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Poll: What kind of artwork would you have Erol Otus Commission for the Acaeum?

I have no interest in any Erol Otus artwork.	9%	[ 11 ]
I prefer a color, 11x17 print.	15%	[ 18 ]
I prefer a black & white 11x17 print.	5%	[ 6 ]
I prefter a color, 17x24 print.	59%	[ 69 ]
I prefer a black & white 17x24 print.	6%	[ 7 ]
I prefer something else larger.	5%	[ 6 ]

Total votes : 117

Author

Ector
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:54 pm

ashmire13 wrote:
good point really, as kgreene & ector both have a whole 2 posts each so its clear they were tipped off to join by a 'friend' (leave that open to interpretation) here so they could get extra copies....

Nah, I'm just a lurker who doesn't have the time to read posts too often, much less make new ones. I got into D&D with the Moldvay/Cook Basic Set, and that beautiful cover has been one of my favorite pieces of D&D related art ever since. The opportunity to actually get an Otus print to put on my wall was what finally got me to register here.

faro
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:58 pm

Heh, heh; welcome back Sir...
A pretty good reason to delurk & register, I must admit.

Can get very time-consuming to be posting regularly but there's no minimum quota on that.

Best wishes & Good gaming,
David.

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7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"

mark1107
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:01 am

So If I am 55 on the list (mark1107) does that mean 54 more people will be waiting to get a copy after the first 50 people? Or am I fifth on the wait list after the first 50 are guaranteed there's if they paid their money?

Mark

faro
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:12 am

mark1107 wrote:So If I am 55 on the list (mark1107) does that mean 54 more people will be waiting to get a copy after the first 50 people? Or am I fifth on the wait list after the first 50 are guaranteed there's if they paid their money?

Mark

=> viewtopic.php?p=141991&highlight=#141991 - now 70, not 50: that's the full "active" list, 'grats.

"7.3 ORGANIZING THE PARTY: Always have a keg, even if it's BYOB...
7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"

Egg of Coot
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:30 am

Having got on board a bit late (#52 on the list) I didn't feel like I ought to have a vote as to the number of prints made - I'm not particularly greedy. Nevertheless, I am happy to have been bumped up from 'waiting' to 'on the guest list'.

BTW, I don't post too often here, do I still count as a 'serious' collector? I'm being curious rather than sarcastic.

The Egg

faro
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:48 am

Egg of Coot wrote:BTW, I don't post too often here, do I still count as a 'serious' collector?

=> http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewt ... 34#p765634
Erm, yes...? :lol:

Y'could hide a wall of white boxes behind all that, Egg. Or maybe you already have? *jk*

"7.3 ORGANIZING THE PARTY: Always have a keg, even if it's BYOB...
7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"

Prufrock
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:58 am

Egg of Coot - I really do not think its about the number of posts. It's about what you have done, what you do, and a presumption that you will continue doing for the community. You participate in this community by donating your talent in painting miniatures to the community among other things. (I tried desperately to win this years set of miniatures you donated, however Bracton wanted them more)

I would have no problem with those individuals having a copy who registered to our community only to get on the list, if they would have continued to post and somehow shown that they want to be members of the community. As it stands right now, they have done nothing to show that they value this community. I predict that they will get thier copy and we will never hear from them again. I would have no problem if the committee just chopped them from the list.

Martin

bombadil
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:22 pm

What about long-standing members who are assy, offensive, illiterate, and display at best shaky knowledge of the hobby (present company excluded, of course)?

Let mirth prevail!

jcp
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:26 pm

Nah, I'm just a lurker who doesn't have the time to read posts too often, much less make new ones. I got into D&D with the Moldvay/Cook Basic Set, and that beautiful cover has been one of my favorite pieces of D&D related art ever since. The opportunity to actually get an Otus print to put on my wall was what finally got me to register here.

So I see my earlier suggestion was not in fact horseshit as the very thing I suggested has in fact taken place.

misterspock
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:30 pm

bombadil wrote:What about long-standing members who are assy, offensive, illiterate, and display at best shaky knowledge of the hobby?

I had to break out the electron microscope to read that
:lol:

Prufrock
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:30 pm

jcp - I do not think you can claim victory on the basis of one post.

Martin

ashmire13
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:38 pm

jcp wrote:
So I see my earlier suggestion was not in fact horseshit as the very thing I suggested has in fact taken place.

I would stand by the statement that the view you take is horseshit, as the poster alledges to be a lurker for many years, but after registering for the artwork, has not contributed to the community in any shape or form since.
So yes, they were attracted to register to get the art as you suggest, but have done nothing since.

That just proves the 'horseshit' point far more than someone saying, I visit every day, but I contribute sod all. :roll:

Rolls a '3'

"Did I hit.....?"

Gnat the Beggar
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:35 pm

bombadil wrote:............. (present company excluded, of course)?

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mbassoc2003
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:44 pm

Egg, we all know who you are, and even though you frequent these pages only occasionally, I for one acknowlegde the splended work you do for the sake of the hobby.

The issue at stake is whether someone registers for no other reason than to snag a copy and then buggers off and leaves others without.

Jcp, yes, it's horseshit.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

TheMilford
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:22 pm

I vote horseshit as well.

May as well stand and be counted for.

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ashmire13
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:28 pm

TheMilford wrote:I vote horseshit as well.

May as well stand and be counted for.

Rolls a '3'

"Did I hit.....?"

jcp
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:35 pm

Ok, well either way I was only trying to make a counter-point. I don't desire to "win" the debate on that issue nor to take sides or make a big stink.

Just curious, how many new registrations on the print list are people concerned about in the first place?

Gnat the Beggar
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:38 pm

bombadil wrote:What about long-standing members who are sassy, offensive, illiterate, and display at best shaky knowledge of the hobby (present company excluded, of course)?

If I have a vote, I would most certainly vote no to that suggestion.
Since that would basically describe me ...

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