Best posts made by Ganymede

@Tinuviel

It’s almost as if teachers are professionals and should be treated that way.

Being both, I concur.

@Saulot said in Historical MUSHes:

@Ganymede the history channel said the Nazis were there, and that ancient aliens caused it.

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

Cheesecake is gross.

@Kestrel

What about games that do not have a presence in your group? Will discussion about those games remain positive? If so, what steps will be taken to ensure that discussion remains positive? What repercussions are there for violating the group’s rules?

Would love to know if they liked the original production.

Still, I’m probably going to enjoy it.

I like Cats.

@Sparks said in Sexuality: IC and OOC:

I will admit I didn't consider that part the "love story"—rather the aftermath—but I can see some people meaning that when they refer to it as the 'love story'. And hey, if it's a sustainable relationship, that's great! Those are the best kinds!

I concur with you that a lot of RPers think that the "love story" ends with the consummation of the relationship, but most of us old farts understand that this is just the beginning of either a very sweet ride or a shitstorm of ugly drama. That's life.

I like the long, slow burn for relationships. Probably why I can't find any for my PCs.

@Auspice said in Good or New Movies Review:

I read another article on how it's being panned and they said a lot of it comes down to, a) poor marketing, b) that Cats has been, for a long while now, a joke in pop culture.

I don’t see why it is a joke. It is one of the highest grossing and longest running shows in Broadway history.

I’m not saying it’s the best musical production ever, but it was so popular for so long for a reason. It is first and foremost a dance production; then it is a showcase of music. Story? Not really deep or much.

I’ll wait and see to evaluate, but I fully expected it to be panned by modern critics who probably wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between Sondheim and Fosse.

@Pandora said in MU Things I Love:

I need you to tell someone that attended that service how much it helped you

It did, actually.

It reminded me that people will fight over the scraps at a table, rather than for the person serving the food.

It reminded me that one of your closest acquaintances will sell you out for money, and another will disavow knowing you to save his hide.

It reminded me that neither the people nor the government care about innocence, and that peace is often the motivation of injustice.

It reminded me that one will be saved and another will be condemned.

When people start accepting the capriciousness of people, the world will be a better place.

@Tinuviel said in MU Things I Love:

She's a lawyer. She could earnestly say the sky is green.

To some people, it is, if they have a sensory dysfunction.

@Auspice

Anyhow, back to what I was getting at, here's a review from some shit at eFilmCritic. Go ahead and read it.

Have you read it?

Remember all the shit we give people for purple prose? About how they seem more in love with what they say and how they say it than any of the substance they are purportedly commenting on? That is this. Being ignorant of the context of the musical and then commenting on it is sort of like criticizing the verbiage of a Shakespeare play-to-film without understanding that it was written in iambic pentameter. And this sort of opinion piece born from ignorance is the same shit that so-called politicos thrive on, or use as a basis for their beliefs when trolling on internet forums.

I get it, I get it. "A film should stand well as written and not require the audience to know the background to be enjoyed." That is all trite when it comes to adapting something from one medium of expression to another, which is the case here. And as much as I want to gloss over the criticism with good humor and my usual "I don't give a fuck" this sort of shit bothers me more these days whilst the United States is mired in some stupid impeachment scandal.

Get educated before you shoot off at the mouth, you ignorant fucks. People's livelihoods are affected by your ignorant opinions.

"In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new."

@Tinuviel said in If you work hard, son, maybe someday you'll RP:

The personal touch. Ask a person you know, or a staffer, for help in finding RP. People are much, much better at dealing with social issues than any 'tool'. This is what we do in real life, is it not? "Hey, I don't know anyone at this party, can you introduce me?" Hell, have official "first contact specialists" that someone can more comfortably page - because it is expected, encouraged, and rewarded - to get the ball rolling and get them used to things, start a little scene for them and invite a few others.

The personal touch isn't a great strategy for those who suffer from social anxiety. I believe that is what started this topic.

In the past, you could walk a grid and bump into people. Games appear to have shifted away from this method, or such "spontaneous RP events" are less common these days. For people with anxiety, bumping into people IC on the Grid was an easy way to get RP without having to have direct contact with others, either via channel or page.

Tools can alleviate that stress, but only if people take advantage of them.

When I look for RP, I make it a point to see if anyone's got a RP Flag up and appears to be not engaged. I don't always engage such players, but I sometimes do. That's a matter of personal touch, yes, but I do not suffer from anxiety issues.

That's why finding RP is easier for me than others. And that's also why we need to keep thinking beyond what works for us personally.

I continue my rampage against these ignorant lackwits who pass themselves off as credible reporters or critics.

Like this one.

Who is The Witcher for? Shit, Danny, do some fucking research. The English translation of the Polish novels correspond with the release of the first Witcher game. Every salient benchmark rises after 2007.

Fucking idiots.

@Ghost said in Incentives for RP:

One thing that I think is fair (though doesn't seem to work; I can only theorize why) is to incentivize the players who are welcoming and inclusive with leadership positions. The last thing you want is to hand a faction over to a player who only RPs with two of their friends and a close TS partner. No, you want people who are inclusive in those positions (faction heads, primogen, Lord or Lady, etc).

I presume you mean voluntary positions of leadership.

Even so, it's redundant. Players who are welcoming and inclusive often fall into positions of leadership because other people notice how welcoming and inclusive they are. It is better policy to withhold or remove positions of leadership from players who are neither welcoming nor inclusive.

If you keep the awarding voluntary, I believe you can avoid the problem of losing RP-spreaders.

@Rinel

@TiredEwok said in Not even sure what to title this, but here goes..:

Where I'd normally agree with you, I think an explanation is more than warranted in this instance. I don't want to get into a long, drawn out debate on the subject, but I will say that considering people were treated as badly as they were by her, they have a right to know why it has taken so long to get an apology.

I think the "why" is personal and largely irrelevant.

As Sunny mentioned, skepticism is warranted. I'm skeptical, personally. But that doesn't mean it needs to be dragged out publicly.

The apology was made. Demanding an explanation is a personal thing. Some may want one, others may not. This is not the greatest place for giving such explanations publicly, and I think it's enough to want to change.

Where that goes from here is up to Kitty Kat. Apologies don't mean anything unless they are accompanied by change, but I think she knows that and I won't presume otherwise.

@TNP said in Good TV:

It is very, very obvious that he's played the games because he nails Geralt exactly. You can't get that kind of characterization just from reading a script or a book. They better pay him whatever he wants because he is now the defining Geralt.

@Sunny said in Difference between an NPC and a Staff PC?:

I think it's inappropriate, regardless of profession, to equate roleplayed sex out to real life sex. That part of the premise is what I disagree with.

I think it is inappropriate too, but I remember a time when players literally flipped their shit when they found out a player that they had "staked out" as their territory dared to engage in TS with someone else under an alt.

I remember a time when someone flipped their shit at me for doing this.

I don't think either of us have time for that kind of shit, and I don't think staff should be concerning themselves with that possibility either.

@surreality said in Difference between an NPC and a Staff PC?:

I think this also goes both ways; it informs players of something that they cannot demand staff to provide for them. That's a non-trivial protection for members of staff, and cements their right to say 'no' as well, even to players who have firmly adopted a 'you are here to provide a service for me and give me the scenes I ask for' mentality.

This as well. Ethical rules are often as much a shield as a sword.

I am reminded of the oft-maligned suggestion that if one thinks they can run a game better they should make one of their own.

@Coin said in Poll: Do I enjoy this hobby more than I don't?:

I enjoy it now because I don't do it as much or with as much focus.

This is where I am at right now.

I want to love it more, but I don't. I have other interests and responsibilities now, but it is really nice sometimes to sit in a darkened living room, and type away happily while sifting through news articles.

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

ETA: Also a lot of 'it's all right to not know' and 'it's all right to grieve'. These things are sometimes most important for someone to hear, even if it is less immediately comforting than something like 'Jesus wanted another angel' and similar.

It’s my first Christmas without my cat. It’s my kids’ first Christmas without our cat. They still ask when he’s coming back, and it is all I can do not to cry about it.

Those fucking garbage children, I love them.

@Lotherio said in Poll: Do I enjoy this hobby more than I don't?:

Like, I thought I had seen it all a year or so ago, then @Ganymede decided their char wanted to build a defensive wall on a game to help defend against clans of Ulster. The RP and even prepping combat for a wall in FS3 was fun. The RP lasted a few sessions, then the combat started by having rams under turtles attack the wall (two vehicles for those familiar with FS3); which lead to a medic on the wall taking splinter (shrapnel) damage and the group rushing to figure out how best to help so they didn't lose the medic before the main fight.

I had the most fun with a PC in a long time doing all of that. The Fifth Kingdom had this neat feel of "we'z all gonna die so let's kill as many of them as we can take" set in a fantasy world similar to our own. It was like BSG, but with swords and sieges.

You make a good point, though, about seeking new things. That's why I joined Sometimes a Great Notion and Empire State Heroes. I want some new experiences because, for a year or so, I was enjoying very new experiences playing FS3 games. I enjoyed every moment of it.

And I finally broke into a superhero game yesternight with an excellent session that was sadly cut short because a tornado blew through my backyard.

Still, all good times. That's why I still enjoy the hobby. One day, I'll probably go to Arx, but I don't think I can handle a game like that right now.