Errata proposed this thread, to popular acclaim. We GAPAs don’t really understand it don’t understand it at all, but that has never kept threads from working in the past. Here’s the description:
You think of creative reasons that wasting time is actually constructive, and type them all out! If we wanted to, we could also expand it into actually getting the jobs, as in people create mock jobs, others apply for them, and then the creator gets to chose one, based on their application. Then… Oh! Maybe we could have ‘Job Points’ or something similar, that you get when you get a job! Okay, that’s my idea. *beams*
You mean like “Official Summary Writer” and “Official Summary Writer’s Secretary, whose job includes reposting the latest summary when someone is confused” ?
GAPAs, don’t feel bad. I dont get it either. The idea of mock jobs sounds cool although I probably wouldn’t get one as my posting is somewhat sporadic.
Okay, when I first looked at that, I thought, ‘Hmm… this doesn’t looks so bad. I don’t see what the Gapas are complaining about.” But, then I got through it, and read it again. And again. I’m totally lost. It seems like its a good idea that would be fun, but it needs some more explaining. Errata, will you stand up, please? And explain a bit better?
1 – HEY, it’s a needed field.
This sounds cool, but I don’t really understand it either.
This looks fun. I get part of it… the first three words or something. Huh. Errata, can you please come and explain it? Please?
Wow. I have absolutely no idea what’s going on here. Could someone, perhaps Errata, please explain? I didn’t get it on the suggestions thread either.
Some jobs:
Wung Breeder: Breeds wungs for adoption by MBers.
RPG Summarizer: Summarizes recent events in an RPG. Each RPG could have its own.
Official ______ Expert: The blog’s top expert on a certain thing. When you want to know something on that subject, you ask en first. (For example, KaiYves could be the Official Astronomy Expert.)
Pointless Post Police Officer: Fines PoPoers.
Helper Of Confuzzled Neophytes: Helps confuzzled neophytes.
*confusion*
*cough*
*elbow jab*
HELP.
8- I would like to bring the PoPoPo back. I’ve fined a few people in my day. If nothing else, that job should be reinstated.
Ooh, I could be the resident Freak Who Explains The Random Parts Of Rigging And Why It Was Misused In The Movies, since I don’t think I’ll ever live down that long, long post on ratlines and shrouds.
Or I could just not be that, that’s fine too.
This makes zero sense to me. >.<
Thinking… Thread reviver. They post on dying threads under different names to perk up the conversation.
4 – Those were actually jobs that were filled already. Kittymine is the Official Summary Writer, and I-Man is the Official Summary Writer’s Secretary. (At least in BA)
8 – I could be the Official HPB Expert.
Ah. Never mind. This makes sense now! Huzzah!
10 – That job was slightly annoying to me. I dunno…
9- And while they’re at it, make sure they fine people who are confused, too. That seems just as fair.
I kid you, I kid you. Sorry for the PoPo.
I could be official “person who doesn’t post for weeks at a time in an attempt to stop procrastinating in order to actually finish her homework before 11 PM (it fails anyway) and then either can’t resist the temptation of lurking for hours at a time or has multiple large papers/essay/tests the next day and is panicking and therefore falls back onto the bad habit of reading comments to random threads which I really should be avoiding at all costs”
Guess which one applies right now?
*is lost* but……I could be “Official Harry Potter Expert”…….
Dang, though. I’m absent from the blog for a couple days, and zillions more threads/posts have appeared? Eep.
I could be a Random Popoer. I could go around the blog posting random things.
Or I could be the Weirdosity Expert. Being the self-appointed Queen of Weird and all, I could get people on track about posting strangely or unfashionably.
18 – You might have competition for that title from MissSwann. (Who changed her name, if I’m not mistaken. But I don’t remember the new one.)
I could be Official Middle-earth Expert.
14 – That wasn’t exactly my point.
Yeah, I’m still kind of a bit confused.
19 – Many people would get very annoyed/angry with you, including me. I don’t advise it.
People who just patrol threads scouting pointless posts can be annoying, as are the perpetrators. I just recommend not PoPoing at all.
I could be Helper of Confuzzled Neophytes.
22 – Sorry! Um, what was your point then?
20–The two of us could be partners…..
I have an idea: I’ll be head of a department I just created:
Name:
Department of really important stuff
What does it do ?
Well, we know everything, but we’ve been sworn to secrecy. So we’ll tell you some things, especially ones you didn’t want to know. Each member has a really important job doing what is describe as “nothing” in shifts of “random spare minutes”. We can’t tell you all the top-secret things we do, but we are obliged to inform you of our actions “whenever we feel like it”.
What your current misson ?
To find a logo, theme song, name, and/or good excuse for procrastinating everything important, such as completing this mission.
Who are the members ?
Me, my computer (on probation) and my bonsai. But anyone who wants can join.
What is your main goal?
To remember our main goal.
Sorry I didn’t come here. Anyway, my original thought was you make your museblog activities sound constructive. For example:
Errata.
Experience in pretending to be other people. (AE thread/roleplay)
Fluent in Ble. (Ble-New Luj)
Adept at talking in other fashions. (Hare & Hedgepig)
Etc.
Then, once you’ve scoured your brain with this, people either make jobs to suit you, or let you into the jobs that they make. I really haven’t worked out after that. Does that make more sense?
27- I think I’d have to wait until I’ve been here longer. I can still apply for Official Middle-earth Expert, though.
In terms of actual jobs, I think the MB community works better when everyone is equal (that is, there isn’t one specific “expert”-type-person, and everyone can discuss things on balanced levels).
27- Makes more sense now.
There isn’t something I am especially good at. I wonder what I can do. *leaves to think*
Hmmm… I’ll try this out…
Cat’s Eye.
Full of random facts (there’s a place in Missouri where you can rent a turtle).
Shakespeare/drama nut.
Says really weird things (ex. Kid in Math Class: “Wow, you’re a freak.” Me: “Thank you!!”)
JOB: Um, Random Drama Weird-Thing Sayer?
29 – That makes sense. It also sounds like a lot of work to keep up these jobs.
Aha! I shall now become….
MB’s Official Geology Fiend!
*tries to decribe self*
-*CTN*-
Have many many different personalities (right now it is the Happy Personality)
Writes, but never gets to finishing or typing
Is horrible at explaining/pronouncing things
Sees “colorful halos around people” (according to AthenianPsycho)
JOB: *has no clue*
This is officially becoming random. Let’s see, our options would be, a) turn this into a RPG/RPW, or b) continue random discussion. I vote we turn it into a RPG. The general plotline would be:
Everyone picks a job and applies for it.
They make it or not, and start working there, or not.
Then we roleplay working at that job until you get tired, and quit/get fired.
Repeat ad infinitum
29 – That’s a very good point. The other thing is that there’s probably going to be a lot of overlap in our various talents. Maybe the “jobs” should be more like PhDs–meaning that if you have expertise in some area, you can put it in your name, no matter how many others have it in their names too.
3- Oh. My. Gosh. IT’S GIM!!!!! -hugs- -pies-
35 – Meh, we have enough RPGs. I vote it just goes on as it is, with people making up, deciding on, applying for, and getting jobs.
38) We never have enough RPGs *
*
I counted 7 RPGs total…
39- I agree. There can never be enough RPGs.
35- Yeah! Let’s make this an RPG!
I’ve inadvertently become something of a summarizer on the MA RPG.
OOOOOOHHHHH!!!!! Since this is now an RPG (I think?) can I be the summarizer? Although I might need an assistant…
Please! Please! I want an RPW! Please! I’m begging you! *gets on knees* l’ve never done one before! Please! Pleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplease!
*tantrum*
So… is this an RPG? Because I’m confuzzled…
Hmm… I could be the IIIICMMBO (incorrigible, irresponsible, irrepressible, indestructible, completely mad Muse Blog optimist).
I’m not sure what the RPG would be about, but I love RPGs, so
I like roleplays, so I’d like to make it one, but I also don’t want to shut out all the people who think that it shouldn’t be a RPG/RPW. Maybe we could ask the GAPAS to post at the top something to the effect of ‘This is a RP, but if you don’t like roleplays, please feel free to just post your application.’ and then have an example. Suggested rules:
1. Please either use your Blogname, or post your role play
name in your Blogname.
2. If you wish to have two jobs, you must have an assistant for at least one of them.
And that’s all I have so far. Zinc, I respect your wish to make it a RPW, but I really think it’s more suited to RPG. If you want to do a RPW, there’s a fine one over at the Beyond Museica thread. Although, on further reflection, a RPW would actually work quite well, and… You know, it the corse of writing this post, I’ve turned my point of view completely around, and now think it should be a RPW. My reasoning:
1. In real jobs, most of the day, there’s nothing special. You just note down the part that was.
2. RPW are much like RPGs, except you don’t have to wait for others to post, which makes it much easier for those of us that are on all the time.
3. For some reason, in RPGs, time rarely passes. Really, you can have two threads, and still be on the first day. (The Superheros and Mary Sues, for instance.) This thread would not be happy if time never passed, since too much would have to happen in one day, which makes it unrealistic.
There, I present my arguments for an RPW. I will, of course, go with the flow. Oh, I was thinking. What if every week or so, game time, we got some amount of money, which we think of a cool name for, and then we can spend it on other things, that are sold by the rest of the people? I guess that adds a third rule.
3. At the end of every declared Game Week, you get a fixed amount of money, which is declared when you first start working by the person who hired you. If you wish for more money per week, you may ask for a raise.
So, what do you think? Any additional rules? Anything?
47- I guess that is fine with me.
Revival? Please? (SFTDP)
Fine. I’m still confused, though.
Revival. PLEASE! Due to the lack of complaints, this is now, among other things, a RPW. Anyone who wishes to merely come on and post their muserly, and muserly-related, accomplishments, is quite welcome, whether or not they wish to continue afterwards. Since there is a lack of people to propose and/or accept applicants around, I vote people just make up jobs, write their applications, and assume they’re accepted. I shall apply for something later.
I can help revive. But I’m not especially good at anything.
-*CTN*-
Have many many different personalities (right now it is the Happy Personality)
Writes, but never gets to finishing or typing
Is horrible at explaining/pronouncing things
Sees “colorful halos around people†(according to AthenianPsycho)
JOB: *has no clue*
I have forgotten about this thread again. Well, this should attract some people! This thread didn’t work at all. Took less than a month to die. I’ll try to check back on in a few days, tops.
Hmm, I don’t understand this thread. Oh well, someone else will have to revive it.
Revive this!!! Such a promising thread shouldn’t fall prey to bad luck!
I shall propose some jobs:
– Expert of _____ (insert thing)
– Night Watchman of ______ (insert place)
– Assistant ______ OR of _________
– ________ (insert person) ‘s bodyguard, agent, etc.
I would like to apply to get a job recording an album.
Name: JJjetplane-girlw/cats
Talents: singing, acting, dance
Experience: only 6th grade girl ever to get into advanced choir @ school (almost went to Carnegie hall – too few kids going), synagouge’s teen choir, just joined UNLV youth choir
Favorite color: purple – no lime – aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!! (hehe)
Job: teen pop superstar! (see song on poems & songs thread)
Heh, my dream is to become a rock star. Never going to happen, but whatever… a girl can dream, right?
I’d like to get a job as guarder of Kokonino County!
Name: Enceladus
Talents: Scuba diving, singing, Hornplaying
Experience: 3rd best Hord player in Northeastern MA! YEAH!
Favorite color: Purple/blue/purple/blue…
Job: Just being awesome.
Come back people! I want my job!
I can be coroner.
I could be official duck expert.
A revival that I didn’t encourage! Wow! Okay, it doesn’t look like people are interested in roleplaying. So, we move on. Our suggestions so far as to jobs are:
– Expert of _____ (insert thing)
– Night Watchman of ______ (insert place)
– Assistant ______ OR of _________
– ________ (insert person) ’s bodyguard, agent, etc.
-Wung Breeder: Breeds wungs for adoption by MBers.
-RPG Summarizer: Summarizes recent events in an RPG. Each RPG could have its own.
-Official ______ Expert: The blog’s top expert on a certain thing. When you want to know something on that subject, you ask en first.
-Pointless Post Police Officer: Fines PoPoers.
-Helper Of Confuzzled Neophytes: Helps confuzzled neophytes.
I figure that you adopt any job for as long as you like, and then abandon it. There can be as many people in one job as there are people who want to be in that job.
I just realized that I am trying to take over the thread again, and just because it was my idea, doesn’t mean it is now under my control. I hereby apologize to all potential thread users.
-President of the Disadvantaged Bun-Bun Society (NO)
s)
-Professional PoPoer (not a way to gain popularity…)
-Leader of the Bun-Bun Brigade (*worries*)
-Mr Joe Insulter (anyone can do that, really)
-Person Who Is Hopeless At Getting Ens Friends To Join MB(PWIHAGEFTJMB?) (maybe that’s a good thing, considering the
-Official Pie-Thrower (I think Koko took that one)
-Person who is Most Frequently Kicked Off Computer (PWIMFKOP?)(A common MuseBlogger trait)
-Official SSSS writer (Another common MuseBlogger trait)
-Consultant on Creating Unguessable AEs (I’m not applying for that one! I’ve had several, and none lasted beyond a few posts)
-Think-Upper of Weird Acronyms (TUOWA) (Yeah, that really takes a lot of talent)
-Bad (or in ens opinion) Poetry Writer (?)
-Extoller of the Virtues of Maths Class (EVCM) (sounds good)
-Person Who Has Nothing Better To Do Than Think Of Stupid Jobs And Found This Thread By… wait, I was searching for the points thread. For,,, no particular reason. Wow, I really DON’T have anything better to do.