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@social-diseases said in FCs on Comic MUs:

I could probably see allowing 2, maybe 3 characters so long as those characters were sufficiently different in focus, but...

No, no, no. Not 2 alts. Not 3.

One. One alt. (Ah, ah, ah.) Especially on an FC game, which is what we're talking about.

And this is my stance because no one has ever provided me with a satisfactory answer to the question: "why do you need to play more than one feature character on a game?"

I mean, unless you're Alan Tudyk, you get only one Disney animated character. And you get only one Marvel character.

One alt.

Just one alt.

There's no solution to this problem.

As some may know, my partner became a physician's assistant about 2 years ago. Recently, she moved from a rural clinic where she made peanuts and had to drive 45+ minutes every day to a pain clinic downtown, where she makes more money and has a 20 minute drive to work. But since then, her work is so erratic and poorly managed that I cannot rely on her to do anything to help me with the kids after work.

So, I now drive the kids to care / school, pick them up, cook them (and her) dinner, and take them to extra-curriculars on a daily basis, on top of the usual schedule of work, marketing, trying to make after-work meetings, last minute projects at work, and so on.

Adulting sucks and is hard, but I kind of see how or why people get divorced. If I'm not really getting any support on the necessaries of raising kids and life, what's the point?

(Also, I put her through school to become a PA after law school, so, yes, I'm a bit disgruntled about the entire thing right now, it's a peeve thread.)

@paris said in Make MSB great again!:

Tempest named names first, while I discussed the behavior, and the atmosphere won't improve as long as you allow stalkers to use this board to harass people.

You have a point here.

If you would, then, please send me via PM what you have to show which members here are stalking you or others. If you can, quote or forward any messages you may have received. I'll follow-up with questions if necessary.

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

Basically, I'm a Tired Jew.

That reminds me of my plight.

Americans: That’s communist, socialist, or both!

Me, the Chinese-Canadian:

@thenomain

Waaaaark.

@saosmash said in Good TV:

I LOVE IT

I was only going to watch one episode before going to bed after I disconned from Arx, but I ended up staying awake until 1:30 AM watching through Season 1.

Like, I don't cry at very much, but the second-half of the season was tough to get through at times. I know what it's like to go through childhood compared with a golden child and criticized by a high-scrutiny mother.

@faraday said in Potential Game / Temperature Read:

Really? I mean, sure if you're doing mass combats it's comparatively easy for running something, but for anything else? It's a basic "roll and count success" system just like a million other RPG systems out there.

I don't think you fully appreciate how awesome having an tweakable engine that can run mass combats is to an ST.

@Coin

Watch the new She-Ra.

That’s how you stay true to the original while flipping everything on its head.

@pandora said in Regarding administration on MSB:

Not sure tempting people into signing up for the Hog Pit to get the gist of a specific discussion is an entirely stellar idea, but that's just my two cents. Not that I'm saying every negative comment will wind up in the Hog Pit as opposed to the Mildly Constructive thread, but it's the responses that make up a thread's designation; plenty of perfectly civil and constructive things are said in the Hog Pit every day because that's just where the conversation is.

I'll use the new X-Men game thread as a counter-example to what happened in the recent post in the Fear and Loathing thread. Also, as a preliminary matter: yes, we are discussing how the rules will be implemented, and, yes, I recognize that my handling is not consistent with what's already posted.

If you look through the new X-Men game thread, the discussion is mostly civil and inquisitive. When there was a questioning of staff choices, I reminded people to keep it clean or move it elsewhere. I also PM'd Enoch to tell her that I would divide and move anything, any time, if she wanted me to. She acknowledged that, but directed nothing.

With the Fear and Loathing thread, based on the general mood towards that game I decided that sending the new post to the Hog Pit was the best idea, and I will stand by that decision.

Moving forward, that's kind of how I'd like things to roll. For example, in Flashpoint: Gotham, RizBunz and Lithium (or Tempest?) I think had a good discussion about mechanics. Something was done about the issue addressed, and, to my knowledge, we're all waiting for an opening date. That was an example of raising concerns or potentially negative comments, and turning into (hopefully) positive change.

All we can do is: (1) try to enforce things evenly; and (2) consider who is doing what and why, so as to not create an appearance of impropriety.

@GreenFlashlight said in RL things I love:

I don't know what this song is about (I have guesses) but I am fucking bawling.

The song is at a point in the musical after Hamilton's son, Philip, is shot in a duel, and he elects to move himself and his family away the center of New York City.

That occurs after Hamilton ruins his entire political career by very publicly admitting to an affair with Maria Reynolds.

These would be spoilers if, y'know, it wasn't part of the man's personal history.

This is at the conclusion of the musical, when you finally learn who's telling the story and who the true hero is.

@sunny said in Regarding administration on MSB:

Please address this. Without insulting or calling names. This is a REALLY BIG concern for me, right here. If one of the 3 mods is going to be free to take potshots at KQ and I and a few other people, we should probably just acknowledge that we're not welcome here and go.

MOD VOICE

Okay. I'm not sure how to start, as this is something that I've been pondering. If it sounds like I'm deflecting or avoiding the topic, I don't mean to be. But I want to say something because I feel it's important to say something.

Recent events have highlighted an issue that goes beyond whether a comment is marked with MOD VOICE or not, and it is a situation that we're all familiar with if you've played on a game where staff alts are allowed. There are two interests to balance: first, there's the interest in allowing staff, who are players, to play on a game that they are helping to run; and, second, there's the interest of ensuring that other players aren't concerned that any action taken against a staff alt will be met with an abuse of power (as opposed to justifiable reprisal, which is understandable).

I think that it is undeniable that, were I not a moderator, that my taking potshots at you or anyone else in the Hog Pit would be considered acceptable. But I am a moderator, and, regardless as to whether I put a MOD VOICE indicator above my comment, whatever I say may reasonably be construed as coming from the fingers of someone who has ability to abuse her power at will, with no apparent repercussions. But that perspective, no matter how reasonable, does not obviate the veracity of the message or comment. That is, if I say that something is true, the fact that my message carries with it an implicit threat of unjustifiable reprisal in the event of dissent does not mean that what I said is not true. (However, it is equally true that my comment may be considered true, whether right or wrong, by virtue of that moderator cap, regardless of whether I wear it or not.)

That aside, if Arkandel does something I disagree with, mod-voice or not, I'll take it up with him privately. I don't mind saying that I have a different opinion than him because, if you've read this forum for a while you will probably notice that Arkandel and I disagree on a lot of things. I see no value in engaging in a mod-voice v. mod-voice debate on a topic; if anything, that would exacerbate problems further. And if an issue is brought to me regarding another mod, and I say plainly -- and, perhaps vaguely -- that I'll address the matter, then I will do that, even if I don't post something up about it here.

As I've said before, I am addressing what has been said. And we are addressing the ambiguities. And I have talked with members about some of the recent events. We are, in fact, working.

I see your point, Sunny, and all I can say at this time is that the matter is being discussed, as thoroughly and vigorously as Arkandel hoped. About @Kanye-Qwest's comment, all I can say is that I'm not going to engage in a public discussion with Arkandel and Auspice about it, and my credibility as a voice of "let's not make knee-jerk reactions" is contradicted by recent events wherein I, in fact, did the very same thing. I don't think discussing the matter here further is helpful, but the discussion is continuing elsewhere.

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

Confronting the asshole would be pointless at best, I already know this.

"Confronting the asshole" sounds a lot like "demanding an apology" or "demanding an explanation." If so, yes, it would be pointless.

Politely telling the asshole that you and your family will not hesitate to kick the shit out of him if you hear he cussed out your kid again is something completely different. Also, it is not considered menacing in the State of Ohio because it is a conditional threat. Bring along a posse of your biggest friends when you go over.

Now, if you're in for petty, satisfying revenge, figure out if the new owner is renting. If so, figure out who the landlord is and where to contact them. Let the landlord know that you're a neighbor and will pass on information. Then pass on information about the most petty bullshit possible. Truthfully, mind, but just keep on informing the landlord once every two days about everything from the lawn not being kept to visible trash to noise complaints. If you see the neighbors smoking on their stoop, don't forget to tell the landlord that you think they are smoking inside too!

Following the petty bullshit formula, you may have a new tenant very shortly.

@bored said in Regarding administration on MSB:

But let's be honest, you want a forum that isn't this one, a forum to suit your friends. Getting rid of people who value the board as it exists is just as splintering, probably far more so.

But you also want a forum that this one is not. After all, you are a proponent of a substantial change: that is, having an "Honest Reviews" section whose rules lie somewhere between that of the current Mildly Constructive and Hog Pit rule sets. I don't think WORA or SWOFA or IGU tried anything like what you've suggested before.

I don't recall anyone, other than Ghost, suggesting that the Hog Pit get pulled away entirely.

And I keep hearing "harsher" moderation where I have witnessed, instead, "mistakes by moderators" and "uneven enforcement of existing rules." I have yet see anyone actually affected in a material, substantial way by anything that any of us have done in the past few weeks, or any example of Arkandel, Auspice, and I holding to "harsher" rules.

So, let's be honest. People -- you included -- want change. But they want change with clear rules and consistent enforcement, and those two things are clearly in need at this time. We're working on the first step.

Please.

Vote Biden.

Please.

@sunny said in Reporting Roadblocks: Denial, Fear, Shame, Guilt, Embarrassment, etc.:

If I am unable to act on what I am told, what is the purpose of telling me? I can't help make things safer for the person telling me. I can't help make things safer for anybody else.

When I'm wearing a staff hat, I make it very clear that if I learn of any plausible, credible claims of harassment, stalking, or making people feel uncomfortable about being on the game, I will investigate and take action. I also make it very clear that I play characters on my game, that other staff have alts on the game, and that I regularly converse with other staff.

Whether the informant wants action taken is not my concern.

My purpose is to protect the game, and not the feelings of any one player. My idea of a safe environment is not an environment where a potential harasser or stalker feels safe.

@L-B-Heuschkel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I don't want 50 kilos of unfamiliar German Shepherd coming at me like a missile when I'm out for a walk, and I don't want to pry 50 kilos of terrified and angry German Shepherd off your kid, either.

Added peeve:

Keep your fucking crotch-fruit away from other people's pets. You wouldn't like it if my cat attacked your munchkin, so restrain your beast from trying to stalk and hug my kid.

@miss-demeanor said in Questionably viable character types and tropes (tangent from staff ethics convo):

If it helps, I absolutely adored Victor Fries from B:TAS. He was one of the few truly relatable villains in the Batman stable.

I understand this sentiment.

I saw Heart of Ice on September 7, 1992. It was Labor Day, and it was the series' premiere episode (I didn't get to see the Man-Bat episode, which aired on the Sunday before). And it fucking blew me away. I was hooked.

I have a partner now. Two kids. And if any of them were taken from me the way Nora was taken from him, I would have taken the same path. I think most of us would.

Fries, like Batman, was a victim of circumstance. Fries, like Batman, is extremely intelligent and gifted. And if it weren't for that goddamned soup, he would've capped Boyle and had his revenge.

Anyhow, I digress.

If you're going to play an antagonist -- and a true, iconic one, not like the Condiment King or someone like that -- please play it smart.

On the flip side, if you're going to play a protagonist, please don't be a fucking mong about it.

@saosmash

anti-depressants

@saosmash said in Regarding administration on MSB:

Right, but if you're GOING to use it in an obviously sarcastic way in one thread, it poisons future uses of it and makes them less clear by its very nature.

Counselor, would you agree with me if I were to say that, if past messages have been unclear, it would behoove the communicator to make it clearer?

And, if this is the case, would you agree with me that sticking up "MOD VOICE" at the beginning of a message would make its intent clearer?

@RightMeow

I don't care who you are or where you've been or what you did, as long as you let kittens warm your heart.

We have an office cat. Office cat loves me. Fates willing, I will have a kitty in the new year.

And then y'all will never see me again because I'll be loving it totally and wholly alla time.