Before continuing – I want to welcome a long lost mod back to the fold. He had to leave us for some time but now finds himself caught up in the warm, fuzzy embrace of a nascent TV network. Considering he hasn’t been here pretty much since the beginning, I can only imagine just how radically different everything is (don’t worry – he’ll catch up by reading this blog post!)
So, on with the show...
Unfortunately, high pressure text shows such as our own, where the desire to be eloquent meets the realities of quick typing, often leads to people seeming to come close to bursting a gasket. Such was the state of affairs a few days ago as we became inundated with all forms of inflammatory rhetoric. The users were first timers and gave us the impression they were working as a team.
And I’m all like – what? Convo-baiters and text trolls are now working in cahoots?
Has the world gone loco? The answer to the aforementioned – No, it’s the children who are wrong…
Ok, fine – call me on it why don’t you – that was Principal Skinner – a lot of our loyal viewers use Simpson’s quotes and images as their avatars, who am I to stop the runaway freight-train of pop culture? Anyways – it looks like we’ll be dealing with trolls for some time, and I guess we’ll just have to get used to it.
A big element of the job is to assist people in getting the full appreciation and utility of the network, which is partially a text/chat/open forum conversation generator, but also serves to create and develop highly personalized fantasies.
Consider: the avatars, the nicknames, the personalities – even what’s being said may come in a form you’d never associate with the actual person doing the texting. And why not? People need to escape and not all of us will live the life of that Dos Equis Guy (stay thirsty my friend…) So TXT-TV can and does allow its users to develop virtual extensions of themselves for entertainment purposes. Hell, some people have been able to use TXT-TV to meet new people and develop friendships.
I suppose I’ll leave you with a reminder, that TXT-TV is entertainment, but rest assured, it’s always in our interest to ensure you have a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
We learn quickly from our beloved texters – you keep us on our toes!
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