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Quote:Originally Posted by TonyV
Well, I wouldn't really count today's patch as "down time." It's scheduled maintenance time, which is probably why they waited until today.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Charnage
Lol..you make a backstory about being such a good bad guy you got caught and stuck in jail.
Personally, I would rather be someone that was smart or savvy enough to stay out of jail, and continue to be evil.
That's just me, and by the by, if you have a 50 and not enough money to give to yourself as a new lowbie, hmmm. I get if its a RP thing. But even a new warrior in D&D can have a rich uncle...just saying.
"The Zig was full of convicted criminals who'd sworn to die, rather than be imprisioned..." -
Quote:Parole? Maybe he kept his nose clean whilst in the Zig - after all SoA's are meant to have a few brain cellsOriginally Posted by Mr_DJ
Tweak the story, he could of still done time in the Zig, but he already broke out before the whole Arachnos breaking out Destined Ones occurred
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Quote:Originally Posted by SinergyX_EU
I'm still stuck.. what is headenley?
Stupid british humor..
Bit of a massacre by all accounts
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Quote:Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan
Ah ha! It's a test of Phyllis Stein!
Sooo... Who's she then? Is she cute?
EDIT: Oooh! Oooh! Wait! I just figured it out!
It's the new baseball season, isn't it? Amiright? Did I pass the test? What do I win?
pats FFM on the head
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Quote:Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan
Test of what? Manhood? Citizenship? PHd in Comparative Biology? Sheep Husbandry?
Phyllis Stein! -
What rocks have you guys been hiding under?!!!!
It's the 4th Test! -
Just for the next four days or so
What fun we've had already and it's not even noon!!!! -
Quote:Originally Posted by Bindweed
Now I'm curious... Which one is it? I expect it's not We'regoingtolosetheAshesandthere'snothingPontingor anyonecandoaboutit?
Ya beat me to it!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Lady_Athyna
Get a Dodge. Mine has a thingy that displays current fuel usage and overall usage in MPG (miles per gallon). The same thingy also shows temp (you can even change it to celsius), how much gas is left, how many miles worth of gas is left (great for when your low and trying to figure which gas station to go to)... and I few others I don't remember cause I don't use 'em that much.
A Dodge is absolutley no good to us whatsoever. You guys drive on the wrong side of the road!
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Quote:No. No we're not!Originally Posted by Lord_Ajax
Are you guys still here?
Are you? -
The World Ends Tomorrow
Tomrrow for just one moment it will be 12:34:56 07-08-09 and the world will end then.
Of course it will only end when the time is exactly that moment in your specific location and if your watch is correct.
To avoid this eventuality just put your watch 5 minutes fast for all of tomorrow and you'll be fine. If you ignore this advice, please say hi to the following celebrities:
Buddy Holly, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, some Bee Gees, my gran, Jack Kirby, Harry Patch, George Reeves, Len Hutton... -
Quote:Originally Posted by Doctor_Gemini
Nor I, metrics is evil.
Dang, I better get to posting then.
Metric is only evil if you have a succession of governments (such as in the UK) that will not implement the system fully and so you get a half-baked compromise where some things are measured in metric, others in imperial.
most things sold by weight are sold in metric. Most volume is calculated in metric (but you buy a pint in a pub, although spirits are sold in 60cl)
Distance is generally taught in metric, metres, centimetres, etc but roads are calculated in miles. Petrol (gas to you NA lot) is sold in litres, so trying to work out your fuel economy is a frikkin nightmare. -
I suspect that even if the German govt attempted to pass this legislation it would get overturned by the EU.
Their moral stance (however right, wrong or just plain misinformed) would falter immediately $$$ came into the equation and EU based games developers, publishers, ISPs etc lobbied them. It would kill the German IT community dead in it's tracks and Germans are, if nothing else, highly pragmatic. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Doctor_Gemini
How many thousand before you're allowed to?
Depends who you're licking and where -
Quote:Originally Posted by Doctor_Gemini
Yes, I declined to mention it since I've never seen that use on these forums.
That's because they are new and respectable posters never lick on their first post
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Actually in the context of this thread, I can say with a degree of certainty that "winking" is surely a typo
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Quote:Originally Posted by Doctor_Gemini
I always thought the tongue-poking one meant you were poking fun, either at the subject, the poster, or yourself, depending on what you had posted.
No it means you want to lick the OP all over
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Quote:Originally Posted by Golden_Girl_EU
Welcome home - and welcome to the shiney new forum
It is many things. It is not shiny, however -
Quote:Originally Posted by Golden_Girl_EU
They're slower than horses, and don't look as nice
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Quote:Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan
Eww... You don't actually BUY that stuff do you? Get your backside over here, I'll make you some fresh REAL mayo, not that manky swill they stick in jars...
NEWSFLASH:
FFM outs himself in public: You can have my Floating Fat Man-made Mayo he tells Mr Mac!
(soz couldn't resist that one)
PS why all the anti-penguin angst? Linux is fantastic!!!! -
Welcome back mate! Good to see you. If you need a hand with the TF's let me know!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Moderator 08
I see these as completely new boards, not the EU being assimilated into the NA boards. As a matter of fact, I am employed by a multi-national firm that originates in South Korea so I like to think of us all as either employees or guests of the South Koreans.
Unfortunately we cannot accept all differences of behavior and simply allow EU players to use acceptable terms in the EU and NA players to use acceptable terms in the US because rules enforcement would be discriminatory (separate but equal has not proven to be very equal in a number of instances in the history of mankind) and that would be harmful to the community in the long run as well as creating a moderation nightmare.
Nor should we take a strictly subtractive approach and eliminate anything which potentially might be offensive to anyone (there are common terms which we need to communicate which are vulgar or obscene in certain languages).
We need to take a blended approach and accept certain behaviors as not offensive due to different cultures, but informing and making accommodation for what others might be offended by at the same time. Certain subjects are so harmful that they cannot be permitted (such as implications of racial abuse), other subjects can perhaps be given a bit more grace. In the example that was talked about in this thread extensively let me say that it would be highly likely had it been a former NA forumite they would not be posting currently had the same situation arisen.
If people have concerns about specific actions please pm a member of the Community Team (Avatea, Niviene, or myself in either this incarnation or as theOcho) as we can answer questions about specifics more directly in private.
But rest assured, anyone who thinks these are the NA forums and the EU members are only guests to be assimilated is sorely misinformed.
Ok I feel the need to respond here: Firstly if it is not possible to accept the different cultural idioms between the continents, what on earth were you doing posting your original question? Surely you must have realised that you were opening a can of worms? If you are saying that I, as an Englishman first and foremost cannot express opinion and perspective in the light of my own upbringing, culture and experiences that may be at odds with others on this board then there is no place for any form of discussion whatsoever. It is unreasonable to expect everyone to have a universal view, nor indeed would it be very enlightening if they were to do so.
Disagreement is fine, and in some instances should be encouraged. Personally I see nothing wrong with impassioned, vibrant and emotional discussion - so long as that does not spill over into open animosity and blatant rule breaking. That's what mature debate's all about.
It is highly unlikely that there will ever be a universal concensus here, but I see no reason why we cannot express differing opinions and ideas so long as it is in - if not a constructive manner, at least not destructive. Sometimes it will be necessary to agree to disagree, which is also ok. Whichever continent we post from we are very fortunate in the Western World - of which Europe and North America is the majority shareholder - to hold free speech as a central tenet of our cutlture. To constrain that is the road to hell.
You may view us as "guests" of the South Koreans, I prefer to think of us as paying customers and as such I hope that so long as I express myself within the bounds of normal moral decency I can share my views and opinions with others. Cheers. -
I hope this is just "growing pains"
I've been seeing some kind of uncomfortable posts here and I hope nobody feels forced to leave or gets modslapped too hard - I hope that the powers that be use moderation as their watchword while we get to grips with not just a new environment but new perspectives and also a pretty clunky (at least for some - and I include myself in that) interface.
Somebody above remarked they felt that the EU contingent were being assimilated by the larger NA whole. I have to say that's not been my experience - personally I've felt welcomed by players as part of a wider global community in which we all have a place. I believe that this merge can only be good for the game, so I hope they get to feeling a bit happier too.
One final note on "History": There's a famous quote about the victor writing the history books, but tha'ts a somewhat one-eyed view. Every nation on this planet has its shame - the former Great Imperialist Powers arguably have some of the greatest stains - but also some righteous pride in their achievements and behaviour. Black and white is something history will never be, and there will always be contention (it's one reason why you get so many styles of history, each with their own value.) To criticise somebody for their nation's history is never a wise thing: To blame a German for the Nazi Holocaust, or an Englishman for Concentration Camps (or cricket) or an American for the subsumation and near eradication of Amerindians is to miss two fundamental points: The people you level the accusation at are not responsible for the actions of their ancestors actions - and probably do not condone them. We cannot change history. We can however learn a bit from it - and histological patterns and current events suggest that if the "Western World" is on its last legs so whatever we post here will become irrelevant in a generation anyhow. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Golden_Girl_EU
They don't feel the same, aren't living, responsive creatures, and don't have personalities - apart from that, they are kinda similar
You've not ridden too many bikes have you dear?
The only disadvantage a motorbike has over a horse is that you can't eat the bike once it's past it's natural lifespan.