Interrogating the Helpers: Reporters

[Magenta 5,165]

 

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Greetings, potential readers!

 

In this interview series, I am going to pick 4 helpers from each helper group, and interrogate them until they spill some beans. For this time, it's just mults. Plain, simple mults.

 

Ever wondered which admin possesses the most risk to their life? Why sometimes battle cries come from the EN Reporters HQ? Why the people wearing the ugliest paint in the Tankiverse are such great mults? Is multing fun?

 

I present to you, the multiest of ‘em all, the EN Newspaper Team!

 

 

Participants

 

@tweezers

@Destrod

@Blackdrakon30

@Yisroel.Rabin

 

 

Alright, let's get over with the formalities fast. What do I call you in this interview?

 

@tweezers: Call me Tweezerman.

@Destrod: Yisroel.v.2.0. That’s what he calls me anyways.

@Blackdrakon30: You can just call me Anima.

@Yisroel.Rabin: Prof. Rabbitface.

 

 

Tell us a teeny bit about yourselves.

 

Tweezerman: Hey there, I'm twee, a 17 year old dude from  Sri Lanka. I'm more than slightly weird (in a good way), love reading, and use writing as a way to release some of the more complicated things that float through my mind. I'm usually found riding my bike, or drooling over a classic car.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Well hello. I'm @Destrod, as you might've deduced from your genius deducing skills, I'm a 19 year old guy hailing from Pakistan. I love pizza, pancakes and pie, and writing is my fuel for the soul.

 

Anima: So as I said, I’m Anima. I’m a 17 year old from the United States. I tend to fill my spare time with reading, writing, playing Overwatch, and deep thinking.

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Hello readers! I'm @Yisroel.Rabin, but you can call me Rabes for short. You can call me anything really. I'm sorta a newspaper reporter, I'm still trying to figure that one out myself. I like breaking stuff, or at least I tell myself that every time I break something... But, well, yea, I'm basically a human stumbling through life one step at a time.

 

Can I call you Rabies *looks with anime eyes*?

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Um... Suuuuure. *Slowly backs away*

 

 

Delight us with some juice straight from the EN Reporters HQ garden grapevine. What's going on within the newspaper team?

 

Tweezerman: the resistance grows stronger with every passing day, and we come closer to overthrowing our dictators. Soon we will be triumphant, and the newspaper ours. Same old same old you know, just multing around and working to serve ze public.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: The juice we are currently making doesn't have oranges or lemons in it, but it's still pretty acidic. The grapevine slowly fades away at the departure of every good reporter, soon, there will be no juice left.

 

Do you then admit that, the new reporters (which you are) aren't good enough replacement of the old ones?

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: The new reporters bring a little something called pizazz and humor, while the older ones focused mainly on their detail and presentation. There are good aspects of both new and old, which is why, I will say, they are both required to make the team function well.

 

Anima: Coups Just the usual; writing, moderating, multing around. All that good stuff.  :ph34r:

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Well... @Godmode_ON just died, he was a good friend and mentor...

Okey, but seriously, not much is happening. We're just continuously pumping out articles for your guys' pleasure, with as much consistency, but more importantly, as much quality as we can. More than that, I can't really tell you. Perhaps I can hint to you a bit about what'll be coming out from me: I plan on publishing another special interview with an old tanker soon, similarly to what I did in the September Issue with @deadtoyou.

 

Am I an old enough tanker?

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Nope. 'Blast From The Past Interviews' is a series of interviews which focuses on players who have long since left the game. You, being the notorious noob spammer that you are, don't qualify for such a role. :V

 

 

Is the reporter's job a job you love doing, a job which makes you happy, proud?

 

Tweezerman: Even when it involves proofreading a 2 page long article with so many errors that I often need to take a break from reading it, yes.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Yes, being a reporter really makes me happy. Concerning with the "proud " element, it was pretty dominant in the first two weeks or so. But it quickly disappeared after a period of time.

 

Anima: I’d say that the reporter job makes me happy more or less; not distinctly joyous, but satisfying. It’s good for keeping up my proofreading skills. I think I’m necessarily  proud of what I do though. I’m certainly not ashamed of it, 'cause it’s just... writing.

 

Prof. Rabbitface: It's quite simple. I enjoy writing so I became a reporter. Not much more to it other than that. Being proud isn't exactly the terminology I'd pick. I'm more "delighted" to be part of the newspaper project. It's fun and definitely worth the work (in terms of fun, not pay, for you crystal-hungry tankers out there). It's basically like any job out there; you've got to enjoy it to be able to do it well.

 

 

Are you guys in the newspaper procrastinators? Do you relate with this video? 

 

Tweezerman: Do I procrastinate? Well it's been 24 hours and I still haven't watched that video, so I think you can all draw your conclusions from that.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: As I'm still fairly new to the team, I consider myself to be the non- procrastinator. Maybe things will change with time, but I am pretty confident about what I do and whenever I have an idea, I don't waste time procrastinating, and I push hard and do it.

 

Anima: Well, considering I’ve been planning to write a “How to procrastinate” guide for almost a year now... Not even joking.

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Umm, first off, thanks for the vid, really enjoyed it, and it wasn't like I was doing anything else. It's 2 AM. Anyways, I never really considered myself a procrastinator. I try (and by try I mean try and most of the time succeed) to stay on a fixed schedule. The newspaper is a job which allows me, to a certain extent, create my own schedule. Each month I take a look at the next month, and try to imagine it playing out. Based on that estimated play-out, I set goals. If I estimate I'll have enough time to write a certain amount, I only take upon myself to write that much. So yea, although I understand where procrastinators come from, I never really was one. :P

 

 

Ultimate lies from the ultimate procrastinator, Yisroel.v.2.0 and Prof. Rabbitface.

On to the next question. Which admin do you hate the most, and why?

 

Tweezerman: I don't hate any of them.

 

No, that's not a good answer.

 

Anima: #Rejected

 

Twee, if you don't want to offend the Gods *cough* admins, I get it, but at least say something humourous. Think of the readers. Those poor, poor readers. Poor little them  :(.

 

Tweezerman: Fine then  <_<.

Do I hate any of the admins? All I'm saying is that the coup will succeed we will revolt unless we get a pay raise. A teddy bear a month is disgustingly poor. We want at least a golden wrench every week. Why? Because we're appallingly poor tankers and we need the tools that's why.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: . Definitely . Everytime we try to judge whether she is an ostrich or a human, she responds with vague answers which confuse most of the community. Just to remind you, @Flexoo is the universally hated admin, so it's not really that important to say so, since it is completely obvious.

 

Why is @Flexoo hated so much?

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Ask @Flexoo.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: We risk losing our jobs if we reveal his secret plans.

 

But you just said that it's obvious that he is hated, and then you say they are secret plans?

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Oh no....

 

*Yisroel.v.2.0 getting grilled by media* Yisroel.v.2.0, common give a reply.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Please don't let @Flexoo find out!!!!

 

Find out that you said that he is obviously hated, or find out that you said what you are about to say, if you are going to say something that one might find worth telling @Flexoo that you said?

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Ok my hed iz spinning… *spends some times comprehending the statement using mathematics*… The latter…

 

(Unfortunately, the rest of the conversation was lost in the huge mountains in my PC archives.)

 

Anima: I don’t hate many admins, since I don’t know a lot of them all that well, and also I don’t really ever hate any average person. I can’t say I like though after what happened in the past.

 

Prof. Rabbitface:

 

 

 

Well, Hate-Love. Who is the best admin, in your opinion?

 

Tweezerman: Definitely both Goldilocks and The NS, they both did some epic stuff for the newspaper, setting up the AWS and all, and keeping it running in general. If you mean current admins, our resident admin-bot flex is doing an admirable job of publishing the newspaper, and organization in general.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: The best administrator in my opinion? @joostcool. Now if I was talking about any other admin, I'd adore his personality with exaggerated sentences , but this man needs no exaggeration. He single handedly took the failing esports community to the stature and level on which it is currently in. We were nearly sure that the ending of the SLTV contract would mean the end of English esports, but because of this man, the esports community thrives and prospers.

 

Anima: My favorite admin.... no offense to Flexnob and , both whom I like a lot... was probably @Shedinja. Because we could talk about Pokémon. :x. And if we’re talking about the current admins, probably Flexnub. Ignore the sword being pointed at my head by a robot, it has nothing to do with this.

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Didn't I already tell you... 

 

 

:/ Do I have to use the same reply for two questions? Think of the readers, the poor, poor readers. So bored they are by those nub interviews you reporter mults do. Poor them  :(.

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Pity. Well, just don’t ask me that question, ‘cause I already told u I hate them all.

 

R.I.P readers 2k17.

 

 

Yes, the admins' reigns shall fall, indeed. But before that, tell us why the reporters are referred to as the multiest of them all.

 

Tweezerman: Why are the reporters so multy? It's all down to the rigorous training we go through to become who we are. The ways of the mult are text-walled to us, and we put off reading it because we're natural born mults learn all we need from that wondrous guide.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Blame The NS.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Basically, every other helper out there is dedicating his time and effort to do whatever they are trying to do, while we are sitting out half a month because the article "isn't coming to us".

 

Anima: Well.... Because it’s true.

 

Hmm, but tell me, why then is every reporter such a mult, Anima?

 

Anima: Because we have the time allowance to procrastinate, and thus do so, while everyone else does things on tight schedule.  :P

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Y'know, I was wondering this myself, and then I realized, and I told myself, and I told my wife this, "Hey! There's a lot of fake news in the world." You know, there are simply tons and tons of bad people spreading rumors, when none of them are true. Absolutely horrible. SAD!

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: That reminds me of Spongebob Square pants.

 

 

Okey, mults, you have your excuses. If you could, who amongst those you know would you recommend be hired into the reporters’ team?

 

Tweezerman: @Godmode_ON. Nice chap.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Aye, he dropped a couple of golds for me. Not sure that was deliberate or not but who cares?

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: @kaisdf. He is currently the co-leader of Happy Dragons, but he has potential to become a reporter. I am sure his karma is more than adequate.

 

Anima: Idk. There are several great options, but it’s up to them if they’re feeling confident enough to apply or if they have enough time.

 

Name a guy...

 

Anima: You’ll never make me tell!!!!1!1!!1 *leaps out of the interview room window*

 

Prof. Rabbitface: Not too many people. I have one old (really old) friend named @ken296. I told him he'd make a great reporter. Also, in case you didn't know, @Destrod applied after I suggested it to him. B)

 

How did you two (Prof. Rabbitface and Yisroel.v.2.0) meet in the first place? How did you realize Yisroel.v.2.0’s talents?

 

Anima: He didn't, he just recommended a random person to join as a prank.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: I met Yisroel in the vastly talented but slowly fading Amateur Writing Club, we were both members. From the moment I saw this glorious mult, I realized that he had impeccable humor skills, and his way of writing was unique and eye-catching. I won't go on to say that he is the best mult (which he is), but the general way he reacted to the newspaper team, how he made massive contributions to the humor perspective after the Night-Sister's departure, made me drop my jaw so far away that I still haven't been able to find it.

 

PS: I still use mechanical jaws to chew.

 

Prof. Rabbitface:

 

 

 

Nobody mentioned me  :(. Am I multy enough to join?

 

Tweezerman: You can't join. Know why? You didn't put off this article until it resembled my socks; old, smelly, buried at the bottom of a pile of stuff and with no answer as to its purpose *looks at potential article list and hides*.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: You can't really judge someone's writing abilities through an interview. Perhaps there is more to you than meets the eye, but I can't know that for sure until you actually implement your skill in writing. Never be afraid to apply, no harm in trying, but I would get a reputation going in the AWC first.

 

Anima: Yisroel.v.2.0 pretty much sums it up. Haven't seen enough yet to make any claims.

 

Prof. Rabbitface: no bekeuz uy dunet no enmjlansh. (Interpretation from interviewer: “No because you don’t know English”)

 

Savage mults, I will have my revenge one day!

Anyway, with that we will have to close this interview, which has been the best one the AWS has seen in a long ti... *packs up the suitcase in a hurry* *runs from the EN Reporters HQ*

 

 

I'm sure you guys learned a lot more about how the greatest mults in our community really are. No? Tell me in the comments below and also please like, subscribe, and share k thx. For next time, I will be interviewing a very special person who recently joined our little happy family. Until next time, procrastinators!

 

 

 

Other writings by me:More interviews by me:

-An Expert's Extensive Guide On Onions And What To Do With Them-Personality Cut Down: Cutting Nives with Knives

-5 Magic Tricks You Can Perform In Tanki-Personalities of Yesterday: Night-Sisters

-The Paint Invasion - Strategy Room-Interrogating The Helpers: Reporters

-Mag's Journals: My Visit To The EN Reporters' HQs - Part 1-Interrogating The Helpers: Forum Moderators

-Part 2 - My Visit To The EN Reporters' HQs [Mag's Journals]-Interrogating The Helpers: Wiki Editors

-Dear Love

-Lost To The Snow (Published in the 78^th Issue of The Newspaper)

Edited August 5, 2018 by Magenta

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

Decent, very few mistakes, but next time, don't interview noobs who no one has interest in seeing interviewed.

Edited October 15, 2017 by Yisroel.Rabin

[Magenta 5,165]

Decent, very few mistakes.

Thnx.

I will take that feedback in consideration.

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

Thnx.

I will take that feedback in consideration.

Decent was regarding the mistakes, the actual interview is pretty good. :P

[Magenta 5,165]

Decent was regarding the mistakes, the actual interview is pretty good. :P

[Hate 5,582]

Interesting review and yeah, seems like Flexoo got away with it again, I hope next time his secret can be shared.  :rolleyes:

[Rooky 414]

The nicknames you gave made me confused who are you interviewing right now and made me scroll up every time to see the real nick.

[Magenta 5,165]

The nicknames you gave made me confused who are you interviewing right now and made me scroll up every time to see the real nick.

There are some things which the interviewer has no hands on :ph34r:

If anybody knows how to do a tooltip, please tell me, will help a lot.

Edited October 15, 2017 by Magenta

[Destrod 2,634]

Good interview, i would like to suggest that it could've been improved alot if you removed the long and boring middle part filled with weird people, but otherwise, great job! Solid 7/10

[I3.R.0 1,700]

Decent, very few mistakes, but next time, don't interview noobs who no one has interest in seeing interviewed.

Yeah people like you, aye?

Edited October 15, 2017 by I3.R.0
Sherlock.

[Magenta 5,165]

Good interview, i would like to suggest that it could've been improved alot if you removed the long and boring middle part filled with weird people, but otherwise, great job! Solid 7/10

Exactly which part are you referring to? "Middle" is a matter of perspective, you know.

[Viking4s 10,791]

Disclaimer:

No Helpers were seriously injured during the "interrogation".

[Magenta 5,165]

Disclaimer:

No Helpers were seriously injured during the "interrogation".

BD30 broke a couple of bones after jumping out the window once...

 

Okey, mults, you have your excuses. If you could, who amongst those you know would you recommend be hired into the reporters’ team?

 

Tweezerman: @Godmode_ON. Nice chap.

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: Aye, he dropped a couple of golds for me. Not sure that was deliberate or not but who cares?

 

Yisroel.v.2.0: @kaisdf. He is currently the co-leader of Happy Dragons, but he has potential to become a reporter. I am sure his karma is more than adequate.

 

Anima: Idk. There are several great options, but it’s up to them if they’re feeling confident enough to apply or if they have enough time.

 

Name a guy...

 

Anima: You’ll never make me tell!!!!1!1!!1 *leaps out of the interview room window*

Edited October 15, 2017 by Magenta

[g-force 1,000]

Amazing interview. Has a really good sense of humor in it. Must agree, Magenta must join the reporter's team someday. ;)

[Magenta 5,165]

Amazing interview. Has a really good sense of humor in it. Must agree, Magenta must join the reporter's team someday. ;)

Let's get into AWC first :p

[Crip 4,735]

It's good, don't get me wrong.

 

I just get the feeling these people have been interviewed millions of times already.

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

It's good, don't get me wrong.

 

I just get the feeling these people have been interviewed millions of times already.

I've actually only been interviewed three or four times.  :P  Still quite a few times, but not quite that many. 

 

4 = 1,000,000?  :ph34r:  Conspiracy confirmed.

Edited October 16, 2017 by Blackdrakon30

[Crip 4,735]

I've actually only been interviewed three or four times.  :P  Still quite a few times, but not quite that many. 

 

I've been interviewed a grand total of 1 time(s).

 

4 = 1,000,000?  :ph34r:  Conspiracy confirmed.

 

Figurative nub.

[Magenta 5,165]

It's good, don't get me wrong.

 

I just get the feeling these people have been interviewed millions of times already.

But this has been, hopefully, the first of it's kind, and a necessary sacrifice for the future interviews in this series.

[Stratosphere 2,234]

How did you make your own signature, Magenta? I have a few I3rilliant ideas. :ph34r:

[Magenta 5,165]

How did you make your own signature, Magenta? I have a few I3rilliant ideas. :ph34r:

We are the music makers, and the dreamers of dreams. You are free to contact me, so we can make your ideas come true.

[Magenta 5,165]

Destrod, did Flexbot kill you yet? :D

[tweezers 1,034]

It's good, don't get me wrong.

 

I just get the feeling these people have been interviewed millions of times already.

I should be so lucky

[Destrod 2,634]

Destrod, did Flexbot kill you yet? :D

No no, I'm completely fine. And I certainly don't have a shotgun on my face with Flexbot instructing me to type this message "Or else"

[Hex 11,520]

Nice formatting, good questions and commendable humor. You should definitely get a bit more experienced and apply for Reportership ;)