marc.jp_44's Writing

[F1ASC0 1,705]

Nice! Good luck!

[Veni-Vidi-Vici 895]

Good luck marc!

[BlueDragon_tamki 3,204]

But I am staying true to my word. Dictator is only good on polygon and that's the only place I use it.

i Never bought it

[anuclearbomb 220]

sad face, it deleted my post, many sad faces, i was correcting you, oh well, i'll be back in an hour to try again.

[Quarks 2,255]

Why has you topic gotten so much more attention than mine.

[Lhamster 4,081]

The announcement of Tanki's best Helpers of 2015, getting either a choice of Premium for a year or XT's of their choice, sparked an outrage. Lhamster spends hours writing Articles for us to enjoy, I, first hand, know how hard it is to write an Article, even just one. It takes hours and hours of your time

You seem a little misinformed. We got a year of Premium and XTs. And I haven't actually written an article for goodness knows how long... *checks* That would be Issue 20...

[personia 4,036]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBYvnB5KLm8

 

Congrats on ranking up marc!

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

You seem a little misinformed. We got a year of Premium and XTs. And I haven't actually written an article for goodness knows how long... *checks* That would be Issue 20...

Whoops, sorry, corrected, thanks for the correction!

Edited March 19, 2016 by Marc

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Interview coming soon with a YouTuber! :)

[thunderousrailgunner 1,934]

Lol , nice bro .. Keep going ^_^ 

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Okay, good news! Expect two new Articles coming soon, one is quite controversial and the other is a nice Interview with a YouTuber. :)

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

1-on-1 Interviews (feat. /)

 

Me: What caused you to start up a YouTube Channel?

/: Well, I just wanted to make videos for fun and share them with the TO community. When I was able to make YouTube count as a part-time class I went full throttle into the endeavor by buying myself some editing software and enlisting help.

 

Me: Who have been some real inspirations for you (in real life/in Tanki):

/: Some real inspirations for me, would be my family in real life and God for sure. I don't real have any in Tanki other than some of my friends via Skype. 

 

Me: Which videos do you enjoy making most?

/: I love making MLG edits and LP's because they can be heavily involved in content and editing depending on the type of edit. It's so much fun to see your work when its finished. 

 

Me: When did you start uploading videos to YouTube?

/: I started uploading on July 22nd 2015, it's been around 7.5 months.   :)

 

Me: What is your favourite Turret/Hull Combo?

/: Ooooh! I like Twins/Viking but Rail/Viking is equally fun. If I had to choose one...Maybe Twins/Viking for the mass destruction!

 

Me: What rank were you, when you started recording?

/ I started recording at Major General () on my main ( with M2 Twins/Viking and Urban. 

 

Me: Thank you for taking your time to do this Interview, do you have any last  words to some of your fans/Subscribers?

/: I'm surprised I have any "fans." I just make videos for people  to enjoy, but to everyone who enjoys my content; thanks for the continued support, I love to see people smiling and laughing regardless of the amount   :)

I would just like to tell you, readers about this Interview, for myself. So, TTW is a brilliant YouTuber, sitting on almost 600 Subscribers at the moment. He is a very down to Earth guy, he's really friendly and funny. You can clearly see just how humble he is, especially from the last question. He loves to engage with viewers, he uses audio and occasionally a Face Cam, he's a really pro Twins/Viking and Rail/Viking/Hornet player. I would like everyone here to check out his YouTuber Channel - just click on the image up top, under the heading, it is hyperlinked to his Channel. He's a really funny and great guy, loves a laugh can keeps everything in his Channel relatively clean. I definitely recommend checking his Channel out, he's very active.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Marc

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

The Truth About TWG.

I'm sure many of you people must have heard about TWG, a group who spammed the Off-Topic of tankers who enjoyed writing (more so, about Tanki) and wanted to see where they could go in Tanki, with their writing, hopefully leading to getting chosen as a Reporter or Wiki Editor. TWG recently closed down after a lot of controversy. I lost a lot of respect for some Members after the whole 'Plagiarism issue.' TWG basically collapsed, with Members who shamefully ditched TWG after they realised they were a minority. I honestly can't put it in any better words, than greyat when he called some of the Members of TWG, 'Rats jumping a sinking ship.' Couldn't agree any more with it, it was 100% true, the cowardliness shown by some Members (not naming names). Since I was a Member of the TWG, I know some of the behind-the-scenes actions and what happened. I thought that it might be worth shedding the light on some of the information regarding TWG. Yes, I understand that this isn't one of my slightly light-hearted Articles/Guides, this will probably be quite a controversial Article/Topic, including points that you may or may not agree with.

 

1. The PM's.

I must say, all of our Leaders, Darren4Turbo, Bigtimerush_bry & personia were all good Leaders, for whatever it's worth. They are not to blame for the plagiarism issues, in my humble opinion. From what I could see, (as a Member of the TWG) they were doing quite a good job. Darren set deadlines and showed the other Leaders how everything should be organised, he was quite the 'role model' you may say. The PM's were very organised - the first post included a small message and then going straight to the point by telling us the deadline. Deadlines were firm and it wasn't appreciated if you published after the deadline. It was quite a friendly PM, with light hearted conversations, nothing too serious or offensive at all. In my PM, we had BDT constantly flooding us with his mini-Articles and 'Halloween Party Showdown' Articles. That was simply because he worked on his Articles by using the PM's, BTR used Google Docs and I used my iPad Notes. Darren would keep us in the loop and tell us deadlines and information, whilst occasionally giving us tips.

 

2. The 'Filtration Process.'

I know, quite the funny heading but I feel like no one really 'filtered' Members, making sure that they could write an Article and if it was good, they would remain in the group, if not, they would be kicked or given another chance to produce another Article. Unfortunately, because we didn't check who were good writers and who plagiarised Articles, it basically led to the closing of TWG. We needed to see who could produce quality Articles and who couldn't. Reflecting on the past, I remember how excited I was, sending the PM to Darren with my TWG Application, hoping I would be accepted. Looking back on the past, I don't think I deserved to be a Member, my first Article was horrible - nowhere near the standard of the other writers, thankfully I improved! At that time, I thought I was producing quality Guides, I wasn't, it was very low quality Articles. I took the criticism that I received on board and I felt that I need to up my game and prove myself worthy, hoping that my second Article would be better. Right enough, I upped my game and produced a pretty decent second Article - sticking to my guns and doing some Poems, one on Maps and the other on Halloween. I felt like it was a lot better than what I had previously written. Unfortunately, within those beginning Issues, I didn't realise that they would not only be the most controversial for myself, but ultimately for the whole TWG. Within those two Issues, the Article which was copied from the Wiki, the Contest that copied TNT's Poetry Quest (which was hidden by the Author), the Article that copied a song and the Article that actually copied my Article was in. It should have been filtered then and there. In saying that, the Leaders could never have predicted the problems they would later face.

 

3. The 'Rats Jumping a Sinking Ship.'

After Fen's post, the TWG basically imploded, it really rocked the TWG. Our Co-Leader was so embarrassed of us (even though he was the one who had a plagiarised Article) that he completely ditched us and sucked up to the Newspaper team. Lham could pretty clearly see the sucking up business and retaliated with some sarcasm, after that, majority of the TWG left from embarrassment or were kicked for making plagiarised Articles. The Article on how to report someone, which was clearly copied from the Wiki, was disgraceful, I couldn't believe that someone would copy and paste ... literally. Despite people getting upset at the Reporters, the Reporters were right to attack the Authors of the plagiarised Articles but they should not have spoken so generally. Not one Reporter showed sympathy to the people who didn't plagiarise. At the end, the final TWG team was probably the best. TWG was a pretty good group, we did pretty well, publishing almost 10 Issues but towards the end, people stopped publishing, which led to TWG being closed.

 

4. Special Mentions.

To me, I feel like the people who did not have plagiarised Articles, deserve a mention. The people were; Darren4Turbo, personia, KillerGnat, DestroyerPdox, Bigtimerush_bry and BlueDragon_tamki (excluding his first Article). Darren and personia were great Leaders, not forgetting BTR, too. Darren set the bar for Leadership, BTR continued it and personia really handled the plagiarism problems well. They need to be acknowledged because they were good Leaders and role models.

 

5. My Choices.

I feel like many of you would wonder why I left, I tried to explain it but I left not to run away from controversy but to just get away from all the stress. For me, deadlines became harder to stick to, due to a lack of time and I feel like I worked better, individually. TWG was a great learning curve for me and hopefully showed my potential and others' potential for hopefully, future Reporter Candidacy.

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Thank you for reading this long Article, feel free to share your opinions below, I just wanted to share my opinions on TWG, I felt like TWG followers deserved to know some extra information. To all you positive TWG followers, I thank you, for you guys have fuelled our imagination, confidence and passion. To our haters, thank you for making us strive to do better, we can take some constructive criticism. And to people who decided to mock TWG making Articles to embarrass TWG, don't do it, it's not helping anyone, please stop with the ridiculous topics to mock TWG, we have done fairly well together, producing Articles much better than you may be able to write, so don't mock talent. Don't mock the hours we spend, trying to become a Reporter or Wiki Editor, you're not helping anyone, understand that. If there's one thing you take from this Article, remember that.

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Edited March 29, 2016 by Marc

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

That's it. for a while, guys! I'm in the process of writing a Kit Review but it'll take time, thanks for staying patient! :)

[stuartb 234]

Good article a thumb up!

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Good article a thumb up!

Thanks! :)

[thunderousrailgunner 1,934]

Oh so this is what happened to TWG  :mellow:

 

btw , marc , the truth about TWG is posted twice i guess  :huh:

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Oh so this is what happened to TWG  :mellow:

 

btw , marc , the truth about TWG is posted twice i guess  :huh:

Nope, those are 2 different Articles! :)

[Quarks 2,255]

Heh Heh, I guess I really did not do much as leader of TWG.

[DragonOfStorms 2,706]

That's a great summary of what happened to the TWG! Personally, I feel lost some respect for both sides during the arguments, they got nowhere.

 

I also want to point out that one of the plagiarists, who basically copy-pasted his articles (not naming any names), was actually not a part of the TWG, and Darren actually asked him to stop posting under the TWG's name!

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

That's a great summary of what happened to the TWG! Personally, I feel lost some respect for both sides during the arguments, they got nowhere.

I also want to point out that one of the plagiarists, who basically copy-pasted his articles (not naming any names), was actually not a part of the TWG, and Darren actually asked him to stop posting under the TWG's name!

Yeah, I know, I kept that in my head but I think I forgot to include it in my Article, that he was only a Candidate.

Heh Heh, I guess I really did not do much as leader of TWG.

You were a good Leader, Bro. I did my best Articles under your Leadership.

[Quarks 2,255]

Yeah, I know, I kept that in my head but I think I forgot to include it in my Article, that he was only a Candidate. You were a good Leader, Bro. I did my best Articles under your Leadership.

Same here, I posted my best stuff under my leadership too! I also guess my tenure was uneventful. 

[thunderousrailgunner 1,934]

me tenure in TWG lasted for barely two issues !! and i done only one work though !! 

[applications_tanki 129]

"3. Tanki Staff Members receive too many perks.
The announcement of Tanki's best Helpers of 2015, getting Premium for a year and XT's of their choice, sparked an outrage. People were annoyed that Tanki Staff Members, who work very hard, indulge in too many perks. To name a few, Lhamster, Issho_Fujitora and Shad0w365, are extremely hard workers and deserve every last bit of their rewards. Issho works extremely hard, occupying some of the most gruelling roles, spending hours on Wiki work, Shad0w likewise. Lhamster spends hours co-ordinating all the Reporter's Articles for us to enjoy, I, first hand, know how hard it is to write an Article, even just one. It takes hours and hours of your time, hours that these people have dedicated to the greater good of Tanki. People also think that in-game Mods are paid for Bans, total and utter lies! They get minimal for the work they do but they do it for us, we should be grateful, not critical."

 

 

Ya think? Like 1/4 of then EN mods are away right now and still get rewards

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Same here, I posted my best stuff under my leadership too! I also guess my tenure was uneventful.

 

;)

me tenure in TWG lasted for barely two issues !! and i done only one work though !!

 

You wrote that really good Poem, didn't you?

"3. Tanki Staff Members receive too many perks.The announcement of Tanki's best Helpers of 2015, getting Premium for a year and XT's of their choice, sparked an outrage. People were annoyed that Tanki Staff Members, who work very hard, indulge in too many perks. To name a few, Lhamster, Issho_Fujitora and Shad0w365, are extremely hard workers and deserve every last bit of their rewards. Issho works extremely hard, occupying some of the most gruelling roles, spending hours on Wiki work, Shad0w likewise. Lhamster spends hours co-ordinating all the Reporter's Articles for us to enjoy, I, first hand, know how hard it is to write an Article, even just one. It takes hours and hours of your time, hours that these people have dedicated to the greater good of Tanki. People also think that in-game Mods are paid for Bans, total and utter lies! They get minimal for the work they do but they do it for us, we should be grateful, not critical."

 

 

Ya think? Like 1/4 of then EN mods are away right now and still get rewards

Sorry, I didn't quite get what ya mean there, can you explain?