Author Topic: 2006 token slogan poll closed* Pre-Order yours now * (Read 23336 times)

missioncontrol · « **on:** June 12, 2006, 07:14:41 pm »

o.k. the discussion thread has gone inactive for ideas, so I'm putting a poll in place for this years token...

I have set it up for everybody to vote their top 3 favorites...

We have not ironed out if we are going for the top 2 or 1...

These are the placement for the slogans as far as I know unless there are objections, then we will be glad to hear and discuss them...

Havok · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2006, 11:17:12 pm »

For Peale's sake: Please vote for All your game are belong to us!

Santoro · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2006, 07:51:47 am »

Thanks MC. I am travelling lately and have been busy.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2006, 08:13:36 am »

Quote from: Santoro on June 13, 2006, 07:51:47 am

Thanks MC. I am travelling lately and have been busy.

I hoped you didn't think I was steping on your toes... I knew you have been busy the past few weeks...

MYX · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2006, 01:39:50 pm »

Crap, I only voted for 1. How can I do 2 other votes?

Havok · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2006, 03:03:09 pm »

Try going back up and select Remove Vote, and try again...

Timoe · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2006, 10:38:09 pm »

Looks like we have a winner. where do I order?

KevSteele · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2006, 02:08:09 pm »

We need two winners, right?

(The editor in me makes me point out that "Build. Restore. Play." has a period after each word, but that's just me picking nits. Mmmm....nits...)

Time to vote, people!

quarterback · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2006, 04:06:17 pm »

Quote from: missioncontrol on June 12, 2006, 07:14:41 pm

These are the placement for the slogans as far as I know unless there are objections, then we will be glad to hear and discuss them...

What about the "Build Restore Play" that's at the top of the "Slogan B" token?

KevSteele · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2006, 05:06:32 pm »

I wondered about the Build. Restore. Play. on the top of the slogan b token. In theory, we've got room for three slogans, I suppose.

Buddabing · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2006, 05:18:44 pm »

I'm hoping that we have top four with a runoff to top two......

KevSteele · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2006, 05:38:39 pm »

With as many choices as there are in the first ballot, I would think a run-off with the top 4-5 would be really wise idea.

Santoro · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2006, 08:20:31 pm »

I think I want 'No Cash Value" where the current Build-restore-play is.

jfunk · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2006, 08:23:36 pm »

I'm with Santoro.. I'd actually like to see a way to have JUST ONE slogan.. But it's hard with these designs.. Too many slogans makes it seem.. I don't know.. cluttered..

Anyways, I'm all for 'No Cash Value'.. And maybe 'One Credit'.. But..

However, if 'Build. Restore. Play.' wins, I like it where it is.. Then 'No Cash Value' could go on the bottom, and another slogan (not 'All your blah blah blah' please) could go on the front

Just my $0.02!!

THANX!

missioncontrol · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2006, 11:26:04 pm »

I'm in agreement with the "no cash vale" on the top of the tails and the slogan going on the bottom of the tails.....

I still like the idea of "cocktails anyone?" going on the front side of the coin.........

Kremmit · « **Reply #15 on:** June 16, 2006, 12:45:54 am »

Without the "No Cash Value", it just isn't a token. Maybe it belongs on the bottom, though- leaving the "Build. Restore. Play" where it is. Mock-ups?

KevSteele · « **Reply #16 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:14:45 am »

I gotta admit - the "Build. Restore. Play." on token b looks perfect at the top of the coin (perhaps that's why we all missed it when figuring out where the slogans would go?)

This is going to be a tough decision - we're limited by the amount of space on token a, so perhaps "Good for 1 Credit" or "1 Credit"? That still leaves us plenty of room on the bottom of token b for a long slogan.

(Although if "All Your Game Are Belong to Us" wins, I doubt I'll be buying any tokens...way too modern and "of the moment" for a retro token, IMHO.

)

Timoe · « **Reply #17 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:31:32 am »

I'm sure we've still got to fit "Arcade Controls.com" on there somewhere too.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #18 on:** June 16, 2006, 08:24:40 am »

I agree with Kev the "All your game..." does not fit well with the retro theme of this token

shardian · « **Reply #19 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:28:16 am »

I have an idea:

Make a limited edition run of "all your games are belongs to us" coins, with anyone who wants them pre-paying for their alotment so it can be ran. That way, the people who don't like it won't have to be subjected to it, and the people who truly like it can have it.

It is just too controversial to have it on the main coin IMHO.

saint · « **Reply #20 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:28:55 am »

I personally would be very happy if "All your games" doesn't make it. Santoro - will we do a top 3 run-off?

Havok · « **Reply #21 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:01:52 am »

So much for a vote...

Whenever there is a consensus vote, there are winners and losers. Usually, there is a compromise that everyone doesn't quite like, but that's what happens when multiple people are involved. I say leave it the way it is and let the chips fall where they lay.

18 people so far voted for it - that's 26% of the voters. Let's just see what happens. I personally don't like some of the slogans, but I will accept what is voted on.

KevSteele · « **Reply #22 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:20:22 am »

Havok,

The "All you games" slogan has become a galvanizing point - those who like it seem to REALLY like it, and those who don't REALLY don't.

Personally, I'm okay with any of the other slogans, but "All your games" really irks me for some reason. That's part of the problem here - the strength of the opinions for and against that particular slogan.

The vote will decide, of course. It's just that there are going to be upset people no matter how the vote turns out...

saint · « **Reply #23 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:32:17 am »

Uh... I'll be buying no matter what wins. I wasn't asking for any votes to be overturned (if Havok's comment was directed at me). I personally want the "one token" quote

However - this isn't a democracy. Santoro should go with whatever he thinks will have the most marketability, and use the voting here as a guide. If he wants to override the votes that's entirely his perogative I think.

Quote from: Havok on June 16, 2006, 10:01:52 am

So much for a vote...

Whenever there is a consensus vote, there are winners and losers. Usually, there is a compromise that everyone doesn't quite like, but that's what happens when multiple people are involved. I say leave it the way it is and let the chips fall where they lay.

18 people so far voted for it - that's 26% of the voters. Let's just see what happens. I personally don't like some of the slogans, but I will accept what is voted on.

Pasqualz · « **Reply #24 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:56:41 am »

Stupid question. When will these tokens be for sale?

?

Havok · « **Reply #25 on:** June 16, 2006, 12:11:02 pm »

My comments were not directed at any one person - sorry if I came off sounding like a jerk. I think that slogan sounds cool, even if not from a "quote" origin of a arcade\console game: I like the ideal that we've "got your game."

I'll be buying the tokens no matter what slogans are on it: I'm hooked, and you'll never see me anywhere near those places for my arcade "addiction!"

MYX · « **Reply #26 on:** June 16, 2006, 01:35:59 pm »

Quote from: missioncontrol on June 16, 2006, 08:24:40 am

I agree with Kev the "All your game..." does not fit well with the retro theme of this token

Yup. Has NO nostalgic undertones to it at all. I felt that the point of the love of all this 80's stuff was exactly that, memories of our kidhood.

Now in 20 years, I may vote on the All yer games... slogan, as it has aged and I have settled into the newness of it.

quarterback · « **Reply #27 on:** June 16, 2006, 02:04:04 pm »

Sigh. I apogize. I tried to hit reply but hit modify and mangled your post. I did not mean to. QB please repost this if I haven't managed to restore this post to it's original state.

--- saint

Quote from: KevSteele on June 16, 2006, 07:14:45 am

if "All Your Game Are Belong to Us" wins, I doubt I'll be buying any tokens

Quote from: missioncontrol on June 16, 2006, 08:24:40 am

I agree with Kev the "All your game..." does not fit well with the retro theme of this token

Quote from: shardian on June 16, 2006, 09:28:16 am

It is just too controversial to have it on the main coin IMHO.

Quote from: saint on June 16, 2006, 09:28:55 am

I personally would be very happy if "All your games" doesn't make it.

Quote from: saint on June 16, 2006, 10:32:17 am

this isn't a democracy. Santoro should go with whatever he thinks will have the most marketability, and use the voting here as a guide.

Quote from: Havok on June 16, 2006, 10:01:52 am

So much for a vote...

No ---Cleveland steamer---.

When saint weighs into this thread only because he personally doesn't like the 2nd place slogan and then suggests that Santoro should just use the vote as "a guide" so the 2nd place slogan doesn't win, then I'm not sure what the point is.

saint · « **Reply #28 on:** June 16, 2006, 02:18:26 pm »

Here's what I meant to post:

You know, this really ticks me off. I purposely don't get involved in discussions like this so as to not be perceived as trying to influence it, and the one time I do chime in with what is only my personal opinion I get dumped on for it.

This is entirely Santoro's show. He'll do whatever he deems fit. Anything I've said is only my opinion and should not be perceived as having any kind of official influence. If it wouldn't bring up cries of revisionism or censorship I'd just delete my comments altogether.

Feh.

--- saint

Quote from: KevSteele on June 16, 2006, 07:14:45 am

if "All Your Game Are Belong to Us" wins, I doubt I'll be buying any tokens

Quote from: missioncontrol on June 16, 2006, 08:24:40 am

I agree with Kev the "All your game..." does not fit well with the retro theme of this token

Quote from: shardian on June 16, 2006, 09:28:16 am

It is just too controversial to have it on the main coin IMHO.

Quote from: saint on June 16, 2006, 09:28:55 am

I personally would be very happy if "All your games" doesn't make it.

Quote from: saint on June 16, 2006, 10:32:17 am

this isn't a democracy. Santoro should go with whatever he thinks will have the most marketability, and use the voting here as a guide.

Quote from: Havok on June 16, 2006, 10:01:52 am

So much for a vote...

Quote

No ---Cleveland steamer---.

When saint weighs into this thread only because he personally doesn't like the 2nd place slogan and then suggests that Santoro should just use the vote as "a guide" so the 2nd place slogan doesn't win, then I'm not sure what the point is.

saint · « **Reply #29 on:** June 16, 2006, 02:31:17 pm »

Can I point out by the way that a runoff of the top 3 slogans would include the "All your games" slogan since it's in second place?

Nothing irritates me more than being accused of censorship...

* saint goes and mellows out now.

--- saint

Quote from: quarterback on June 16, 2006, 02:04:04 pm

No ---Cleveland steamer---.

When saint weighs into this thread only because he personally doesn't like the 2nd place slogan and then suggests that Santoro should just use the vote as "a guide" so the 2nd place slogan doesn't win, then I'm not sure what the point is.

Havok · « **Reply #30 on:** June 16, 2006, 02:43:27 pm »

It's ok - we all feel the arcade love. Now go play a game of Asteroids.

saint · « **Reply #31 on:** June 16, 2006, 02:57:36 pm »

Heh.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #32 on:** June 16, 2006, 04:07:33 pm »

can you feel the arcade love in this room.......

Havok · « **Reply #33 on:** June 16, 2006, 04:25:07 pm »

Quote from: missioncontrol on June 16, 2006, 04:07:33 pm

can you feel the arcade love in this room.......

All your arcade love are belong to us!

quarterback · « **Reply #34 on:** June 16, 2006, 06:48:19 pm »

Quote from: saint on June 16, 2006, 02:18:26 pm

You know, this really ticks me off. I purposely don't get involved in discussions like this so as to not be perceived as trying to influence it, and the one time I do chime in with what is only my personal opinion I get dumped on for it.

This isn't a slogan discussion thread where people are discussing which slogans they like and which ones they don't, this is a voting thread. But even though this is a voting thread, there are some people (which now includes you, saint) who feel the need to continue their campaign against a single slogan.

If you ("you" being anybody, not just saint) weren't interested in influencing anybody, then why post your negative feelings about this particular slogan at all? Why claim you won't buy any if that slogan wins?

If you ("you" being anybody, not just saint) just wanted to talk about how you felt about the sloganS, then why do you give no opinions about the others?

Because slogan-dicusssion isn't what you guys are interested in. You're intersted in making it very very clear that you do not want one particular slogan to win.

As I've said before, there are slogans that EVERYbody hates. EVERYbody who casts a vote feels that some slogans are better than others. But ONLY the anti "All Your Games" people feel the need to complain publicly about it. Everybody else is content to just let the anonymous voting play out... but not you guys.

I'm not accusing you of censorship, saint. I haven't seen you delete any posts in here (that I'm aware of). I'm just calling a spade a spade. As you said, you posted in this thread for one reason, to give your opinion. But you obviously were only interested in sharing your opinion about one particular slogan. Not one that you liked, not one that you hoped would win, not one that you voted for, but one you hope doesn't win.

I won't debate what your intentions were there, but you follow it up by suggesting that Santoro should determine the final token NOT based on which one might actually win the vote, but by it's marketability.

If you believe that that's what Santoro should do, then obviously Santoro should know if there's a particular slogan that people hate, right? And what better way than for people to come in and state clearly that there's one slogan that they don't think should be on the token. Surely Santoro should know what slogan will/might prevent people from buying any tokens at all and he should make his decision based on that. So if people posting opinions about what slogan they hate isn't an attempt to influence something, then I'm not sure what is.

KevSteele · « **Reply #35 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:36:42 pm »

Like I said:

"The vote will decide, of course. It's just that there are going to be upset people no matter how the vote turns out..."

Looks like you've decided to get angry early...sorry we stomped on your favorite, but I don't recall seeing any rules stating that I was not allowed to post my opinion in this thread...

Santoro · « **Reply #36 on:** June 16, 2006, 07:43:59 pm »

This is supposed to be fun people.

Here is the deal. In spirit I want this to be a a community effort. I want to use voting to test what the community wants and likes. And if the results are a token that has a good chance of selling enough that I break even at least, or make a little money hopefully, then it's cool.

The truth is this though. I am putting my own cash on the line and if the resulting slogans from voting were "GAmiNg is kEwl" and "MAme iz the RoxXors" I would appeal to the group's better judgement and request other options, or simply chose not to risk my cash on such Lame tokens.

I have no problem debating the slogans in this poll. I think it is healthy, and can cause no harm. Voting is anonymous so no one is going to vote for appearances sake.

IMHO "All your game"... is too inside. 50% of the gamers who see it say "WTF?" Every person who visits your house to play games will say "Dude the grammar on these tokens is effed up, did you import these from Japan or something?" Regardless, I am 90% sure that I will reluctantly live with it if it wins.

If you have similar feelings about other slogans feel free to discuss it here as well. I think open discussion on the pros and cons of candidate slogans is very constructive.

So.... putting all that aside, am I the only one who is worried that slogan may not fit in the available slots? I honestly didn't expect it to place so I didn't mention it earlier. If it is too crowded-looking we may need to pass it up anyway and make this all moot.

Nevermind - I see it fits up above.

Oh, and I am OK with 'No Cash Value' wherever, as long as it appears.

Timoe · « **Reply #37 on:** June 16, 2006, 08:46:30 pm »

I think we should re-vote now to include

"MAme iz the RoxXors"

or

~MAmE 1s teh RoxX0rZ"]

"My MAME Cab is M0R3 L33ter TH4N U!"

^yous guys are the awesome.

Santoro · « **Reply #38 on:** June 16, 2006, 08:50:15 pm »

Santoro · « **Reply #39 on:** June 16, 2006, 08:51:45 pm »

@11 yoor G@m3 r BL0ng 2 Us.


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allright... it's time to pick the 2006 slogan going on this years token... 3 votes per person

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