If it's not a brilliant parody, I fear for the state of the world...

[wordinista]

Okay, so PHPBB updated itself and overwrote the template that tells GT users to go to a specific URL and fill in a short essay on why they want to join the GT forums. It's basically used to gauge who'll be a fun, interesting addition to the community, while weeding out the rabid fangirls that are the bane of so many people's existence.

And... we've got a pretty good success rate, I'd say.

Anyway. PHPBB updated and we lost the template. So a lot of people went unactivated. I sent out a mass email, letting these folks know what they have to do. Usually the replies vary from "excellent" to "meh," with a few bad'uns in there for good measure.

So, I get an email back from this one user. I've gotten a few back, actually. Some of them with legitimate questions, and one saying that I could delete his profile, as he was joining the Army soon. But this one... oh, goodness.



I only have 1 problem...
i dont know my username and password...
and that rilly sucks...u know wat i mean???
im sory 2 bother you but that is mi problem...

sincerly,

NAME OMITTED

i luv kiba, kouga, and sum other ppl ar cute...like this dude on Friday, June 17, 2005 heald open a door 4 me and he waz sooooooooooo hot but not as hot as Jesse McCartny...i dono wat his name was tho... i wander???...i dont care i jus think hee waz hot!!!!!!!!!!

Right. So... yeah. I don't know if that last bit was a sig line, or if that was her essay (emailed to me, as she's clearly having problems with the site).

I... don't quite know what to say.

Comments

[evilpuppy.livejournal.com]

...

How on earth did this person pass the first time?

[w0rdinista.livejournal.com]

They didn't -- that's the thing. They're supposed to get an email, generated by PHPBB, that says they need to go to this other URL and fill in the essay question. They won't be activated until they fill it in. She didn't get the email, didn't get forwarded the URL, and so is still unactivated.

[evilpuppy.livejournal.com]

... Maybe an accidental cut&paste?



*doesn't really quite believe that, but will continue to pretend for the sake of sanity*

[merith.livejournal.com]

Write her back immediately and let her know she's just become the posterchild for what not to do when submitting the essay request for GT.


I sure hope it was tongue-in-cheek, otherwise the world is in more trouble than I'd thought.

[vespurtine.livejournal.com]

*snort* Now I'm feeling much better about my own little entrance exam... ^.^

[dawnsama.livejournal.com]

Maybe she thought the essay part was optional...? Okay, maybe not.


Well, at least you received some good responses back. Guess GT is going to get more bustling and active in the near future.

[squeakyinuears.livejournal.com]

>_<

I personally know there have been essays just as bad (and even worse) than this one, but at the moment, it's kind of hard to remember.

[tatertott.livejournal.com]

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<a la Keanu Reeves from "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure>

...whoah.

holy cow - man that's...i think i'm with you on the speechless part. I know, let's all do our good deed for the year and chip to introduce this girl to Webster and his almighty dictionary.

[naybob.livejournal.com]

What the...?

Oh...oh my god. Just - no. That - I mean - it's...I'm speechless. Truly speechless. I better go get those painkillers now.