Faces of Apolyton #10: DanQ (Part I)

DanQ · July 26, 2002, 22:06

Faces of Apolyton #10: DanQ (Part I):

http://apolyton.net/misc/interviews/foa_10danq.shtml

Comments welcome.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

ColdWizard · July 26, 2002, 23:09

i found it to be very interesting because of your long answers (which i find odd as i have a short attention span and don't read long posts here in the forums).

it's also interesting as you've addressed the pre-apolyton days of which i know nothing (i first got online for civ stuff in Oct 98).

1 minor nit, though. i noticed several uses of "then" that should be "than"...

/me waits eagerly for part 2

notyoueither · July 27, 2002, 00:07

Good interview. I'm glad it got slipped into the 10 spot.

But where is the polar bear question?

H Tower · July 27, 2002, 00:57

ixnay · July 27, 2002, 01:35

Excellent. Lots of interesting info, there.

Jay Bee · July 27, 2002, 04:27

Dan, the title of your scen was 'Canadian Glory'. I remember it quite well, I was already around at that tiome. It was.... uhm different

Chris 62 · July 27, 2002, 06:30

Made it to page 4 before giving up.

Ever consider writing Russian novels Dan?

Solver · July 27, 2002, 08:04

at Chris! You obviously didn't read much of those

?

Chris 62 · July 27, 2002, 10:53

The interview was like the first page of Dr Zhivago.

Try not to do such opened questions, Solver, keep your subject focused, the thing went all over the place, and included a lot of references that only old timers would grasp, you must strive for clarity.

Solver · July 27, 2002, 11:13

Thanks Chris

. However, I was pretty much expecting a long interview, and I guess all old timers would get more pleasure.

Chris 62 · July 27, 2002, 11:23

Your getting better, but so far we got zip of who Dan is, just a lot of how poly got started.

Solver · July 27, 2002, 11:34

And you'll not get much of it, either, I fear. The second part is largely about how Apolyton is now and what Dan thinks of civgames, etc.

Both your interviews, Ming and Jay Bee, focused pretty nicely on the person - I re-read the Ming interview yesterday, so it happened, I really like it.

Chris 62 · July 27, 2002, 11:47

Remember the focus when you interview, these are "get to know you" pieces, you want to meet the person, not get a history of the site, that is a different matter.

While a history of poly and how it works is of interest, it's hardly the "face" of someone, keep that in mind.

Also, when you interview, you are supposed to lead the conversation to the path you want, for example, I could have let Ming talk about advertising extensivly (which he knows inside and out from decades in the field), but that would have told you nothing about Ming, the person.

This works also with reserved people, Jay is guarded about what he says to whom, so you have to put the subject at ease, and ask leading questions.

Keep at it, your improving with each effort.

Solver · July 27, 2002, 14:10

Thanks... BTW, I will interview Locutus live, when I get around to it.

I'll now be away for about a week, so DarkCloud and others have to wait. DarkCloud is actually making an interview alone, without me

.

DarkCloud · July 27, 2002, 14:17

I got tired of waiting...

I have a few pages written up... but am unsure whether to answer questions which have not yet been asked

-
Good interview of dan

(now to check harder for spelling errors, etc

)

I love the info on the deities of Civ-net games: MikeMcCart (loved his star wars mod and others!), kwang (never knew that about him!) and others!

Good interveiw! Good job, 'The Emperor'!

I LOVE long interviews!

(and yes, of course, solver did ask some good questions

)

Solver · July 27, 2002, 14:32

Cloud, answer everything while I'm away, when I come back I'd like to see it, ask you 2 or 3 more questions, and voila. You probably answered everything I want to ask, anyway.

DarkCloud · July 27, 2002, 14:37

Okay, I'll type up some of the answers (I wrote most on a piece of paper) and reformat the ones already typed up on my computer so that they don't sprawl too much [Nay, I do not wish to annoy Chris 62

] I got a bit carried away with some of my answers

[example: 2 questions take up about 2 pages of viewing

]

Solver · July 27, 2002, 14:46

Yeah, that's a bit too much, I guess. You can also include something about your real-life, if you don't hesitate to.

Rasbelin · July 27, 2002, 23:12

Thanks very much for the insight, Dan and Solver!

The interview was interesting and just about the right length. Indeed there's several typos where Solver or Dan has mixed then and than, but that's not a severe typo mistake. Dan, did you really consult your parents when deciding if you could/should take over the control of that website?

That's almost extraordinary... Okay, perhaps not.

P.S. I: I read the whole interview, unlike poor Chris.

P.S. II: Sorry that I didn't read the interview earlier, but I have been so busy (or lazy

) lately.

Ming · July 28, 2002, 04:11

So far... a great interview. You did your homework on this one. I learned a lot by reading through it.

I look forward to part two.

notyoueither · July 28, 2002, 05:06

I am a virtual nube. I got a lot out of the first part.

I hope to get more out of 2.

Maybe there can be a 3rd about Dan, who he is, and how he escaped the hungry maw of the polar bear.

Solver · July 28, 2002, 06:54

Ming, I can't believe you're happy with the interview and appreciating my job

.

Locutus · July 28, 2002, 14:16

EXCELLENT interview

Great questions, brilliant answers!

Like Ming, I learned a lot and for that reason alone this is IMHO probably the best interview to date...

(although Chris does have a bit of a point when saying that it doesn't tell us too much about the person Dan Quick)

aaglo · July 29, 2002, 06:42

But... where's the face of Daniel Q?

Skanky Burns · July 29, 2002, 07:13

Yep, 3rd part is in order if the 2nd doesn't tell us about who Dan is.
But I did get a lot out of this.

DarkCloud · July 29, 2002, 14:01

Does the 2nd part have the user-submitted questions?

tniem · July 29, 2002, 17:23

Enjoyed having more info about the past of Apolyton, especially since it came just at the four year anniversary. But at some point, more about Dan himself would be appreciated. If they continue to be as interesting as the first one, give him three or four just to get the full story.

Skanky Burns · July 29, 2002, 21:25

Quote:

If they continue to be as interesting as the first one, give him three or four just to get the full story.

Yes, no-one said they had to be in two or less parts.

DanQ · July 29, 2002, 23:28

Thank you for the kind comments to date, everyone.

"Part 2" will be posted tomorrow (Tuesday, July 30th).

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Dan; Apolyton CS

phoenixcager · August 3, 2002, 11:41

Very interesting interview

It helps fill in some gaps about the history of Apolyton that does of us who weren't here in the beginning might not know about.

However, when's Dan going to give an interview about who he is in real life?