestyle differing from the "norm", and a fair question arises as to whether that person attained his or her station purely through merit or partially on consideration of this innate quality. SC2 does not suffer this problem. Scarlett has the rare opportunity to represent and inspire those like her and those who admire her while secure in the knowledge that her gender issues have nothing to do with her accomplishment. I am proud to be a part of a community that creates that unique set of circumstances.
On a brief aside, I know conservatives are often grouped with certain religious zealots who choose to pander by attacking certain lifestyles. I find it amusing that Jerry Falwell and Lady Gaga have very different notions of what it means to say "God makes no mistakes". I work very hard to drag the more archaic elements in my political party into the 21st century. The truth of the matter is that pure conservatives have nothing negative to say about the choice, or perhaps necessity, of taking steps to live one's life as a different gender than biological sex would suggest. As a person who makes a living crafting public images, I was impressed and encouraged with the minimalist way in which Scarlett addressed the gender issue, as well as the remarkable singlemindedness with which she has NOT addressed it subsequently. For whatever my expertise is worth, she has handled the public side of this flawlessly.
I'm sure there will be many people clamoring for interviews, quotes, etc. in future LAN events. I would simply encourage Scarlett to remember that while gender may have added a small amount to the original hype, there is nothing but talent that will sustain it. A while back I donated $1000 in Day [9]'s name to InControl's Rumble in the Bronze, and I wrote him today (hoping my shameless plug of him would earn me some reading time) urging that if he did mention Scarlett on the daily, he should not dwell on the gender issues. It's not that these things aren't important, but it will be so easy over the next few months to materially hurt Scarlett's pro prospects by pigeon-holing her as "the gamer girl" or "the LGBT rep". The signs point to her being a legitimate foreign hope. Those caveats which lend themselves so well to the, "she's good for a girl" mentality can do damage to a long-term career.
With the highest respect. /salute
TL;DR: Don't let Scarlett get archtyped as "the gamer girl". Keep the focus on play.
Great post Sir!
Totally agree with you.
PS: People like you make me love this community!
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