Jehar was practically begging (asking multiple times) for people who would be interested in guest commentating on the shoutcast or helping with Tastyspleen advertising. Fulgore sprang to my mind initially because A: he's funny (subjective, but that can't be discussed since he got shat on too quick to be given a chance), B: he has a longass history in Quake 2, C: he has actual experience in being a commentator for Capcom games over the radio.
Tastyspleen Shoutcast reminds me of EnemyTerritory.tv casts, done in the same professional 'standard' style. This definitely isn't Fulgore's style - he's a lot more fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants comedy style. I thought, personally, it would make a good contrast with Jehar's professional 'stiffness' and might attract more people (or another demographic) to the shoutcast itself. Let's be honest, Quake 2 has been a dying game for a long, long time. Every year more and more mods die, more and more people leave for other games, and the community shrinks further and further. Bringing in more people is a difficult thing to do when you're trying to balance accessibility with attractability. Tastyspleen's well within its rights to reject anyone they want, but in this case, I think you guys fucked yourself out of probably the only person with experience who would have applied because you couldn't handle the word 'nigga' being used by a black man.
Pro-tip: he doesn't need white guys on the internet defending him from himself.
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