Elysienne

Well, I've not seen District 9 yet, so this'll be a slight derailing of the thread, but...

I actually really liked Sunshine. I thought the acting, the lighting and the plot were really good. Admittedly, the ending was a bit crappy where they went from "introspective commentary of the hardships of human beings under stressful situations" to "RAR MONSTER PERSON!" But I was willing to overlook that for the rest of the story's sake.

Thread over,you say?

But can't we leave this thread up as a single, unified thread for Haet to vent his spleen in? If nothing else, the irony'd keep me well-nourished for at least a week.

Really? Oh...I'm kinda disappointed now.

The Zen Fluff-Thread.

Oh, hey you know what SHOULD be done..?

For every Rookery thread posted hereafter, someone else should post a "The Anti-Rookery" thread! That way, the two posts will cancel each other out and certainly not cause yet more pointless topics to sift through.

'Cause that's how these things work, right?

Come now, fellows. Let us all listen to some soothing music.

Great, now I'm going to die from overexposure to pointless sarcasm.

Apology accepted, dude.

... Okay, I suck at misanthropy.

Just as a quick point, there's a difference between misanthropy and acting like a jerk. Just because you dislike people as a whole doesn't necessarily mean you'll act on that dislike.

I will freely admit that I'm one of the few people I know that deliberately make a differentiation between pedophilia and pedorasty.
Pedophilia being an attraction to children, and pedorasty being the molestation of children.

In my mind, one is a sickness, whereas one is a criminal offence. What I'm saying is that people have no right to police people's thoughts and fetishes. There are a great many people who could be locked up for idly fantasising about, say, stealing money out of a cashier's till if that kind of thing were to spread to different crimes.

The hysteria surrounding child abuse is immense.

Now, don't get me wrong. I believe that pedorasts should be locked away for a good, good long while. And that extends to people that have been actively involved in creating child pornography.
Its a very, very fine line, and I recognise that. And I can certainly understand the hysteria behind it. It's almost valid.

However, I'm sure almost all the people reading these boards have things on their hard-drives or burned to DVD or hidden under their beds that they'd be ashamed to have come into the light of day. I know I do, though it's not of a harmful nature.

My point is that, while I can see where the original poster is coming from, and I agree entirely with the people posting after that said "report this individual, with evidence if necessary," and I also agree with the people that said that this particular person was just a troll trying to instigate argument.. I don't believe that all pedophiles should be locked away. Some of them may just be confused or introverted people, struggling with the perversion that they are born with. YES. People are BORN with perversions, preferences and kinks, they don't CHOOSE them. If that's true of homosexuals, why should it be any less true for less acceptable sexual preferences? I think it's fairly widely accepted these days that sexual behaviour is NOT a conscious choice. Some of these people are not the predators portrayed in the media. Some of them are wrestling with the consciences daily, pulling themselves through life and ignoring their sickness, or trying to come to terms with and disempower it.

Pedorasts should, without a doubt, be locked away for as long as they legally can be. Pedophiles may be able to be helped. That is the most important distinction.

As for violence in computer games... well, if someone's going to act on what a computer game illustrates for them, they'll do exactly the same thing for what a film tells them. Or a book. Or a comic. Or a friend at a bar. These people are already out of touch with reality. It's not down to computer games, its down to their own personal grasp on reality.

Interesting one!

Quisling would probably take in the kitten and care for it (she's one of the least villainous of my villains)
Acquisition would turn it over to someone who could care for it (Also very un-evil)
Silhouette Scythe would make sure that the kitten was EXACTLY where it needed to be to stop the whole of TIME screwing UP... and as soon as it tried to move away stab it in the heart and place it exactly right.
Monstrous Regiment would ignore it.
And Exodus Terror would eat it if she was hungry, ignore it if something more interesting was going on, or perhaps play with it a bit if she was really, really bored. Before either ignoring it or eating it.

I only had two goals this 2XP weekend; get a scrapper (19) and a tank (30) to level 35.

I failed both. I only got 'em to 34 and 32 respectively.
But I really don't care. I had a lot of fun helping other people hit their targets instead, and got involved in an impromptu ship raid... I really can't complain at all. Thanks for a great weekend, Virtue!

Arc Name: Somnambulism
Arc ID: 285460
Faction: Heroic
Creator Global/Forum Name: @Elysienne
Difficulty Level: Medium-hardish?
Synopsis: A Warshade approaches you concerning a disturbance in an office building. Citizens have begun to attack each other for no given reason, like a sudden and massive series of psychotic breaks. But the Warshade seems to know more than she lets on about the situation. What is causing the phenomenon? And why does this "Oublietrix" not divulge everything?
Estimated Time to Play: Perhaps two hours? It's five missions long, but it only has one large map.
Link to More Details or Feedback: None
Important Notes: This arc is designed with 35+ characters in mind. I've not played it through with any character smaller, so it may be more difficult for players playing a smaller character.
The first and second mission are failable, but it's not likely, just possible. There is an EB in mission 3, and an AV in level 5.

Re: I'm Scared....

I'm Ely!

Or am I Ely_NA now? Hmm.. let's see...

We seem to have strayed off the point of "How can I have a better RP experience overall" which was more about tolerance and communication, and more to "WHY YOUR RP IS WRONG."

On a side-note, I have issues with the whole emo thing (how can music be labelled as "emotional?" Music is DESIGNED to evoke emotion!) but that's a whole different discussion. If I'm misinterpreting the genre, feel free to tell me. VIA PM. Not via this thread which, up until fairly recently, was going in a good direction.)

... boy, that was a very long aside.

Dear film industry,


STOP [censored] MY CHILDHOOD.

There we hit upon the difference between the character being an #@$hole and the player being an #@$hole.

A very big part of not being an #@$hole as a player, yet playing an #@$hole as a character, is being willing to lose, or be shouted down in an argument, or be made to look like a fool. Nobody who is a sore loser should even try to play an #@$holeish character, as it will lead to OOC conflict and drama.

Big congratulations, Smersh and SmershFamily!

"Don't be an #@$hole" is a wonderful rule of thumb to go by in all roleplaying interactions. However, what one person deems un-#@$holish may not be the same as another's interpretation. That's where all these strange, almost draconic social sub-rules come into play. A vague guideline of what is, and what is not, #@$holery.

Personally, I think it all boils down to communication. If you're in even the slightest doubt about what your character is doing in terms to the reactions it may elicit in others, then talk to the player or players. Even if you need to call a brief OOC time-out to set boundaries and rules. Though, frankly, if the situation you're creating is going to be that involved, I'd suggest getting a hold of the players you're going to run it with beforehand and laying out the OOC guidelines for IC interaction as a scheduled event for whatever plot you're running.