Amygdala

Anytime.

One of my favorite TFs on my favorite AT. Couldn't go wrong.

Agreed. Great post, Net.

Personally, I've never really been all that concerned with what social circles my friends are in, so long as when we all get together, we have a good time. That's the bottom line for me.

Regarding BMT rules, I know people have had their issues, mostly revolving around the restriction of certain conversation topics. I see the rules that are in place as ones that promote the overall functionality of the channel, so that people can form TFs without being drowned out by other chatter. I see nothing wrong with having a channel focused towards a certain goal for this reason. And sure, I like to joke around with my friends as much as the next person, which is why I have a channel for that as well.

It's difficult to keep people involved and active in a channel if they feel they are not being heard when they are trying to accomplish something, like forming a team or TF. This leads to people tuning the channel out, which hurts it far more IMO than having structure and rules.

My thanks to Cobalt and the other BMT OPs for assuming the responsibility that comes with moderating the channel. It can't be an easy job for the most part, but the overall effect has been positive.

I actually try to do this quite often. Generally, my teams are a mix of SG mates, my global friends, BMTers and mystery meat from Search. I usually check the globals of people I'm teaming with, and if it's one I don't recognize sometimes I'll check if they're in BMT or not. I try to keep an eye out for new players, as well as vets in this position. Ultimately, I'd hate to see people wandering around thinking no one plays the game when there's a very active community on Champion if you know where to find it.

I may or may not be an ex SFer...

I'm with you on this one, Kat.

All this time I've been giving away my own stuff. I can't believe it took me this long to stumble across these pearls of wisdom.

Just want to clarify this.

I wouldn't be opposed to helping out with or leading a second Hami raid per week. It's true that over the holiday season I'll be busy, but come January, I'll probably have the time, I just don't know *when* that will be. I'm going to be moving and starting my hospital rotations, and they've given me no set schedule as of yet. Once I know what my hours are I'll be able to give you a better picture of when I'll be available.

My guess is that folks might be busy during the holidays as well. You might want to wait until the new year to start planning 2 raids per week.

Hey, I made my Ice/Thermal Corruptor, so no more cryin'.

*RdlV Seizure*

True story.

Actually, it's not uncommon for 3 man Posi TFs to be completed in 1.5 to 2 hours roughly. So having someone logged off for half to 2/3 of the TF is pretty frustrating and unfair IMO.

Like Talon said, if you know you have to go for dinner or engage in another activity for an extended period of time before you start the TF, either don't start it at all, or at least give the team advanced notice prior to starting the TF to see if they mind. Judging from what this person said "i live with my boyfriend and they make it a huge family deal", if I was in their position, I'd estimate that being a considerable amount of time.

That song reminds me of someone.

I'd have to agree. While I don't mind some screaming, I find some is thrown in there unnecessarily just for the sake of having screaming.

My prime example of this is the screamer in the band Alexisonfire (Canadian band, so some of you might not know them.) I find his screaming has an obnoxious quality to it, and I can't figure out why they've kept him around, especially with vocal talent like Dallas Green.

Here's an example:
This Could Be Anywhere in the World--Alexisonfire

I team with people outside my SG, from many different SGs, on a regular basis. What's worthwhile to me is their company, and not what SG they are from. I believe friendship can be facilitated without having to take the extra step to place alts in other SGs. In your example, 1 SG gets 'built up', while 7 people have to leave theirs. If anything, this is a merging of SGs into 1, and not supporting many SGs the way you seem to be implying.

Lastly, every SG has a different view on expanding. Some constantly seek new members, some like to keep it small, some are themed (Eg. Coven of Witches, Pocket Protectors), etc. This type of 'solution' is not suitable for all SGs. I think SGs are quite able to decide for themselves how they'd like to handle other people joining.

So I have read your previous threads, and I won't be participating because I disagree with this premise. But I wish you luck just the same.