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Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Was a joke
If you have three Brits one of them may possibly have made the connection to apples and pears

Not a lot rhymes with orange, hence very poor rhyming slang

sorry if my attempt at levity backfired and caused ill feeling.

Damn right.

Now up the apples and pears or I'll kick your Gary Glitter.

Ouze wrote:

A lot of people need to lighten up. Wargaming doesn't have to be Srs Bsnss 24/7.

Wargaming doesn't have to be, but Business is indeed Srs Bsnss.


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Platuan4th wrote:

BuFFo wrote: it is the last place GW wants to showcase the creativity of the hobby.

But this isn't the "creativity of the hobby", this is a group of employees taking a jab at their employers on the company dollar.

Yes, it's a fun little joke that, keeping it at the store, gets laughs and praise from the locals and regulars. But it's not some sort of "art" that should be presented at a corporate sales event, which is ALL Games Day is. Go to one and tell me it's not them just pimping their product.

Exactly. Now if they had tweaked it slightly (and ruins were acceptable) having just the building, or even the building with zombie store employees coming out would have been much more interesting.

I lol'd. I can see why GW might have been upset by it though.

So if this happened back in 2004, why are we just hearing about it now? Was someone just sitting on this until the right time, waiting for GW to make a bunch of unpopular decisions just so they could throw this on the pile and go "Look they did this too! lol what jerks!"?

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JOHIRA wrote:

Polonius wrote:Corporate might look the other way if this peice was tucked into a back table at the shop. But when you send in work to corporate that's essentially a "screw you," what exactly is corporate supposed to do?

I think assuming that this piece was a "screw you" is a pretty huge jump.

Call it thumb their nose, call it whatever. It was a jokey response to a sincere request, which is always risky.

I'm not even sure I'd take it that far. I can imagine many entirely positive, completely uncritical of GW ways this model could have been intended. It looks like people are filling in the blanks on their own, more based off of how they feel about different things than how we know the people who made the model felt.

It's the chained to the workplace that is a bit of a clue!

What is worrying is that their shirts have survived decomposition, but the kegs have gone.

Or the redshirts were chained to the desk with no pants and trousers on.

Just exactly what WAS going on at that store to make them so disgruntled?!

@Johira

You probably haven't read the post by Kinghammer or some of the ones written by myself. At least I'm going to assume so since we've covered that already.

The employees who built this and sent it into regional headquarters as part of their contribution to the Games Day scenery for the Massive Mega-Battle (wanna say this was the IG vs. Chaos, but I'm not sure) that runs all day were already in hot water. This particular manager was massively underperforming as were his staff. He'd been reprimanded many times for various reasons. That's who had this terrain piece built. Now real quick, knowing that, that you think people are "filling in" their feelings into it.

Chibi Bodge-battle wrote:

sorry if my attempt at levity backfired and caused ill feeling

Ah, cool, I'm relieved. I have read enough of your posts to have a sense of your personality, and I couldn't see you being a...meanie. No ill feeling at all, I should have used better judgement.

In the course of trying to get your meaning they did explain the apples and pears thing, and I googled words rhyming with orange and learned a new word as a result.




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Chibi Bodge-battle wrote:

sorry if my attempt at levity backfired and caused ill feeling

Ah, cool, I'm relieved. I have read enough of your posts to have a sense of your personality, and I couldn't see you being a...meanie. No ill feeling at all, I should have used better judgement.

In the course of trying to get your meaning they did explain the apples and pears thing, and I googled words rhyming with orange and learned a new word as a result.

JOHIRA wrote:

Polonius wrote:

JOHIRA wrote:

Polonius wrote:Corporate might look the other way if this peice was tucked into a back table at the shop. But when you send in work to corporate that's essentially a "screw you," what exactly is corporate supposed to do?

I think assuming that this piece was a "screw you" is a pretty huge jump.

Call it thumb their nose, call it whatever. It was a jokey response to a sincere request, which is always risky.

I'm not even sure I'd take it that far. I can imagine many entirely positive, completely uncritical of GW ways this model could have been intended. It looks like people are filling in the blanks on their own, more based off of how they feel about different things than how we know the people who made the model felt.

I can't think of any "entirely positive, completely uncritical of GW" ways this could have been intended. We have two posters who posted in this very thread about this particular store and how they were known to 'thumb their noses' at the regional management.

When you 'joke around' with something intended for a big promotional event, don't expect to get a backpat and a raise. Expect a verbal reprimand and your boss to cut down on the free rein you're given.

AesSedai wrote:I agree with you Cryonicleech. GW was fully within their rights to apply the foot of Gork to the piece

This is where we disagree, I think. I don't think it's almost ever OK to stomp someone else's work, even if what was so bad they got fired for it/

wow, allot of people here really need to buy themselves a new sense of humour, looks like they've brought themselves a GW version that melts under light comedy.

Dunno that we disagree Ouze. It being within their rights and it being okay may be quite different. Permissible yes, advisable...that depends on what message they wanted to send. Smashing it up is puerile and lacking in imagination. It's the work of man-babies.

Kanluwen wrote:


I can't think of any "entirely positive, completely uncritical of GW" ways this could have been intended. We have two posters who posted in this very thread about this particular store and how they were known to 'thumb their noses' at the regional management.

Curious why anonymous internet people 1 and 2 have words that carry more weight than anonymous blogger 1 but whatever.


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Stella Cadente wrote:wow, allot of people here really need to buy themselves a new sense of humour, looks like they've brought themselves a GW version that melts under light comedy.

Hahaha, this deserves more credit than it's going to get.

Brother Gyoken wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:


I can't think of any "entirely positive, completely uncritical of GW" ways this could have been intended. We have two posters who posted in this very thread about this particular store and how they were known to 'thumb their noses' at the regional management.

Curious why anonymous internet people 1 and 2 have words that carry more weight than anonymous blogger 1 but whatever.

Probably because anonymous blogger 1 and the OP were posting about something that happened 7 years ago as if it happened yesterday?

Noooo, that can't be it.

Brother Gyoken wrote:
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Stella Cadente wrote:wow, allot of people here really need to buy themselves a new sense of humour, looks like they've brought themselves a GW version that melts under light comedy.

Hahaha, this deserves more credit than it's going to get.

It really doesn't. It doesn't add anything to the discussion at hand, which isn't "was this piece funny?" but "Is GW right or wrong in how they handled the situation". Saying that people here need to buy themselves a better sense of humor is just attempting to troll and insult several members of the discussion.

Platuan4th wrote:

It really doesn't. It doesn't add anything to the discussion at hand, which isn't "was this piece funny?" but "Is GW right or wrong in how they handled the situation". Saying that people here need to buy themselves a better sense of humor is just attempting to troll and insult several members of the discussion.

Would you say it's insulting in a similar way to asserting people on the opposite side have no jobs? Just curious.

And yes, you people need to buy senses of humor. It's a funny piece, and that was a funny joke.


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Kanluwen wrote:
Probably because anonymous blogger 1 and the OP were posting about something that happened 7 years ago as if it happened yesterday?

Noooo, that can't be it.

Oh right. Anonymous poster 1 and 2 jumped forward from the past, so it WAS literally yesterday for them. I forgot about that! Much more credibility there.

If that wasn't creative i will eat my favorite hat.

The dark humor was interesting to say the least. They had no right to smash it they could have just sent it back saying 'GW says no"

Brother Gyoken wrote:
Would you say it's insulting in a similar way to asserting people on the opposite side have no jobs? Just curious.

I would say it is insulting, yes(and if you look through my posts in this thread, I never said that, others did, so your attempt at a moral high ground fails here), but not in the same way. Insulting one person isn't the same as insulting a group.

And yes, the piece is funny IN A CERTAIN CONTEXT. That context being, a piece of terrain in the store it was made at. I'd love to play on that there. Know where I wouldn't want to play on it? GAMES DAY, which is where it was designed to be sent. In that context, it's a waste of time and money that blatantly ignores the guidelines of what was asked of them, something that(as has been pointed out by 2 users) has been a problem regarding those employees in the past.

Now get off your high horse and stop spewing your crap about "sense of humors" that have no bearing on or place in the discussion.

Stella Cadente wrote:wow, allot of people here really need to buy themselves a new sense of humour, looks like they've brought themselves a GW version that melts under light comedy.

Agreed.

Disagree
I have a very healthy sense of humour thanking you kindly.
As a joke this terrain is just too obvious. It lacks wit and shows a certain amount of immaturity.

Sorry. But attacking people that don't find the caper particularly jolly is as pointed and as barbed as a wet flannel.

You are failing to understand the reasons for the reactions that occured. Anyone with an iota of good sense would have anticipated the likely outcome, however much you try to obscure a reasoned opinion by saying there is a lack of humour.

As much as I think GW management needs a powerfisting for some of their decisions, this is not one of them.
Don't let a general dislike of the company cloud your view of everything they do.

Please feel free to check my copious anti-GW policy posts lest I be accused of being a fanbot (deliberate typo )

Plutuan
You may as well be talking to the brick wall.
I have also raised the issue of context as have others to no avail.

The thread is just going round in circles so like a dog chasing its own tail, so it is time to bow wow out

Ouze wrote:

AesSedai wrote:I agree with you Cryonicleech. GW was fully within their rights to apply the foot of Gork to the piece

This is where we disagree, I think. I don't think it's almost ever OK to stomp someone else's work, even if what was so bad they got fired for it/

Thats your problem right there. Its not their work. Its GW's.


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Stella Cadente wrote:wow, a lot of people here really need to get a job and know what the word "work" means, looks like they've brought themselves a GW version that melts under light comedy.

Corrected your typo


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Brother Gyoken wrote:

Platuan4th wrote:

It really doesn't. It doesn't add anything to the discussion at hand, which isn't "was this piece funny?" but "Is GW right or wrong in how they handled the situation". Saying that people here need to buy themselves a better sense of humor is just attempting to troll and insult several members of the discussion.

Would you say it's insulting in a similar way to asserting people on the opposite side have no jobs? Just curious.

And yes, you people need to buy senses of humor. It's a funny piece, and that was a funny joke.


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Kanluwen wrote:
Probably because anonymous blogger 1 and the OP were posting about something that happened 7 years ago as if it happened yesterday?

Noooo, that can't be it.

Oh right. Anonymous poster 1 and 2 jumped forward from the past, so it WAS literally yesterday for them. I forgot about that! Much more credibility there.

So you're not employed then? Come on admit it that you don't have a clue about what gainful employment means. We're here to help.

In the Grim Future of GW Wargaming There is no Humor

Platuan4th wrote:It really doesn't. It doesn't add anything to the discussion at hand

you mean much like 90% of the fanboy-ish tripe thats been said by people already on the matter?
"oooh GW your such poor victims I feel your pain I share your pain embrace me GW and while your at it recognise my bum licking and gimme more models for my SPESS MAHREENS you poor poor victims of this savage attack on your company which could cost you billions at the expense of a chuckle"
yeah I don't think me not "adding to the discussion" should be your primary concern here when plenty of that goes on before I reach a topic from matt wards comedy deprived love children

MightyGodzilla wrote:In the Grim Future of GW Wargaming There is no Humor

Or Toilet Paper.

Frazzled wrote:
So you're not employed then? Come on admit it that you don't have a clue about what gainful employment means. We're here to help.

Yawn. Yep, the ones saying to get a sense of humor are the insulting ones.

Frazzled wrote:

MightyGodzilla wrote:In the Grim Future of GW Wargaming There is no Humor

Or Toilet Paper.

no, you have white dwarf remember, the standard bearer article is perfect for wiping

Excellent point.

...Ignore post.... can't find delete post button anywhere.....
you see I forgot to read the quote on the OP!

No way dude. You can't avoid a lack of toilet paper. Thats serious !

Can I just drag the thread back on topic and ask if I understand the original post?

The staff at a GW shop made a terrain piece depicting the staff at a GW shop as skeletons in a GW shop.

They got sacked.

Is that the story?

How dare you bring the thread back on topic.

From what I understand, their terrain piece was rejected at the tournament (I doubt it was literally stomped as everyone is fretting) and at a later time the shop was re-staffed. I doubt they based their re-staffing on a single terrain piece. I could be wrong.