*IMPORTANT!* To ALL participants, your interview has been pushed back 1 week later due to:
http://z15.invisionfree.com/UCPSB/index.php?showforum=19
Sorry about that. To participants who sign up AFTER the time of this edit (Aug. 22, 5:45 GMT), your dates will already be adjusted accordingly.

NEXT AVAILABLE TIME SLOT IS MID-LATE NOVEMBER 2007
Please follow the guidelines or else I won't accept your request. Thanks.


Guidelines

1. Questions will be divided into two categories: Personal and UCPSB/PS-Related.

2. Participants will be selected on a first-come/first-serve basis. You must PM me if you are interested in participating, otherwise I won't add you to the list. You must also PM me if you want to drop out completely for whatever reason. If you want to switch time slots with someone else, PM me and I'll arrange it. If a swap can't be found but you don't want to drop out either, I can offer to push you back to the bottom of the current list but you'd have to let me know before your turn came up.

3. One participant will be then selected per week from the list based on the order in which they PM'd me, unless they opt out afterwards.

4. Every Wednesday, the interviewee due up next will be revealed to the board. At this time, members will have 2 days to submit additional specific questions based on either category. I would prefer you PM the questions to me so the participant can receive all the questions at the same time when I send him/her the interview. Please keep the questions decent (i.e. not vulgar). While I'll allow joking questions to an extent, I will not accept questions that border on flaming. User-submitted questions are anonymous, so don't be afraid to submit! It makes the interview much more interesting.

Note: While you can tell people that you signed up, I think it's more interesting for both you and them if they don't know the whole list of participants in advance. Either way, it's your choice whether you want to reveal yourself prematurely or not.

5. After the 2 days have passed, I will send the interview to the participant on Friday afternoon and they will have the rest of the day and the weekend to finish it and PM the completed version back to me. I will then post the completed interview on Monday in a separate (hopefully stickied) thread.

Finally, I'd like participants who are genuinely interested in taking part and who would be able to take some time out of their weekend to complete the interview. Please attempt to answer questions seriously unless the question is meant to be joking. Also, as an interviewee, you must be comfortable answering basic personal questions (e.g. where do you live, age, etc.). The more personal questions are optional (e.g. name, weight, etc.). You can leave these blank if you don't feel like answering them.




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Ok, I hope that didn't sound too complicated. I'm sorry if there are mistakes, because I'm typing all this at nearly 6 am (yes, I haven't slept yet). If there's anything unclear, just ask.



Unlike the participant-specific questions that should be PM'd to me, you can submit questions directly in this thread that you'd like to see every participant answer. Keep it clean please.

Current Base Question Set

Profile
Real Name [optional]:
Age:
Gender:
Birth date:
Born (location):
Resides (location):
Race/Ethnicity [optional]:
Eye Colour:
Hair Colour:
Height [optional]:
Weight [optional]:
Glasses/Contacts? (‘Yes/No’) [optional]:
Religious Views [optional]:
Political Views [optional]:

Personal
* How many brothers and sisters do you have?
* What is your favourite colour? Number? Ice cream flavour?
* What other are some of your favourite activities, hobbies and interests outside pen spinning?
* What are your favourite TV shows? Movies?
* What type of music do you listen to?
* What are some of the ways you relax?
* What things motivate you?
* Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
* What would be your ideal career?
* If you had $1 million, how would you spend it?
* How would your ideal day play out?
* If you had to rate your life on a scale from 1-10, what would be your current rating?
* How do others describe you in real life? How do you view yourself?
* What qualities do you admire in a person?
* Who do you consider to be your personal hero(es) and why?

PS & UCPSB
* Which hand do you spin with? Which hand do you write with?
* How long have you been spinning?
* What motivated you to take up pen spinning as a hobby?
* What was the first trick you learnt? Combo?
* What is your favourite trick? Combo?
* Which spinner(s) do you look up to and why?
* How did you find UCPSB and what motivated you to join?
* Who is your best friend at UCPSB?
* What is your take on the current state and future of UCPSB? Do you have any recommendations that you personally feel would improve the board? If so, what?
* In your own words, how would you describe “pen spinning” to an outsider?
* What is some advice you have for new spinners?
* Aside from fun and enjoyment, are there any other reasons you spin? If so, what?
* What is your take on the current state of pen spinning? Do you have any predictions as to its future? In your opinion, what are some things spinners should do in order for the art to succeed?
* Would you rather have pen spinning become mainstream or remain underground? Why?
* What is your general opinion of pen modifications?
* What is your general opinion of pen spinning collaborations?
* What is your general opinion of pen spinning battles?
* What is your general opinion of pen spinning gatherings?
* What is your take on pen spinning leagues and tournaments in general? What did you think about the World Tournament earlier this year?

I still feel that it souldn't be first come first serve basis... it'd be more interesting if you just picked the most well known or most fun person from the list of people who PM's you.... like if some random n00b PM's you first, should he get the first interview?? that just doesnt make sense to me <_<

Makes sense to me. The most popular/fun people aren't always the most interesting, and we still have every Wednesday of the year.

i doubt any noob applied; they wouldn't know what this is about anyway, and also I think he did this to avoid people complaining that they didn't get picked first.

you should just pick people randomly & pm them to see if theyre interested

The people who signed up are well-known anyway...and like Zombo said, I don't want disputes later on, that's why it's first-come/first-serve.

The next participant is Mats.

I had to rush this a bit because Mats is leaving next Wednesday. You can now PM me additional questions (PS or off-topic) you'd like to ask Mats and I'll tack them onto the interview if they're not already on there. The deadline to submit additional questions is about 24 hours from now.

To everyone else who signed up: your dates are still the same, so don't worry.

Sent Qs

This is a great idea. This is also going to be a lot of fun!

I sent questions a few minutes ago.

Ballin'.

Sent my question.

Mats' interview is now up:
http://z15.invisionfree.com/UCPSB/index.php?showtopic=8325

His sudden departure meant I was forced to send him his interview earlier than usual (he signed up first). He'll end up being featured for more than a week because I decided to post his interview early. I did this as a tribute since he has just left UCPSB indefinitely. The interview sheds more light on the type of person Mats was, and hopefully it'll help us all remember him.

That was pretty nice. I didn't notice he was that calm, or atleast he felt calm.

anyway, very nice you guys, enjoyed reading the Q&A, kinda what i expected, but it was fairly pleasant, and im looking forward to the next one!

The next participant is Eso.

You can now PM me additional questions (PS or off-topic) you'd like to ask Eso and I'll tack them onto the interview if they're not already on there. The deadline to submit additional questions is this Friday evening (EST).

Can't wait.

I still haven't received the questions. :unsure:

'Last Activity: Aug 17 2007, 04:41 PM
User's local time Aug 19 2007, 10:34 PM
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I think that's the reason the little fuck didn't get send you the questions yet?

Ouch, Mats. I thought I knew you... :(

Yep, sorry about that.

To ALL participants (including the person I messaged today), your interview has been pushed back 1 week later

http://z15.invisionfree.com/UCPSB/index.php?showforum=19

Sorry again.

Note: User-submitted questions are anonymous. I'm only mentioning this because I didn't get many submitted questions for Eso.

(I just sent him the interview so it's too late to submit now, but please remember for future participants. It's what users submit that make the interview more interesting, or else every interview will be generic. Thanks)

Eso's interview is now up. I only put his up early because I received it early and also because there was no interview during the prior week. Future interviews will still be posted on Mondays.

so very good answers by eso. good luck with your future endeavors. I'm not sure what you're gonna do when you're bored at work though... :dunno:

nice interviews :) good work!

Thanks. I'll just spin when I'm bored. As of now, I spend about 50% of my working time on UCPSB. D: D: D: I stopped posting as much as the first step towards breaking away. :grin:

[quote]27. Why are you leaving UCPSB?
I need to focus on my life. I need to move out, get a new car, and all these other things. Besides, UCPSB has been taking up a ton of my time this past 1 ½ years. I think it’s time to move on. Of course, I’ll still be spinning and I’ll still manage RMX. I just don’t want to be distracted any further with UCPSB.
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wjhat the duce?

The next participant is kensai.

You can now PM me additional questions (PS or off-topic) you'd like to ask kensai and I'll tack them onto the interview if they're not already on there. The deadline to submit additional questions is this Friday evening (EST). So please submit.

:clap: :clap: :clap:

:no: :no: :no:

The next participant is rookee (lordbojo).

You can now PM me additional questions (PS or off-topic) you'd like to ask rookee and I'll tack them onto the interview if they're not already on there. The deadline to submit additional questions is this Friday evening (EST) so please submit.

Come on, people, submit questions please. I've only received questions from 1 person so far. I know a lot of people have questions for bojo, especially when it comes to the Battle Zone. He said he'll accept any type of question.

Oh fux it's my turn.