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Um WOW

Remember the old Spam Confessions bullshit?

BrobyDDark said
Would you stop threatening people and take your bullshit elsewhere?

The fuck is this shit?

Things I'm Glad aren't in RPG Anymore

lel myspace

It's retrofuturistic.

>makes an autoplay...

Demon from Hell doesn't cover this. Maybe ambitious cultist achiever of Azathoth.

Dervish said
I wasn't even aware music players were a thing on old guild."Omg this is totally my theme song, it's like it was written about me until I find one edgier. <3 <3"Fucking gag.

Like the Posting History comment(I've significantly improved in my character and writing since that 20th post ago you can't see anymore, really), the Music Player thing was a joke. I don't think we had those. Much to our luck.

I did go to an old RP forum that added them, though. That was fucking horrible. Best part: Jumping to a page and my computer unexpectedly screaming its death rattle. You don't actively think about the volume button until you go to places with auto-background music and video ads.
Good thing I didn't go there when I was at a library.

Um WOW

ImANargleHunter said
You aren't my mom. :/ You can't tell me what to do.

The proper way to have responded is:
"R u my mummy? No? GTFO"

I can't see the original list. This is surprisingly frustrating. Can you post it again?
Does that get us banned?

Problems with partners...

Dervish said
Pie is a superior pastry to cake.

What about cookie pie?
Have you tried cake shots?

Problems with partners...

Brovo said
...

(To explain my older post:)
Yeah, I know what the next paragraph was. I'm just pointing out how the previous one read. Offensive actions = bad, saying it's offensive is an automatic discouragement, even if you say they weren't in the wrong (unless acting offensive or obnoxious is the point, but that's a tangent).

I don't agree that questioning one's actions is the same as questioning their character (which was meant to be the main point, my bad if the post got disjointed, thar); it contradicts an essential part of debate etiquette. One can criticize someone's actions without it inherently out to offend the other party, and the other party can take the criticism of their actions without automatically being offended.

E.g. If a friend pulls you aside from a conversation to point out you did something dickish, they're not saying you're a dick. They're trying to prevent the same mistake again, and probably doing you a favor in whatever social graces in future.
(Though, I'll admit, it helps that this example's done aside public discussion, and not among it. The thread shiz got the latter treatment.)

And, on that note, criticizing an RP'ers bio is indirectly criticizing what they do, because they wrote and usually spent time on that bio. Pointing out a flaw in the bio is pointing out something wrong with their writing or their writing skills. Criticizing how they play or act is directly criticizing what they do. That (usually) doesn't state they're a bad player. Or, at least, a bad person.

Not saying it's wrong to be offended, I get why that happened. I just don't agree with the earlier point you made. About how to debate or discuss a disagreed point or action.

EDIT: I should say, though, that it seems we're actually mostly of agreement (albeit in different words). I didn't realize this initially. At this point, this is almost just a winded discussion in semantics. Apologies for that.

Remember the old Spam Confessions bullshit?

TP said
All of these are me. There's a reason I wasn't around when that whole band wagon popped up.

Something on-topic?
You'rre not a Spammer.

Problems with partners...

Uh. When I showed up?

^_^

Ha. :] Congrats on getting an RP discussion thread going.

Oh, and one final thing before I do agree to the amicable "agree to disagree" just to help Dervish and Ruby in the future with their communication skills: When you question a person's methods, you are questioning the person's character. When you call my methods cruel, or disturbing, you are in turn by extension calling me cruel, or disturbing, versus if I were to critique a fictional character: A person who does not exist, a physical work, an object, a thing, the result of a method, not the method itself.

Sorry if you were offended/felt attacked by the discussion (I wasn't involved, but I know that sucks). And I get how the comments on your actions were perceived as translating to yourself. But this sentiment does not work. It ends up: "Don't criticize me." If you can't question a person's actions or analyze the actions and make a critical conclusion, what can you criticize?

The common point about debate is to criticize an individual's actions and ideas, not their character. This makes the former equate to the latter.
They're not calling you twelve, or a nazi. People have right to evaluate your actions as wrong.

Underrated Video Games

Yeah, Saints Row doesn't get the kind of marketing or attention GTA does. I didn't like IV as much as III, though. Gameplay seemed more samey/padded.

Theobromine said
Ib.

This is what I get when I look up lb.

Edit: I can't think of a lot of underrated games off the bat. You could name most old RPGs, and it'd be true(Planescape: Torment and the old Fallout's, mostly), but that's true of most '90/early '00 games. Period.
Borderlands was an extremely underrated game, probably still is. Borderlands II got a huge amount of attention because people recognized the name by then, though.

Maractus time!

You have a game with Kawaiicactus?