Friday, January 9, 2009

Friday Q&A

Questionable Exclusion

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to another edition of the Friday Q&A. In this weekly feature, I take time to focus on important issues facing the Fark Photoshop community. Thanks for joining me once again. As always, any disagreement with my shadowed view of the world is a bold indication of your ignorance.

Q: What happened to TFPSTC?


A: It's now a members only affair. Apparently TheSniperZERO has once again embarked upon the path of brutally dishonest Photoshop criticism. This time, however, he's taken steps to exclude those ever-present people who disagree with him. You see, unlike what TSZ would have you believe, TFPSTC isn't about "making Fark better," or any such nonsense. It's about disrespecting the contributions of well-meaning people, based on their level of skill. I'm glad he decided to keep this incarnation of his screed private. Now he'll be able to consort with his echo-chamber of loyal goons and sock puppets, whilst avoiding incursions from the common man.

Q: Why is the contest queue so short?

A: That seems to be the question of the hour. Though the Fark admins approved a few threads earlier today, new contests were decidedly sparse this week. No reason was given for this drought, but it's hardly an uncommon occurrence. I'm sure you would have noticed how much the queue fluctuates, if you weren't so busy calling the Asian phone sex hotline and stealing expired medication from the pharmacy dumpster. Whilst some may differ on the number of threads best displayed at once, pretty much everyone can agree that ten is not enough.

Q: What's the deal with vote whoring?

A: Ah yes, vote whoring. The two ugliest words in a Photoshopper's vocabulary (pending clarification on whether "TheSniperZERO's nutsack" is two words or five). It appears that this foul pastime has once again reared its ugly head in our community. Apparently certain Farkers are exchanging sexual favors for votes. I personally find such behavior to be deplorable. What in the FSM's name is wrong with you people?

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. I want to close this edition of the Q&A by welcoming TSZ back to the world of Photoshop criticism. It's just too bad he's afraid of making his opinions public. What's the point of having a sanctimonious hate blog if no one can read your ill-conceived ideas? Hopefully whichever witty gentleman was involved in the construction of this delightful TFPSTC parody will see fit to start posting again. Meanwhile, my readers can rest assured that I remain fully dedicated to the task at hand: insulting you for disagreeing with me.

Stay tuned for more selfless devotion from the Doctor!

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