CaptainTapoleAwesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw!Northern CaliforniaRegistered Userregular
edited April 2009
there is someone already working on the roster...can't remember who right now. But give it time, they are very busy.
Also, yeah. She could only trade 50 buttons--but a good amount of us, to my recollection, were totally cool handing it out to folks who just asked politely for it.
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really? well I don't know how I'll feel when I'm down there but right now I don't feel like just giving away my badges to people. There would have to be some sort of trade done for it...
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Well I figure 50 is about enough for my forum/IRC buddies, and any extra that people share with me will get not only a huge hug, but stickers and possibly a song and dance. Cause I like doing those.
But I am WAY too poor this year to get like 200 buttons.
Yeah I know Moe...
I was just pointing out that there's not really a point to the 'button EXCHANGE' if people just hand our their buttons without receiving a button back.
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CaptainTapoleAwesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw!Northern CaliforniaRegistered Userregular
Yeah I know Moe...
I was just pointing out that there's not really a point to the 'button EXCHANGE' if people just hand them out to others for free.
It's all up to the Button-Holders' choice.
And BA, if I cannot get a button from you; I would like to do the White-Girl Booty-Shake with you!
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Moe FwackyRight Here, Right NowDrives a BuickModeratormod
edited April 2009
Oh, well that, some people don't mind handing out a few buttons to people who didn't get buttons for one reason or another (ran out, customs ate them, lost in a volcano) especially since purebuttons seemed to always send us more buttons than we ordered. The typical order of 50 actually had about 62 buttons.
Oh, well that, some people don't mind handing out a few buttons to people who didn't get buttons for one reason or another (ran out, customs ate them, lost in a volcano) especially since purebuttons seemed to always send us more buttons than we ordered. The typical order of 50 actually had about 62 buttons.
Yeah I know... I'm sure I'll be more charitable at the event, I'm just having a grumpy day...
Haha really? so 200 would actually have like 300?
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Moe FwackyRight Here, Right NowDrives a BuickModeratormod
edited April 2009
I doubt it's that much of a difference. It's dependent on the size of the button and how many buttons can be made per press, etc, etc. If you ordered 1" buttons, they were usually dead on, but 1.5" always went over by about 10-15.
I'm down for any PAX Virgin stuff. I'd heard about it, but had yet to actually go... for various reasons.
However... BUTTONS FOR EVERYONE! I don't even care if you don't have one to trade. I don't know what I'd do with them all anyways... but I'll pull a The World Ends With You and doctor the popularity of mine by giving them to anyone who wants one LOL... well... at least until they run out.
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<+ACC3SS> 4chan doesn't make me cringe as much as you do, The_DIMD.
Well let me just say I will hunt you down for one of your buttons... your avatar is awsome...
Also I don't think there are any PAX virgin activities planned yet, haha... was just kind of a neat idea floating around. Anyway besides getting together and having a big first-time PAX orgy, I can't really think of anything that would be distincly PAX virgin-like...
Haha, you'd better get a lot of buttons if you're going to be handing them out like halloween candy...
Also I don't think there are any PAX virgin activities planned yet, haha... was just kind of a neat idea floating around. Anyway besides getting together and having a big first-time PAX orgy, I can't really think of anything that would be distincly PAX virgin-like...
Well, considering how most PAX virgins are Seattle virgins, there could be some kind of miniature Magical Mystery Tour, mid-PAX, like a meet-up at or tour of one or two must-see locales, game stores, or restaurants of Seattle. Or maybe that's just me looking for non-alcohol based PAX weekend activities (turning 18 in the US sucks awfully, especially when you're English).
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If I'm planning on handing them out to everyone participating who wants one and a few more... should I be ordering 500? I just don't want to have a bunch of the same button lying around and I'm not sure what a good amount would be.
But, I'm glad ya like it! I was going to get a back tattoo of it... but it would cost like 500 bucks. That's a lot of money to pay someone to hurt me.
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If I'm planning on handing them out to everyone participating who wants one and a few more... should I be ordering 500? I just don't want to have a bunch of the same button lying around and I'm not sure what a good amount would be.
You should order 500, but then that wouldn't follow your requirements. Conclusion: order less than 500. 200ish maybe?
I was thinking 200 normal buttons, with 50 of each of the two bonus buttons. Each person will only get to have one, unless you were to trade someone for theirs. That's cheating though. :P
You'll get a preview...maybe.
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For people agonizing over button amounts:
Too few = One of those awesome collectors items, especially if it is a cool one.
Too many = Bonus buttons for next year! (This is the route I am taking)
One way to handle it is to simply see how much you can afford, and then order in the summer when people start committing (actually buying buttons).
Hmm... okay, well thanks for the advice. I'll debate it. I don't really have to decide right now anyways. Cost isn't so much the factor as is having tons of leftovers... actually, that may not be a bad idea... could do something interesting with them, should I have extras.8-)
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Yeah for sure! Let me know if you have any ideas about an activity for us PAX virgins...
Also... here's my badge design. Maochan was kind enough to send me a design. Sorry I didn't use it though.
My Design:
Mao's design:
Which one do you guys like better?[/QUOTE]
Aw! I looked at you avatar, and I was totally hoping you would do the cat thing licking! It was adorable and hilarious!
Super Mario Brothers would be slightly more awkward if they licked you. Their tongues came out... but didn't they just like float into you or have seizures or something? Super Mario Bros. would be a hilarious game to analyze for metaphors... Probably been done though. If not, I'm doing it.
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Super Mario Brothers would be slightly more awkward if they licked you. Their tongues came out... but didn't they just like float into you or have seizures or something? Super Mario Bros. would be a hilarious game to analyze for metaphors... Probably been done though. If not, I'm doing it.
Perhaps you have forgotten boos only come at you when you're not looking? Things are getting sloppy in the haunted house!
Super Mario Brothers would be slightly more awkward if they licked you. Their tongues came out... but didn't they just like float into you or have seizures or something? Super Mario Bros. would be a hilarious game to analyze for metaphors... Probably been done though. If not, I'm doing it.
Perhaps you have forgotten boos only come at you when you're not looking? Things are getting sloppy in the haunted house!
See, that makes it worse. They're trying to lick you from behind.
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<+ACC3SS> 4chan doesn't make me cringe as much as you do, The_DIMD.
Super Mario Brothers would be slightly more awkward if they licked you. Their tongues came out... but didn't they just like float into you or have seizures or something? Super Mario Bros. would be a hilarious game to analyze for metaphors... Probably been done though. If not, I'm doing it.
Perhaps you have forgotten boos only come at you when you're not looking? Things are getting sloppy in the haunted house!
See, that makes it worse. They're trying to lick you from behind.
Super Mario Brothers would be slightly more awkward if they licked you. Their tongues came out... but didn't they just like float into you or have seizures or something? Super Mario Bros. would be a hilarious game to analyze for metaphors... Probably been done though. If not, I'm doing it.
Perhaps you have forgotten boos only come at you when you're not looking? Things are getting sloppy in the haunted house!
See, that makes it worse. They're trying to lick you from behind.
Do they prefer syrup or jelly?
Your post got me thinking. Perhaps it isn't such a bad thing after all; it is teaching kids to eat salad.
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Hey wait, then doesn't that mean that you'll only be able to trade with 50 other buttoneers?? Well that's kind of a drag if you ask me.
Hey here's an idea: we make a buttoneer sign-up form and then we can get an estimate as to how many buttons we should order...
jonxp and crew are working on a registration service for us.
@jonxp, VT, houn: Do we have an update on when the button portion goes live?
I am employed again (yay!) but this means my time was drastically reduced right when I was ready to get started (boo!). I have decided to go it alone because I don't have the time to sit down and learn the new tech that I wanted to initially, and it would be unfair to make the rest of the guys work on something they don't know or have a stake in.
I'll have a better ETA after this Sunday and I see how much I get done.
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Whoa what happened? I leave this thread for a day and come back and we're talking about boos licking people from behind.
And thanks for all the comments about my Avatar...
i made it bigger and pretty for you, just incase you might like to use it for future randomness! (I'm in class right now and just a bit bored)
Well nothing's written in stone... I can always change my design...
Haha you know I think I might. That looks pretty good...
I might use a slightly different version of the licking part though. Its tongue isn't quite out enough me thinks.
I'll upload a new design when I have one.
Snappy, I like it!
Mostly because it's a demoman. But with a cat's head. Whatever the reason, I'll be hunting you down for this button...
Oh also snappy, I don't think moe was talking about your photo... it shows up as a link for me.
Hey I have a question: how do people usually carry around these hundreds of buttons? Bags? pin them to something?
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CaptainTapoleAwesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw!Northern CaliforniaRegistered Userregular
edited May 2009
Let's see.
Vests. Scarf. Hats. Bags. Backpacks. Themselves. Umm...their pockets...and other places I cannot remember.
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If you look in the OP you'll see my method of button collecting which was quite effective - a scarf I bought from the gift shop at The Grand Hyatt. It was awesome as it was highly visible, easy to put on and take off, didn't get in the way most of the time, didn't have any knock off or come off. This yeah I feel it might not be enough as with 174 buttons it weight in at 3lb. This year might actually break my neck with the amount of buttons we're looking at. But I'm probably gonna go with the button scarf again.
If I see any other bastard with a button scarf I'm gonna charge them for copyright bitches. Unoriginal mofos.
What I did last year was button all mine to my hat and as I traded, replaced the spots. You could tell if you had a cool button as it stayed on the hat and didn't get bumped off when a nicer one came my way.
Snappy, I like it!
Mostly because it's a demoman. But with a cat's head. Whatever the reason, I'll be hunting you down for this button...
Oh also snappy, I don't think moe was talking about your photo... it shows up as a link for me.
Hey I have a question: how do people usually carry around these hundreds of buttons? Bags? pin them to something?
Anything you want. We had a couple last year with elf hats. There's Cuzza's infamous scarf in the OP. Lots of people used their backpacks/messanger bags. I'm making a jacket this year, as I'm hoping to not be lugging a backpack around too much.
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Also, yeah. She could only trade 50 buttons--but a good amount of us, to my recollection, were totally cool handing it out to folks who just asked politely for it.
But I am WAY too poor this year to get like 200 buttons.
Yeah I know Moe...
I was just pointing out that there's not really a point to the 'button EXCHANGE' if people just hand our their buttons without receiving a button back.
It's all up to the Button-Holders' choice.
And BA, if I cannot get a button from you; I would like to do the White-Girl Booty-Shake with you!
Yeah I know... I'm sure I'll be more charitable at the event, I'm just having a grumpy day...
Haha really? so 200 would actually have like 300?
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However... BUTTONS FOR EVERYONE! I don't even care if you don't have one to trade. I don't know what I'd do with them all anyways... but I'll pull a The World Ends With You and doctor the popularity of mine by giving them to anyone who wants one LOL... well... at least until they run out.
Also I don't think there are any PAX virgin activities planned yet, haha... was just kind of a neat idea floating around. Anyway besides getting together and having a big first-time PAX orgy, I can't really think of anything that would be distincly PAX virgin-like...
Haha, you'd better get a lot of buttons if you're going to be handing them out like halloween candy...
Well, considering how most PAX virgins are Seattle virgins, there could be some kind of miniature Magical Mystery Tour, mid-PAX, like a meet-up at or tour of one or two must-see locales, game stores, or restaurants of Seattle. Or maybe that's just me looking for non-alcohol based PAX weekend activities (turning 18 in the US sucks awfully, especially when you're English).
jonxp and crew are working on a registration service for us.
@jonxp, VT, houn: Do we have an update on when the button portion goes live?
But, I'm glad ya like it! I was going to get a back tattoo of it... but it would cost like 500 bucks. That's a lot of money to pay someone to hurt me.
You should order 500, but then that wouldn't follow your requirements. Conclusion: order less than 500. 200ish maybe?
I was thinking 200 normal buttons, with 50 of each of the two bonus buttons. Each person will only get to have one, unless you were to trade someone for theirs. That's cheating though. :P
You'll get a preview...maybe.
Too few = One of those awesome collectors items, especially if it is a cool one.
Too many = Bonus buttons for next year! (This is the route I am taking)
One way to handle it is to simply see how much you can afford, and then order in the summer when people start committing (actually buying buttons).
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Which one do you guys like better?[/QUOTE]
Aw! I looked at you avatar, and I was totally hoping you would do the cat thing licking! It was adorable and hilarious!
Super Mario Brothers would be slightly more awkward if they licked you. Their tongues came out... but didn't they just like float into you or have seizures or something? Super Mario Bros. would be a hilarious game to analyze for metaphors... Probably been done though. If not, I'm doing it.
Perhaps you have forgotten boos only come at you when you're not looking? Things are getting sloppy in the haunted house!
PAX East Trading Card Organizer | Twitter | Google+
See, that makes it worse. They're trying to lick you from behind.
Do they prefer syrup or jelly?
Your post got me thinking. Perhaps it isn't such a bad thing after all; it is teaching kids to eat salad.
I am employed again (yay!) but this means my time was drastically reduced right when I was ready to get started (boo!). I have decided to go it alone because I don't have the time to sit down and learn the new tech that I wanted to initially, and it would be unfair to make the rest of the guys work on something they don't know or have a stake in.
I'll have a better ETA after this Sunday and I see how much I get done.
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PAX Prime 2014 Buttoneering!
Here's a button that Lemur designed for me, let me know what you think.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7018/snappybutton1.jpg
Please keep all images under 500KB or link them (spoilering doesn't count, spoilered images still load)
note to self: make rules thread when I get home
And thanks for all the comments about my Avatar...
Well nothing's written in stone... I can always change my design...
Haha you know I think I might. That looks pretty good...
I might use a slightly different version of the licking part though. Its tongue isn't quite out enough me thinks.
I'll upload a new design when I have one.
Sorry Moe, I didn't know. I'll be sure to do links in the future. No need for rudeness.
It's all the mystery of the dance.
Snappy, I like it!
Mostly because it's a demoman. But with a cat's head. Whatever the reason, I'll be hunting you down for this button...
Oh also snappy, I don't think moe was talking about your photo... it shows up as a link for me.
Hey I have a question: how do people usually carry around these hundreds of buttons? Bags? pin them to something?
Vests. Scarf. Hats. Bags. Backpacks. Themselves. Umm...their pockets...and other places I cannot remember.
I think I'll have a bag with all my buttons and then have a vest or something for all the ones I get.
If I see any other bastard with a button scarf I'm gonna charge them for copyright bitches. Unoriginal mofos.
Anything you want. We had a couple last year with elf hats. There's Cuzza's infamous scarf in the OP. Lots of people used their backpacks/messanger bags. I'm making a jacket this year, as I'm hoping to not be lugging a backpack around too much.