DJGrenola appreciation thread

mikwuyma

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mikwuyma: 2007-10-09 08:33:38 pm

2007-10-09 08:32:45 pm

My feelings on The Demon Rush

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We all know you don't do anything besides sit around and play shitty rpg's and adventure games all day mike.

Yep, that explains my STGT scores and speed runs perfectly Tongue

Essentia

2007-10-09 09:06:52 pm

Everything's better with Magitek

I think stanski's got Mike confused with me. Wink

And I think DJGrenola must be some kind of ninja, to be able to do all the work that he does. Yay for him!

Zhegan

2007-10-09 09:41:20 pm

[Insert text here]

I LOVE YOU MAN!

*Starts crying pathetically on DJ Grenola's shoulder*

Tompa

2007-10-09 10:27:45 pm

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Someone with a decent camcorder should record him/herself singing "he's a jolly good fellow", then upload it to youtube.

(I don't have a camcorder myself)

Not a video but...
http://www.savefile.com/files/1112041 Roll Eyes

Thanks for keeping SDA alive!

trihex

2007-10-09 10:36:56 pm

Yoshi's eggs are at my mercy!

Damn, someone deleted the Lag.com appreciation thread. Oh well. I still have my post I was producing during deletion:

I will say that I do appreciate that no matter how pathetic the thread is, Lag.com, unlike most other moderators, does actually post and bitch at whoever started the pointless thread, then lock it. Some of his best work includes:

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WHAT DID YOU VOTE MY SIGNATURE FOR ANYTHING FOR

YOU ARE ALL STUPID

From SDA Awards IV Results. Though it didn't follow with a lock, nor does it fit with why I appreciate him, this quote is win nonetheless.

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Give me a fucking break.

From Do music videos have to have music?. Self-explanatory. Finally, in case anyone was wondering, Lag.com's locking policies:

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I don't delete threads that:

Have content
Are over 5 posts long
Have posts from moderators in

So I'm not sure what you're getting at there. Maybe the other mods have different rules.

I'm getting lazy in gathering other Lag.com win posts. Post more if you find any.

Damn, someone [i]deleted[/i] the Lag.com appreciation thread. Oh well. I still have my post I was producing during deletion:

I will say that I do appreciate that no matter how pathetic the thread is, Lag.com, unlike most other moderators, does actually post and bitch at whoever started the pointless thread, [i]then[/i] lock it. Some of his best work includes:

[quote][b]WHAT DID YOU VOTE MY SIGNATURE FOR ANYTHING FOR[/b]

YOU ARE ALL STUPID[/quote]

From SDA Awards IV Results. Though it didn't follow with a lock, nor does it fit with why I appreciate him, this quote is win nonetheless.

[quote] Give me a fucking break.[/quote]

From [url=http://speeddemosarchive.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=main;action=display;num=117580391]Do music videos have to have music?[/url]. Self-explanatory. Finally, in case anyone was wondering, Lag.com's locking policies:

[quote]I don't delete threads that:
[list][*]Have content
[*]Are over 5 posts long
[*]Have posts from moderators in
[/list]
So I'm not sure what you're getting at there. Maybe the other mods have different rules.[/quote]

I'm getting lazy in gathering other Lag.com win posts. Post more if you find any.

Lag.Com

2007-10-09 11:00:00 pm

sda loyalist

Hahaha, thanks, you bastard. I'm guessing 'my own' appreciation thread was deleted for spam, which is a shame, because I didn't do it.

I sure hope I'll be back more permanently soon. Can't wait to resume jumping down people's throats. Hoosha!

DJGrenola

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DJGrenola: 2007-10-10 02:50:24 am

2007-10-10 02:50:04 am

guffaw

OK, I regret what I said in the news now, because this thread has got crazy embarrassing. :O

(thanks, everyone)

Sir VG

2007-10-10 02:53:09 am

Fucking Weeaboo

DJGrenola is totally awesome. Now only does he post the news articles (of my awesome runs) but he gave me TWO news posts all to myself! w00t!

DJGrenola

2007-10-10 03:01:31 am

guffaw

actually, VG, you have archive to thank for one of those. ActRaiser was supposed to go in the update with those other six runs, but the archive item broke. :|

DRybes

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DRybes: 2007-10-10 03:51:55 am

2007-10-10 03:30:15 am

O Zlda?

I'm glad someone made this thread already, cause after reading today's news post I was going to. Except I was going to spell Appreciation right, and I'm drunk so I was going to make a joke about that delicious oaty substance called Granola.

Cheers to DJ, whatever his real name is, as I am in no condition to remember it, and cheers to the people who hired him (who get plenty credit as it is so all's good). We need to make you your own wikiipedia page or something.

as for that video thing, i'm in a perfect state to make it! link coming in a few minutes.

not exactly a camcorder but im bored so there. for some reason it came out obscenely dark.

DAMURDOC

2007-10-10 03:41:12 am

The BaldurManiac

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actually, VG, you have archive to thank for one of those. ActRaiser was supposed to go in the update with those other six runs, but the archive item broke. :|

Everyone always burst his bubble

Lucid Faia

2007-10-10 03:56:57 am

Yeah, I said it.

...Final Fantasy X is my favorite game. Sad

slowbro

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slowbro: 2007-10-10 04:23:13 am

2007-10-10 03:57:10 am

He's the one who has to update all the different parts of the site every time a new run is posted? (and I'm sure that doesn't cover his whole set of responsibilities) Wow, the thanks I gave him in my run comments totally didn't do him justice ...

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Big thanks to (...) DJGrenola for ... well, actually I don't know what work DJGrenola does for SDA but thanks nonetheless, ...

edit: All those moderators do deserve threads. I bet BallOfSnow deserves one too. And the more prolific speedrunners. But, you know, I'm not telling anyone to start another one ...

sarou

2007-10-10 04:01:19 am

one-armed bandit

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...Final Fantasy X is my favorite game. Sad

Truth is he hates it because he can't beat it. he's still at that part when Tidus makes a campfire and says something clever. He just can't get past that cutscene.

Essentia

2007-10-10 04:02:40 am

Everything's better with Magitek

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Truth is he hates it because he can't beat it. he's still at that part when Tidus makes a campfire and says something clever. He just can't get past that cutscene.

LOL!!!

Too bad he hasn't seen the laughing scene, though...

trihex

2007-10-10 04:25:00 am

Yoshi's eggs are at my mercy!

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as for that video thing, i'm in a perfect state to make it! link coming in a few minutes.

Rated: epic out of 10. Certified Awesome.

Bottles

2007-10-10 04:32:38 am

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Rated: epic out of 10. Certified Awesome.

I agree so much.

DAMURDOC

2007-10-10 06:04:55 am

The BaldurManiac

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Truth is he hates it because he can't beat it. he's still at that part when Tidus makes a campfire and says something clever. He just can't get past that cutscene.

is it the voice actings? I remember playing this game and keep saying "This game sucks!" while I was still playing it...
It's not that bad but it's not necesarely good.

DJGrenola

2007-10-10 08:12:56 am

guffaw

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haha. toe-curling stuff. thanks a lot.

Deadstick

2007-10-11 03:16:13 am

...

DJ, you get my utmost appreciation for the speedy updates, and the many tasks you do at SDA that I don't know about. Good job at them.

Insetik 47

2007-10-11 03:30:39 am

If we all agree that every sentient being ever created or destroyed is striving to reach the bubble, then only few will understand the reality that is destroyed in front of all of out eyes.

Kisai_Sakurai

2007-10-11 03:09:05 pm

Avid gamer and anime otaku.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...

He... pours his heart and soul into keeping this place updated... Doing this all just for us...

And having his Metroid Prime 2 video rejected IS HOW HE IS REPAYED?! ;_; What cruelty...

Not to mention the lack of appreciation...

Well DJ, I say, for having your video rejected and being so forgotten by many and still putting up with it, I commend you! That takes more strength than I will ever have. So I give you my approval.

In short: I, like the others, think you're spiffy.

::gives thumbs up::

VorpalEdge

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VorpalEdge: 2007-10-11 06:44:05 pm

2007-10-11 06:40:16 pm

welcome to the machine

DJ made his prime 2 video years before he joined the staff. He didn't even bother submitting it because it used out of bounds glitches (read: he had full knowledge when he ran it that it could not be accepted). You're reading a bit too much into that, I think.

And yeah, it's still on archive.org if you want to watch it.

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Now I'm off to fill in three archive.org pages and finish off the 40-point checklist I have to go through for each and every run that makes it onto this site.

I think this really demonstrates how little most people know about how the site is run. My idea of updating the site equals
1. get nate to compress stuff
2. get mike to get verifiers to verify stuff (and time stuff)
<2. optional. recompress stuff if nate doesn't compress the other qualities in 1>
3. upload stuff to the sda server
4. upload stuff to the archive server
5. create torrents
6. news post

Seriously, 40 points? I can't imagine what that would be like. DJ, you're doing an awesome job.

Any chance you could post the checklist? :/

DJ made his prime 2 video years before he joined the staff.  He didn't even bother submitting it because it used out of bounds glitches (read: he had full knowledge when he ran it that it could not be accepted).  You're reading a bit too much into that, I think.

And yeah, it's still on archive.org if you want to watch it.

[quote]Now I'm off to fill in three archive.org pages and finish off the 40-point checklist I have to go through for each and every run that makes it onto this site. [/quote]

I think this really demonstrates how little most people know about how the site is run.  My idea of updating the site equals
1. get nate to compress stuff
2. get mike to get verifiers to verify stuff (and time stuff)
<2. optional. recompress stuff if nate doesn't compress the other qualities in 1>
3. upload stuff to the sda server
4. upload stuff to the archive server
5. create torrents
6. news post

Seriously, 40 points?  I can't imagine what that would be like.  DJ, you're doing an awesome job.

Any chance you could post the checklist? :/

DJGrenola

2007-10-12 04:49:43 am

guffaw

yeah, I'll have to remove one or two sensitive pieces of information from it, but if you're really interested I can give you an overview of the crazy procedure next time I'm on my other computer.

As far as the prime 2 low% goes, Vorpal is largely correct, although it was actually completed just a couple of months before I started doing stuff here. Obviously it would be nice for it to get a wider audience (especially with the commentary, which was pretty well received -- I have a 'sexy voice' according to one satisfied customer) but I understand the point of the OoB rule, so it doesn't bother me that much.

Carcinogen

2007-10-12 05:32:03 am

For teh Grenola.