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Giving something back to the PA forumites

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  • CaptainTapoleCaptainTapole Awesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw! Northern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Oooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's awesomeness!!!

    And third row. Wahoo!

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  • sum10fishysum10fishy Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Yes, YES!! I love it!!

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  • BrokenAngelBrokenAngel Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Do want!

    Out of curiousity, where did you get all the names on the back? I don't recognize a third of those names and I've been a regular for years... >.>

    But its an awesome and sweet idea <3 ^.^

    k9mk2carn.pngeleventhdoc2carn.png *Proud Head Girl of Slytherin & Team Red*
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  • OfficerOfficer Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Hey, just a bit of constructive criticism. The colors on the back, with the blending from white with gray text to blue with white text, the middle loses a lot of it's meaning when they come together. If you could up the text contrast a bit with the background, it would look a lot cleaner and give the names a bit more pop. As it is, there is a line of names I can't make out at all. Also, with the names being covered the the forums.penny-arcade.com line. I think you could just let them show through a little more, maybe just putting that part in a box surrounded by handles? Not sure, just seems like the names covered deserve more visibility, ya know?

    Just my 2 cents :).

    Oh! Also, I don't see my name and that makes me a sad panda. :(

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  • TimeCruiserMikeTimeCruiserMike Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    well would ya look at that . . . i see my name on there . . . that makes me feel special.

    timecruisermikebanner450x79.png
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  • kropotkinkropotkin Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    @ b0wser & redhalo: Whilst I have juggled with the idea of having a spot to put your own name onto the badge I have decided to not include it as the badge is laminated making it impossible to write on them.

    @ BrokenAngel: There is no scientific method behind the selection of names. Thus far I have taken the names from the people that posted on this thread, the people going on West Coast Train Trip and the Bioware Minion thread. I plan to gather many more, mostly from browsing the PAX section of the PA forums with the assumption that people on these forums are actually going to PAX. I'm looking to have so many names on the back it will look like a crazy texture :P. I am also considering using a collage of forumite's avatars as the back ground. We'll see how it goes.

    @ Officer: All excellent points and ones I noticed when I made the back image. This is a work in progress and I haven't started making the badges yet so any suggestions will be gratefully received. Rest assured I will implement them if I think they would make an improvement.

    Thanks all for the feedback! It's much appreciated.

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  • OfficerOfficer Registered User
    edited August 2008
    One suggestion I have for color scheme would be to make it the same blue hues posts in the forum are nested in. Using the 2 shades of blue would allow the use of a consistent white font while keeping the feel of the actual pages. Even with the blending, which I definitely think looks much more stylish, you could keep the consistency of a single font color and not lose so many names :).

    Just a thought, although this is turning out to be some kind of badass project. This year seems to be a big year for crafts hehe.

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  • MasterHeliosMasterHelios Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Woo! First name, sixth row!

    FORTES FORTUNA ADIUVAT !
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  • adio92adio92 Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Great idea, i would love to get one of these things.

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  • mavrick88mavrick88 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    4th name 2nd row

    I was driving some out-of-towner friends around, and I kept complaining about being blinded. They responded with "You see, where we come from, people tend to wear Sunglasses." I retorted with a simple "You people tend to have sun."
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  • Queen BrewerQueen Brewer Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Awesome. And I saw my name right away!

    <Moe_Fwacky> once i had next door neighbors
    <Moe_Fwacky> nice girls
    <Moe_Fwacky> lesbians
    <Moe_Fwacky> robbed drugstores together
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  • JonnyNeroJonnyNero Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    wow! 4th name first row? Beating out the likes or BR, VT, BA?!

    I feel strangely honored

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  • CaptainTapoleCaptainTapole Awesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw! Northern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    JonnyNero wrote: »
    wow! 4th name first row? Beating out the likes or BR, VT, BA?!

    I feel strangely honored

    MUST HAVE NOW!!

    I think he did it at random. I beat out Redy over there.

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  • MetaverseNomadMetaverseNomad Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    oooh I would like one too!!!

    It looks awesome!! I would just make the text a little darker, it sort of blends in with the background at the top.

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  • s7arbucks7arbuck Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I would love one!!!

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  • adio92adio92 Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Ill be hunting one of these down.

    xXAdio92Xx.png
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  • Qs23Qs23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    .... and I will now run off to my room and cry.





    but I still want one. Kthx!

    PASig.gif
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  • BrokenAngelBrokenAngel Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Qs23 wrote: »
    .... and I will now run off to my room and cry.





    but I still want one. Kthx!

    Yeah I was sad too, but I think he just chose random names, not necessarily the regulars/year round forumers.

    k9mk2carn.pngeleventhdoc2carn.png *Proud Head Girl of Slytherin & Team Red*
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  • kropotkinkropotkin Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    BrokenAngel wrote: »
    Qs23 wrote: »
    .... and I will now run off to my room and cry.

    but I still want one. Kthx!

    Yeah I was sad too, but I think he just chose random names, not necessarily the regulars/year round forumers.

    Oh dear, I didn't want to offend anyone! Yes the names are important but please understand that I have not finished collecting all of the names for the badge nor have I completed its overall design. The selection of names is not random either, I have put some thought into it. Granted my time in these forums is by no means as long as most here so I'm still finding my feet but I am putting names down on the card that are frequent posters to this thread and the PAX section of the forums over all. This also applies to the folks on the IRC channel.

    I also have a concern over their distribution. Any ideas/assistance on how this can be done as painlessly as possible would be most appreciated.

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  • MasterHeliosMasterHelios Registered User
    edited August 2008
    You comin' to the pre-pax dinner, Krop? You could hand some out there.

    FORTES FORTUNA ADIUVAT !
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  • TransparentTransparent Registered User
    edited August 2008
    I'll hunt you down for one of these however they're distributed.

    And it couldn't be just the dinner, that would exclude everyone on the train.

    PAXtrain '10, let's do this!
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  • redhaloredhalo Registered User
    edited August 2008
    I don't think anyone should be too offended over the names one way or another. It's difficult to quantify ones activity on the forums and you'd have to draw a line somewhere.
    Spoiler:

    2011 Slytherin Death Eater's Head of House
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  • WhytmageWhytmage Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I agree. If you need the space for people who are more tenured, you can take my name of the list. :D

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  • BrokenAngelBrokenAngel Registered User
    edited August 2008
    kropotkin wrote: »
    BrokenAngel wrote: »
    Qs23 wrote: »
    .... and I will now run off to my room and cry.

    but I still want one. Kthx!

    Yeah I was sad too, but I think he just chose random names, not necessarily the regulars/year round forumers.

    Oh dear, I didn't want to offend anyone! Yes the names are important but please understand that I have not finished collecting all of the names for the badge nor have I completed its overall design. The selection of names is not random either, I have put some thought into it. Granted my time in these forums is by no means as long as most here so I'm still finding my feet but I am putting names down on the card that are frequent posters to this thread and the PAX section of the forums over all. This also applies to the folks on the IRC channel.

    I also have a concern over their distribution. Any ideas/assistance on how this can be done as painlessly as possible would be most appreciated.

    Oh no! ::hugs:: I wasn't offended! I was just giving Andy a e-hug hehe. ^.^

    Your idea is awesome! And you chose some great people new and old (I adore some of the newer forum family! Especially my loveable new irc minions <3), I think a few of us old schoolers were just feeling a teeny bit overrun like we usually do when the forums explode right before pax every year.

    I think its more like the oldest kid getting pouty and kinda jealous when the parents get all excited about something the new baby did. You get a lot of "But I'm year round!", "QS23 co-runs the CCST!", "I'm an op of the PAX IRC!" But we know ALL the forumers are awesome, and I don't think theres any real hard feelings. Besides, what can be more exciting for the less frequent posters than to get their name on something cool like this? I know it would make me feel really awesome and accepted if I were in a new community. ^.^

    k9mk2carn.pngeleventhdoc2carn.png *Proud Head Girl of Slytherin & Team Red*
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  • WhytmageWhytmage Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    BrokenAngel wrote: »
    kropotkin wrote: »
    BrokenAngel wrote: »
    Qs23 wrote: »
    .... and I will now run off to my room and cry.

    but I still want one. Kthx!

    Yeah I was sad too, but I think he just chose random names, not necessarily the regulars/year round forumers.

    Oh dear, I didn't want to offend anyone! Yes the names are important but please understand that I have not finished collecting all of the names for the badge nor have I completed its overall design. The selection of names is not random either, I have put some thought into it. Granted my time in these forums is by no means as long as most here so I'm still finding my feet but I am putting names down on the card that are frequent posters to this thread and the PAX section of the forums over all. This also applies to the folks on the IRC channel.

    I also have a concern over their distribution. Any ideas/assistance on how this can be done as painlessly as possible would be most appreciated.

    Oh no! ::hugs:: I wasn't offended! I was just giving Andy a e-hug hehe. ^.^

    Your idea is awesome! And you chose some great people new and old (I adore some of the newer forum family! Especially my loveable new irc minions <3), I think a few of us old schoolers were just feeling a teeny bit overrun like we usually do when the forums explode right before pax every year.

    I think its more like the oldest kid getting pouty and kinda jealous when the parents get all excited about something the new baby did. You get a lot of "But I'm year round!", "QS23 co-runs the CCST!", "I'm an op of the PAX IRC!" But we know ALL the forumers are awesome, and I don't think theres any real hard feelings. Besides, what can be more exciting for the less frequent posters than to get their name on something cool like this? I know it would make me feel really awesome and accepted if I were in a new community. ^.^

    Except VThorn. If VThorn isn't on there, I think there would be massive uproar...

    :D

    :!!: Current Addiction: World of Warcraft
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  • Qs23Qs23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    and another one of my jokes get taken the wrong way... Oh well.

    I really didn't care that much about not being on there, I was just trying to be funny. it's what I do.

    PASig.gif
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  • kropotkinkropotkin Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    @ MasterHelios: Sadly I cannot attend the Pre-PAX dinner as I have other plans that collide with it. They actually involve trying not be a zombie after a 9 hour flight from London. That and having dinner with my podcast co-hosts.

    @ BrokenAngel: Thanks for the feedback on the names. The names idea came to me as what other way to show the strength of the community by putting as many names as possible on the badge itself?

    @ Whytmage: Rest assured VT will be on the badge.

    @Qs23: Sarcasum never translates well in text. Believe me, I know :P

    OK still working on the new version, I'm tweaking some stuff I think you'll like...

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  • dyaballikldyaballikl PAX Main Theatre House & Security Manager Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    here's a suggestion, put someone important's name on there, mine! lol. cool idea.

    a.k.a. dya
    "Riding a mongoose reminds me of having sex with a man, which is something I do frequently because I am gay!" -Gabe
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  • spydeyspydey Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I would like one Kropotkin.

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  • VThornheartVThornheart Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's looking fantastic Kropotkin! I think this is a great idea! =)

    Would it be easier for you if we all printed out our own copy of it? It'd save you a bit of dough if everyone was responsible for printing out their own.

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  • CaptainTapoleCaptainTapole Awesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw! Northern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Looking back at the rough draft of the card thingie, it states "Penny Arcade Forums"
    ...Which technically means ALL of the PA Forumers--even those who don't post over here (which is rare especially with only 25 1/2ish days left) has the ability to get this, but the background on the front says "PAX08"...just letting ya know. I say, to agree in the long-winded-way of saying it with VT, create SPECIAL hard-cards for the Foreigners (not the band) that are coming along and let us poor Americans print it out. That way, less money to waste but Forumers--both of PA-General and PAX-Specific--can still have it. As for the names thing after all this inane explanation--Play darts! Whosever names it lands on, there ya go.

    PAX Prime 2013 Passes☑ || Hotel ☑ || Flight ☑ || Buttoneer Button ☑ || Pre-PAX Dinner ☒ || TWDT (SLYTHERIN!) ☒ || Girls Meet-Up ☒ || Post-PAX Party ?
    Your ever-awesome Frog-Backpack Girl.
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  • WhytmageWhytmage Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    ...

    Or rename it for the PAX forumers. Since this is in the PAX threads..

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  • CaptainTapoleCaptainTapole Awesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw! Northern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Whytmage wrote: »
    ...

    Or rename it for the PAX forumers. Since this is in the PAX threads..

    That too.

    PAX Prime 2013 Passes☑ || Hotel ☑ || Flight ☑ || Buttoneer Button ☑ || Pre-PAX Dinner ☒ || TWDT (SLYTHERIN!) ☒ || Girls Meet-Up ☒ || Post-PAX Party ?
    Your ever-awesome Frog-Backpack Girl.
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  • SnickersSnickers Registered User
    edited August 2008
    I like Whytmage's idea. PAX forumers FTW!

    <@frellnik>; and suddenly, Snickers
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  • CaptainTapoleCaptainTapole Awesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw! Northern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I was trying to be nice to the rest of the PA Forumers...

    ...Should have gone with my selfish instincts. My bad.

    PAX Prime 2013 Passes☑ || Hotel ☑ || Flight ☑ || Buttoneer Button ☑ || Pre-PAX Dinner ☒ || TWDT (SLYTHERIN!) ☒ || Girls Meet-Up ☒ || Post-PAX Party ?
    Your ever-awesome Frog-Backpack Girl.
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  • frobearfrobear Registered User
    edited August 2008
    BrokenAngel wrote: »
    kropotkin wrote: »
    BrokenAngel wrote: »
    Qs23 wrote: »
    .... and I will now run off to my room and cry.

    but I still want one. Kthx!

    Yeah I was sad too, but I think he just chose random names, not necessarily the regulars/year round forumers.

    Oh dear, I didn't want to offend anyone! Yes the names are important but please understand that I have not finished collecting all of the names for the badge nor have I completed its overall design. The selection of names is not random either, I have put some thought into it. Granted my time in these forums is by no means as long as most here so I'm still finding my feet but I am putting names down on the card that are frequent posters to this thread and the PAX section of the forums over all. This also applies to the folks on the IRC channel.

    I also have a concern over their distribution. Any ideas/assistance on how this can be done as painlessly as possible would be most appreciated.

    Oh no! ::hugs:: I wasn't offended! I was just giving Andy a e-hug hehe. ^.^

    Your idea is awesome! And you chose some great people new and old (I adore some of the newer forum family! Especially my loveable new irc minions <3), I think a few of us old schoolers were just feeling a teeny bit overrun like we usually do when the forums explode right before pax every year.

    I think its more like the oldest kid getting pouty and kinda jealous when the parents get all excited about something the new baby did. You get a lot of "But I'm year round!", "QS23 co-runs the CCST!", "I'm an op of the PAX IRC!" But we know ALL the forumers are awesome, and I don't think theres any real hard feelings. Besides, what can be more exciting for the less frequent posters than to get their name on something cool like this? I know it would make me feel really awesome and accepted if I were in a new community. ^.^

    I know I do! I'm more of a lurker and a minor poster (my name is appropriately just about obscured by the URL) but I'd love to have one of these. You all are really welcoming and I'm looking forward to spending my vacation meeting you!

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  • kropotkinkropotkin Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Well I haven't forgotten this little project and am now pleased to announce that it is now complete. Click on the spoiler buttons below to see the final designs:

    Front:
    Spoiler:

    Back:
    Spoiler:

    With regards to VT's suggestion of printing out the cards yourselves that doesn't really work too well. First off to create these is no mean feat. You must print onto glossy paper, double sided then trim them down to A6 ISO size. Then you have to laminate them. Now I have the means and set up to do this so I'm more than willing to do so. I did it with the Paxonieers badges and I can certainly do it here. The only issue I have yet to overcome is how to distribute them fairly. If there are any suggestions on how to do this I am more than willing to listen to them.

    I do have one idea but it is reliant on VT winning the Bioware competition. If he does pull that off then I shall PM the idea...

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  • TrainwreckXTrainwreckX Registered User
    edited August 2008
    Horay! I made it and in an awesome spot!

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  • WhytmageWhytmage Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I saw my "age" yay! :D

    :!!: Current Addiction: World of Warcraft
    Spoiler:
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  • ElectricTurtleElectricTurtle Registered User
    edited August 2008
    I see that Moe and I are at the top, but pay for it by being partially obscured.

    "There's just no pleasing some people..."

    "That's just what Jesus said, sir!"

    Spoiler:
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