Yakety SA-X

2008-11-17 01:22:22 am

red chamber dream

I present to you: Yakety SA-X.

Jagger came up with the idea and was trying to find someone to do it, so I figured what the hell.

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JaggerG

2008-11-17 01:27:01 am

Shifty Leader

That M2k2 guy

There's only one thing that still bothers me. The video can only be edited manually, yet before I did dishes, the video editing had started, guided by someone's hands. Is it possible? Akarian...?

tomatobob

2008-11-17 02:03:41 am

One shall stand, one shall ball.

A+ would watch again.

Zhs2

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Zhs2: 2008-11-17 01:54:52 pm

2008-11-17 01:14:15 pm

Yo.

Quote from Arkarian:

Yakety SA-X

Jeez, it just makes me mad that people will watch and create wastes of time like this, but can't find time in their lives to actually read something. Go figure. Rolling Eyes

Doesn't make me want not to judge its internal artistic value.

I love the idiot SA-X videos, but this just makes them seem all shoved together. Nice idea, though.

Quote from JaggerG:

There's only one thing that still bothers me. The video can only be edited manually, yet before I did dishes, the video editing had started, guided by someone's hands. Is it possible? Arkarian...?

Criminy.

Opium

2008-11-17 01:50:41 pm

Hilarious. Now we need a fusion hack with the benny hill theme in it.

nn12000

2008-11-17 02:13:45 pm

Mister ...

Quote from Zhs2:

Jeez, it just makes me mad that people will watch and create wastes of time like this, but can't find time in their lives to actually read something. Go figure. Rolling Eyes

Not everyone enjoys reading books though. I actually have more fun playing Solitaire than I do with reading. Different people have different ideas of "fun" and "wasting time". And videos like this are created for one purpose: entertainment. As long as a single person was entertained by the video: Mission Complete. And believe me, there's worse stuff on the internet.

But I will agree though: I feel like I've seen all these clips before ...

Zhs2

2008-11-17 02:41:53 pm

Yo.

Quote from nn12000:

Not everyone enjoys reading books though. I actually have more fun playing Solitaire than I do with reading. Different people have different ideas of "fun" and "wasting time". And videos like this are created for one purpose: entertainment. As long as a single person was entertained by the video: Mission Complete. And believe me, there's worse stuff on the internet.

Why the internet doesn't have an equal number of readers and video-mainstayers, the world may never know. The fact that M2K2 itself seems to ignore writers that post in the Arts forum is what I'm mainly complaining of, though. >_>

Quote from nn12000:

But I will agree though: I feel like I've seen all these clips before...

Perhaps.

arkarian

2008-11-17 03:06:41 pm

red chamber dream

Quote from Zhs2:

Jeez, it just makes me mad that people will watch and create wastes of time like this, but can't find time in their lives to actually read something. Go figure.

Hey, I read lots of things! Like your posts. Yet you wonder why I don't like reading...

Zhs2

2008-11-17 03:07:31 pm

Yo.

Quote from Zhs2:

The fact that M2K2 itself seems to ignore writers that post in the Arts forum is what I'm mainly complaining of, though. >_>

tomatobob

2008-11-17 06:38:27 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

That's mostly because writers have very rarely posted in the Arts forum, nate and Ark are pretty much the only ones who've contributed significant written submissions.

And that video was way better than anything you've posted, so there's that.

JaggerG

2008-11-17 09:36:19 pm

Shifty Leader

That M2k2 guy

You should have seen the ending picture I had prepared. :^P

Also, Ark actually does read a lot. As for me, I try to avoid the forum because it takes so much of my time, so I tend to avoid essays and stuff in here. Nothing personal. I've been meaning to get around to ask for the second part of MIP. Maybe later....

Zhs2

2008-11-17 10:06:43 pm

Yo.

[quote=TommyGun -- I mean, Bob]That's mostly because writers have very rarely posted in the Arts forum, nate and Ark are pretty much the only ones who've contributed significant written submissions.[/quote]
True. My complaining isn't for any personal reason; I'm pretty much basing it off of the fact that so many people completely ignored DMantra's Little Miss Windowhead. I guess I probably should have waited till more people (who weren't M2K2 Staffers or truely annoying people like IUni) that submitted writing got ignored to complain... Excuse me while I go dump a bucket of water on my head and wait another round. Embarassed

[quote=Tom & Bob's Yakety Adventure]And that video was way better than anything you've posted, so there's that.[/quote]
That's a pretty opinionated statement, there, but if you liked the video that much, I ain't stopping you from thinking that.

I have one more question, here. What does the word "yakety" mean? I had no luck searching for it in the conventional English dictionary...

[quote=TommyGun -- I mean, Bob]That's mostly because writers have very rarely posted in the Arts forum, nate and Ark are pretty much the only ones who've contributed significant written submissions.[/quote]
True. My complaining isn't for any personal reason; I'm pretty much basing it off of the fact that so many people completely ignored DMantra's [url=http://forum.metroid2002.com/index.php/topic,7753.0.html]Little Miss Windowhead[/url]. I guess I probably should have waited till more people (who weren't M2K2 Staffers or truely annoying people like IUni) that submitted writing got ignored to complain... Excuse me while I go dump a bucket of water on my head and wait another round. :oops:

[quote=Tom & Bob's Yakety Adventure]And that video was way better than anything you've posted, so there's that.[/quote]
That's a pretty opinionated statement, there, but if you liked the video that much, I ain't stopping you from thinking that.

I have one more question, here. What does the word "yakety" mean? I had no luck searching for it in the conventional English dictionary...

tomatobob

2008-11-17 10:20:42 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

It's a reference to Yakety Sax, the music often used on the Benny Hill show in sketches very much like what Ark did with the Sa-X clips. Which was the joke, you see. I point this out because you apparently missed it and failed to realize that it was supposed to be pointless.

Yakety as far as I can tell means nothing.

Quote from Zhs2:

That's a pretty opinionated statement, there

Opinionated statements on a message board?! ZOMG!!

JaggerG

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JaggerG: 2008-11-17 10:24:00 pm

2008-11-17 10:21:34 pm

Shifty Leader

That M2k2 guy

It's mostly an onomatopoeia, commonly seen before "yak." I first heard the term in the song Yakety Yak by The Coasters. It's generally used to refer to meaningless chattering.

For those that are unfamiliar to the background music, it's called Yakety Sax, and it is often used in outlandishly humorous situations, most often involving some kind of chase. It's because of the nature of this musical piece that this video came to be in the first place, so it's understandable that one not recognizing it may not regard the video quite as highly as others.

lulz simulposting

Bolognab

2008-11-18 04:40:18 pm

Inductive Reasoning: Few people respond to one writing topic --> Therefore, all of m2k2 does not read.

Good job.

Zhs2

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Zhs2: 2008-11-18 04:52:34 pm

2008-11-18 04:49:22 pm

Yo.

Quote from Bolognab:

Inductive Reasoning: Few people respond to one writing topic --> Therefore, all of m2k2 does not read.

Hah! Only I responded.

Quote from Bolognab:

Good job.

Excuse me while I go and dump another bucket of water over my head. v_v

I'm sorry, okay? I apologize. If this happens again, I will base my complaints off of the several hypothetical "ignored writing samples" to come. Hopefully, that won't happen...

BioSpark

2008-11-18 08:15:48 pm

This is why you wanted the videos put together?

arkarian

2008-11-18 10:44:19 pm

red chamber dream

;'[

nate

2008-11-19 12:48:51 pm

a+

Chanoire

2008-12-07 04:26:24 pm

It's entirely possible to be a voracious reader and yet have no interest in reading fanfic or amateurish creative writing, let alone in critiquing it. Also, there isn't actually any obligation on the part of any visitor to this particular board to read and reply to any post.

Disclaimer, before you get upset: I haven't read any of the writing in this forum, and thus the statement above is not aimed at or intended to describe the work of any particular person. I'm just saying that when you have only so much time to read you tend to be picky about what you read, and there just isn't incentive to spend more time reading less polished prose that may never go anywhere anyway. For me, if the language use is poor, the content is all but irrelevant because of the time it takes to untangle it. This doesn't just apply to creative writing, either.

Zhs2

2008-12-07 04:59:41 pm

Yo.

Quote from Chanoire:

It's entirely possible to be a voracious reader and yet have no interest in reading fanfic or amateurish creative writing, let alone in critiquing it. Also, there isn't actually any obligation on the part of any visitor to this particular board to read and reply to any post.

It would be nice if they did... Comments and criticisms are what keep writers going. Like you said, it's not required, but if someone likes the writing, then it's only polite.

arkarian

2008-12-07 05:44:02 pm

red chamber dream

It's not polite to provide criticism, just helpful. There's nothing impolite about reading a user's creative piece without responding the the thread.

Chanoire

2008-12-07 05:51:24 pm

Right, but that's the thing... critiquing is work, and can be very time-consuming. To take the example of writing (as opposed to drawing, say), if the language skills are problematic, then all those little corrections take time to indicate, especially in a setting like this (as opposed to revision marks in a word processor), yet just stating the problem (e.g., "Make your verb tenses consistent") may not be very helpful if the writer doesn't realize what makes it a problem. If one needs to spend a lot of time doing all that, the content itself is totally obscured. It's also just plain painful to read, past a certain point.

On the other hand, if the writing is decent, one can then actually read the content. And depending on the type of content, this can take as long or longer to critique, since it's more subjective. (This is particularly true in the case of fanfic, where the reader probably has more or less the same background knowledge as the writer, but may have a very different viewpoint and find the writer's version implausible or simply entirely disagree.) It also can be hard to articulate what doesn't sound right about a particular passage. So again, it's work.

All of that often adds up to more than one has the time and energy to do. It depends on the reader, of course; I used to critique Saber's drawings here and could do that reasonably quickly. It also engaged me because it's something I enjoy doing and learning from myself. On the other hand, I proofread and edit as part of my job, and I don't easily ratchet down to the level of interaction reasonable for posted fiction on a messageboard. I can't, in conscience, just say "I like it" and/or "I don't like it", but expanding on either of those takes a lot of thought and time -- and that's assuming I want to read it to begin with. As I have implied, I don't like fanfic.

That's all bypassing any ego issues the writer may have. Getting something you worked hard on and like critiqued can hurt. I've been involved in more than one situation where an artist insisted that s/he wanted honest, real critique but then threw a tantrum when actually receiving it when it wasn't 100% positive. Those can be pretty nasty, and it's no surprise that some opt for the "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" mode of feedback. The reason I could give Saber helpful feedback is because he could take it, so I could get to the point immediately. Having to weigh every word to attempt to keep it from being taken personally instead of constructively -- as I have done with these two posts -- takes as much time and effort as the critique itself.

Right, but that's the thing... critiquing is [i]work,[/i] and can be very time-consuming.  To take the example of writing (as opposed to drawing, say), if the language skills are problematic, then all those little corrections take time to indicate, especially in a setting like this (as opposed to revision marks in a word processor), yet just stating the problem (e.g., "Make your verb tenses consistent") may not be very helpful if the writer doesn't realize what makes it a problem.  If one needs to spend a lot of time doing all that, the content itself is totally obscured.  It's also just plain painful to read, past a certain point.

On the other hand, if the writing is decent, one can then actually read the content.  And depending on the type of content, this can take as long or longer to critique, since it's more subjective.  (This is particularly true in the case of fanfic, where the reader probably has more or less the same background knowledge as the writer, but may have a very different viewpoint and find the writer's version implausible or simply entirely disagree.)  It also can be hard to articulate what doesn't sound right about a particular passage.  So again, it's work.

All of that often adds up to more than one has the time and energy to do.  It depends on the reader, of course; I used to critique Saber's drawings here and could do that reasonably quickly.  It also engaged me because it's something I enjoy doing and learning from myself.  On the other hand, I proofread and edit as part of my job, and I don't easily ratchet down to the level of interaction reasonable for posted fiction on a messageboard.  I can't, in conscience, just say "I like it" and/or "I don't like it", but expanding on either of those takes a lot of thought and time -- and that's assuming I want to read it to begin with.  As I have implied, I don't like fanfic.

That's all bypassing any ego issues the writer may have.  Getting something you worked hard on and like critiqued can hurt.  I've been involved in more than one situation where an artist insisted that s/he wanted honest, real critique but then threw a tantrum when actually receiving it when it wasn't 100% positive.  Those can be pretty nasty, and it's no surprise that some opt for the "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" mode of feedback.  The reason I could give Saber helpful feedback is because he could take it, so I could get to the point immediately.  Having to weigh every word to attempt to keep it from being taken personally instead of constructively -- as I have done with these two posts -- takes as much time and effort as the critique itself.

BioSpark

2008-12-07 06:08:56 pm

It's really nice to read a well thought-out post again. We don't get too many of those lately.

JaggerG

2008-12-07 07:17:40 pm

Shifty Leader

That M2k2 guy

Yeah, I try, but I can never quite match that level of concentration. That's the main reason I think up things like that Yakety SA-X thread ark posted in the arts forum.

Speaking of such.... >_>