I know that Godsauce has been eager to get a character, and it sucks that it’s taken so long. Sorry, Buddy.
I had someone in mind, but I was planning on publishing it with the other characters that are related, so it’ll have to wait
It seems like people like this game better when they’re GIVEN characters, as opposed to requesting them. Interesting. Is the majority of the fun in learning how other people see you, as opposed to going off of how you see yourself?
People also seem reluctant to chime in on other people’s characters, AnAmPat being an exception.
What up with that?
I honestly did have a character that I thought fit me well, but it was given to another person. I really don’t feel comfortable trying to push my way into another person’s spot, so I would like to request that somebody else try to find me a suitably awesome character to be in this delightful game.
Hey, Wizard Heads!
Just a quick note to tell you we haven’t given up on Harry Twitter. Mr. Kira and I are on a cross country road trip so updating this has been pretty hard.
If possible, I’ll try to post something before I get home. If not, I’ll be back home at the end of August, and I’ll get my Sorting Hat on and get this show back on the road.
I feel like we still have a lot of characters to assign.
Also, I keep saying this but people seem reluctant to take me up on the suggestion, but I’ll try again: For those of you that don’t know me very well, for whom choosing the Perfect Character might be pretty difficult, I urge you to nominate yourself and others for characters that seem appropriate. As was so masterfully illustrated by Godsauce and his impassioned defense of An AMERICAN Patriot, I am totally open to persuasion. If you’ve got solid points to back up your reasoning, and no one else has more solid points to the contrary, you stand a pretty darn good chance of getting the character you want. And, I’m sorry that it’s hard for me to give everyone carefully thought out assignments. It is just necessarily easier to pair up people with whom I’ve spent a significant amount of time conversing, as opposed to people who just ask for assignments. I’m happy to assign characters at random, if you don’t want to ask for yourself, but you’re likely to get something like Tom, the innkeeper at The Leaky Cauldron, despite being a shapely, sassy young female.
Again, this is funnest when there are more people involved. Especially for the newer generation of Videogum commenters, I don’t know most of you, and if you think you have a good role for someone, feel free to let me know.
Lots of love, my little Golden Snitches. When I’m back from visiting my uncle, who is tracking mountain ogres outside of Pigeon Forge, TN, we’ll get this show back on the road f’realz.
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Dobby the House Elf - @werttrew/Luke - (dedicated servant of the community, enthusiastic, sometimes (unfairly) his enthusiasm is greeted with scorn but he remains totally undaunted, helps keep our world tidy.)
Peeves - @stevewinbot/Steve Winwood - (very funny or very annoying, even infuriating, depending on who you are.)
Firenze - @pachecofores/Andy - (pursuing his own path, mysterious, choosy about his contact with the wizarding/Internet world, can be aloof or arrogant with those he considers inferior, spoken of with awe and admiration by little girls.)
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Susan Bones - @reaganward/Monstah/Regan (quiet but clever. you know she’s made of strong stuff, absorbs blows and keeps trucking. confident but not cocky, loyal like any true hufflepuff. gets along very well with Hermione.)
Cedric Diggory - @nopurpleshelves/TheObservatory/Michael - (handsome, modest, talented, considerate, Ladies Love Cool Cedric Diggory/Michael Stone, a really fundamentally nice and good guy.)
Hannah Abbott - @elisaftw/Zingers/Elisa (smart, friends with many, known
for being adorably flustered. harbors specific loyalties by which she stands resolutely, even to the occasional exclusion of her peers.)
Ernie MacMillan - @Kit___/JT Husky/Kit or Joe (pompous, self-important,
cause for much eye-rolling, but on DA so def a good guy. has his shining
moments.)
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Alright, Guys.
I’m sold.
Whether AnAmPat is who he seems to be or not doesn’t matter to me that much. I understand that some find the possibility of his secret identity to be upsetting but I don’t. Whoever he is, and whatever his motivations, he has been one of Videogum’s biggest fans, and *is* a serious contributor to the community.
I think that Mad Eye Moody would be perfect for him. Confused, has had some tough times, constantly vigilant, and essentially working very hard for the forces of good.
So, it’s decided.
An American Patriot is Mad Eye Moody.
That bumps Jeff Sundin.
Some people had suggested Xenophilius Lovegood, Luna’s dad, and the publisher of The Quibbler, as an alternate character for him.
Any thoughts.
Good job, everyone! Good job, Godsauce, Andy and An American Patriot for arguing your points fairly and clearly.
An American Patriot has been a member of our community for over a year. You don’t believe him to be the type of person he claims to be, but his persona has been consistent, and the complexities of his character are congruent. Much of his presentation, such as his puzzling use of capitalization, may be affectation, but I believe that his underlying character clearly shows through. I like him a lot, and many of our fellows like him as well.
You suggest that he’s hiding behind a false persona, but to what end? To contribute constructively to a thriving community? The guy might not be giving his name, but his perspective is entertaining and it adds to the Videogum dynamic.
I find it baffling that you can be so critical of the Patriot, and yet defend Da Cake Eatur as endearing. He was a guy who, upon gaining acceptance, began switching identities simply to disrupt and annoy. When his actual name was accidentally revealed, he admitted that he was just there to be a troll. This is endearing?
He probably would be a decent Peeves.
Maybe the Patriot’s backstory is fabricated. I’ve never met him, so I have no way of knowing. I’ve never met any other monsters either. As far as I know, all of you are trolls, and these pizza parties are elaborate ruses to make me look stupid. I don’t care. I think that the Patriot is a force for good. I think that it takes bravery to tell the community at large that you think that they are full of shit and still try to be a part of that community. I think that is true even it is done anonymously.
In the context of this game, I do not think that the Patriot would abandon a friend to die like a Mundungus Fletcher or steal the accomplishments of others like a Gilderoy Lockhart. I think he would lead the charge to fight evil and give everything to do so. He would be an auror. I might be wrong, but, no, I’m not. That is the last I’m going to say on the matter. As far as I’m concerned, it’s up to Kira and God now.
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WHO THE Fuck is THIS Goddamn Asshole ANYWAYS?
It has been NEARLY A YEAR and a half since I FIRST FOUND my way to THE forbidden forest THAT IS Videogum. A certain CONTRIBUTER NAMED Lindsay’s anti-Republican SENTIMENTS WAS flooding up MY GOOGLE-ALERTS like a goddamn ZERG RUSH. Quickly I made what was (“OBVIOUSLY!” YOU are all fucking screaming at ME now) a TERRIBLE FIRST impression, at best. My history WITH VIDEOGUM has been tumultuous, filled with SOUND AND fury, signifying NOTHING. I have BEEN VILIFIED AS much as I have BEEN WELCOMED, and frankly, I don’t GIVE A DAMN. What I do GIVE A DAMN about, however, is WHEN SOMEONE SUCH AS Godsauce has MADE SUCH a passionate defense OF MY character.
When I CAME TO Videogum, I was AT A, HONESTLY, terrible PLACE in my life, and I TOOK MY aggressions out on THE VARIOUS postings WITH WHICH I disagreed. Overtime, HOWEVER, I FOUND the self-control TO IGNORE THOSE posts with which I disagreed and began to ATTEMPT to contribute AS WELL as possible. HOWEVER, I NEVER once attempted TO convince anyone OF WHO I am because, HONESTLY, I don’t FEEL the need. IF SOMEONE doesn’t believe I am WHO I SAY I am, then I DO NOT care to take TIME TO SWAY them. If I HAVE EVER presented inconstancies WITH WHO I am, it is LIKELY BECAUSE I do not choose to share every once OF INFORMATION about myself (though I WILL BE THE first to admit I HAVE HAD my moments of massive personal SHARING). FOR ALL any monster might now, I may AS WELL be Hal Incandenza, JOE Chip, OR JUDGE fuckin Holden HIMSELF. People are free TO THINK what they wish; I have NEVER had any care TO TRY AND sway someone. I have only ATTEMPTED TO contribute TO Videogum in MY OWN way (and I REALIZE I have failed IN MANY OF THOSE idealistic plans DO TO THE CRUSHING onslaught of REALITY, though I do PLAN ON UPDATING my novel if anyone IS ACTUALLY interested), and IF THAT WAY has upset anyone, then WELL FUCK, I am sorry. I have never TRIED TO attract a shitload attention (“Fuck this wormtonguemotherfucker! This entire POST IS SOME kind of attention SEEKING!” is what some OF Y’ALL ARE saying I’m sure, but I just GOTTA PUT this out here); I HAVE only tried to contribute ON THE SAME level other MONSTERS HAVE before me. IF I MADE someone go all Colonel QUARITCH over me, then I don’t know WHAT TO SAY other than it WASN’T MY intention.
However, I AM quite TOUCHED (haha, TWSS, assholes. I know. Cut it) TO FIND Godsauce defending my ROLE AS a videogum MONSTER. While I don’t care, REALLY, WHAT Harry Potter character I end up as, I am taken ABACK THAT Godsauce might WRITE MULTIPLE paragraphs in MY FAVOR. I have ALWAYS BEEN flattered by—and tried TO RECIPROCATE THE fuck OUT of—LOYALTY and kindness, that I know OF, of MONSTERS SUCH as Godsauce, DS3M, and Werttrew. This is NOT A POST TO debate what character TO WHOM I SHOULD be compared; THIS IS a post in which I MIGHT ATTEMPT to thank GODSAUCE for the kindness HE HAS SHOWN me by arguing in MY FAVOR FOR my character and e-getting MY E-BACK. In many ways, I ASPIRE to the LEVEL of the Newtsofasts and the Mans, attempting TO CONTRIBUTE somewhere near THE LEVEL of Videogum greats.
AT THE same time, I have COME TO ABHOR my beginnings ON THIS site, and thus I have taken it UPON MYSELF to make sure the same NO LONGER happens to anyone ON VIDEOGUM again. I understand, though THE NEED to scrutinize every POSTER ON Videogum. I do not wish it TO FALL UNDER the trappings of many websites which praise and ELEVATE THEIR trolls who disrupt ANY CONSTRUCTIVE conversation. It is ONLY through the CONSTANT VIGILANCE of other monsters that VIDEOGUM MIGHT remain a beacon OF internet COMMUNITIES. IF I, too, MUST REMAIN UNDER this painful spotlight THEN SO BE IT, for the sake of THE COMMUNITY.
I TRY not to be different FROM ANYONE else. I too, WRITE ON THE internet, seeking to add TO THE CHORUS of others, shouting out into the VOID. SOMEHOW, in someway I HOPE THAT I may scrawl SOMETHING OF the tiniest significance. I HOPE THAT I may make someone CHUCKLE AND REMEMBER a joke or an event. I hope that, I too, MIGHT LEAVE even the faintest fingerprint ON time. I have been ACCUSED OF many things, and I AM SURE I will be accused of many MORE. HOWEVER, I’D just like to make IT KNOWN how much I appreciate THE MOMENTARY, even fleeting, gratitude GODSAUCE HAS shown me. I don’t WANT TO go out of my WAY AND MAKE everyone LIKE ME. I DON’T care to EXPLAIN MYSELF to everyone in HOPE OF SOME kind of fucking acceptance, but—really—I’m just FUCKIN ECSTATIC to even be invited to THE PIZZA party.
shamelesshipsterscum asked: I was making the case for me to be McGonagall. Also I forget to mention that I have the soul/disposition of an old person.
Oh man. Professor McGonagall is the best. Okay, duly noted, Andy.
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