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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2400 on: July 16, 2013, 10:57:09 pm »

I hate those fucking shirts so much.  If I had a son, and he walked in wearing a shirt with "otaku mafia" on it, I would stop loving him.
If I was your kid, I'd wear said shirt just to goad you into doing that and showing how much of a fool you are :P
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2401 on: July 17, 2013, 12:38:05 am »

I hate those fucking shirts so much.  If I had a son, and he walked in wearing a shirt with "otaku mafia" on it, I would stop loving him.
If I was your kid, I'd wear said shirt just to goad you into doing that and showing how much of a fool you are :P

How would that show how much of a fool I am?
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2402 on: July 17, 2013, 03:10:59 am »

As it becomes cyclical, you cross the line from Fool to Damnfool.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2403 on: July 17, 2013, 03:22:53 am »

If your the parent, wear the shirt yourself. Wear it everywhere with your child to embarrass them. :P
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2404 on: July 17, 2013, 03:50:46 am »

I hate those fucking shirts so much.  If I had a son, and he walked in wearing a shirt with "otaku mafia" on it, I would stop loving him.

If I was your kid, I'd wear said shirt just to goad you into doing that and showing how much of a baka you are :P

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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2405 on: July 17, 2013, 05:12:08 am »

How would that show how much of a fool I am?
Because you failed to prevent your child from becoming a member of the Otaku Mafia.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2406 on: July 17, 2013, 07:12:32 am »

How would that show how much of a fool I am?
Because you failed to prevent your child from becoming a member of the Otaku Mafia.

Yeah, those guys play for keeps.

And for Pokemon cards.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2407 on: July 17, 2013, 07:13:50 am »

How would that show how much of a fool I am?
Because you failed to prevent your child from becoming a member of the Otaku Mafia.

Yeah, those guys play for keeps.

And for Pokemon cards.
Mostly Pokemon cards.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2408 on: July 17, 2013, 08:07:16 am »

How would that show how much of a fool I am?
Because you failed to prevent your child from becoming a member of the Otaku Mafia.

I guess I should've talked to him about anime.  When I was growing up, your peers pretty quickly taught you what interests were and weren't okay to share with people.  Now we've got the reddits and the tumbles and you can find unconditional acceptance no matter what ridiculous things you do.

Terrible state of affairs.
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« Reply #2409 on: July 17, 2013, 08:27:31 am »

Now we've got the reddits and the tumbles and you can find unconditional acceptance no matter what ridiculous things you do.

Terrible state of affairs.

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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2410 on: July 17, 2013, 10:40:26 am »

How would that show how much of a fool I am?
Because you failed to prevent your child from becoming a member of the Otaku Mafia.

I guess I should've talked to him about anime.  When I was growing up, your peers pretty quickly taught you what interests were and weren't okay to share with people.  Now we've got the reddits and the tumbles and you can find unconditional acceptance no matter what ridiculous things you do.

Terrible state of affairs.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2411 on: July 17, 2013, 11:07:59 am »

How would that show how much of a fool I am?
Because you failed to prevent your child from becoming a member of the Otaku Mafia.

I guess I should've talked to him about anime.  When I was growing up, your peers pretty quickly taught you what interests were and weren't okay to share with people.  Now we've got the reddits and the tumbles and you can find unconditional acceptance no matter what ridiculous things you do.

Terrible state of affairs.

I lol'd.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2412 on: July 17, 2013, 05:27:28 pm »

Son, we need to have a talk.  In your teenage years you will be tempted, and you may end up throwing your life away.

Firstly, drugs.  Be responsible.  Learn the risks and how to take them safely, to make sure that you and your friends are not put in unnecessary danger.  Never take them in an environment where you feel unsafe.

Secondly, sex.  Be careful.  You should always use protection, and be ready to deal with the consequences.  I cannot insist on chastity before marriage, but it should really be with someone you love and respect.

Finally, and most importantly, anime.  Not even once.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2413 on: July 24, 2013, 06:31:32 pm »

This is pretty much the worst that Kickstarter can go wrong.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forkingpath/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city/posts/548030
One man burns through $100,000+ and decides it's impossible to complete the project. What did that money go to?
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paying to form the company, for the miniature statues, moving back to Portland, getting software licenses and hiring artists to do things like rule book design and art conforming
No-one's really sure. Popular opinion is that everything not accounted for in that quote went to (unemployed) personal living costs, because obviously not all of it was required for the above.

He's promised to return all of their money when he can.

Here's the other thing: The Kickstarter project was for the board game, not starting a company.

Many people have already contacted offices responsible for handling fraud.

I'm interested to see how this turns out.
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Re: When Kickstarter goes wrong?
« Reply #2414 on: July 24, 2013, 08:15:50 pm »

This is pretty much the worst that Kickstarter can go wrong.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forkingpath/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city/posts/548030
One man burns through $100,000+ and decides it's impossible to complete the project. What did that money go to?
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paying to form the company, for the miniature statues, moving back to Portland, getting software licenses and hiring artists to do things like rule book design and art conforming
No-one's really sure. Popular opinion is that everything not accounted for in that quote went to (unemployed) personal living costs, because obviously not all of it was required for the above.

He's promised to return all of their money when he can.

Here's the other thing: The Kickstarter project was for the board game, not starting a company.

Many people have already contacted offices responsible for handling fraud.

I'm interested to see how this turns out.

It'd be irresponsible to try and sell a commercial product without forming a company. Especially since he was hiring freelancers to work on the product.
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