Smash 64 Backroom Leaders

[MLG_JV]

So after narrowing it down to 6-7 based on many of your recommendations and having had conversation with all the individuals I thought were strong candidates after going through their posting history and 64 community involvement I am happy to announce the three leaders of the very first 64 backroom are Superboomfan, Surri-Sama, and Cheeseball.

I think all three are very unique in their background and community involvement and bring something individual to the table. But above all the three of them assured me they would be very committed to the project and community. And that is the most important thing.

This room is a room for the community though. And while leadership is extremely important, the ideas and projects everyone contributes as a backroom member is what is going to make the room, make the group, great or not. The Brawl backroom has an entire group of appointed officials and project leaders that really do great things by the community. The smash global rankings, tier lists, weekly meetings with the community at large, match-up project/discussion, and so on.

And while the 64 community is very unique, its not brawl and I am not pretending it is, the bottom line is the room can do great things for the community. And thats the coolest part, and the thing im excited about. If its not constantly finding ways to give back, create/improve/further the 64 community, it was a waste of time and effort.


So whats next? While these leaders are already thinking about projects, structure, and so on we need to sit down as a group (by group and mean the three of them and me) and make some decisions. Hows the first batch of admissions will be handled? And what about after that? The structure from the get go? Is there going to be a viewable by all room (I know this is something a lot of have presented some thoughts on. And while I do have some feelings and experience of my own, ultimately I have stayed away from the debate. Reason being this is your guys room, its not for me to decide. There are certain things that cant be seen by all, this much I know, but its up to your leadership to decide about the rest.)? Or just resources produced?

This and the announcement to re-introduce the room should be knocked out by the end of the week (fingers crossed on this one.... got MLG Dallas this weekend but gonna try to devote the hours before I leave to it).


P.S. Off topic but the 64 community should be getting a couple main page features in the somewhat near future. Secret project though, just a hint all!

 

[th3kuzinator]

Congratz you 3.

hope everything goes well!

 

[dandan]

good to hear, wonder what the secret project is ;P

 

[sharksquail]

neat.

10 neats

 

[The Star King]

I'm sad that DMoogle declined the position; you would have been great, man.

 

[Skrlx]

I don't have such a good "posting history" but my smash 64 community involvement tops those 3 combined!

P.S. by community involvement, i don't mean just playing smash

but GOOD NEWS

 

[King Funk]

Very good news.

 

[DMoogle]

I'm sad that DMoogle declined the position; you would have been great, man.

For the record, I wasn't offered the position, I was offered an interview for the position. Thanks though.

I don't doubt the appointed leaders will do a great job though. I wish them the best.

 

[tacos]

Wow this is great news, but I doubt I'll be in it

 

[Gammelnorsk]

i'm honestly suprised that fireblaster isn't one but gj FELLERS

 

[ciaza]

Yeah Alfie!

Good news for the whole community. Can't wait to see some decisions being made.

 

[Battlecow]

You'll notice how quiet I'm being about all of this. That's because I'm a kind person by nature, as my signature indicates.

 

[Blade689]

Wow, glad to see that the back room is moving forward. And as far as projects are concerned, I'd like to throw my hat in the ring as an artist, and will gladly help out with tournament posters/fliers, etc. I make CDs and poster for bands, comics, animations, all sorts of stuff. So I have no problem working for free kk.

 

[The Star King]

You'll notice how quiet I'm being about all of this. That's because I'm a kind person by nature, as my signature indicates.

I feel your pain, though I expected you to be more open about your opinion.

 

[SheerMadness]

Sounds good.

I got messaged about being a leader. I asked what it would require of me but he never messaged me back. Better that way I think, I'm down to participate in the backroom but don't really care about being a leader.

Two Canadians and an Aussie should work well.

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

A huge congratulations to the three of you.

I hope to join the ranks of the back room but i believe i need to post alot more often and actually give useful information.

but i do believe just having (3) at the the moment won't be much of a discussion amongst (3) people.

but of course, i'll let the back roomers decide who gets in and who doesn't.

Spoiler

i have made a mario guide though so that counts ^^;

also, same with sheer, i don't want to be a leader, i would just like to participate.

 

[NixxxoN]

Congratulations to all 3. I think they will be good leaders.
I dont think the Back Room will or should be a very busy place, but count me in to participate.

 

[Surri-Sama]

Just a note to anyone wanting to apply.

You must go into your User CP, then go to group memberships. In there you should see a list of active groups, the smash64 backroom being one of them.

You can type a reason into the space given, or if you want more room (and a neater application) you can PM ALL OF THE LEADERS your application, but either way please make sure to apply through the Group Memberships first so it's fair for everyone and easier for us to keep track of who is looking to apply.

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

well i did post the pm to you surri but i can post it to the leaders also.

my bad. XD

 

[Surri-Sama]

lol yeah, you should send it to all...i was just about to forward it myself but you should do it

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

Hey surri, would you like to hear more about my idea in another pm?

i'm not sure what your qualifications are and if you need some sort of proof so nubs don't get in there and discuss silly matters.

edit:

I'll forward the e-mail also.

 

[Surri-Sama]

well it's not "me" first of all it's US and WE lol.

All the leaders should be interested in hearing new ideas. Now that doesn't mean you'll get in just because we liked your idea. There are a few things we look for in terms of BRoom members and if you want to help your chances remember maturity, dedication and intelligence goes a long way.

 

[asianaussie]

don't ever think we have all the ideas - because this community has a better ratio of good players to scrubs than the others, we're looking forward to all your ideas

at the moment we have a rough list of candidates, though my personal list has already been swayed at bit, so don't think applications will go unnoticed...

initiative, dedication, decent gameplay knowledge and/or skill, and something that you personally can contribute are some things that i personally would look for, dunno bout boom and surri...

 

[Olikus]

How many members ca is it going to be? Or is it not decided yet?

 

[asianaussie]

Numbers are still under wraps, but I'd estimate maybe 10 or so, perhaps a couple more as need dictates...not speaking for either of the others here, just my estimation.

If you're gonna apply *please* send an application of interest through to me, surri or boom (all three is best), stating why you're suited, what your strengths are, whether you have any character mains you're known for and the sort of dedication you can afford, plus any ideas and other things you want us to know about.

 

[Skrlx]

Superboomfan has just informed me that he will block all contacts he has of me. Pretty good BRoom leader eh? Anyways, I just want to know whether or not this childish act will bring any BIAS into his decision and if there's anything somebody can do about this.

 

[ciaza]

Depends why he blocked off contact with you. Assuming Boomfan is a total **** for no apparent reason and everyone can see that I'm sure the other 2 BRoom leaders would let you in if you were deserving.

But I have never met a Miku fan who was a total **** and Boom seems cool in general so it'd be good to get the full story.

EDIT: After doing some super sleuthing is it because of:

"Near: Near has recently been kicked out of PpS due to Near accusing Smasher:SuperBoomFan of being into Loli while high on MSN. "

http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/wiki/PPS#Former_members


It is in my opinion that you are not at fault. No one should be held accountable for their actions while high/drunk. Nobody knows this better than me as when I am drunk my favourite mannerism is to walk up to every girl, poke her in the forehead and call her a p***s.

I make good first impressions at parties.

 

[SuPeRbOoM]

It was basically being harassed on msn. I think near is just making excuses for being a jerk.

I told the other BR leaders I would not vote on near's position for backroom status anyways.

 

[Blade689]

^within the time I posted this, my point was taken away........

I will say that the wiki page seems to be edited by near...... not superboom's side of the story..... so you might want to hear both sides...... idk, Wikipedia shouldn't be the place to write down drama.

 

[Surri-Sama]

Depends why he blocked off contact with you. Assuming Boomfan is a total **** for no apparent reason and everyone can see that I'm sure the other 2 BRoom leaders would let you in if you were deserving.

But I have never met a Miku fan who was a total **** and Boom seems cool in general so it'd be good to get the full story.

EDIT: After doing some super sleuthing is it because of:

"Near: Near has recently been kicked out of PpS due to Near accusing Smasher:SuperBoomFan of being into Loli while high on MSN. "

http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/wiki/PPS#Former_members


It is in my opinion that you are not at fault. No one should be held accountable for their actions while high/drunk. Nobody knows this better than me as when I am drunk my favourite mannerism is to walk up to every girl, poke her in the forehead and call her a p***s.

I make good first impressions at parties.

When we see "i did it while high" as a reason, normally the reason gets ignored and the person is laughed at.

This has actually happened amongst the staff, people have been super banned for "getting high" and acting stupid

No Herb johnz, its just weak.

Anyways we are going to move on from this topic right now, anyone who persists will get an infraction.

 

[LLDL]

I find it hilarious that malva probably isn't going to apply since I rarely see his posts here smashboards. But he'll still be rockin that BR eventually XD

 

[Skrlx]

Depends why he blocked off contact with you. Assuming Boomfan is a total **** for no apparent reason and everyone can see that I'm sure the other 2 BRoom leaders would let you in if you were deserving.

But I have never met a Miku fan who was a total **** and Boom seems cool in general so it'd be good to get the full story.

EDIT: After doing some super sleuthing is it because of:

"Near: Near has recently been kicked out of PpS due to Near accusing Smasher:SuperBoomFan of being into Loli while high on MSN. "

http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/wiki/PPS#Former_members


It is in my opinion that you are not at fault. No one should be held accountable for their actions while high/drunk. Nobody knows this better than me as when I am drunk my favourite mannerism is to walk up to every girl, poke her in the forehead and call her a p***s.

I make good first impressions at parties.

I was legitimately high that day and I signed in on MSN and that's when I started sending those messages to boomfan. They weren't intentional and I think I was mostly joking because I make jokes ALL THE TIME. So being high = more intense Anyways, soon after I sent those messages i signed off and went to bed and then i signed in on MSN only to see Boomfan has sent me an OFFLINE IM which called me a weirdo or something and said that it's time to block me.

During the BRoom applications, I took some time to edit in a message specifically for Boom telling him what went down that day. What started this "i'm gonna block all contacts i have of you and i'm kicking you out of PPS" is this.

As for the loli incident; I don't accept your apology for it. Idc if you were "high" or not, but attacking me in any shape or form is not gonna be tolerated by me.

lol but staying friends with people who attack garuda is something you would tolerate

but that's fine

Ok, that's completely offtopic and I'm not sure how you know about that. I'm not going to unfriend a person because they don't like another person's ideals, opinions etc.

Anyways, just so you know now; I'm going to block you in every contact I have of you and removing you from PpS. Have a nice day.

Opinions? Ideals? are you serious? people were attacking garuda because of his mental condition - something he can't do anything about. What if I started making fun of your diabetes condition? Diabetes is totally an ideal or an opinion that i don't agree with so therefore I will troll you and my friends who happen to be your friend too will have to tolerate my trolling.

And no, it's not offtopic because you said any attack in any shape or form towards you won't be tolerated and I mentioned something similar that is happening to Garuda. If you were really his friend, you wouldn't tolerate your OTHER friends making fun of something he can't do anything about. I'd do the same but apparently, you wouldn't.

I'm just pointing out your hypocrisy and if you feel the need to BLOCK me then go for it.

It was basically being harassed on msn. I think near is just making excuses for being a jerk.

I told the other BR leaders I would not vote on near's position for backroom status anyways.

I'm not a jerk - at least when I'm sober

 

[Gammelnorsk]

hi broom leaders id like to submit my application

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb_cuT1MHcI

this shows me helping the community alot and i hope u agree i would be a valuable asset and would be proud to don the purple name

 

[ballin4life]

I thought near had strict parents, now he's getting high? Where did they go wrong?

 

[King Funk]

hi broom leaders id like to submit my application

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb_cuT1MHcI

this shows me helping the community alot and i hope u agree i would be a valuable asset and would be proud to don the purple name

Awesomeness. Pure awesomeness.

I died.

 

[th3kuzinator]

You guys any closer to make a decision on the first batch of entrants?

 

[asianaussie]

We are, though who they are is still classified, and nothing has been confirmed at all.

JV has revealed that we need a formal application process. I expect somebody (boom, perhaps) will post an official thread detailing precisely what we expect in an application.

Unfortunately for those who have already submitted applications, you will need to resubmit, and include any introduced criteria you haven't already got. Anything extra is fine, but please craft your applications with your best post quality - basic formatting such as capital letters, etc is expected, but grammatical errors, etc will be excused.

Please wait until the new thread is opened before submitting the applications.

 

[th3kuzinator]

We are, though who they are is still classified, and nothing has been confirmed at all.

JV has revealed that we need a formal application process. I expect somebody (boom, perhaps) will post an official thread detailing precisely what we expect in an application.

Unfortunately for those who have already submitted applications, you will need to resubmit, and include any introduced criteria you haven't already got. Anything extra is fine, but please craft your applications with your best post quality - basic formatting such as capital letters, etc is expected, but grammatical errors, etc will be excused.

Please wait until the new thread is opened before submitting the applications.

alright. Thanks for the info

 

[kys]

We are, though who they are is still classified, and nothing has been confirmed at all.

JV has revealed that we need a formal application process. I expect somebody (boom, perhaps) will post an official thread detailing precisely what we expect in an application.

Unfortunately for those who have already submitted applications, you will need to resubmit, and include any introduced criteria you haven't already got. Anything extra is fine, but please craft your applications with your best post quality - basic formatting such as capital letters, etc is expected, but grammatical errors, etc will be excused.

Please wait until the new thread is opened before submitting the applications.

Sooooo, they care about capitalizing (a "skill" learned in kindergarten), but grammatical errors (an actual skill with which even the most learned struggle, one which goes a long way in making posts clear and definable) don't matter? Who runs this website again? A bunch of 13 year old kids?

 

[asianaussie]

Not everyone has English as their first language, and some people were never good at/never took extensive classes in English. As such you cannot have perfect grammar as a criteria for backroom entry, even on an English site. In fact, being on an English site, you would need rudimentary grammar anyway. So long as you keep your meaning clear, formatting acceptable and can convey your thoughts without hassle, that's fine. I'm certainly not excluding people for not knowing how to use ';' properly.

Please don't criticize without first considering reasons. Those 'they' is me personally: I don't actually speak for the other leaders.