posted June 10, 2003 01:58 PM            

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Hopefully, when we roll out the PUI volunteer program, you'll be able to update your own volunteer profile, so you won't have to rely on anyone else to update stuff like your location anymore!

Thanks anyway though,

Dave Schwimmer

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posted June 19, 2003 06:23 PM            

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Originally posted by ScythKing:
I just got an email today asking for volunteers to man the Nintendo booths at Origins and Gencon. They're looking for 2 hr shifts and willing to give out a promo and 6 packs of Pokemon EX cards per hour or something like that.
basically they want professors and such to demo the game and teach.

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posted June 19, 2003 08:00 PM            

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Originally posted by ScythKing:
[edit: This was not a public announcement. They sent it to who they wanted to get it. Don't post private communications without approval!! -Pop]

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"Greeting Pokemon Professors" does not strike me as a private communication. I wasn't aware that his email was at the bottom but I fail to see that it's that big a deal - course it wouldn't be the first time I failed to grasp the severity of a situation. Perhaps you guys are concerned that if he gets an email mini-flood he will stop listening altogether.
Not to be a jerk about it but I don't really think I need anyone's permission to publish anything that is sent to me unless confidentiality is requested which it was not. We're professors of a card game - not a secret society with mumbo jumbo and recognition handshakes. This was Pokemon news and I published it as such. Mostly because of the hours requested I doubt there will be enough Professors to fill 'em - especially with all the socializing and events to be part of!

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posted June 19, 2003 08:07 PM            

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Originally posted by ScythKing:
[edit: This was not a public announcement. They sent it to who they wanted to get it. Don't post private communications without approval!! -Pop]

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"Greeting Pokemon Professors" does not strike me as a private communication. I wasn't aware that his email was at the bottom but I fail to see that it's that big a deal - course it wouldn't be the first time I failed to grasp the severity of a situation. Perhaps you guys are concerned that if he gets an email mini-flood he will stop listening altogether.
Not to be a jerk about it but I don't really think I need anyone's permission to publish anything that is sent to me unless confidentiality is requested which it was not. We're professors of a card game - not a secret society with mumbo jumbo and recognition handshakes. This was Pokemon news and I published it as such. Mostly because of the hours requested I doubt there will be enough Professors to fill 'em - especially with all the socializing and events to be part of!

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posted June 20, 2003 04:10 AM            

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Originally posted by NoPoke:
MTM's number is 1-800-GO-WEEDLE

oops

but seriously most company emails I get have a disclaimer at the bottom about virus's, confidentiality and opinions expressed by the sender. Was this present?

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Nope - nada. Seemed like a very informal letter. I think there's just a bit of paranoia with some of the others here - they've been holding their breath too long.

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posted June 20, 2003 08:33 AM            

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Originally posted by WizPoG_Pop:
Especially his e-mail address!

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posted June 20, 2003 10:21 AM            

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Originally posted by farbsman:
I was wondering if anyone had heard anything from Nintendo other then that there application for organizing tournaments had been recieved.

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Hehehe... guess I am quoting myself Anyway, I talked to Jimmer from Pokemon-USA on the phone yesterday. He said that anyone who sent in aps to become TO for Nintendo will be hearing from them in about 3-4 weeks. They are not wanting to step on Wizards toes while Wizards still has the license to run OP. He also said that even if you were not accepted they would email you and let you know this.

I told him about my problems at the stores I run league at getting cards to sell and told him about my call to one of the dealers that Nintendo had given to me to contact and he forwarded me to Dean at nintendo who is in charge of sales. Dean said that they had given me the list of Video Game Dealers and not the list for the TCG dealers. He said that he would make sure that customer service knew the difference so that the mistake wouldn't be made again in case other stores needed to get the stuff. I was told this info would only be given to stores, not individuals. The distributor I talked to required a tax ID #, a copy of the merchant certificate with the tax id on it, pics of the outside of the store, and a credit card number to charge stuff to. Pretty much the same thing Wizards had required.

Jimmer was still unsure if they would be distributing the OP stuff directly from Pokemon USA or through there card distributors. I told him I thought that going through them (pokemon usa) would allow them to know where the leagues are run instead of trying to get all the dealers to keep track who they sent it out to. He said they would keep that in mind. He couldn't give me any info on when leagues would be starting until Wizards was done with there OP.

I found all this information very pleasing and it did show they had plans in place for OP, they just couldn't release info on it until Wizards is finished with there part of OP. Hope this helps anyone that had questions. Nintendo is wanting to support small stores and large chains. The way it sounds, as long as you want it at your store, you can get it if the store owner wants to.

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I found all this information very pleasing and it did show they had plans in place for OP, they just couldn't release info on it until Wizards is finished with there part of OP. Hope this helps anyone that had questions. Nintendo is wanting to support small stores and large chains. The way it sounds, as long as you want it at your store, you can get it if the store owner wants to.

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Excellent, very excellent. Praise Nintendo! No sarcasm, i'm serious, this is great news! My worries are disappearing.

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