Quote from: Broken-Serenity;662806I dunno he sounds more metally challenged to me than your avarage cpm, the repetitive conversations and such dont seem anywhere near the sort of thing cpm's do also you didnt mention anything about him demonising a game system to all and sundry which seems off.

I get what you are saying here, but I have a hard time accepting the mentally challenged excuse. I believe that if a person is smart enough to play a RPG, then that person is smart enough to be aware of their social environment and behave accordingly. It seems like more often, the bad behavior is just accepted out of fear of ostracizing the person.

See, this guy's behavior would not have been tolerated at a pub or a bar, so why should it be tolerated in a game store?

There is a regular at my favorite bar who has Asperger's, real Asperger's and not the fake crap you see on the Internet. He makes mistakes with his behavior at times that are socially unacceptable, but when he sees his mistake, he tries to correct his offending behavior. He makes an effort to fit in with people. The rest of us regulars cut him a lot of slack because of this since he is trying the best he can.

For someone to be mentally challenged and behave poorly without making an effort to correct that behavior, doesn't speak highly to me of the person. I understand that it can be incredibly difficult, but at least make an effort. Otherwise, you are demonstrating that you do not care to alienate those around you.

I used to go to a store in the Pacific Northwest that has long since closed. There was a man there, morbidly obese, Caucasian, with yellow skin from lack of bathing. He smelled like a 3-day old corpse. Literally. I worked for a newspaper as a photographer - I've been to nasty places where bodies had been left for some time - he smelled like a rotting human body.

Once he was accepted (he rented the basement of the gamestore owner's house), I stopped going to gamestores. I could not walk in, even if he was not currently in the store, without retching.

Quote from: Killfuck Soulshitter;661867Strange how we run into catpissmen in real life, but no forum regulars ever fit into that category.

They post on Tangency Open.

Quote from: Imperator;662758Also, the catpissmen seem to be more of an American phenomenon. In 28 years I don't think I've met more than half a dozen. When you go to a con, though, you will see plenty of nerdy people and more heavy - metal t-shirts than you can shake an stick at. But 99% of gamers around here are normal regarding hygiene and BO.

Let's not chuck around any misleading correlations now! [/hygienic metal fan]

More generally, wonder how common catpissmen are in the general population, including various non-geek/non-nerd varieties of catpissmen (but excluding homeless people).

Honestly, the last time that I personally encountered a Catpissman was back in 1986 at the Last Grenadier hobby shop in Burbank, CA.  Since then, I have met many unkempt gamers in the sense that they didn't groom their hair (head and facial) and that they didn't have a strong sense of fashion.  However, in all honestly, I fit in the category as well when it comes to fashion sense; I'm like 20-years behind in my wardrobe. LOL!

Quote from: Koltar;662729At My Store, during MY shifts there is NO Cussing or Swearing. (Okay the store I work at - technically not 'mine'/I don't own it...but I'm kind of territorial about places I like or work at)

 The store is inside a mall that is family friendly.

I want it to STAY that way during my shifts.

MY manager from what I can tell is pretty much the same way during his shifts.

Maybe you should seek out the owner or real manager of that New store and explain to them that in the long run they make more money by keeping it friendly to ALL ages.

-Ed C.

I'd forgotten that you worked at a gaming store, actually. I was wondering, how did Free RPG Day play out at your place? Did you participate? Was there any of the "Censorship" that was reported elsewhere (of the LotFP contribution, mainly)?

RPGPundit

Quote from: RPGPundit;662983I'd forgotten that you worked at a gaming store, actually. I was wondering, how did Free RPG Day play out at your place? Did you participate? Was there any of the "Censorship" that was reported elsewhere (of the LotFP contribution, mainly)?

RPGPundit

Sadly , our owners did not have the funds to participate in 'Free RPG Day' this year.

FlyerFan kind of covered the stores locally that DID participate.
(Tho, I'm happy that we're still in business...in general)

 The fact that it took place the same weekend as ORIGINS may have also been a factor.

- Ed C.

Quote from: Koltar;663014Sadly , our owners did not have the funds to participate in 'Free RPG Day' this year.

FlyerFan kind of covered the stores locally that DID participate.
(Tho, I'm happy that we're still in business...in general)

 The fact that it took place the same weekend as ORIGINS may have also been a factor.

- Ed C.

Hmm, I covered three of them.  I missed Art of War and the place in Northern Kentucky, but I was wiped out travelling all over town.

I seriously think Origins weekend siphoned off some of the players.  It might not be as big a deal if you're say, 3+ hours away from Columbus, but we're about 1.5 - 2.0 hours away, and that has an impact.

Quote from: Koltar;663014Sadly , our owners did not have the funds to participate in 'Free RPG Day' this year.

FlyerFan kind of covered the stores locally that DID participate.
(Tho, I'm happy that we're still in business...in general)

 The fact that it took place the same weekend as ORIGINS may have also been a factor.

- Ed C.

No, Origins was not a factor. The upper management of your game store chain have stated that they will never participate in Free RPG Day because they believe that it is a loss-leader and will not result in enough additional sales of their part-owners products, Studio 2 Publishing.

Quote from: jeff37923;663024No, Origins was not a factor. The upper management of your game store chain have stated that they will never participate in Free RPG Day because they believe that it is a loss-leader and will not result in enough additional sales of their part-owners products, Studio 2 Publishing.

Huh. Where did you hear this? And is it just the store, or has Studio 2 come out against free-RPG-day?

Quote from: jeff37923;662846There is a regular at my favorite bar who has Asperger's, real Asperger's and not the fake crap you see on the Internet. He makes mistakes with his behavior at times that are socially unacceptable, but when he sees his mistake, he tries to correct his offending behavior. He makes an effort to fit in with people. The rest of us regulars cut him a lot of slack because of this since he is trying the best he can.

For someone to be mentally challenged and behave poorly without making an effort to correct that behavior, doesn't speak highly to me of the person. I understand that it can be incredibly difficult, but at least make an effort. Otherwise, you are demonstrating that you do not care to alienate those around you.

Yeah, the easiest way to tell a real high-functioning autistic from a self-diagnosed douchebag is if they use it is an excuse or motivation.

Quote from: RPGPundit;663349Huh. Where did you hear this? And is it just the store, or has Studio 2 come out against free-RPG-day?

No, just didn't choose to participate.

To ease some confusion - Jeff is on my ignore list - so I didn't see what he posted until he was quoted by you.

- Ed C.

Quote from: RPGPundit;663349Huh. Where did you hear this? And is it just the store, or has Studio 2 come out against free-RPG-day?

I used to work for the same business and have kept in contact with employees still working there. It owned Gameboard and Gameboard Distributing before getting rid of them. It currently owns the Nord's and Sci-Fi City chains of stores, which are partially owned by Studio 2 Publishing. Same group of businessmen.

I haven't heard that Studio 2 Publishing is against Free RPG Day, but they find no advantage in participating in it. They think it is a loss leader.

Quote from: RPGPundit;662983I'd forgotten that you worked at a gaming store, actually. I was wondering, how did Free RPG Day play out at your place? Did you participate? Was there any of the "Censorship" that was reported elsewhere (of the LotFP contribution, mainly)?

RPGPundit

Last year Half Price Books participated, in as much as they offered their RPGs for an additional percentage off. Nothing out of either store here this year. And neither of the local shops took part (one is primarily a gaming shop, though).

After driving around town all day, I started to wonder if Free RPG Day is dead in the water.