Put your hands together for your new judge... [Archive]

Liontamer

06-30-2009, 11:24 PM

Congratulations! I've gotta say, nice call by Brad early on in the judging thread...

Oh yeah, we didn't recruit OA or anything, nice pick, Brad. :lol:

Palpable

06-30-2009, 11:27 PM

Congratulations! I've gotta say, nice call by Brad early on in the judging thread...

See? We take people's damn suggestions!

Gario

06-30-2009, 11:31 PM

I'd give you a hand, OA, but you can't hear it from here, anyhow - nice job landing that position.

I trust you'll make a great judge, seeing as you took it upon yourself to give every single track on this site a decent review. Do that for the submissions and you'll be just pure gold, man :).

Ronyn

06-30-2009, 11:36 PM

Wow, you guys couldn't have made a better pick IMO. Gratz OA!

*I still think you're Chris Daughtry's online alter ego, but hey that's cool.

*Edit: Also gratz on getting your first review done 4 hours before you were announced. It's like you knew...flush that queue!

Bahamut

07-01-2009, 12:19 AM

I'm not really surprised by this pick for some reason.

But regardless, congrats OA! You are now a shtyjdgfgt!

nrich

07-01-2009, 12:23 AM

the judge panel just might make it now (:

do us proud, big guy

HalcyonSpirit

07-01-2009, 12:24 AM

Congrats, OA!

prophetik

07-01-2009, 12:26 AM

totally a fantastic decision. congrats, andy!

jmr

07-01-2009, 12:31 AM

'Gratz man.

The Damned

07-01-2009, 12:42 AM

No, seriously, who's OA again?

/not spending lots of time outside of Off-Topic and Gen Disc

K.B.

07-01-2009, 12:45 AM

Awesome news! Rock on, OA! Or, rather, continue doing so.

Two letters for life, bitches. (that was terrible I'm leaving now-)

prophetik

07-01-2009, 01:12 AM

Oh yeah, we didn't recruit OA or anything, nice pick, Brad. :lol:

of course you didn't. if you'd have recruited, shael and xenon odyssey would have been new judges. everyone else would have run for the hills.

he hasn't posted yet. does he know he's a judge? :<

Bahamut

07-01-2009, 01:29 AM

No, seriously, who's OA again?

/not spending lots of time outside of Off-Topic and Gen Disc

There's a mention in this mix writeup (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01864/), but here's his mixes (http://www.ocremix.org/artist/4729/oa/remixes) and here's his FF4 project thread (to be released next month) (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15375).

DrumUltimA

07-01-2009, 01:35 AM

Congrats, OA! go judge NAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Emunator

07-01-2009, 02:08 AM

I've only been lurking these forums for a little while and even I saw this coming! OA definitely stands out as one of the most motivated, talented individuals to emerge from the community in the past few years, so I guess I had a sense this was coming sooner or later - I'm just surprised at the timing!

Congratulations!

Monobrow

07-01-2009, 02:26 AM

Skrypnyk owes me five dollars because I fucking CALLED IT!

Harmony

07-01-2009, 02:43 AM

Congrats OA, you're gonna be awesome!

...Don't start slacking on hanging out with OA junior though ;)

avaris

07-01-2009, 02:44 AM

Congrats couldn't think of anyone better for the task at hand! Glad to see you come this far over the years! :sleepdepriv:

KyleJCrb

07-01-2009, 02:47 AM

I am not surprised by this development at all, actually. I knew it was just a matter of time. Congrats, you shittyjudgfgt! :-P

07-01-2009, 04:25 AM

hi guys, thank you all. I hope I make it at least a week or two before you are all disappointed in me. ;-)

prophetik

07-01-2009, 04:34 AM

can i just point out that i have slept with andy on numerous occasions? he's been one of my magfest roomies for two years now, and no one sleeps with him but me. we're exclusive, you know.

avaris

07-01-2009, 04:53 AM

can i just point out that i have slept with andy on numerous occasions? he's been one of my magfest roomies for two years now, and no one sleeps with him but me. we're exclusive, you know.

Bitch I'll spoon ur eyes out next time...prepare yo self foo!

uh....8-O now back on topic (they are exclusive though)

Rozovian

07-01-2009, 06:38 AM

So the rumors were true... about OA being the next judge.

Been waiting for this for a while now. Congrats man. Go judge! Go judge!

seriously, go judge. now. :D

SoulinEther

07-01-2009, 08:36 AM

hi guys, thank you all. I hope I make it at least a week or two before you are all disappointed in me. ;-)

Ew, you used that smiley. And you even stuck a hyphen in it.

Anyway, congrats. :D ...And I think you should use a custom flash-animation-esque "yes" and "no" for all your decisions. Just a suggestion.

prophetik

07-01-2009, 03:18 PM

hah, like the YES and NO pictures from that amusement park? that'd be awesome.

Level 99

07-01-2009, 03:51 PM

Bitch I'll spoon ur eyes out next time...prepare yo self foo!

uh....8-O now back on topic (they are exclusive though)

If you do that, who's AeroZ gonna spoon with this year? He IS coming, I will accept no substitutes. Who else is gonna take me to Level 100, because I dunno how he can but apparently he's going to. But now think about it: what if OA and Prophet had a BABY!?

I'm getting way off topic, but yeah, OA's a fantastic pick. Just don't make him judge anything after eating a steak at MAGfest...

evktalo

07-01-2009, 04:15 PM

Congrats to OA! Definitely a good pick, great that he is up for this. I can see he is NO'ing stuff already!

--Eino

Brome

07-01-2009, 04:35 PM

Congratulations ! That's one hell of a big raise in the OCR social pyramid :<
Best of luck in the Future !

Platonist

07-01-2009, 08:56 PM

great choice of judge!
OA is an active man around here...
Couldn't be any better than this!
Good Luck, man.

pu_freak

07-01-2009, 11:31 PM

Too bad, I kinda liked OA... now he's one of THEM
ah well, all good things end I guess

(congrats man)

SoulinEther

07-02-2009, 06:55 AM

just also wanted to point out that you've gone from level 27 reviewer to level 1 shtyjdgfgt in a real hurry. i expect you to be getting mad levels quick. FOR THE HORDE.

BlackPanther

07-02-2009, 04:21 PM

Congrats Andrew! You've always been a big help when it came to any advice I needed from you and I'm sure you'll deliver the same quality feedback in your judging but that also means you're an enemy now lol =P.

Sir_Downunder

07-02-2009, 05:39 PM

*Obligatory clapping sound* ...Yay.

Seriously though, congrats on becoming a judge OA. Here's to hoping and for a kickass judging future and/or you won't go insane because of it.

Oh. and also... :nicework:

Platonist

07-03-2009, 08:49 AM

noting OA's sweep of the judging thread...

lol the difference is a little scary

HoboKa

07-03-2009, 10:57 AM

Congrats OA. I'm sure you'll enjoy your job when I rack up the queue with 5,000,000 nub remixes :<

prob gonna be something like...
Oh, it's HoboKa. Instant No. Next!!

HoboKa

07-03-2009, 11:02 AM

Congrats OA. I'm sure you'll enjoy your job when I rack up the queue with 5,000,000 nub remixes :<

prob gonna be something like...
Oh, it's HoboKa. Instant No. Next!!

Edit:
At least now you'll have a legitimate reason to hate me.

And I meant to make this an edit, not a 2nd post. 3:00 AM posting for the lose. Sorry all.

Ronyn

07-03-2009, 07:18 PM

Has enough time passed I can blame OA my mix is still in the queue? Come on OA, get off your butt... ;)

WillRock

07-03-2009, 07:40 PM

Congrats man, you'll make a great judge

Btw as a side note if you NO any of my subs I will hate you forever :tomatoface:

Bleck

07-03-2009, 07:48 PM

is OA going to be another dude who doesn't really judge much because he is too busy with other things

(congrats brah)

Nutritious

07-03-2009, 07:50 PM

Congrats man, well deserved.

KyleJCrb

07-03-2009, 11:46 PM

is OA going to be another dude who doesn't really judge much because he is too busy with other things

(congrats brah)

If he keeps up the level of activity he's already put into judging, then NO.

suzumebachi

07-04-2009, 10:26 PM

for some reason i thought OA was already a judge. he just seems like a judge-ish kinda guy. anyways! grats bro

Keller

07-07-2009, 06:35 AM

Ill ever be as cool as you! congrats yo

Bahamut

07-07-2009, 07:22 AM

for some reason i thought OA was already a judge. he just seems like a judge-ish kinda guy. anyways! grats bro

You gotta judge to be a judge /yogiberra

anosou

07-12-2009, 05:44 PM

An actual winner in the 1990 Nintendo World Championships!

http://anosou.com/oa.jpg

Not even kidding. Best. Judge. Ever.

prophetik

07-12-2009, 07:59 PM

wait, what? fo realz?

anosou

07-12-2009, 08:04 PM

wait, what? fo realz?

yeah, on wikipedia and all

KyleJCrb

07-13-2009, 07:32 AM

An actual winner in the 1990 Nintendo World Championships!

http://anosou.com/oa.jpg

Not even kidding. Best. Judge. Ever.

Holy shit, seriously? That's EPIC.

prophetik

07-13-2009, 02:24 PM

yeah, on wikipedia and all

link or it didn't happen.

07-13-2009, 02:38 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships

THe image AnoSou posted is a screencap from this cheesey video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXC20eO8QiU

Scaredsim has done some pretty hilarious photoshops for that image- maybe he will post some. :P

Gario

07-13-2009, 05:14 PM

Woa, so does that make you 'The Wizard' of the judges? If so, you'd be even more awesome than you are now :<.

I lol'd at the prizes for that thing...

The top winner in each age category took home a $10,000 US Savings Bond, a new 1990 Geo Metro Convertible, a 40" rear-projection TV, and a trophy.

The other stuff isn't bad at all, but seriously - a Geo? Nintendo certainly has it's perks, but choice in cars isn't one of them.

KyleJCrb

07-13-2009, 05:38 PM

Woa, so does that make you 'The Wizard' of the judges? If so, you'd be even more awesome than you are now :<.

I lol'd at the prizes for that thing...

The other stuff isn't bad at all, but seriously - a Geo? Nintendo certainly has it's perks, but choice in cars isn't one of them.

Hey, free car. If you didn't like it, you could sell it and wouldn't lose any money out of the deal.

Gario

07-13-2009, 05:44 PM

Good point, but still, a Geo?

Oh yeah, congratulations on your place in the Nintendo World Championship... er, on your place as a judge, OA!

Monobrow

07-20-2009, 10:51 AM

Brandon Strader

08-13-2009, 06:13 AM

You wanted to be a Nintendo Wizard eh? Well, it takes more than just saying. Take OA for example. Ever since he was a young boy, he played the nintendo. From Soho down to Brighton, he probably played it all. I ain't seen no-one like him in any amusement hall. That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean Nintendo.

He's a Nintendo Wizard, there's got to be a twist.
A Nintendo Wizard, he's got such a supple wrist...

Dafydd

08-13-2009, 03:43 PM

What's up with the panel anyway? Barely anything has happened in the last month or so.

What would be awesome is if you (the panel, not just you, OA) would finish voting on all the 17 mixes still in the queue, emptying the list completely, then refill the queue with ALL the mixes subbed since April 5. It'll be an impressively, depressingly long list, I'm sure.

08-13-2009, 07:56 PM

Dafydd

08-13-2009, 08:33 PM

Right, I heard about that. I still think it would be cool with a mega update of the "to be judged" queue once you've taken care of all the ones currently in it (unless it's so out of date all of the ones in there are already taken care of).

Brandon Strader

08-13-2009, 09:54 PM

Or they could eliminate the need for a submissions inspector and put some kind of upload form and have it update automatically. There'd probably be a lot of jokers uploading joke crap but if warnings were handed out, or short, temporary suspensions from being able to upload, I think it could work out.

Gario

08-13-2009, 10:02 PM

I don't see how that would really solve anything, Oinkness - all that would happen is that the 'TO BE JUDGED' section would be ridiculously huge. They'd still need to judge them one by one, so the process would still take time. All the autoposting would accomplish is making a mess out of the judging forums.

Well shit - it makes me rather upset for submitting only a few days after April 5th, lol. Ah well, at least I know why the panel is stalling, atm - you guys were on fire for the first week or two you were initiated into the judging position, so hopefully that pace can continue when LT get's situated better :).

Dafydd

08-13-2009, 10:13 PM

I think the idea was to lessen the workload for LT. But true enough, it might not, actually.

Platonist

08-21-2009, 02:05 PM

There's a few new additions to the queue i haven't gotten to (i'll hit them all tonight), but most of them are some brutal splits (4Y/4N for one).

Right now things are a little slow because the Illustrious Mr. Tamer is getting situated with his great new job, and he controls the flow into the queue.

Ok, seriously you guys. I still don't get it.
Why is LT the ONLY one to have access to that inbox?!?
at LEAST give the password and account to 2 other trustees.
it's NOT much work, it DOESN'T take time and you DON'T need multiple inboxes... i can't see anything that would make this a bad idea! please inform me why it is a bad idea and why, say zircon and one more can't do it as well?

and EDIT:
lol that 4y/4n track has to be mine ^^ i suck the worst *rofl*

Liontamer

08-21-2009, 03:38 PM

Ok, seriously you guys. I still don't get it.
Why is LT the ONLY one to have access to that inbox?!?
at LEAST give the password and account to 2 other trustees.
it's NOT much work, it DOESN'T take time and you DON'T need multiple inboxes... i can't see anything that would make this a bad idea! please inform me why it is a bad idea and why, say zircon and one more can't do it as well?

and EDIT:
lol that 4y/4n track has to be mine ^^ i suck the worst *rofl*

No one else is particularly active enough to do the inbox except Palpable, and he'll be taking over some inbox stuff as well next week, which we've already been planning to do.

Then, profit.

Platonist

08-21-2009, 08:06 PM

No one else is particularly active enough to do the inbox except Palpable, and he'll be taking over some inbox stuff as well next week, which we've already been planning to do.

Then, profit.

alright, good to hear there's progress on this!
good luck.

Liontamer

08-21-2009, 08:17 PM

To cover the other stuff Jonas mention, inbox takes a lot of work and spare time and there's a lot of organization involved. That's why we don't have 3 or 4 people doing it.

Level 99

08-26-2009, 06:36 PM

To cover the other stuff Jonas mention, inbox takes a lot of work and spare time and there's a lot of organization involved. That's why we don't have 3 or 4 people doing it.

LT, I just hope your new job is treating you well and you're getting yourself nice and settled. You definitely deserve it.

As for this thread, I'd just like to say that, after looking at the judge's decisions since OA has started, that I'm quite impressed seeing his responses to some of the mixes. He took a few hard calls, in my opinion, but kept his head level and backed the decisions very well. Keep up the good work, buddy!

Dafydd

08-26-2009, 07:25 PM

I didn't realize the inbox checking was the hold-up. There are still 15 unjudged mixes in the queue. Of course, if all of those have been voted on by the same 3 people (or however many votes are needed for a pass -1), then those people COULD be voting on other mixes if they had been added to the queue from the inbox. But I really doubt that's the case (even though afaik it's happened before).

EDIT: Make that 14.

Palpable

09-11-2009, 10:08 PM

Just bumping this to note that I have started handling inbox stuff. Might be a little slow-going at first, but now Larry is not the only bottleneck. Well, you know what I mean.

Emunator

09-13-2009, 02:33 AM

Maybe I'm missing something obvious here, but I don't see how speeding up the judging process would actually fix anything. As much as I like looking at the queue just for the hell of it, the holdup doesn't seem to be on their end. There's, what, 30 mixes to be posted right now? The real bottleneck seems to be with DJP actually posting the mixes to the front page. With only one person posting mixes, it doesn't matter how fast mixes are getting judged, the overall posting speed will be the same.

Of course, I completely understand why djp can't speed up the pace on those considering his incredibly busy life, and I wouldn't want to sacrifice his brilliant writeups by bringing someone else on board, either. I'm not really sure how things could be sped up overall :?

prophetik

09-13-2009, 02:54 PM

hey, i was curious about something, too. how'd fishy get that nice pendulum-style remix on the judging queue when it's from august? is it because he put it in himself?

that's kind of bogus, isn't it?

Fishy

09-13-2009, 03:04 PM

It's a perk? Considering we do what we do for free, I think it's the only thing we get in return; other then the judgelove (rofl). That's the first time I've actually done it too.

Also it cuts out the possibility of a direct post so its not even always faster. I wouldn't bother if I didn't know how big the inbox waiting list was atm.

prophetik

09-13-2009, 06:14 PM

oh, gotcha. i suppose fishtyjdgfgt can do it once and a while, the moar metulz the better.

Fishy

09-13-2009, 06:19 PM

OA's done it a lot recently too, cheeky thing :3.

Also to Emunator: There are two bottlenecks, the inbox to queue step and then Dave posting them. The inbox is by far the biggest bottleneck at the moment (or rather it was) because Larry has a new job to concentrate on, but palpable is working it now and as you can see, the list of things to be judged just shot up.

Emunator

09-14-2009, 01:06 AM

but palpable is working it now and as you can see, the list of things to be judged just shot up.

I can't really, the queue looks the same as last time, but I'll take your word for it :razz:

Thanks Palpable for all the work that you've been doing to speed things up, though :-)