Questionable Resuscitation
Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to another edition of the Friday Q&A. I'm glad you joined me today, since we have urgent business to discuss. Veteran Photoshopper i-dig, long time friend of the Clinic and founder of Misfit Squirrels, has asked for input concerning the repair of the Fark Leaderboard. Specifically, whether it's worth fixing at all.
Q: Is the Leaderboard worth fixing?
A: There's no question that a lot of work is required to get the Leaderboard up and running again. So before i-dig devotes several hours to the task, it would be nice to know it isn't going to be a waste of his time. So many months have passed since the site went offline, that I think he must assume people have forgotten about it.
Q: Have people actually forgotten?
A: Of course not. We all miss the Leaderboard. Though some of the newer guys might not know what it is. That saddens me, to think of a generation of Fark Photoshoppers not obsessing and fighting over percentages. We need that. It's at least 37% of the fun.
Q: How can I help save the Leaderboard?
A: You have to let i-dig know that this resource is sorely missed. By any means necessary. Singing telegrams, balloon-a-grams, anagrams and holograms. Hire a vintage bi-plane to tow a banner by his house. Leave long, rambling messages on his answering machine. And if you're already doing this stuff, do it twice as much. Or just say something in the PSAEF, he'll probably see it.
That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks for stopping by. I hope that i-dig sees how much the resource of tracking contest entries and stats is to our community. It's certainly going to be a lot of work to fix, and I wish there was more I could do to help.
Stay tuned for more wishful thinking from the Doctor!
2 comments:
I should have mentioned that fear is a good motivator. I mean I'm Guided By Pandas - how much protection do you think I actually get??? So the full-scale invasion of privacy you proposed, well that did it for me. That and learning that "It's at least 37% of the fun." - well LOL, who am I to make Fark Photoshopping only 63% fun.
It's a GO. Now whether I drive it to success or off a cliff is another matter. And it's not a 3hr tour... if it was going to take HoboSong 5hrs to fix HIS code, it will be more like 20hrs for me. Imagine making precision Chinese fireworks but having to learn Chinese 1st. It's a challenge.
I'll post updates every Friday in the PSAEF.
Stay tuned...
You know I'm just joking around. But I'm so glad to hear the project is on track. You do a lot for this community, and we all appreciate it. If you need help from me, just ask. I'll do whatever I can.
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