Join the new world

by Thedillpickl


Hi Kids!

One last article for the UIP Bulletin before it is retired. I just wanted to say the it was a helluva run for me. I never dreamed it would end like this, but what do I know, I still feel like a n00b. This is my story, the story of a guy, lost in a pretend world, that found a home among some whacked out guys in a party that shouldn't exist. United Independents? An oxymoron if there every was one.


Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

I've heard all the gay jokes. However, to me the UIP was a woman, sultry and seductive. A little less than a year ago, a young n00b wandered into this eWorld not knowing what to expect. After finding the fight button and not finding help anywhere else, a guy named Jason Welsh friended me and showed me how to play the game. He never hounded me about joining a party, we just talked. I got an eJob and 2-clicked for awhile. Soon the game was boring. Jason and some other game friends told me I should join a party. None of them tried to talk me into 'their' party. I appreciate that. I to this day find it hard to convince someone I've met here that they must join the same things I join or play the same way I play. Anyhow, I checked out some of the parties on the list in game and decided upon the UIP. I liked the fact that they accepted people with different view points. I often have a different view point. So the relationship starts.


Black Magic Woman

OK, I fell for their magic. The friendships I made at UIP made the frustrations presented by the Admins tolerable. Also they seemed to enjoy how enthused I was, getting into the Josh Frost Revolution/ Counter Revolution thing. No one ever mentioned that a n00b like me was not supposed to write articles flaming Josh, the sitting POTUS, and CRoy, his antagonist. I was having a ball and they just let me run with it.


American Woman

Pickle goes to eBolivia to fight against the eArgentinian PTO. That's when I began to realize how important it was to have friends everywhere. I found support for my cause in the UIP and SFP. I also found secret support from people who PM'ed me and said, "What the hell are you doing fighting against our ally in Bolivia. When I explained that the real life Bolivians had a right to play the game in their own eCountry just like Americans, some supported me and some didn't. A few told me I was one crazy M***** F***** and sent me tanks and food on a regular basis. The resistance finally lost steam and I moved back home to the USA and the UIP. What a trip though.


People Are Strange

We now fast forward to Athanaric and his attempt to 'fix' the UIP. Looking back now, I can see what he saw. Unfortunately his remedy for the problem of a declining membership started the most heated fights and arguments ever heard at UIP. Then throw in the suspected PTO by MedyPi and it was a free for all. That's when the n00b (me) stepped up and told people what for. I stood up and said my piece, not caring who got mad. Athanaric left the party and later left the game. Before leaving he told me two things that have kept me going thus far. First he told me not to care about winning at eRep, just do what you find that is fun here. Finally before he disappeared forever, he sent me a one-line PM on the forum. It read, "Take care of the UIP for me.". Sorry buddy, I've let you down.


Tuesday's Gone

Well, what can I say in an abbreviated history of the last year? I was handed the Secretary of Publications job when Stiltner went AWOL. Then encouraged to do it again. They asked me to be VPP. I ran for PP because I was persuaded. Went to Congress twice as a UIP Senator. Now on the eve of the UIP's possible demise I sit in an empty forum that used to be buzzing with laughter. I look at a bland IRC page, sure people idle, but they never talk much. Quite possibly my second term as PP of the UIP will be the last presidency. I feel empty, kinda like when you finally realize the first real girl friend you had is gone forever.


Stairway to Heaven

Farewell sweetheart, you were my first and only love here.