funny but awsome trait

[Kull]

576(?) distinct buildings * 20 distinct factions which might build them =

<me gives up and uses calculator>

11500+ short descriptions, "many" of which are written by one guy. In his shoes, I would certainly start putting in joke ones just to escape the drudgery of it all. Even if only one in ten is a joke, that's over a thousand jokes to come up with. Not every one is going to be a gem. So far I've enjoyed the ones I've come across.

That's a very interesting post, in a number of ways. Not only are there a LOT of short building descriptions (and don't forget units), but there's a huge amount of OTHER things going on as well. So if somebody inserts a bit of humor here and there, even those EB members who might not care for it have basically two choices - write a few thousand humorless ones themselves (you can imagine how many volunteers are just dying to do THAT!), or stay focused on their own tasks and recognize the short descripts for what they are, a minor piece of the Vast Tapestry That Is EB.

A few other things that people would do well to bear in mind:

1) I keep hearing references to the monolitic entity known as the EB Team. Believe me, it's a diverse group who's opinions are occasionally in near-violent conflict. And it's safe to say that many features you see in EB (and take for granted) have caused one team member or another to be almost violently ill at the thought of their inclusion in the Mod. But for the most part we focus on the big picture and getting things done. So are there some members who hate poo jokes? Probably. Is it enough of a problem that they would flee the mod or demand changes? No.

2) We are also not a highly centralized dictatorship, and that means every element that enters into EB does not pass through a rigorous unitary control point. A lot of what we do DOES go through a pretty serious, decentralized peer review process (f/e the nit picking over new units can be almost painful to watch), but it's always different people reviewing different areas of the mod. And when there are major issues, the team as whole will vote for one of several outcomes - and rest assured the results are rarely "blow outs". So we disagree, we delegate, we review each others work with varying degrees of formality.....and it all works. But it will never be mistaken for "efficient", much less "perfect". AND......the results of our efforts will NEVER please everybody.