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The Nintendo Party (aka The Folder Incident) (bka Backstabbo in the Cabo)
- Thread starter BuddyC
- Start date
MrAngryFace
Banned
Dont be wuss folder. Own the fuck up to this shit. If you suck you suck. Dont worry, we already knew you sucked. Not a real shocker.
Battlezone
Member
I don't think I've hit F-5 this much since THURSDAYTON.
Kabuki Waq
Member
We are waiting!
dammitmattt
Banned
aoi tsuki said:
I'm the one that was previously known as Viper around here and other parts. Just so you know, I never wrote that or even knew Fernando. I was so young that I barely even remember the circumstances around that debacle, except for it was the handiwork of Lee Rogers, who used to run those sites that I worked for. There was the possibility that it was published under my name, but I don't even think that was the case, either. Lee wasn't a bad guy at all in person, he just came across as a dick online and he did a few bad things which I'm sure he regrets.
Seth was right. I was a bit of a know-it-all dick, but hey, I was 17 at the time. However, like some of the other people that I worked with, I truly did what I did because I truly loved (and love) games. I already got all the free game time that I wanted through my job at EB, and writing was just for the love of it.
Seth is a friend of mine, a really cool guy, and I'm sorry I missed out on E3 this year. Business called, though, and I could not get a week off. And I'm sorry to anyone who still thinks badly of me, even 7-8 years later, for something that I was a part of.
I miss the old Sega and GEO boards. Those were the days. There are so many people working in the video game industry that came from that pool...
Kabuki Waq
Member
DarienA said:
WE WANT BLOOOD!!!
Kabuki Waq
Member
you guys better not be taking the high road through pm and shit.
I demand drama, blood and death.
I demand drama, blood and death.
as I see it, this isn't a private matter between BuddyC, prince among men, and Folder, douchebag extraordinaire. he got all GAF E3 attendees excited about a nintendo-sponsored drinkfest, and then very shadily bailed at the last minute. you're all owed a public explanation, and if necessary, an apology.
MrAngryFace
Banned
Folder is a dumbass! Ive been sayin this!
Kabuki Waq
Member
duckroll said:It shouldn't be a PRIVATE matter, it should be SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT! :lol
:lol :lol :lol
ITS HIS TIME!!!!
ourumov said:
Actually, I suspect it was more like the guy lied to make himself seem more important by promising Nintendo would pay for a party and then just didn't show up, making up another lie (or series of lies) to cover his tracks.
It's not like the guy doesn't do it every day on his Web site.
And if he wants to solve the matter privately, that's fine. If he wants to salvage even a sliver of his crappy reputation, he can make amends publicly.
MrAngryFace
Banned
Every E3 reveals its new dumb person. Anyone remember Nintendojo haha. Course that guy probably woulda shown up for his own event.
WasabiKing
Member
ourumov said:
drinks are VERY expensive. even more than good ol' SF. another reason why I'd never move to LA
Chittagong
Gold Member
Approaching 10.000 views OMG
WasabiKing
Member
Teddman said:
That's pretty damn good, especially looking at the first round damage at the Standard, haha... but if you call stuff like I do, I'm looking at $8-$10 a shot, easy.
MomoPufflet
Member
A few years ago when I was at e3 I got a double of Jagermeister in an LA bar. It was $14. And that was the last time I ever bought a drink in LA.
Pedigree Chum
Banned
So that's all we get? "Oh good heavens...".
WTF Folder.
WTF Folder.
WasabiKing
Member
Teddman said:
Ah, bro, what did I tell you at the ZD party? You gotta graduate from that college stuff and step up to the big leagues! Patron and Grey Goose!
junkwaffle
In Front and Drawing Away
Sorry to hear about the stiffing, Buddy C. Generally, when a guy tries to collect money from a group for drinks or meals, either he gets lots of 20s and gets more than the total cost or he gets stiffed. Rarely do people get the exact amount, so if you came out ahead (assuming you tried to collect from everyone), it wouldn't be profiting; any extra money collected would just be thought of as a service charge for the hassle, if you know what I mean. Either way, you're a class act for picking up the tab.
junkwaffle said:Sorry to hear about the stiffing, Buddy C. Generally, when a guy tries to collect money from a group for drinks or meals, either he gets lots of 20s and gets more than the total cost or he gets stiffed. Rarely do people get the exact amount, so if you came out ahead (assuming you tried to collect from everyone), you wouldn't be profiting, and any extra money collected would just could just think of as a service charge for the hassle, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, while we're lynching Folder, I'd like to air out a little story about Folder and me, which kind of ends like Buddy C's. Some of you may recall a thread started by Agent Dormer entitled: So, I'm taking a course this semester - "Writing About Video Games". I contributed a cartoon with an old fat wrinkley lady teaching her class about the finer points of beating ho's in GTA, which seemed to go over pretty nicely. Actually, it was this one:
Rather quickly, Folder posted this comment:
(Interestingly, Blimblim immediately added: "It's a trap !") Anyway, I did PM him, and we emailed back and forth for a while discussing that I might contribute some stuff to SponG if things worked out (free of charge...but with the promise of exposure and free games! OMG! ) He even had me create a drawing about Kutaragi making the usual exalted claims that Sony likes to make about new hardware. So I made this:
...which I held off from posting here until I realized that things weren't working out with Folder. I know the drawing isn't great, but hey, it's a freebie. Anyway, having submitted this drawing along with a list of links to almost every one of the drawings I posted at GAF, I waited for a reply. And I waited. And waited. And wai.... well, you get the idea.
I emailed him a few times trying to at least get some resolution, but the last time he wrote back, he merely said that he hadn't gotten in touch with his boss or something. After a while, he didn't even bother to email back to me even if I emailed him, telling him that it was okay if things didn't work out, that I just wanted a little resolution with it. I felt disrespected, if you can see that.
Well, that's it. To this day, I've not heard from him. My last email to him was over a month ago, where I only said:
He seems like a nice enough guy. I can't account for it, really. But, whatever his problem, it sure didn't stop him from offering me "a job" like he was some kind of big shot.
Mr. Blonde
Member
Yes, as Matt said, the GEO days were really fun. I miss it and Maniac Gaming and Zero Gravity and I would miss Sega Otaku too but I didn't get into Dreamcast until way late. These days message boards have too many people and gaming sites all pretty much suck(even the big ones). Gaming mags suck now too, I miss Next Generation big time.
WasabiKing
Member
Teddman said:
Hehe, even at open bar, I will ask for it and pay the premium, but it does make sense. Hey, I'm a booze snob, can't help it...
MomoPufflet
Member
xsarien said:For those of us who have been cityslickers our entire lives, how much is that in the "real" world?
Almost twice as much as I was used to paying. When I ordered that drink my friend said "dude, have you ever been to LA?" :lol
evil solrac v3.0
Member
ALCOHOL-TON!!!