Talk:The Great Suburb Group Massacre/2013

Almost that time again

Hey y'all, since we didn't have a GSGM last year, I went ahead and created the one for 2013. It seems these normally get off the ground in late January, but I'm actually really free right after New Years. Does anyone object if I get this started shortly after the first? Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 14:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

As Aichon asked last year, do we need one this year? Most of the victims of GSGM where 1-5 man survivor groups that edited the wiki for a few weeks, then vanished from the face of the earth. There has been a distinct shortage of them ever since. I applaud your enthusiasm (and it strengthens my impression that you may be sys-op material), but I doubt that there is a need for it currently. -- Spiderzed█ 21:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Using what I call the Pitneybank test, I would say schedule it for the end of 2013, not the beginning. If you're after a horrible job, I've got one for you. --Ross Less Ness ^{Enter Stranger...} 22:49, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Although having it annually is (and I think everyone agrees on this) a terrible idea and a waste of time, I don't like the idea of having one every twelve months for two-plus years and then waiting almost thirty-six months for the next. The game (and wiki) aren't dying that rapidly, I hope. I also did read through Aichon's (and others') comments from last year, and I do think things need to be done differently this year. I think that Aichon's questions are ones that need to be discussed and addressed. But I'm of the opinion that it's better to discuss these things now and make a clear plan, rather than declare GSGM a boondoggle and shunt it off eight to twelve more months.

Other notes: I tried locating the discussion "in Iscariot's userspace" that Aichon refers to here, but I can only find this brief discussion and an even briefer one above it. Can someone point me in the right direction? And Ross, if you have any horrible jobs, feel free to drop them on my talk page and I'll see if I can get to them. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 23:05, 18 December 2012 (UTC)