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[ariock]

That has to be the most disgusting thing I have seen in a LONG time.

Showin' me a Guy drinkin' a Corona....sheesh. You tryin' ta make me lose my lunch or something?

[Phaedra]

[rowan]

[Dorkmaster]

[krystyn]

Actually, I thought the game was not real, when it was first posted.

If this is an actual attempt at an ARG, I will likely cease any riffing on the various elements.

Piling on is piling on. Ugh.

[rose]

[Omnie]

Really, though, what Krystyn said, the validity of game-mocking or playing-alongness is largely dependent on whether or not it's a parody. If it's a serious attempt, I'm all for merciless mocking, because good god. But I'm not sure it's actually possible to be this brand of funny via stupidity.

Also, er, Bergen! Bizarre coincidences! !

In other news, http://www.freewebs.com/maxfranz/ didn't exist as of a few hours ago, but now it does! And it references Shakespeare!!!

And in really [I hope, please please] unrelated news, my favorite part of this has been the discovery that http://www.freewebs.com/project666 is a straight-faced site about Puerto Rico.

[ItWasntMeISwear]

Okay, I'm going to have a stab at my first post on this topic. When I clicked on the link above this post for the "maxfranz" site, one thing ran through my head... "Black Awakening"... is this the same background used in that "game" (notice quotes) or am I seeing things I shouldn't be?

The point being that, although freewebs only gives you a certain number of styles to choose from, I find it quite odd that the PM has chosen this one. One that is associated with, well, something not to be proud of.

Also, we tend to stick with things that we enjoy - channels, types of movies, etc. - and I'm wondering if maybe we are dealing with the same PM as the ill-fated "BA".

[misery_of_pain]

Wasn't Black Awakening set in the Yankersland, and this one is set in Pommland? That's one major difference I see. Also wasn't Black Awakening orange and black?

[Cortana]

[jamesi]

After not being online for the better part of the day yesterday, I add this nugget:

Wow. Just... wow.

[PM Anon]

FAILURE

[krystyn]

Cortana, I generally feel you on your theories about rules regarding ARGs. I most certainly have issues with people who blatantly ignore the freaking TOS to this very site.

But I have had, and will always have issues with over-use of the word "we."

"We" are a community, but sometimes the discussions surrounding "we" have a slight tinge of "speaking for everyone."

Dun like that much.

I seriously thought the game was a joke game, a spoof, or a parody. Otherwise, I wouldn't have contributed to the pile-on. I am a part of this community, but hell if I want anyone thinking that I enjoyed or supported the whole vulva puppet fiasco, or other related pile-ons. Personally, there are specific behaviors of entitlement I've observed from players that irritate me. It doesn't mean that I don't think those players have a right to feel that way, or to act out. But my membership at Unfiction also doesn't mean I'm sitting on the sidelines, giggling along with it.

I just get a tad twitchy when I see all this "we" bandied about.

Max, if this was a real attempt at a game, and you blatantly absconded with the TOS to launch it, shame on you. If I ever meet you, you just might get a noogie that hurts.

[Cortana]

[krystyn]