Kotaku
We need some Kotaku commenters to participate in a weekend post that I'd like to explain more about in an e-mail offline, so as not to spoil the surprise. It'll be a lot of fun, I promise.
First things first, if you are any of the commenters listed below, send me a PRIVATE message to my commenter page with the best e-mail to reach you, and be prepared to reply to it sometime this evening.
However, if your name is NOT in the list below, you can still get in on this. Wait until 8 pm Crecente Time (10 pm Eastern, 7 pm Pacific) Then, beginning at 8 pm, the first EIGHT people to send a PRIVATE message to me, with their emails will be included in the project.
Don't send a public message unless you want your email exposed to the population at large.
The 16 commenters who need to reach me:
Gundam-RX-78-2
Shindokie: Read My Messages
Balance_in_life
Dead_Red_Eyes
Scazza
Aethyr
InsidiousTuna
Spoony Bard
Mr.SithNinja
Archaotic
Pezdispenser
NeoAkira
ShaggE
Ra on the A-Team
excel_excel
Cruithne
The rest of you: Wait until 10 pm US Eastern, 8 pm Crecente, then fire away.
Owen Good
Associate Weekend Editor
Comments
You forgot my name.
It's ok, it's a hard name to remember anyways...
Woooo someone's in troooouuubbbllleee.
@scotty: What was it again? Welshy?
So is it 8 or 9?
So which time is it? 8PM Crecente or 7PM?
*queue whining about being unfair to europeans who can't be arsed to stay up till 4/5am...*
*such as me... :p*
Now, I'm a little confused, and now I can't remember: 7pm Pacific, is it 9pm or 10pm EST? You've got both times up there by mistake...
7pm pacific is 10pm est
There's a bit of an issue regarding the time for the private messages. At first you tell us to wait until EIGHT PM Crecente time. Then at the last part of the post tell us to wait until SEVEN PM Crecente time.
Which is it?
Bummer, I'll be in class. Maybe next time.
So... who else was scrolling the page down with baited breath, hoping their name was on it? :P
Pity, I can't stay up that late GMT! Maybe in the morning...
Woohoo! I'm on the list! Can't wait to see what goes down. :D
I'm confused about the time. Either way, 9pm eastern is 2am GMT. Hell with that, I need sleep.
@Pombar: Honestly, not me.
Seeing as how there are much more popular and active (and witty) commenters on here, I wasn't surprised that I knew most of the people named.
This is gonna be big...
This is where I'm going to make my stand... I'm going to be...
THE GREATEST COMMENTER THERE EVER WAS!...pfft
Lucky me. :D I'll be happy to join in this. BTW i hate surprises.. :(
Its a system of cluster-commenters.
What?
It's funny how I can't say who they are since there is no avatar against their name ! But I must have read them several times, otherwise they wouldn't be picked, right ?
@Shindokie: Wuss.
How do you even send a private message on kotaku =-X
Sounds interesting.
Well color me intrigued.
It's a surprise. He's gonna invite them to come in and then it's like a surprise hanging and mass banning! Surprise!
LOL
(just kidding. Hope it's something cool for you well-deserving folks)
Sad Panda is Sad
There is some confusion about timings... is it 10 PM EST, or 9 PM EST?
I'm on Kotaku 24/7 anyways during the weekends... and now with college done for the semester till September, its only gonna get worse.
Owen, I can't access your page to send you a private message. When I click on your name, it says
"You were redirected to our front page because the URL you requested is unavailable. Please try again later."
It works for everyone else. What should I do to get in on this (I really want to).
It's a scam, like those shows where they tell wanted criminals that they've won a free holiday, then when they turn up to collect their prize, they get arrested on camera.
Hah, I'm not falling for that...again
@iamcool388: more than 24/7? do elaborate =D
Damnit! Must...try...and get...chosen next time....by quoting...more Big Lebowski.
The dude so does not abide.
@DigiMish: nevermind, got it.
I am intrigued.
@Maldron: Hater
If I do something bad can I also be sent to the Principal's Office?
I'll think of something real nasty, I promise.
So 9 or 10 EST?.
The articles lists two timeframes :/
Abest Magistar!
So I guess this is Owen's way of making himself feel wanted, by making people private message him. :)
No hard feelings man, we all feel lonely one time or another...
I think you guys misspelled my name. It's not Scazza.
@Shindokie: you're the one hatin' on Owen's surprises.
I'm just gonna send it upon both hours.
question: does this "surprise" involves regular commenters as well or just the ones that made it to Crecente's office?
@Maldron:
I agree
Owen will surprise you one by one with an album covers.
Awwww I got left out. :(
It's okay... I'll just sit here, with my grey little star... crying.
Hopefully this has something to do with that new unofficial community site? Maybe not...
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo
*downshifts*
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo
*downshifts*
OOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo
trouble!
@Maldron: Awesome Futurama reference. It has been noted!
/left out
:'(
but really, I'm excited. lol
:'(
@GREY GECKO: LOVES SUM CAPTIONS: Everyone has a chance to be in on it, just follow the instructions, the first eight people who contact Owen at the seletcted time will also be in on it.
Towards the top you say 10 eastern, towards the bottom 9 eastern.
Clarification?
Once you contact the powers that be, they are gonna use your IP to track illegal porn downloads and get the royalties to the right hookers. Perhaps this list is of the biggest porn downloaders in the gawker family?
We all need to do our duty to keep internet porn copyrights intact ya know.
Then we'll see them all on a Dateline special with Chris Hansen. Good times!
2AM?? this better be something life changing or involving free games, or possibly chuck full of vitamins, ima need some damm good coffee for this!!
Now to think of a good excuse for missing work tomorrow morning.
I feel so inadequate.
Is kotaku going to have public executions? That would be fun =)
But i like most of the commenters on the list. Maybe they will force them to have a deadly fight for survival and the winner will get some kind of super power, or a tresure or one of those delicious cakes from the new kotaku cake company.
Anyway, let's start guessing what it is.
I think that Konami has finally found a way to get their MGO Beta up and running with just enough people that wont crash their servers...
Is it fair to say that most of those people are "Star Commenters"?
Class war!
I kid, of course, and will wait to see what unfolds.
@Falsoman: Ooh, those are always fun! Dibs on the machete!
@Falsoman: LOL...just when you thought the lure of cake was safe again...
Where is Witzbold? That guy is great.
@Cruithne: I hope kotaku is going to supply a PS3 in that case, I ain't got one!
When is that in GMT time? Meh, what the hell, I'll send the PM now.
10 pm eastern, 8 pm Crecente
Sorry. Fixed, but it'll take a while to update.
Carry on.
Given some of the names I see there, I REALLY think (guess) I know what's going on.
Owen, you are amazing if it's true
@Maldron: Your hating on me hating his surprise so HA!
Well, don't I feel mediocre? Next time Kotaku...NEXT TIME! *shakes fist*