Where did I go wrong?

[narzy]

seriously, this is the low of my day here, where did I go wrong? what type of name have I left for myself with this team? I try to help every chance I get, but fail, try to crack jokes, but fail...all I seem to be good at is getting under peoples skin...

not to say I don't good things ex: ROCK, TheGameBox stuff, The Store...but where did I go wrong? where didn't I stand out? where did I stand out the wrong way...someone please cheer me up here.

 

[TwoFace]

Heh narzy... don't worry about it... when I think about TA you're one of the first ones that come to mind, maybe that's because you're an old timer I don't know... but you're there. The ones I think of first when thinkin' of TA are in no particular order: Jay, mech, you, virge, assim1 mika and so on and so forth... you know the drill

TF

 

[Engineer]

Yea Narzy...cheer up! I agree with TF! You've been a great team member since I've been here and it's appreciated!

Let's start the new year with a grin and take it from there (unlike my work which is starting to really get under my skin)!

Thanks

 

[muttley]

Well first off Salem doesn't get enough sunlight ... second New Years started on a Monday ... some winters but not as bad a washington. In washington they have some places where you go and they have lots of artificial light to offset the ballance. Try getting florescent lighting like I did using those grow lights. I tried 6 sodium lights set on a timer. The first morning they all blinked on at the same time as I was staring up as the alarm went off ... I was blinded for the next 2 hours with 6 dots in front of my eyes. I had all installed them in one room ... my bedroom. Well that was on a friday on the way home from work I got some ... those black things you cover your eyes with ... well the next day I didn't want to get out of bed cause I had to do laundry. So I just lay around bed that day and watched TV on the 20" installed on the wall. Now I had an electrician friend who installed the wiring for these light so they didn't go through the power meter and I had no idea where the timer was, and the lights started to buzzzzzzz ... well I got ear plugs. That night the room got soooooo hot that I was sleeping in the buff with a washcloth on my forehead. Now Sunday I called my friend he said he would change things Monday. Well I have a waterbed and I couldn't move the mattress into another room. So I just added some water to the top of the bedding to keep cool. Come Monday the alarm rang for work I felt like I had been at the beach all day in the sun ... well all my white body parts were now suntaned to lobster color and the previous day I was wondering why I thought people were staring at me ... Well I called in for sick leave ... I got a baseball and let the 6 sodium lights have it ... then the lights went out and I WAS HAPPY revenge is so sweet!!!! ... Now everything was quiet and tooooo quiet, I had blown a fuse, No TV, computer was out. My final results ... $700 fine ... cost of (1) neighborhood transformer, 150 hours of community service. I no longer live in Oregon cause my neighbors and work called me all sorts of nicknames. Matter of fact almost that whole town <sulk>. Now I moved to the other coast with lots of sunlight in the South Carolina area. ... The problem here is the heat......

Best regards,
Bruce

 

[DarkMajiq]

I think you're being a little hard on yourself, narzy! When I think of you, it's always in a positive light for the things you've mentioned in the second half of your post, not anything like what you mention in the first half. I think you're still a great asset to the team, and I find some of your jokes funny (it's tough to make me laugh, so that's a good accomplishment ).

 

[bot2600]

Hi Narzy.

Bot

 

[CurtOien]

narzy,

<< Where did I go wrong? >>

I have no clue what you are talking about. I have only the highest opinion of you.

 

[muttley]

narzy chear up.

also nobody even gave a courtsey laff at my joke. Tuff crowd.

 

[medic]

muttley:
LOL

Narz
What can I say, you are an inspiration to us all, your dedication and contributions, your attempts at humour are all something that give this place it's aura, personality if you will.

You are appreciated for all you do, we don't say it much to people but most of us are too busy cracking to post much, but we need you and your kind around here...believe me.

Yes -- I'm serious!

 

[Crazee]

Maybe this has something to do with things before I joined, but I have found you to be both funny and willing to help out a teammate in need. You have good ideas and seem to be trying to work to make the team better in any way you can.

I don't think we can ask for better qualities from a TeAm Anandtech Man!

I'll make sure that as soon as one of the babes arrives she is sent to Salem

 

[Fingers]

I don't know if this has to do with particular people or everybody here in general, but you are one of the people that comes to mind first when I think about Team Anandtech. I have very high regard for you and if for some reason you were not here, the team just wouldn't be the same.

 

[Evadman]

Personally, I want to smack him

*Smack* Ohhh, I feel better now! *Runs away*

 

[poopaskoopa]

Uh... What happened? Cheer up.

 

[Russ]

Narzy,

What're you talking about? You, young man, are the ideal paradigm for the youth of America.

Russ, NCNE

 

[narzy]

here is where this all started, I looked at myself long and hard yesterday after viewing that paulson had become an elite member, looking at his past, then looking at mine. a member who has been banned more times then any other active member still allowed to post here, makes elite before someone like myself, or curt, or a hudred or even thousand other guys out there who have never been banned ect...then I looked at somthing like the ambassador thread, and see how I get wasted. it was a fair smearing, but I ask myself where did I go wrong? this is certainly not a guilt trip as I don't take the ambassador thing to heart. just question what I can do better for the future. its a live and learn world right?

you guys are awsome, and totally deserve every bit of respect I have to give. I guess I just found myself asking questions.

the confused rat...must be a teenage thing

 

[poopaskoopa]

Well.... At least you're not getting complacent in your young age . Cheer up.

 

[OhioDude]

Don't worry about it, Narzy. You're elite in my book.

OD

 

[Jay]

I am still against the Elite Membership status. We as a society are trying to get away from classifications, why start a new one?

 

[Bleep]

I am with narzy here on this one. Paulson would not make a pimple on you know what. There are so many other members deserving of the respect that the Elite status gives. I have always been against these status things but whatever is should been done with some thought and not thoughtlesness and it is also showing absolute disrepect for narzy and some others that should have been ordained to the level of elite. Pretty poor management I think.
Bleep

 

[Wolfie]

Narzy narzy narzy....

Dude!!! dude... DUDE!!!!!!! /me makes faces at you....
Seriously,
You have put more effort into thegamebox then any of the other admins. (Other then LD of course. ) You have put more effort into the store then anyone else wanted to take on. I still ask myself where you get the time for it all. Maybe you are some computer nerdling that some of us wish we where. But, like Jay said. It's just a word under your nick. No biggie. If the members know you here then that's all that matters. The only reason Paulson got it is cause he kissed arse in OT. I would NOT want Elite status from the OT people. No way. I would rather earn it here. But I don't know if I would ever want it. For many reasons. And we can talk about it in IRC later if you want.

Point is, your elite to a lot of people here. Weather you know it or not. I ask myself the same question from time to time. But when you look at all the friends and the members that you have grown close too since you started you start to think. "Who cares if I am Elite or not." Cause then your just another one of them.

Wolfie

 

[Pinball]

<< <..>...but where did I go wrong? where didn't I stand out? where did I stand out the wrong way...<..> >>


Well.. i would say:


<< .. here is where this all started, I looked at myself long and hard yesterday after viewing that paulson had become an elite member, looking at his past, then looking at mine. >>


that this is where you went wrong. You're a nice young man, and you don't need to compare yourself to others to feel good about you.
Don't be to eager, good things will come to you.

 

[micron]

Narzy, you are always a dude in my book!

 

[Sukhoi]

muttley, I just read you joke and thought it was quite funny!

narzy, cheer up! I have no idea why Paulson got elite..lol

 

[AnandTech Moderator]

Narzy,

I have just been spending some time reading through your posts here in this forum, and I would have to agree that your contribution here has been excellent and is deserving of recognition. But, as just a lowly moderator, I can only make a recommendation, which I have done.

AnandTech Moderator

 

[narzy]

wow, umm how cool is that you guys are awsome, no matter how down I felt, there is no way I could stay that way. {half tearie eyed "I didn't know you cared "} thanks again.