CC News [Issue 04: 16-3-09] - The Fuzzy Pengui Interview

samuelc812 · Post by **samuelc812** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:40 pm

Issue #04:

Hello all and welcome to the fourth issue of the Conquer Club Newsletter!

It has been another very busy but also very exciting fortnight in the Conquer Club Community. The biggest news came when ConquerClub's Community Manager [player]Twill[/player] hung up his lightning rod and entered into his retirement, the CC News Team wishes you all the best in the future. We also welcomed 2 new admins in an effort to fill Twill's giant shoes, [player]Optimus Prime[/player] emerged from his retirement to become the new Volunteer Co-ordinator and we also welcomed [player]Hyasri[/player] who is the new Community Manager, he has come to us with 4 years of Community Managing experience on other high profile gaming communities.

We have also got 2 new reporters for the Conquer Club Newsletter. Firstly, please welcome [player]The Neon Peon[/player] who has come on the CC News Team as Suggs & Bugs Reporter and secondly, please give another warm welcome to [player]InsomniaRed[/player] who is our new Community Opinion Reporter. Thankyou to everyone who applied in response to the last issue.

We hope you enjoy reading this issue!

[player]samuelc812[/player] - News Director

Doesn’t it seem as if we are thundering through 2009 at a terrific pace? Already we are closing in one the end of the first quarter. Before we know it the summer will have arrived here in the northern hemisphere. The sky will be blue. The clouds, when they do appear, generally white and for a few months all things growing will put their best foot forward.

These seasons seem to be yet another reflection in that outside world of this world of cc. Have you noticed the way your games go? You start of in the spring with your attacks seeming to have a bounce to them, your armies seem to do well and you sense that things are generally going your way. Then your summer arrives and it seems you can do little wrong. You attack and everything rolls right for you, your defence withstands the greatest assaults and your win rate rises. Then the edginess of autumn sets in. Those attacks sometimes don’t go according to plan. Just occasionally the numbers set against you, but with the memory of your summer so recent, you shrug this off and continue. As this season continues it seems you are grinding to a halt. Then the dreaded winter sets in. Your attacks are useless or even worse. The numbers seem to go against you no matter what you do and you find yourself shedding points all over the place.

Indeed real life does reflect the world of cc in so many ways. But remember, every game you play during the purgatory of your gaming winter is another game closer to the next spring.

Moving to the latest news, well there is one item that has so obviously dominated recently. The retirement of Twill. Like a whisper in the crowd the news spread just as, with searing timing, the last issue of the CC news went live. Nothing official was posted, but those who looked into the ‘Much ado’ forum saw the gossip nearly 24 hours before this momentous event was officially announced. Now rather than deliver an interminable and platitudinous article on this retired Community Manager I would rather ask who exactly Twill is. Maybe that question should be what is Twill? Is he, as some perceive, a dastardly alter ego of Lack? Is Twill merely a construct of your imagination dear reader? If this was so, then perhaps you are the Supreme Deity and cc is nothing more than a higher level construct so you can while away a few hours rather than playing with yourself. Does it really matter now what Twill was? Is Twill going to be yesterday’s news before we know it? Do we really care? So many questions are left unanswered. Once again showing how cc reflects real life and vice versa.

Moving on from this, I have been following a thread for the last couple of weeks. Optimus Primus Stove, or Stovey as I like to think of him, posted his sabbatical from Bob. Now I was a tad concerned with his statement of enjoying the fruits of BOB but I breathed a sigh of relief when I realised this was, in fact, a piece of software. Talking of software, I see chipv’s new map rank scoreboard is hitting the streets. This should provide some interesting discussion in the near future. Naturally I was pretty chuffed to see my sequential score.

Now what’s all this latest craze of people posting that they are leaving? Get a grip you lot. This is an internet game site, not the United Nations, or even your local office that you spend your days in. You are but a series of letters on a screen, that when read make a name, that’s it! I am sorry to disillusion you but seriously, do try to get out more.

With the GD forum fairly quiet there is little else to report this edition. However, after searching high and low I found this little nugget of a post which I truly think deserves the post of the week award. So without further ado and to the sound of trumpets being played by assembled asthmatic ant bands I give you TImminz’s response to a question by Mr Adams:

Timminz wrote:
Mr_Adams wrote:Why do I get the overwhelming feeling that this whole thing is a BS thread?

Probably because you're so damn insightful.

A bit like me then eh Timminz!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fast News
Fortnightly Poll
Current Signups
Tournaments Guides, Tips & Tricks
Editor's Note

FAST NEWS

February 10th, 2009 Optimus Prime posted: it returns...
After an incredible number of rumors, on March 12, 2009 at 8:00am MST, we finally know the truth. Also with his new position as Volunteer Coordinator, Optimus Prime decided to stay in tournament organization business and hosted Point Grabbers XI: The Return Tournament. Don't worry if you missed the sign up... you're not then only one. Infact we have a new record,the tournament was full after only 12 minutes!
Tournament Directors announces the new tournament winner medals on February, after a month seems that all medals are assigned. As we can see here, [player]killmaniac[/player] has the leadership with 27 won tournaments, an hard record to break! (If you didn't receive your medal, please send a PM to one of the Tournament Directors).
Tournament Newsletter, Gozar posted the #64 issue - here
thekidstrumpet interview - submit your question - here

FORTNIGHTLY POLL

The number of tournaments increases day by day. We asked you, on a scale of 1 to 10, which is the quality of tournaments.
Has this big number of tournaments caused a lower quality or not ?

Last Poll :

Question:On the whole, how do you judge the quality of tournaments?

Results :

8..........39%..........(7 votes)

18

Poll thread : FORTNIGHTLY POLL

CURRENT SIGNUPS

Here below the last week current signups (last update on March 14th):

Melee Assassin

96

The Sailorseal Cup

200

Puzzle Mix

32

NCAA March Madness Doubles Style Tournament

65 teams

Kot's Random Feudal Singles

128

Complete Control - USA

64

UK Get away

60

Pokétourny

151

Roman Gladiator

40

An Evolutionary Tournament III

128

"Blind Date" doubles tournament

32

LittleBigWorld 2

32

CC Golf Championships

16

American Idol Season 8

144

b00060's Classic Shapes Tournament III

32

The Conquerer of the Celts

32

sports tournament

64

Trains Across The Sea

32

Final Fantasy Wars - FF II

32

TOURNAMENTS GUIDES,TIPS & TRICKS

Guides & Others on CC about Tournaments

here

How to Organize a Tournament

This is the last part of this "quick tournaments guide".

Part4

Last issue we learnt how to create and to keep track of all tour games. Now that all games are played, you have only to celebrate the winner and reward him with a little bit of “spotlight.” Finally add the [winner] tag in the title of your first post, so Tournament Directors can move the tournament in the completed subforum.
You will receive a PM from one of the Tournament Directors, who notificate you that your privileges for that tournament have expired. Now be patient, you'll receive your tournament contribution achievement in few time.

EDITOR'S NOTE
If you have some interesting ideas or suggestions about, please contact me with a PM.
Thank you
[player]Thenobodies80[/player]

Hello, my fellow conquerors, and welcome again to the Foundry section of the CC Newsletter!

Unfortunately all we have is the bare bones this week due to unforeseen computer problems so this is [player]samuelc812[/player] filling in for [player]the.killing.44[/player] this week.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Recently Quenched & Beta Maps
- San Marino
- Eastern Hemisphere
Foundry Newsletter
Author's Note

Recently Quenched & Beta Maps

San Marino — Maker: [player]Ruben Cassar[/player]

Another small yet very stylish map by Ruben Cassar, this map has been in the Final Forge for quite a while, and is finally up for live play under Beta. While being average size this map has plenty of bonuses that should be easy to get and hold onto. A great addition to his already successful Luxembourg and Malta Maps.

Eastern Hemisphere — Maker: [player]oaktown[/player]

What happens when you slice the world in half then age it 90 years? This map showing the far side of the world around 1910! It's the time when the great European empires are crumbling, and the creator has worked hard on making gameplay appropriate to the time setting. Expect a fresh world experience soon. This is another fine map by oaktown, sure to be a map for many great battles.

Foundry Newsletter

If you don't know yet the Foundry Newsletter has been in a bit of a lull and needs some help. If you don't think you are good at map-making but you still wish to contribute to the Map Foundry than this mite just be your chance to contribute to the Foundry Community by helping out and joining The Foundry News Team. If you're interested send a PM to the Senior Editor [player]TaCktiX[/player] today and ensure a better tomorrow

To view their latest issue you can visit this link --> Foundry Newsletter

AUTHOR'S NOTE
If you have some interesting ideas or suggestions about, please contact me with a PM.
Happy Conquering!
.44
I'd like to give a special thanks to [player]samuelc812[/player] for filling in for me this issue

We have looked at several of the major clans over the first 3 versions of the CC News. We've also talked a little bit about clan war challenges and how they happen and are managed. This week, we will look at something new in clans this year, which is the 2009 Clan League.

The 2009 league is actually a second attempt at a clan league. The first league was a doubles league done via the tournament forum. The league ended up folding due to the Tournament Organizer abusing his tournament rights and then getting the rights removed. An attempt was made to continue the league; however, there was not a full commitment by all of the clans.

The current league is also a doubles league, however, the league is being run privately without any tournament rights and is the largest private league (publicly known) on the site at 1350 games over a 24 week schedule. This has taken a great effort by all the clans involved and has been running successfully for 10 weeks now. The league is made up of 15 of the major clans on the site, all of whom belong to the Clan Leaders Association (CLA). The membership to the CLA was a requirement to join the league; however, not all CLA clans did join. (I will discuss the CLA in the next episode of CC News)

The 2009 League is just over one-third complete, and there have been several changes in the leader. Currently on top of the league sits The Spanking Monkeys at a record of 33-12 in part thanks to a recent weekly result over De Veroveraars der Lage Landen of 10-0 which is impressive as VDL are no pushovers. Immortal Assassins were leading last week, but have recently run into a hot EMPIRE clan. Several clans are taking shots at THOTA since they are not in first (not yet anyways) but have done well through a tough early road schedule against some of the best clans. Look for them to take a run at the top soon, as The Spanking Monkeys are currently in tough against The Imperial Dragoons and EMPIRE in weekly battles. Also lurking around the top of both the Clan League and the Unofficial Clan Ladder is a clan called The Legends of War who also have been one of the top clans on this site. There are some great battles going on between many clans.

Who will end up as the top clan? Watch and find out!

As always, you can find Clans who are recruiting here and you can see a list of all the clans and usergroups here.

[spoiler=The Fuzzy Pengui Interview]Q: Hey Fuzzy!

A: Hi Samuel (and the rest of CC

)!

Q: Tell us what it is like as a day in the life of a Global Moderator?

A: I generally log in once in the morning to check my PMs, take any turns that need to be taken, and to see if there is anything urgent that needs taken care of. The first turn I take generally determines how many users I ban throughout the game (I add up my dice and my opponents dice, and then subtract the smaller number from the larger number to determine the amount of users that get the boot). Then I log off for a while and log back on when I get to work. I then catch up on PMs again, take a few turns, talk to a few of the moderators via IM to see how things are going, and start reading through the forums (normally the moderator forums, followed by reported posts, and finally reading through public forums). Then it’s pretty much rinse and repeat until about midnight.

Q: How much time would you say that you spend on CC, on the average day?

A: On a weekday I spend about 8 hours on CC, but on weekends only normally an hour or so a day.

Q: Do you enjoy contributing to the site the way you do?

A: Yes, I love being able to contribute to the site (both as a community member and a moderator)!

Q: What is your favourite aspect of contributing to the site?

A: Hmm…there are quite a few aspects I like; I’m not sure I can choose just one. I guess if I did have to choose I would say being able to help the new players and answer questions that people have.

Q: How did you hear about ConquerClub.com?

A: A co-worker of mine let me know about it while at work one day…[player]ralphplar7[/player] if any of you remember him.

Q: What is it that drives you to keep moderating the site?

A: I love helping people and trying to make the site a better place. And, surprisingly enough, it helps me keep my sanity while I’m at work (I don’t care what kind of person you throw at me on CC…I’ve had 10 times worse on the phone at my job).

Q: Knowing everything you know now, would you still choose to become a mod today if you were offered a position?

A: YES! I’d do it again in a heartbeat (although I’m not sure all the admins and mods feel the same way

)!

Q: What is your best memory here on Conquer Club?

A: Hmm…I’ve thought about this quite a bit but I can’t really think of a best memory. Obviously one of my best memories is being asked to become a mod, but there are so many other memories I can’t even just pick a few.

Q: What do you envision for 2009 in Conquer Club?

A: I envision a lot of great things! First and foremost, I think we can expect a lot more fun events (like Whac-A-Mod), as well as some forum makeover (more specifically, the Training Ground forum). There are also a few behind the scenes things I’m really looking forward to seeing become public (all in due time, of course). Although I’ll miss Twill a lot, I’m sure OP and Hyasri will have a lot in store for us all and we’ll all have a lot of amazing things to look forward to.

Q: Would you prefer team games or singles?

A: I definitely prefer team games (as long as my teammates communicate).

Q: What is your favorite map and settings?

A: I don’t really have a favorite map; although among my favorites are Siege, King of the Mountains, Tamriel, Feudal War, Australia, Alexander’s Empire, and Classic Shapes.

Q: Why did you become a mod?

A: I’ve loved CC since I joined back in 2006 and I’ve always wanted to be able to help the site wherever possible. Becoming a mod seemed like the easiest way, so when Twill offered me the position I accepted. To this day I still love every day I log on!

Q: One goal of yours, in regards to CC accomplishments, that you've wanted to achieve?

A: I have always wanted to create a map, but I haven’t had the time to commit to creating one as of yet. It’s definitely the longest goal I’ve had while I’ve been on CC (although there’s another “project” that has recently become my kryptonite…hopefully I can finally get it done as well and I’ll have one of two goals completed).

Q: Are you emotionally scarred since the N has been cut off of your name forever?

A: Of course not! I think I’m a better penguin because of it (I’ve often heard other penguins talking about how jealous they are of me).

Q: Pirates or Ninjas?

A: Ninjas, obviously.

Q: In your humble opinion, what is the coolest thing you ever did?

A: The summer between my Junior and Senior year of high school I was able to go on a trip to Arizona for a week (for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps I was in). While I was there I actually got to take off and fly a Cessna C180 for about an hour. Since I had never piloted an aircraft before, that was probably the coolest thing I’ve ever done!

Q: Have you had the same profile pic since you joined CC?

A: I’ve changed it once (for a campaign in Off-Topics a while back regarding lack’s avatar), but changed it back afterwards.

Q: Are you really a fuzzy pengui, or is that an alias?

A: I’ll never tell (you never can be too careful on teh interwebz, you know).

Q: Who are your favorite teammates?

A: Currently? I’ve gotta say [player]thebro[/player], [player]velvecarrots[/player], [player]kratos644[/player], & [player]gambler21210[/player]

Q: Who asked you to become a mod and why?

A: Twill asked me to join the team because of my willingness to help, how open-minded I am, and because I’m generally able to keep my cool.

Q: Why do you want to be like JR ?

A: :shock:

I didn’t know I did :shock:

. Umm…I plead the fifth?

Q: Now that you've dabbled in a little bit of everything (single forum modding, global modding, ad-hocs, event organizing, etc) --- which area would you like to participate more in?

A: Although I love moderating, and I definitely intend to continue to participate more and more in the forums in that area, I have to say I would love to organize more events and help a few ad-hocs. Both are great ways to help the site and not too hard to do! (I am also planning on creating a map eventually…so I’ll be participating there eventually, as well)

Q: Why do you keep coming back to CC day in and day out?

A: I really love the game (though the good rolls and bad), I enjoy talking to all the CC members I do on a general basis, and I love being able to contribute to the site as a moderator.

Q: What's the origin of your username and avatar?

A: It’s actually a rather long story that goes back in the day to my first Linux class in high school (there were about 13 teen age guys in the same class…so there were some really random, but fun times). For those of you that don’t know, Tux is the Linux penguin, so for a brief overview that’s where I gained my name.

Q: Who is your favorite moderator?

A: Choosing one, I’d have to say Night Strike (however clapper011 is right up there…love yah hun!

).

Q: Fuzzy, you were a member of the untouchables. What is your favourite memory of us?

A: Probably right when we broke away from KoE. Although it was also a sad time for us, we really banded together to be able to better ourselves (and the clan we were creating), as well as getting to know everybody else that was involved in creating the clan. I think the clan at least got started off on the right foot, and I’m glad to have participated in that.

Q: Thankyou for your time Fuzzy!

A: You’re most welcome. Thank you for all your hard work with the newsletter and giving me this opportunity.[/spoiler]

Well we have had a surprising amount of people sign-up for this competition. We all thought that more people would want to add to their contest medal count or get their first because they missed out in the Whac-a-Mod Competition. Well we have 16 participants who all want to put their knowledge of CC to the test. A scoreboard will be kept here in the Newsletter during the course of the competition. Participants will get their first set of questions tomorrow, Good Luck!

[spoiler=Competition Participants][player]saraith[/player]
[player]DimnjacarStef[/player]
[player]Downey[/player]
[player]Zemljanin[/player]
[player]pimphawks70[/player]
[player]The Chosen[/player]
[player]psychobkrazy[/player]
[player]sully800[/player]
[player]ppgangster[/player]
[player]tyche73[/player]
[player]dittoeevee8888[/player]
[player]JOHNNYROCKET24[/player]
[player]edgarhons[/player]
[player]Tripitaka[/player]
[player]Serbia[/player]
[player]fromdahood[/player][/spoiler]

Stay Tuned for the next issue of the Conquer Club Newsletter for a Farewell interview with former Community Manager, [player]Twill[/player]. You can submit your questions here -->

Also our two newest recruits [player]The Neon Peon[/player] and [player]InsomniaRed[/player] will debut in the 5th issue of the CC Newsletter.

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[player]gimil[/player] - Advisor
[player]Fruitcake[/player] - A Slice of Fruitcake
[player]thenobodies80[/player] - Tournament Reporter
[player]the.killing.44[/player] - Foundry Reporter
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