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Jan-16-2006 23:44

this is jwonie here, and I'm just getting back in the saddle after a year or so break from Sleuth. For all you players who have yet to affiliate with an agency, and are looking for the next elevator to the top, i suggest you hitch a ride with this one. R. Steele Detective Agency wants you!

Jan-19-2006 14:43

WARNING!!! jswonie2 has stolen from a past agency, where he was director. Do NOT join this agency unless you are careful. I do not want to see someone taken advantage of. This is my BIGGEST pet peeve.

Jan-19-2006 18:31

wow, ok, slow down here. let's take these in order. first cfm, before you start "coming after me too", realize i am not a headhunter. I had a friendly conversation with a detective who mentioned how she too had had trouble with finding recruits to start an agency, wasn't having any fun, and finally gave up and joined a bigger agency. I mentioned that was welcome if she wanted to be co-director at my agency if she ever felt like it. end of story. Please refrain from threatening me for making a harmless gesture.

ok, next, R. Anstett, im sorry if you felt what i said was some how gutless, immature, or unprofessional. I did not realize that by that passing comment i was "going into discussions about hiring" someone. Thank you for the advice, but, maybe i just don't understand what you mean by the skills i apparently am so unsure of, and this goes for your entire message, perhaps some ropes perhaps you and cfm missed out on were getting your point across to people in a civil manner.

finally, R. Sweets. I understand how seeing people being taken advantage would bother you, it bothers me too. It's true, and before anyone else trys to undermine me or impinge my character, i'd like to explain what R. Sweets is talking about. I have a brother, 3 years younger than me. Around two years back, after i had started playing for a while, i did something to make my brother really mad at me, i don't remember what. he wanted to get back at me, so while i was at a friends house, he logged on to my character and did everything he could to mess up my game, including stealing money and items from my agency and then resigning me from that agency, and sending rude messages to people. when i got back, i logged on to find a slew of angry pm's and did not know what in the world had happened. Now i was kind of thinking about taking a break, so i was more upset he had made all the people in my agency so mad, but i didn't have the time or energy to explain what had happened.

Jan-19-2006 18:37

cont.

now did one person give me a chance to explain what happened then or now? no. not everyone who plays sleuth is like that, but a few of you take it a little too seriously and forget to put yourself in the other persons position. i was an active, helpful member of fat kitten until one day i decided i hated everyone and wanted to ruin the agency? how much sense does that make? When i decided i felt like trying sleuth again, i guess i had thought that maybe people would have calmed down a little, and i could start playing again.

so, if anyone thinks i have done something wrong, hurt someone, or anything like that, in the future, just send me a private message letting me know what you think is going on, and your feelings about it. Honest, i'm a nice guy who, two years ago, had an immature jerk of a brother.

Jan-19-2006 19:39

jwonie, my comments were not about your days in Fat Kitten, that would have been long before my time.

I am trying very hard to ensure that Mojo is an active agency, with good detectives that are treated fairly. I want to be on good terms with our competition. I want to help out as needed.

You say that you were having a conversation with one of our detectives and mentioned hiring them. That is what I am talking about. I have told other directors in the past that they are free to talk to our detectives, but after they have talked to me. I have told all of our detectives that they are free to explore other options if they are unsatisifed at Mojo. All I ask is that everyone treat it like an adult. Be open, honest and upfront about it.

I dislike responding in PM to public comments, I think that people who do that are trying to hide something. I am glad to talk about this with you if you want, now that we have both made a comment here on it.

Once again, I think that you can do a good job, especially if you are an experienced player. Mojo welcomes new agencies to London all the time. Come on by and give us some friendly competition. Just follow a few rules of ettiquette.

Jan-19-2006 20:04

i understand your concerns, and i appreciate your response. please understand i wasn't trying to be dishonest, rude or underhanded, i just wasn't aware of the ettiquette. I see how you think responding in PM to public comments appears like someone is trying to hide something, but realize i dislike responding in public comments to PMs. I would think that also would be ettiquette. anyway, i hope this can be put behind us and we can resume friendly competition.

Jan-20-2006 06:41

I look forward to it.

Jan-20-2006 13:56

I am interested in joining your agency if you hve any slots available