 16-year-old drops out of school to play Guitar Hero | |
Aug 19, 2008 - 5:32 AM - by MrOrange | Regular readers know that I love video games as much as the next guy. In fact, my right ankle is still sore from drumming my way through a marathon Rock Band session last night (who knew calibrating the TV would make such a difference!?), and I'm always looking for the latest titles to pop into my Xbox.
But how much gaming is too much? For North Carolina native Blake Peebles, there's no such thing. Guitar Hero is his title of choice. "I usually play till I can't anymore," he says, in this profile from the News & Observer.
In fact, young Mr. Peebles is dropping out of high school... in order to focus on Guitar Hero full time. Peebles hopes to join the small but growing crew of players looking to make gaming a job. Citing his victories in Guitar Hero tournaments, which include "gift certificates, gaming equipment, and chicken sandwiches," Peebles thinks he has the chops to play competitively and earn actual money in the process. As the story notes, top gamers on the competitive circuit can earn up to $80,000 a year (though $25,000 is more common). Peebles, of course, can count his 52 Chick-fil-A combo meals toward that total.
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2 Replies | 21 Views | | Cheaper Sony PlayStation 3 Arrives in US Next Month | |
Aug 17, 2008 - 3:05 AM - by MrOrange | It was bound to happen: the
40GB PlayStation 3 previously announced for Japan and Europe will arrive in the US in November 2 with a $400 price tag. The 80GB model will get a price cut too, going from $600 to $500. Both versions are still more expensive than its Microsoft and Nintendo rivals.
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8 Replies | 39 Views | | Guest Posting | |
Aug 05, 2008 - 11:04 PM - by MrApples |
Guest posting has been reactivated. Any small-scale spam attacks are really not as much as a problem as the confusion moderating posting has caused.
And if any certain websites feel the need to spam us again... it shall be your doom  .
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On the subject of doom, I'd like to shamelessly advertise Wc3 Happy in hopes a indexing bot will see it.
EDIT: I noticed a topic by Zero saying he had enabled it, yet as of earlier today it was off, info on this?
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2 Replies | 42 Views | | Attention Members | |
Jul 30, 2008 - 2:35 AM - by MrOrange |
As some of you may have noticed. There is a lack of moderation on the forums. I heard that some people have been taking advantage of the lack of moderation and took it as a sign that it's OK to break some rules. But it is not OK to take advantage of the lack of moderation but because I blame myself for the lack of moderation. Unless if someone did something worth a permanent-banning, I will let the past actions past.
But I will now come back from my little vacation from being an admin and start moderating the forums once again.
First, I would like people to start taking advantage of the "Report Post" feature.
This allows moderators and admins to moderate the forums more easily.
PoLlama/Warcraft Forums
For most of PoLlama/Warcraft forums, there are no active moderators. Admins and Global Moderators will have direct power to moderate these forums as they wish. So depending on which moderator, they might let things slide or they might choose to be strict. But for the most part we are not very strict at all.
I trust that Global Moderators will not abuse their powers because they would have not have gotten that position if they were people who were likely to abuse their powers. But if you feel that Global Moderators are abusing their powers then contact an admin. If you believe that an admin is abusing his powers, contact MrApples. MrApples is a nice and very understanding person who has common sense (surprising because he lives in America).
Project/Clan Forums
Project/Clan forums are usually moderated by the Project/Clan leaders. To keep more freedom and flexibility. As long as they keep their forum(s) in order. Admins and Global Moderators will not moderate their forums. So in short, the moderators of a Project/Clan forum(s) will have the power to moderate how they choose is best for its members.
Also I will be clearing spam out sometime during today or tomorrow. So if you made a post that you think will get your ass banned then I suggest that you delete it before I do.
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