@Paradise ╱╲❆: anyway, You've been here for some time, I checked your modlog earlier and you were drivered back in 2016
@Paradise ╱╲❆: why tf have you stayed here so long?
@deetah: That's a good question, especially looking at who I'm dealing with every day (jk ly guys). Uh I mean, not to get all sappy but it really is because Surv does hold a special place in my heart, being my first room
@deetah: When I joined the people were really friendly (DL, PPQ, Zeo, miss them), and they helped me out a lot and showed me how things work
@Paradise ╱╲❆: how do things work?
@Paradise ╱╲❆: because I'm still trying to figure that out
@deetah: Honestly same. But all I can really say is... shitposting, shitposting, and more shitposting
@Paradise ╱╲❆: shitposting is a lifestyle here, was there anything that drew you to Survivor in the first place? you mentioned the people got you to stay, but something must have made you decide to click that join button before not knowing anything about the room.
@deetah: Oof that's thinking wayyy back now... I remember when I first joined PS I used to hang out in Tours for the most part, when I finally started going through the list of rooms. I saw Survivor's roomdesc and thought it sounded cool so I joined
@deetah: I saw it was based on luck and I liked that a lot because it meant I didn't need to do a lot of effort or come up with some crazy strategy to win (lol) unlike other game rooms
@deetah: I liked the chill atmosphere and the overall vibe and it just seemed like a cool place to hang and roll some dice
@Paradise ╱╲❆: That was back in the terrible roomdesc days
@Paradise ╱╲❆: Pretty sure Swirl wrote it
@deetah: Interesting
@Paradise ╱╲❆: anyway, looking at your auth card, you've certainly been busy
@Paradise ╱╲❆: what's the story with how you got involved with all these other rooms?
@Paradise ╱╲❆: I still think I have some of your giveaway mons from the wifi room when I still cared about cartridge pokemon
@deetah: Aha yes I have... Surprisingly I was only in Survivor until around May(??) 2018 until I started branching out to other rooms. Yeah I did join Wi-Fi for a short period of time when I was more into playing the Pokemon games, but I lost interest of that
@deetah: I was also involved with a private room for a bit and a friend of mine from there invited me to join Cosmo, thinking it would be the type of room I would like, and he was quite right
@deetah: I joined YT because an old friend of mine (Zero Lux Given) used to be RO there and I thought I would check it out
@deetah: And it was pretty cool and so I decided to stick around
@deetah: Nothing special about why I joined Cafe lol, I only joined to congratulate cc & Cinna on mod and I never actually left so
@deetah: But yeah they're all pretty cool rooms with a chill atmosphere and fun to hang in
@Paradise ╱╲❆: does your chat and moderation style change at all from room to room?
@deetah: Hmm yeah I think it does. It really depends on who you staff with honestly
@deetah: And the type of room for sure
@deetah: And of course the users... There's a lot of factors involved
@Paradise ╱╲❆: what would be something you'd moderate in a room like cosmo vs. a room like survivor?
@deetah: Well for example as you said before shitpost is a lifestyle in Survivor, so sometimes I do have to be a bit stricter if that's the word just to balance out everything and help keep everything in line, whereas Cosmo is a bit more structured so I can just... tone it down
@deetah: Each room has their own style per se that works for them
@Paradise ╱╲❆: which styles do you prefer?
@Paradise ╱╲❆: not saying to name names, but I'm always interested in why and how people decide to mod
@deetah: Honestly it depends on my mood. At times I prefer more fast-paced policy that Survivor offers, other times I prefer the more lax policy style
@Paradise ╱╲❆: Survivor never struck me as a fast paced policy room, so it's good to know there're rooms that are slower.
@Paradise ╱╲❆: Enough of the fake business, time for stuff that actually matters. The Sabres are only a game back of having a wild card spot. Before they inevitably collapse and become the sabres of old, why are they so good this year?
@deetah: They've had really good players this year; specifically Jeff Skinner, Jack Eichel, Dahlin, and even Reinhart & Ristolainen have been doing pretty decent
@deetah: Most of the players have contributed at least a bit, and in order to function as a team you obviously need more than one or two players doing the work
@deetah: Which is how it has been in past years, one or two players scoring, floppy defense, and a laughable goaltender
@deetah: Glad to see the change this year
@Paradise ╱╲❆: so what, give it like 10 more games and then they'll throw?
@deetah: lol probably, you know our motto, disappointed but not surprised
@Paradise ╱╲❆: Life of being a Buffalo sports fan, and Buffalo hasn't exactly been given a lot of gifts as it is
@Paradise ╱╲❆: I noticed you've been spriting a lot more of late. Have you always been into pixel art or is it on the newer side of your interests?
@deetah: I actually got into spriting a year or two ago, but I never really picked it back up again until over this past summer. It became a good hobby for me and it honestly helps me alleviate stress to just sit there and come up with something cool
@deetah: I was pretty bad at first but after quite a bit of practice I was able to figure out some tricks and now I am able to sprite from scratch and am making money off of it so it's awesome
@Paradise ╱╲❆: that's pretty sweet, now's a good time to insert that plug for your spriting thread: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/deetahs-sprite-thread.3637551/
@Paradise ╱╲❆: what would you say was the most challenging sprite you've had to do so far?
@deetah: Haha thanks man. Probably the sprite I did for explodingdaisies. It was a challenge for sure but I am really pleased with how it turned out, and I even made money off of it so it's all great in the end n.n (https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/trainers-custom/explodingdaisies.png)
@Paradise ╱╲❆: I was going to list that as my favourite one that you've done so far, so good choice
@Paradise ╱╲❆: Are there any other hobbies you want to let the people know about?
@deetah: Well people who know me know that I really love animals; specifically cats. I occasionally volunteer at an animal shelter near me and it's a fun hobby for me to care for the animals there
@Paradise ╱╲❆: would you say cats are your favorite animal?
@deetah: Yes, tigers, cheetahs, lions, normal domesticated cats. All of em
@Paradise ╱╲❆: do you own a cat already?
@deetah: Of course, 4 to be exact :)
@Paradise ╱╲❆: pics or it didn't happen
@deetah: Certainly, one moment
@deetah: https://vgy.me/IClSqd.jpg
@deetah: https://vgy.me/23wRLW.jpg
@deetah: https://vgy.me/Ib1Xxy.jpg
@deetah: https://vgy.me/JiXBwe.jpg
@deetah: There we are
@Paradise ╱╲❆: good looking group for sure
@Paradise ╱╲❆: what are you thoughts on toxoplasma gondii and do you think your cats have spread them to you?
@Paradise ╱╲❆: aka the first thing that every dog lover talks about the second they run into a cat person
@deetah: Totally didn't have to look that up... Uhh sounds scary
@deetah: Guess I'll just have to hope for the best if that's the case o.o
@Paradise ╱╲❆: same, I'll pass you a video sometime soon
@deetah: Geee thanks
@Paradise ╱╲❆: cats v dogs was like the first argument on the internet, so there's a bunch of people arguing about it
@Paradise ╱╲❆: before we end the interview, I'm going to roll out a few of the less terrible user submitted questions
@Paradise ╱╲❆: so maybe like 2 tops
@deetah: lmao
@Paradise ╱╲❆: couple of folks asked about which themes you like and which ones you hate, so give me like your top 3 and bottom 3
@deetah: Mmm well I think for my top 3 I'd have to go with dexterity, hide and seek tag, and chase the ace. They're all pretty simple and common sense and with Surv themes, simple = better
@Paradise ╱╲❆: hide and seek tag is definitely the best theme ever created
@Paradise ╱╲❆: next to poles
@deetah: Least favorites are super survivor bros, ttp, and probably day of the week
@deetah: ttp honestly wasn't bad but it was just so overplayed
@deetah: Day of the week is too complicated
@deetah: And super survivor bros doesn't need an explanation
@Paradise ╱╲❆: yeah, I think dotw could definitely use a rework
@Paradise ╱╲❆: how would you change it to make it better?
@deetah: I think it has a lot of elements that are just not needed at all under many of the days. I think each day can be kept and rotated to as it currently is, but rework each day individually to something much simpler
@deetah: For example, having a totally other theme incorporated into Sunday is just off and confusing
@deetah: I would definitely have to think about it more but there's definitely improvements to be made
@Paradise ╱╲❆: funny, Sunday's like the one day I like
@Paradise ╱╲❆: I think the most annoying thing for me is how AI gets toggled on and off for no reason
@deetah: Yeah that's another issue
@Paradise ╱╲❆: Are there any other themes you think we should revisit or rework?
@deetah: Hmm.. Maybe prisoner's dilemma if any but for the most part they're pretty good
@Paradise ╱╲❆: Alright, the last question comes from one of the slightly weaker BD ROs
@Paradise ╱╲❆: why is your username deetah?
@deetah: deetah is actually my childhood nickname. As a young baby, I used to spin around in one of those chairs for babies while yelling "deetah deetah deetah" and it just stuck as a nickname for me. Not exactly the most exciting backstory, I know
@Paradise ╱╲❆: that's better than the cheetah thing I thought you were going to say
@deetah: lol
@Paradise ╱╲❆: alright, now it's time for a very fun meta question from me
@Paradise ╱╲❆: what do you wish I asked you during this interview?
@Paradise ╱╲❆: is there anything else you want to cover in other words
@deetah: I think you covered the bases pretty well, I guess I'll conclude this by saying thanks to the cool people of Surv for keeping the room a fun place to hang out in o7
@deetah: And thanks to Para for being a cool interviewer
@Paradise ╱╲❆: yeah, no worries, this was fun
@Paradise ╱╲❆: thanks for taking the time out and giving the people their deetah interview that they wanted
@deetah: o7