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      YetiBeard
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      @helvetica I realize I’m the outlier but spreadsheets play a weirdly big role in my pretendy fun time. I had some great spell / xp tracking sheets for Spirit Lake and then again when helping plan Shattered.

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        mietze @Gashlycrumb
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        @Gashlycrumb are you not imagining what other people’s thoughts are, that are doing things in a way that you think appear to be less efficient than your liking because you aren’t able to discern their method?

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          Alveraxus @YetiBeard
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          @YetiBeard said in MU Peeves Thread:

          @helvetica I realize I’m the outlier but spreadsheets play a weirdly big role in my pretendy fun time. I had some great spell / xp tracking sheets for Spirit Lake and then again when helping plan Shattered.

          When building out rosters, I use a spreadsheet with concatenate to populate the command lines to build the characters so all I have to do is populate the cells with the info I want (demographics, backgrounds, description, etc) and then I can copy and paste the resulting cells into the client and POOF it can generate a character far faster than going through any other method.

          Was also super helpful for building a bunch of channels when we first launched, etc.

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          • CoinC
            Coin
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            … when I log on I look at jobs, see which ones I gotta do, do the ones I have the time and bandwidth for, and then I do the ones my fellow staffer points out need to be done, and then I’m done for the night.

            Because it’s not work.

            It’s play.

            In Occam I trust.

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            • MegM
              Meg
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              i don’t have a workflow, because i don’t rp.

              but like, if you are bothered by a staffers apparent lack of workflow or I guess, lack of doing work, idk?? then don’t play on that game.

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              • kalakhK
                kalakh
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                Workflow has the word ‘work’ in it, so I’m morally opposed.

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                • PavelP
                  Pavel @Coin
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                  @Coin said in MU Peeves Thread:

                  … when I log on I look at jobs, see which ones I gotta do, do the ones I have the time and bandwidth for, and then I do the ones my fellow staffer points out need to be done, and then I’m done for the night.

                  Because it’s not work.

                  It’s play.

                  Translated:

                  In the realm of task prioritisation and workflow optimisation, my daily modus operandi entails the diligent logging on to our digital platform, where I adeptly harness the power of data analytics to discern and align with strategic imperatives. I meticulously scrutinise the available job listings, engaging in a judicious exercise of discernment to identify those assignments for which I possess both the temporal resources and the requisite bandwidth. Subsequently, I enact a synergistic approach, adroitly collaborating with my esteemed colleague, and in a symbiotic fashion, address tasks that have been judiciously flagged as necessitating immediate attention. This calculated and systematic approach culminates in the efficient and effective accomplishment of my daily professional obligations, thereby allowing me to conclude my workday on a note of accomplishment and satisfaction

                  He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                  BE AN ADULT

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                  • Duke WhiskyD
                    Duke Whisky @Pavel
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                    @Pavel - Can you write my end year review? That’s the kinda waffle that’ll do me well when it comes to pay negotiations.

                    Current Projects:

                    Twitch -> https://www.twitch.tv/dukewhisky

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                      watno
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                      I’ve never known a workflow that didn’t involve dozens of e-mails and gratuitous pings on Slack. So I don’t think it’s something helpful to GMs.

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                      • juniperskyJ
                        junipersky Administrators
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                        … at the same time this for sure began with someone having a realization that their experience isn’t other’s experience and now their world view is bigger so… maybe we should all coach our responses like that.

                        (My admin hat is not on, just meee)

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                        • ToriT
                          Tori @helvetica
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                          @helvetica said in MU Peeves Thread:

                          This is toeing into the territory of the… spreadsheets in our pretendy fun times discourse. Reasonable steps to remain organized and keep a sustainable pace? Yes. Turning it into something that might be done from a cubicle? Pass.

                          how dare

                          she/her, them/they - not super particular

                          I have been here the whole time

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                          • helveticaH
                            helvetica @Tori
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                            @Tori my experiences are different from yours and now your world view is bigger, deal with it 😎

                            Street Cred

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                              Apos @Pavel
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                              @Pavel how do I downvote this

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                              • spiriferidaS
                                spiriferida
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                                This one isn’t actually MU-sourced, to spare people the need to wonder what game is having drama, but it’s baffling enough to need to share, so.

                                If you have a problem with a person on game staff, messaging them to say “so when are you going to be demoted?” Verbatim. Is not actually going to fix that problem.

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                                • PavelP
                                  Pavel @Apos
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                                  @Apos said in MU Peeves Thread:

                                  @Pavel how do I downvote this

                                  All my posts start with a -10 score already.

                                  He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                                  BE AN ADULT

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                                  • tenT
                                    ten
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                                    beastie boys

                                    the only flow -

                                    beastie boys

                                    they | them

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                                    • juniperskyJ
                                      junipersky Administrators @spiriferida
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                                      @spiriferida Yikes

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                                      • SpaceKhomeiniS
                                        SpaceKhomeini @spiriferida
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                                        @spiriferida

                                        If nothing else, I can’t think of a purer expression of disrespect. Whoa.

                                        I woke up feeling so good, I think I’d better call in sick/ I need a personal trainer to help me hold my drink
                                        I plan to be spontaneous next time we meet/I’m putting off procrastinating until next week
                                        I’ll get onto it when I give a shit

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                                          Gashlycrumb @Ashkuri
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                                          @imstillhere I looked for a good one online and didn’t like them. My professional ones really are jargony and look a lot like these. The ones I think most people will be familiar with are the pages in RPG rulebooks telling you how to run combat, initiative phase, declaration, etc. The one I am talking about is the one that started when I sat down to the MU on a ‘staff work day’ for me.

                                          @sao Oh, I wasn’t refusing to define terms. I just didn’t answer that question in less than an hour and a half. Largely this was because I was otherwise engaged, ie, having a life. Also because I was puzzling over how not to sound contemptuous while defining a term for some people while another set of people are telling me how offensive it is of me to suggest, even hyperbolically, that anyone in the hobby isn’t already using that tool.

                                          "This is Liberty Hall; you can spit on the mat and call the cat a bastard!"
                                          – A. Bertram Chandler

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                                            Juniper
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                                            fight, fight, fight

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