@Macha He looks so happy!
Posts made by reimesu
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RE: Stranger Danger?
There's one guy who was on The Network and then on another game that I was on who would vault over boundaries. The second time he did it, he did it while not using his normal Ares handle so I wouldn't know it was him. (I figured it out on my own, anyway. He had very noticeable patterns.)
To quote a friend, "Consent that you have to lie to get isn't consent." Frankly, I don't understand how anyone can leave MUshing due to bad experiences and distrust and then complain that those of us who stayed want to be able to know who we associate with on a regular basis. That's a pretty big disconnect, thinking that it's OOC drama to ask for that information. It's not, it's called informed consent. If someone is on the receiving end of the question, that's not OOC drama, it's someone being self-protective due to past incidents, or actively trying to avoid OOC drama.
Hell, I know there's a number of people who don't want to RP with me. I do my best to respect that. I'm an acquired taste and I get that I'm not everyone's cuppa.
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RE: Stranger Danger?
What I do is try to find the person who's a RL friend who wants the same kind of RP. Either come into the game with an established "relationship" or map out what the two of you want to happen in RP and actually stay in communication. Then we both have a shield from predators. This has worked on numerous games.
For meeting new people, there's always networking within the friend-group you have. "Do you know who this person is or know them from another game?"
But really, you are 100% in control of the information you give out, so be very sure before you give it out. Predators will stalk even without the personal info, so don't jump in with both feet the first time you chat with someone OOCly. If they're giving you their life story before you've even said hello, it's a red flag.
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RE: I owe a lot of people some apologies.
@Tapewyrm This is the Mildly Constructive board. The aforementioned Rules of Engagement are still in full force on this board.
Unfortunately, the way you're engaging is, whether intentional or not, coming across as antagonistic. "Whining" about toxic masculinity or femininity really has no purpose but to start a fight, and in that case, it belongs on The Hog Pit. Except it closed because that kind of fighting has no place on MSB anymore.
On the other hand, if that kind of argument is your thing, maybe try BrandMuDay?
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RE: Bring back the Hog Pit
@Pandora said in Bring back the Hog Pit:
I'm too old and cranky to to find a new place to argue with people, just bring it back.
No.
The only reason it's still accessible is because Gany made a promise and we're honoring it. It's closed, it stays closed.
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RE: Podcasts? Podcasts!
Old Gods of Appalachia
I honestly can't recommend this one enough, it's sort of Lovecraftian horror in the mountains and it's gorgeous. PLUS. Monte Cook Games just put out an RPG for it last year.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
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I didn't call Gany out for several reasons.
I actually was of the opinion that Gany wasn't attacking Ghost personally, but his arguments. Ghost's response was, IMHO, because he's not fond of being called out. But, by the time I was there to read Ghost's response, Gany had already self-edited and my input wasn't actually needed, in spite of Ghost later trying to get me to call out Gany, which was an action I found blatantly manipulative, much like his response to you. -
There's two of us modding this board, one of whom has EXTREMELY limited time to deal with anything and not enough spoons, and then there's me, a menopausal bitch who is trying very hard to stay fair and not give actual opinions when what is called for is trying to stay unbiased. For the record, I'm EXTREMELY biased and Derp is reining me in because I'm feeling pretty extreme and if I get as honest as I'm actually feeling, things are going to go south real fast.
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I'm watching an awful lot of people backseat mod when they don't want to step up. Anyone want to come be a third? Please do apply. I'd welcome it. But mods have lives, this is a slow forum and this is about as active as we're likely to get, since, as aforementioned, there's two of us and one of us had his personal time severely curtailed and the other one has limited spoons. Then again, criticising about how the mods do it when no one wants to be one is also a time-honored tradition.
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We're not getting clearer community guidelines. Period. There are not enough spoons to try to make up rules when the overwhelming rule is "don't be a dick." However, if anyone thinks we should remove this thread, DM me, I'd be all for it. I'm one of the people who actually found this entire thread insulting.
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I'm trying like hell to be fair, here. As it happens, I think I'm being fairer to Ghost than everyone else because again, personal bias: I'm insulted as hell, I've watched him ignore me, ignore everyone who's insulted and he's only paying attention to Gany, Derp and you, Faraday. My response to my own known bias is to try to be more open-minded, which is clearly biting me on the ass.
Anyway, thanks for your input, I'll take it all under advisement.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
@faraday Ghost is already on two strikes. The third one, on any thread, is a ban. What more would you suggest?
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
@Derp Well...yes. It actually is, when you realize the original WORA was there to inform people about which games were run by psycho-hose-beasts.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
AI isn't actually an ethical solution, as it ends up ripping off real artists without compensation. It's useful and expedient but it isn't necessarily ethical.
Frankly, the entire argument against PBs isn't an argument against PBs, it's an argument against unethical players who are being manipulative. Which really means that you have to be vigilant about who you play with and what you're willing to get into with people you don't know.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
@Ghost This is strike two. You've already been told to tone it down. Don't have a strike three.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
@Ghost Stop verbally attacking people, please. You're being called out by a number of people because you used emotionally charged language to prove a point that most people don't agree with. Telling everyone to fuck off is not constructive.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
@Ghost said in The Case Against Real PBs:
Question.
Would it affect your life at all if someone you didn't know admitted to masturbating to pictures of you? What if they told you not only did they do kink-stuff using your likeness, but simulated a "relationship" with another person who was also gratified by your image?You are now describing every person who's ever been involuntarily put in someone's spank bank. Which has nothing to do with gaming and everything to do with people finding each other attractive. It's a human condition, not some weird gaming thing.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
@Misadventure
@Ghost said in The Case Against Real PBs:IT IS A -WRITING- HOBBY
Ghost said it. It was a headline.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
Actually, I have an inability to imagine faces from text. Which is why I like PBs. It's not a failure of imagination, it's that it's not how my imagination works.
Anyone who wants to think it's creepy can, but it's not going to change the fact that three screens of florid, purple prose will not form a face in my head. It's just the way it is.
Nor am I ashamed of liking to picture actors in a MU role, because it's not the actor doing the actions. It's the character. That's much the same as...oh, any acting role an actor takes. Does anyone honestly think the ACTOR is really James Bond, or Frodo, or the Black Widow, or whomever? No. Most people can separate fantasy from reality. Those who can't shouldn't be in the hobby anyway.
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RE: Instead of necro-ing a thread..
@Ghost I really love Allison, too. Allison and Noel together are the next bast team to Mel and Sue for show perfection.
And @Ganymede, Nimona was truly, truly amazing. Painful and healing at the same time. Metal.
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RE: Instead of necro-ing a thread..
When I need to renew my faith in humanity, I watch "Somebody Feed Phil." (Netflix.)
The Great British Bake-Off is comfort watching and the latest season has some truly lovely hosts.
I'm really enjoying the Disney+ version of Percy Jackson.
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RE: 2023: Dead Celebs pt 2, Electric Boogaloo.
Well...shit.
Andre Braugher from Brooklyn 99. He was 61.