Best posts made by Ganymede

@faraday

This is very interesting, but also very infuriating.

If an idiot is “smart” enough to not trust the vaccines, but also “smart” enough to know that ivermectin is being studied closely, then forgive me if I believe they need to go first.

@Jaunt said:

I also think that enforcing and encouraging strong policy helps to teach newb admins good ethics while staffing. Creating an atmosphere of accountability and ethical behavior can rub off on folks that work for/with you. New admins tend to emulate the behavior that they are taught by the veterans that lead them, and nothing says, "This is what's acceptable and this is what's not" better than having strong policy.

I have had the privilege of staffing with very good people. I did not have to tell or teach them much. Few of the staff under me have ever been accused of being unethical.

It starts with who you ask to join. New or old, the character of the person is what will make or break their careers as staffers. If staff put half of their time and energy into that instead of into the creation of labyrinthine, scarcely-enforced policies, we'd all be saved a lot of headaches.

@silverfox said in Critters!:

LIE THESE BABIES ARE PERFECT ANGEL BASTARDS.

@Misadventure said:

Only if characters are randomly given Asshole Cards that dictate when they will screw over other survivors for something truly trivial or selfish.

That's silly. This is what staff is for.

Edited to add: I was running a W:tA 20 game last year, and there was a point where the pack alpha needed to roll to see if he Rage-frenzied when stopped by a sheriff at a traffic stop in the middle of the day in a downtown area. As GM, I told him I would give him an XP if he chose to fail prior to rolling. The pack spent the rest of the session running from other police and taking care of witnesses.

Players will do anything for extra XP. So, give it to them, and laugh.

@silverfox

No. Cats are adorable assholes.

@Cobaltasaurus said:

Grrrr. It didn't do it "the first time", it did it multiple times when I tried to install it. I'm not a complete moron, you know.

Go get Potato. You won't miss SimpleMU*.

I'm going to shut this topic down for a bit.

For me, it's getting a little trigger-y. And political. And maybe we should not have gone down this road given the strong feelings which were inevitable.

We have our positions. We've stated why. At this point, it's getting to the point of unnecessary aggro outside of the Hog Pit.

@Arkandel said:

Your goals are noble but you're focusing on them rather than on the means to achieve them.

@Entropy

This.

Do not worry of fairness. Someone will accuse you of being unfair. Maybe you are, and maybe you aren't, but it is largely situational. Further, it is more important to have a fair outcome than to be a fair person.

Many of us have been down this road before. There is a large difference between being fair and acting fair. The first is a matter of perception; the second is a matter of judgment.

@too-old-for-this

@Misadventure said:

Sailors and Strumpets.
Jennys and Jakes.
Charm and Courage.
Bodice Ripping and Bloodshed.

So, you want a game based in the world of The Witcher. I concur.

@derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I say we tear down your city. Raze it to the ground and rebuild from the ground up with a newer, more sensible plan.

God and Mother Nature have tried to do this already.

I tell you, the power of ghosts should not be underestimated.

@silverfox

The Last of Us is filming.

Go zombies!

@derp

This.

Best storytelling ever.

So much the HBO is apparently dropping more per episode than on GoT.

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.

Done.

@Bennie said in Kinds of Mu*s Wanted:

Wednesdays are Whack Nights, * * * .

Would attract too many Shang folks. I'm out.

@kestrel said in Good TV:

He travels from place to place killing monsters, which allows for a flexible narrative introducing all kinds of funner characters and scenarios along the way. I don't think he's interesting and I don't think he's meant to be.

He's basically Wolverine, except in a fantasy setting.

But, yes, Sapkowski knows what sells. What sells, like with the Twilight series, is a wholly boring protagonist surrounded by interesting people and circumstances. It allows for reader-immersion and fantasy-fulfillment.

The games are good because they are beautiful and the soundtrack is fantastic.

I claim dibs on Invictus Larry Hagman.

Oh, shit. That was Dallas.

@derp

I know you're venting. This is not meant to belittle how you feel.

Have you thought about taking your business elsewhere? Because I over-drafted hard with my bank and was not charged because they know I have money, but the timing was poor.

Smart banks know that waiving overdraft fees will keep and attract clients.

@Kanye-Qwest said in The 100: The Mush:

You can't fight drama with drama.

This isn't drama. This is bad comedy, Starscream.