[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'172585\' date=\'Dec 20 2007, 01:18 PM\']
And this should have told you everything you needed to know about that version of the show, when their coordinators are incapable of judging a potential player individually. You're lucky...the rest of us had to actually see the show to figure that out.
Indeed. Which is why I am inspired to read that the crew and coordinators of Password, namely the ones I encountered, Sydney and Angela, at least know how to recognize a player that would give them a good game.
LObs
Why you insist on keeping this handle, considering how much it was tainted by trolls on ATGS, completely perplexes me.
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A fine question, and I will attempt to hopefully preemptively diffuse any drama (and un-perplex you at the same time!) with my equally-as-fine answer
It is less a matter of insistence and more a matter of both me not wanting to mask my identity and simply for my own convenience. My nick/handle of Lobster and the many slight variations thereof (when Lobster is otherwise taken) have been what I have used in all forms of online chatting, IRC, AOL IM, forums, etc, since I started BBSing in 1991.
Mind you, it was only in ATGS did the great Lobster name get the pummeling that it did..
Those ridiculous episodes on the very unregulated ATGS and the constant struggle to convince an angry lynch mob that certain shenanigans were not my doing didn't fare well with my real-life timing of getting married, moving, working, etc. Once the drama got way too thick and childish, and actual threats were poring in via my personal contact information, I gave up on that scene altogether, but nonetheless carried on in my many other online societies as Lobster et al.
I was glad to hear that a more regulated board had been set up, and since Mr. Ottinger -- among others -- have in one way or another kept in touch with me privately over the years, he invited me onto this board years ago and apparently had no problem with me joining under this name (note my "Joined" date), even though it took me three years to lay down my first post
So imagine if I had signed onto here with a whole different handle as you suggest -- masking my identity would also involve that I would have to withhold certain bits of information in conversation that might lead to who I actually am (and what fun is that, anyway?) -- to which some jerk would eventually out me and scream "Hey isn't that Lobster from Texas? Grab the TORCHES, BOYS!!" .. So I would rather hold the logic and hope everyone realizes it's been years and years since all that stupid ATGS crap, I've appeared on three game shows since (does that give me ANY cred at all on here?
), we're on a regulated board now, and everyone's older and wiser to accept me as myself and everyone can carry on in nice unadulterated game show chatter as usual.
A lot of people do know me here, and although I don't expect a welcome wagon full of gifts for contestants not appearing on stage, I do look forward to talking to a lot of ol' cohorts on here, and I cannot imagine for the life of me that anyone would have a problem seeing the name "Lobster" post once again. I didn't take a five year break from this to come back and drown in drama again, so for the moment I am going to assume my presence here won't be shouted down to death without giving me a chance first. I suppose we shall see!
--Jennifer212 ;[]
...and in a desperate attempt to steer this back on topic, the Password auditions were held in the foyer, side rooms, and studio of the current installment of The People's Court!
