There. That's better. To be frank, if you have no interest in beta testing, Bug Squishing day won't mean diddly squat. Now, for those that ARE interested in beta testing; Bug Squishing day is a very special, if largely symbolic day that was inspired by the Ubuntu development team's similar pseudo-holiday (whose name escapes me at the moment). It essentially glorifies the tireless efforts of our beta testers for a bug free Zelda Classic while at the same time beckoning those on the sidelines to join in, if they can. So, as I said earlier, it's largely symbolic. It's power rests on the the shoulders of the beta testers.If the beta testers fall silent, so too does Bug Squishing Day.
So, why even have it? Good question! I suppose there's no need to have it, really, if we were all automatons, hellbent on optimizing lines of code. But we aren't. We're gamers (ex or otherwise), we like to have FUN. And so I, with input from the rest of the staff, conceived Bug Squishing Day. The goal is to doll up the admittedly tedious task of reporting bugs with the trappings of festivity! To make it F-U-N fun, for at least one day out of each month until the development cycle ends.
Of course, we can't do this alone. The first thing we'll need is what any good party does: some promotional materials, to get the word out. To this end, we'd like some volunteers to craft some userbars and (small) banners. They don't have to be too fancy, but looking sharp would be a definite plus. The next thing we'll need, of course, is participants.I'm not going to go around hounding anybody with a sign-up sheet, but at least a few participants in our first ever Bug Squishing day would be nice. If this really starts to take off, there may be stuff added on to it in the future, but that only happens if there are enough participants. So please, come with a good attitude and let's get out there and crush some bugs! The first one is marked for the 15th of October on the community calender. Be there, or be square!
Any questions, comments, or promotional contributions are welcome, so don't be shy. I won't bite, I promise.
