Wow, hey sorry guys I've just jumped back online and noticed this - there was nothing intended to be offensive in my post at all, far from it I was just trying to be funny.
I guess it's a problem with the barrier of an online forum; on my end it wasn't meant maliciously at all, in fact I like to think I'm a pretty friendly guy. Maybe I should have put a ;-) on the end of the post, or not posted it at all, I'm just used to a bit of email teasing with work colleagues etc so it's just my way.
Sincere and genuine apologies for any offence caused, I certainly would not be able to write anything in Italian and I have big respect for you and your use of the English language.
I don't think other countries understand our ('our' representing Britain) amazing ability with wit and sarcasm. Especially AMERICA. Never use sarcasm with an american...EVER.
Haha now I can't tell if scitunes is being sarcastic with me... this is turning in to some kind of sarcasm mind game. If that was a genuine post scitunes then thanks, I'm glad you found my post funny, in the way it was intended. I'll be here all week ladies and gentlemen...
But seriously my post did cause offence to more than one person so I will be extra careful in the future. (Ps thanks PossesiveGaming I'll keep that in mind).
BarrytheBrave said: Haha now I can't tell if scitunes is being sarcastic with me... this is turning in to some kind of sarcasm mind game. If that was a genuine post scitunes then thanks, I'm glad you found my post funny, in the way it was intended. I'll be here all week ladies and gentlemen...
But seriously my post did cause offence to more than one person so I will be extra careful in the future. (Ps thanks PossesiveGaming I'll keep that in mind).
1UpGamestudio said: Hello, i want create a orizzontal scrolling game. There is an example of how to do?
If you are looking for an infinite runner template there are a few in the market place and Darren has a free one. I think you can contact him through deep blue apps.
I dont want to take this out of proportion but being a latin person and having spanish as a first language I make some writing mistakes while trying to get my point across. If I going to be aware of people making jokes about my language barrier I am going to take offense.Do you make this kind of jokes to a person that is in front of you. No matter where you are from I seriously doubt it. So why do you make them online. I am almost black are you going to make fun of me if I am a different color from what you are? And when he makes fun of me are you two (scitunes and Dreamlab) are going to laugh too? Shame on you... I know this is more sensitive to foreign people and you out of ignorance laugh about it but this is one of the reasons we don't like Mel Gibson anymore. You are the kind of persons that keep dragging us down. And What a shame after all the respect I used to have for you, scitunes. Its really a shame...
I just saw it as being silly. Really didn't intend to hurt feelings. I also then posted to try and help. I don't think laughing about a joke made about someone's spelling is really on the same level as Mel Gibson. I can't believe this turned into a race issue...
scitunes said: I can't believe this turned into a race issue...
Interestingly some research has proven that the longer an online discussion continues the more likely the comparison to nazis and hitler will be involved. Obviously all things become more likely the longer it continues but this research showed something particular about online behaviours.
I agree though I saw it as a joke and when learning a foreign language you have to understand you will mistakes. For example when I was younger my mother ordered a margherita or as my mum said in italian 'a flying pizza' to which the staff laughed and then explained to us which we found even funnier!
Anyone back on topic! Lets forget this mishap! Cheers.
I don't think I'm going to be able to explain this, so I probably shouldn't even try but I have this horrible compulsion to avoid confrontation and I hate it when people don't like me. So here it goes...
When I saw the first post I didn't laugh one bit. In fact, I'm such a bad speller that I didn't even really notice the spelling mistake. When I saw the second post I laughed because I didn't take it as a cruel put down. I mean it was a joke about spelling. I just didn't think that anyone really got upset about their spelling being poked fun at. I just thought it was witty to spell vertical like that. I teach 8th grade and I write things on the white board every day. I also have at least one spelling mistake every day (I'm not joking) and my 8th graders love to tease me about it. It has never bothered me. I just laugh at myself. I am truly sorry that my post hurt people's feelings - I think that if this had all gone down in person we would have all had a good chuckle about it (I think that you would have seen that my tone was playful not mean). Some things just don't work in print.
Again, sorry and I hope we can move on.
Back to the real topic: Did Darren's runner template give you what you needed?
I am absolutely stunned at how this is playing out. LordTarantor if you will take a look at my initial post, from my point of view, I had absolutely no idea which nationality 1UpGamestudio was, I was simply making a comment on his spelling of the word horizontal. This was in no way racially motivated, and I would have made the same joke if anybody had made that spelling mistake, whether they were directly in front of me or on the other side of a chat forum. I have already apologised that this comment has caused undue offence.
However I will certainly not stand for my name being dragged in to a race issue. In fact I take great offence to your post. The fact that you have decided to try and turn this whole issue in to a case of racial abuse says a lot more about your character than it does mine. I think that you need to take a long hard think about things and try and work out exactly what crimes have actually been committed here, and what crimes you have just concocted in your own head.
I think it's best for all concerned if we try and keep this thread on track now.
It was a simple joke that made us laugh. So what. I speak spanish as well, so whenever I try to answer a Gamesalad post in spanish I make mistakes too. No big deal. I mean, why should this be that complicated.
JohnPapiomitis said: didnt know we had so many sensitive sallys in here
Haha if you mean me then I'm not usually a sensitive Sally, but when somebody is trying to tarnish my reputation as a racist then it's time to fight my corner. I am trying to build an app development business here, and the last thing I need is for a potential customer to google me and stumble upon all of this rubbish.
At the beginning I got annoyed by the BarrytheBrave comment. Then JimC commented about the out of place post and 1upgamestudio showed in his comment that he took offense. And Barry apologized and that was the en of it. What bothered me the most was that people wrote that they laugh about it and try to turn this into a joke after 1up showed that he got offended. Like I said this kind of jokes are sensitive to some people. I am one of them. You don't have to understand it... We dont expect you too. @scitunes: I really believe that you feel bad about it and for me it is over. Thanks for understand. @DreamLab: Its not complicated at all, it is what it is. @BarrytheBrave: This kind of jokes offend some people not all but some. If you don't understand it, just respect it and it will be ok. I am not trying to drag you anywhere, this is a consequence of that kind of jokes. I can understand that maybe you did not intended to be offensive but 1up took offense. This is not hard to understand... I am not out of place by commenting on your lack of judgment. You can just forget about it or keep dragging yourself to wherever you want. @ rest of the people in GS: Dont celebrate this kind of behavior, this kind of jokes. It might be a language barrier thing and more people may take offense. Let's learn about this situation so we don't repeat it. Lord Out... unless I need to explain it a little more, like I said this is a sensitive issue that some just don't or pretend not to understand. I can be here all week... defending my point.
One other problem with internet joking around is the way forum posts update. I opened up this thread and read the spelling joke when it was the most recent post. I walked away from my computer with safari having this thread showing and then posted about laughing a little while later. In the mean time four other posts were made that I hadn't seen before I hit "send post." Had I known this was going to hurt feelings I wouldn't have found it funny.
@ LordTarantor for the final time I am aware that my joke caused offence, however what I am taking exception to is the fact that it was an innocently meant joke about spelling mistakes that you have somehow turned in to a malicious joke at the expense of somebodies race/nationality. I can personally see no reason why you are even a part of this conversation, it seems as if you have only joined in to antagonise and cause grief.
I am now stepping away from this thread because it serves no further purpose, and I do so with my head held high.
BarrytheBrave said: Haha now I can't tell if scitunes is being sarcastic with me... this is turning in to some kind of sarcasm mind game. If that was a genuine post scitunes then thanks, I'm glad you found my post funny, in the way it was intended. I'll be here all week ladies and gentlemen...
That last part is what stir up all this. You already know that 1up took offense and jimC called you upon and you continue the joke. You said I am sorry but like this: hahaha, sorry, hahaha. I am part and have the right to be part of any conversation. What about you? you joined to make an unnecessary joke... I am not trying to antagonize and cause any kind of grief, you are doing it great by your self. The people here knows how I am not a person that brings problems to the forum. But I will not tolerate your hahaha, sorry, hahaha. It was a joke at the beginning but the after knowing it was wrong you kept laughing and that was offensive. I am telling you I am willing to leave this right here but if you keep trying to turn this into me, I will not tolerate that either...
Just to make things clear, all he did was spell a word wrong. and now its a race issue. what about all of the threads about kids being annoying? if a kid says or does one thing wrong, he gets flamed and the "kids shouldn't be here" controversy comes up. Its simple. he laughed because of a grammar error. Can't we just get over this?
BarrytheBrave said: Haha if you mean me then I'm not usually a sensitive Sally, but when somebody is trying to tarnish my reputation as a racist then it's time to fight my corner. I am trying to build an app development business here, and the last thing I need is for a potential customer to google me and stumble upon all of this rubbish.
Haha sensitive Sally, I like that ;-)
BarrytheBrave said: Haha if you mean me then I'm not usually a sensitive Sally, but when somebody is trying to tarnish my reputation as a racist then it's time to fight my corner. I am trying to build an app development business here, and the last thing I need is for a potential customer to google me and stumble upon all of this rubbish.
Haha sensitive Sally, I like that ;-)
i wasnt talking about u at all. i found your comment extremly funny haahaha
it is clear that the majority of people here took my comments to be in the good-natured manner they were intended, but it is also clear that my comments have caused some offence, for which I am sorry. However it is important to realise that whichever way any individual may have taken my comments, they were not meant in a malicious way, I don't have a malicious bone in my body and I genuinely want to get along with anyone and everyone. After all I would make a joke about anybodies spelling, regardless of which country they are from. As stated before at the time of my first post I didn't even know that 1UpGamestudios' native language was not English.
Let's put this whole sorry affair behind us and move on with more important threads in the forum. To all included, I wish nobody any ill will and I wish you all well with your endeavours.
Comments
I bet he is Italian, that's why he typed it like that.
try to write you in Italian!!!!
I guess it's a problem with the barrier of an online forum; on my end it wasn't meant maliciously at all, in fact I like to think I'm a pretty friendly guy. Maybe I should have put a ;-) on the end of the post, or not posted it at all, I'm just used to a bit of email teasing with work colleagues etc so it's just my way.
Sincere and genuine apologies for any offence caused, I certainly would not be able to write anything in Italian and I have big respect for you and your use of the English language.
Kind regards,
Barry
Cheers.
I think it is also clear that this was not meant to hurt feelings.
seriously crying right now!
But seriously my post did cause offence to more than one person so I will be extra careful in the future. (Ps thanks PossesiveGaming I'll keep that in mind).
Go here its a free runner template:
http://www.deepblueapps.com/Deep_Blue_Ideas_Ltd./GSTemplateSLR.html
but you have to email them to get. ask for it here: toyboxuk@hotmail.com
I bought the Template from Hachinko
http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=15889#post-121334
But then I redo it Completely, but was an AMAZING starting point, you will learn a lot about GS.
Hope it helps, Cheers.
_____________________________________________________
http://www.deepblueapps.com/Deep_Blue_Ideas_Ltd./Home.html
EDIT: http://www.deepblueapps.com/Deep_Blue_Ideas_Ltd./GSTemplateSLR.html
This one takes you right there.
I am almost black are you going to make fun of me if I am a different color from what you are? And when he makes fun of me are you two (scitunes and Dreamlab) are going to laugh too? Shame on you...
I know this is more sensitive to foreign people and you out of ignorance laugh about it but this is one of the reasons we don't like Mel Gibson anymore.
You are the kind of persons that keep dragging us down. And What a shame after all the respect I used to have for you, scitunes. Its really a shame...
I also understand that You can't see it...
I agree though I saw it as a joke and when learning a foreign language you have to understand you will mistakes. For example when I was younger my mother ordered a margherita or as my mum said in italian 'a flying pizza' to which the staff laughed and then explained to us which we found even funnier!
Anyone back on topic! Lets forget this mishap!
Cheers.
When I saw the first post I didn't laugh one bit. In fact, I'm such a bad speller that I didn't even really notice the spelling mistake. When I saw the second post I laughed because I didn't take it as a cruel put down. I mean it was a joke about spelling. I just didn't think that anyone really got upset about their spelling being poked fun at. I just thought it was witty to spell vertical like that. I teach 8th grade and I write things on the white board every day. I also have at least one spelling mistake every day (I'm not joking) and my 8th graders love to tease me about it. It has never bothered me. I just laugh at myself. I am truly sorry that my post hurt people's feelings - I think that if this had all gone down in person we would have all had a good chuckle about it (I think that you would have seen that my tone was playful not mean). Some things just don't work in print.
Again, sorry and I hope we can move on.
Back to the real topic: Did Darren's runner template give you what you needed?
However I will certainly not stand for my name being dragged in to a race issue. In fact I take great offence to your post. The fact that you have decided to try and turn this whole issue in to a case of racial abuse says a lot more about your character than it does mine. I think that you need to take a long hard think about things and try and work out exactly what crimes have actually been committed here, and what crimes you have just concocted in your own head.
I think it's best for all concerned if we try and keep this thread on track now.
Haha sensitive Sally, I like that ;-)
What bothered me the most was that people wrote that they laugh about it and try to turn this into a joke after 1up showed that he got offended.
Like I said this kind of jokes are sensitive to some people. I am one of them. You don't have to understand it...
We dont expect you too.
@scitunes:
I really believe that you feel bad about it and for me it is over. Thanks for understand.
@DreamLab:
Its not complicated at all, it is what it is.
@BarrytheBrave:
This kind of jokes offend some people not all but some. If you don't understand it, just respect it and it will be ok. I am not trying to drag you anywhere, this is a consequence of that kind of jokes. I can understand that maybe you did not intended to be offensive but 1up took offense. This is not hard to understand... I am not out of place by commenting on your lack of judgment. You can just forget about it or keep dragging yourself to wherever you want.
@ rest of the people in GS:
Dont celebrate this kind of behavior, this kind of jokes. It might be a language barrier thing and more people may take offense. Let's learn about this situation so we don't repeat it.
Lord Out... unless I need to explain it a little more, like I said this is a sensitive issue that some just don't or pretend not to understand. I can be here all week... defending my point.
Anywho, back to making games!
I am now stepping away from this thread because it serves no further purpose, and I do so with my head held high.
I am part and have the right to be part of any conversation. What about you? you joined to make an unnecessary joke... I am not trying to antagonize and cause any kind of grief, you are doing it great by your self. The people here knows how I am not a person that brings problems to the forum. But I will not tolerate your hahaha, sorry, hahaha. It was a joke at the beginning but the after knowing it was wrong you kept laughing and that was offensive. I am telling you I am willing to leave this right here but if you keep trying to turn this into me, I will not tolerate that either...
it is clear that the majority of people here took my comments to be in the good-natured manner they were intended, but it is also clear that my comments have caused some offence, for which I am sorry. However it is important to realise that whichever way any individual may have taken my comments, they were not meant in a malicious way, I don't have a malicious bone in my body and I genuinely want to get along with anyone and everyone. After all I would make a joke about anybodies spelling, regardless of which country they are from. As stated before at the time of my first post I didn't even know that 1UpGamestudios' native language was not English.
Let's put this whole sorry affair behind us and move on with more important threads in the forum. To all included, I wish nobody any ill will and I wish you all well with your endeavours.