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I'm "D king"
Posted by: King Karp
I would never eat a pet, as in an animal.
Now, if it was a pet cake or pie, then Hell YEAH! I'd eat that -blam!- man!

Well here it is. sorry it took so long guys N' gals I have been sick for the last week or so.

Community Spotlight Number 1: The Slayer


Ok, let’s get started

Alright

Shoot

Ok then first off how old are you?

I am currently only 15.

Me too

That's pretty cool, infact I remember you posting that once

So your familiar with my posts?

On the occasion, yes

Hmm looks like I kinda did make a name for myself on bungie.
Anyway can you give us a quick description of your self?


Well, I guess I am a fun, outta-whack kind of guy. Eh, I am honestly horrible at describing myself, I guess you'll just have to get to know me.

Lol that's what im here to do.
Umm whats your real name? I forgot to ask.


My real name is Oliver

Umm, aren't ya supposed to ask questions and stuff?

I am, but the community spotlight is never the same. it has no set script.

Ah, I see
Are you going to ask anymore?

ohh im just getting started.

Whats the reason you joined bungie.net?


Well, around the release of Halo 2 I decided to lurk around the forums and see what people had found and thought. It never dawned on me to join until about 2 years later. I joined so I could share opinions and ideas with others and actually take part, after all, it was my first online community , and what a better way to start that stuff out then on B.net?

I totally agree, are you any good at halo 2/3?

Eh, I am ok at Halo 2, it isn't really my thing. I am very good at Halo 3, I would like to believe. (I was probably better at Halo CE then the others however) To me though, it is more about having fun and laughing. Without the friends I have online, I doubt I would play that much at all.

hehe you speak wisely. Whats your I.Q?

Heh, I don't really know, all those online ones are bogus anyway I would imagine.

I think your smarter than me

I doubt it mate, who the hell knows anyway? What is it to be "smart" nowadays

yep definitely smarter. well i guess it doesnt matter.

Do you have a gamer tag?


Yeah, it's The Slayer117, I have really been meaning to change it, but I just keep forgetting

That gamer tag is mad ass. mine is continental soup

Yeah, I saw, that's pretty creative.

The insperation came from when i spilled soup on my Xbox controller and i have played well with that controler ever since

Ahaha

Nice

ok just one last question but your answer has to be very long. Is there anything you want to say to everyone on bungie reading this?

Thanks for voting for me I guess? It's great to know some people want to read about me. (Sorry Mike, not really sure what I would want to say)

well that was perfect.

If there are any other questions you would like to ask, be my guest

ok just one. what is the square root of 1 million?

Hmm, the fact that I don't know such a simple question really shows that I could care less about math 350,000 ? The hell if I know

hehe its !000. and I also hate math. ( Thanks to Public enemy for correcting me.)

I'm more of a creative person, I can't deal with the whole monotonous organized thing. Infact, I applied for an art academy within my school last year and I made it in, so this year I am all about art and what have you.

nice job

Thanks

well I have to go so ill see you on bungie I guess.

See you around man, it was fun

Hope you enjoyed the first community spotlight.
Keep your fingers crossed you could be in the light next time.

Cheers Guys.



[Edited on 11.21.2007 6:45 AM PST]

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Damn fine spotlight. Slayer is on my friendlist already omgomgomg accept my invites!

He's heaps more opinionated than he lets on in this though, I remember one time he sat there for 5 minutes on MSN and totally disproved religion AND atheism SIMULTANEOUSLY proving himself to be the only person actually in existence. I had the chatlog saved but my dog ate the entire computer (even though he doesn't exist, as Slayer pointed out to me later on).

Good interview, is what I am trying to say.

  • 11.01.2007 5:15 AM PDT
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I'm "D king"
Posted by: King Karp
I would never eat a pet, as in an animal.
Now, if it was a pet cake or pie, then Hell YEAH! I'd eat that -blam!- man!

Thanks, the only thing I was worried about was if I got the square root of one million wrong when I was the one asking the question.
I did get it right didnt I?

Response to your computer eating dog:
Me: "My cat ate my computer."
Mum: "You dont have a cat."
Me: "then why are there hairballs all over the house?"
Dad: *walks in front door.* "Honey, I'm home!"
Me: "Oh! So thats who ate my homework."




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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

Very nice. Good job Mike. I miss the Community Spotlight...I wonder if it'll come back.

  • 11.01.2007 6:00 AM PDT
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I'm "D king"
Posted by: King Karp
I would never eat a pet, as in an animal.
Now, if it was a pet cake or pie, then Hell YEAH! I'd eat that -blam!- man!

Thanks, I miss the spotlight too. I guess that why I'm doing it.
Anyway thanks again.

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And the Shadow fell upon the Land, and the World was riven stone from stone. The oceans fled, and the mountains were swallowed up, and the nations were scattered to the eight corners of the World. The moon was blood, and the sun was as ashes. The seas boiled, and the living envied the dead. All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon.

Good job :)

  • 11.01.2007 8:22 AM PDT
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I'm "D king"
Posted by: King Karp
I would never eat a pet, as in an animal.
Now, if it was a pet cake or pie, then Hell YEAH! I'd eat that -blam!- man!

Thanks

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Posted by: Mike D Halo King
Community spotlight...GIVE ME AND SLAYER ATTENTION AND BOOST OUR EGOS


OK, I see your names, good spotlight, is your ego boosted?

  • 11.01.2007 8:51 AM PDT

Video of Rodent's Abode
Posted by: Cockburnicus
You missed the point like Vader missed the banshee, your whole argument is covered in bees.
Stop sending me group invites -blam!-s!

That was an enjoyable read.

*Eats pie*

  • 11.01.2007 9:18 AM PDT
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Posted by: DEATHPIMP72
Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

Mike, I was skeptical about you doing this, but I see that you have definitely been making an effort to improve your interviews. I'm impressed. Keep working on things like asking in-depth open-ended questions, spelling, and grammar. I hope you don't mind, but for The Guide I have put together a bunch of tips for interviewing people here on BNet. I'll post it below for your consumption and consideration for further interviews in the future.

Nice work, and I hope you continue to contribute to the community and improve your own writing in the process! The interview guide is below (edited for conciseness):

Posted by: x Foman123 x
Seven is such a great number. Here are seven tips to help you get great interviews!

1. How to get the interview

* Do not just PM or email somebody and say:"Can I interview you?"

* Instead, give them a little bit of information about who you are and why you are asking them for an interview. You are much more likely to get a response.


2. If Possible, Use an Instant Messenger Service Rather than Email or Private Message

* Instant messenger services feel more personal to the interviewee and he or she is likely to give more comprehensive answers to questions, and may even volunteer answers to questions that you have not asked.

* Also, Private Message or Email is easy to ignore and in many cases you might not get a response for a long time, if ever. Getting a person's instant messenger ID allows you to contact them whenever you want and get instant results.

3. Research your interviewee beforehand

* Nothing is worse than going into an interview knowing nothing about your interviewee. This will result in your questions being overly generic and boring. Even the interviewee may get bored answering the same tired questions about his/her favorite food, favorite movie, etc.

* Know ahead of time what kinds of things your interviewee is interested in. Is he or she a Marathon fan? Is he or she an administrator of an active chapter? Where do they live? Look at the person's online profiles, do an author search on b.net, or find another way to know more about who you're about to interview than their name and the basic reason for their interview.

4. Think about the kinds of questions that readers want answers to

* Nobody wants to read an interview that does not tell them anything interesting about the interviewee. Avoid questions like "what's your favorite movie" and "what kind of music do you listen to." Think instead about what makes the person an interesting presence here on BNet, and ask them about it.

* After seeing an online presence for so long in the form of an avatar and screen name, people also want to know about who a person is behind their online identity. Ask your interviewees about what they do in the real world, what their ambitions are, where they live and whether they like it there. Et cetera.

5. Ask follow-up questions

* Your best answers will come in follow-up questions. The best follow-up questions are open-ended. For example: "Why is that?" "How did you reach that decision?" "Is there anything else?" (ask that last one throughout the interview)

6. Be genuine and interested, but stay professional

* Be yourself in the interview, but stay professional and avoid insulting the interviewee. While insult-fests are fun to engage in, they are boring to read. Nobody will be interested in an interview filled with tired jokes and pointless back-and-forth banter. And because instant messenger conversations can be time-consuming (especially with interviewees who are busy and doing something else while talking to you), this kind of back-and-forth just wastes precious time that could be used getting much more interesting information.

* If you think an answer is cool or interesting or you want more information about it, just ask! People love to talk about themselves and will be more than happy to oblige your questions.

7. Edit the interview afterwards for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and links.

* You can do this yourself or post the interview directly to the Guide Staff Home and the editors will take care of it, but interviews should be properly formatted (see previous interviews on this forum for examples), spelled, and edited. Edit the interviewee's answers for spelling and grammar, and feel free to change the wording of your own questions to be more clear or to add funny comments.

* Do not change the interviewee's answers and do not change your questions in order to take the interviewee's answers out of context. Journalistic integrity is paramount, and if the Guide gets a reputation for changing peoples' answers, we will be unable to get further interviews.

* Example of a permissible change: "Question: Whats the best forum? Answer: Nwe Mumbasa" may be changed to, "Question: What is your favorite forum? Answer: New Mombasa."

* Example of an impermissible change: "Question: Whats the best forum? Answer: Nu Mumbasa" may NOT be changed to, "Question: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Answer: New Mombasa."

* When an interviewee mentions something interesting that can be found online, include a link to it so that anybody reading the interview can follow up if they want to. DEFINITELY include links to groups, forums, websites, or specific posts that the interviewee mentions.

* Links to funny pictures can also add to the fun of reading an interview. For example: "Question: What do you do for a living in real life? Answer: I am a figure skater."

* Editing the interview for spelling, punctuation and grammar will give it a clean, crisp, professional look. Adding links will add to its fun and enjoyability by readers.

Feel free to PM me with any further questions about interviewing. Thanks, and good luck, Guide staff members!

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Want to know more about me? Check out my Community Joes interview.

Trying something once will increace your chances of success, because you tried it. Try someting twice, and your chances increase yet again - seeing as you've done it. Try something a few thousand times, and your chances of success is exponentially increased; this increase would likely provide success every time

Good read, keep it up Mike. Although, and I must admit, at the beginning, I was like Foman, skeptical, however now I actually do see you trying hard at this. Keep it up Mike, you're doing great.

  • 11.01.2007 10:01 AM PDT

Oi, I see you posted it, how cool. Well, even thogh you still don't know too much about me, you do know a fair share :) I hope you all enjoyed it! Now I need to go get some rest, ear infections ftl.

  • 11.01.2007 11:14 AM PDT
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I'm "D king"
Posted by: King Karp
I would never eat a pet, as in an animal.
Now, if it was a pet cake or pie, then Hell YEAH! I'd eat that -blam!- man!

Thanks guys.

  • 11.01.2007 11:54 PM PDT

Great Spotlight and a nice read as well. Good work Mike.

Hope this continues to shine. :)

  • 11.02.2007 12:22 AM PDT

Looking for Fish and Chip nights in and Bingo nights out

a fun little post :)

  • 11.02.2007 2:24 AM PDT
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I like to Rollick

Good read, nice job mike.

  • 11.02.2007 7:00 AM PDT

To be taken more seriously, I think it needs to be more professional. But otherwise a fair attempt.

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Posted by: PubIic Enemy
I'm not trying to troll,

Ahahahahahaha, good one.

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I like to Rollick

Posted by: CE Carbinator
Don't lie to the failure, his community spotlight sucked. All of his questions lacked depth entirely, appalling grammar and atrocious spelling. Please don't ever create a community spotlight again. You indeed fail.

Again, THE SQUARE ROOT OF 1,000,000 IS 1,000! If you're going to ask that question to somebody at least know the answer.


Why do you care? If Mike D wants to do it that way, why shouldn't he? I enjoyed the informal nature of it; so I don't think that he's a failure.

  • 11.02.2007 9:24 AM PDT