Posts made by Ganymede

@too-old-for-this

19 Crimes, California Red.

Me: Please find attached a copy of the operating agreement for the LLC you want. You need to sign and return these to me before I can register your LLC with the Secretary of State.

(A week later)

Client: (e-mails signed copy)

(A day later)

Client: Did you register my LLC yet?

@too-old-for-this said in RL things I love:

You know, I'm not usually a wine person.. but there are a few of those that I would really be interested in trying.

I have had Snoop Dogg's wine.

I really cannot recommend, but I didn't go blind.

I read this today and it melted my cold, robotic, feline heart.

"Yes, male characters tend to be idealized in form and proportion; but female characters tend to be objectified. There is a profound difference between those two, and failing to perceive that distinction is pernicious. That's why you'll rarely see a male superhero without pants." -- J. Michael Straczynski.

@quinn said in MUs That We Would Love To Make (But Won't):

Sure the kids have their showy battles, but you're doing the real quest work/world building.

Roll dice to see whether you affect the local, system, or galactic economy.

Gain XP through set-backs only or witty journal entries posted up for posterity.

@crawfish

@crawfish

You're making a lot of people happy. This is a good thing.

You need a scanner to do this.

I'm not often a bringer of good things, but I can try.

@crawfish

PM me. I am willing to purchase a Fujitsu scanner for you. It is the least I can do.

@silverfox

I have no words that will sufficiently comfort you regarding your choice.

Kittens are kittens.

@cobalt

I like!

@silverfox

... you hid them in the car, didn’t you?

@wizz

Yeah, I’ve lived in that sort of apartment before. I think we all have.

What is important is that Cobalt has found a place.

@arkandel said in Random funny:

I couldn't even have a Rickroll at least?

As I said, true fans will understand that reference.

@arkandel

He sure does.

(Only true fans understand.)

@greenflashlight said in The Work Thread:

Bosses are inherently at odds with the work force, and it pisses me off every time I stop to think about it.

It's not an easy transition.

@sunny

I was trying to make fun of Arkandel, not you, oh ancient one.

@sunny said in Random funny:

John Cena likes to put his hand up in front of his face like the LARP gesture for obfuscate, coupling it with, "You can't see me."

The joke is he's invisible in the picture.

It's like talking to an octogenarian at times, I swear.

@tinuviel

@ganymede said in Ortallus Banned:

... don't fucking threaten to break the prime directive: don't make Ganymede work.

I hereby report that the Itty Bitty Kitty Council requires you to continue to care for the buggers so that we can see more pictures.

@groth said in Ortallus Banned:

There is however a rules of engagement sticky in the hogpit which disallows misogyny and RL threats.

The rule stated by Arkandel is:

"Misogyny, racism sexual harassment, doxxing, real-life threats and the such are not going to be tolerated, and they will result in action against your account."

It was under this rule that action was taken.

I feel like this is landmine modding. There is to my knowledge no list of illegal words anywhere on this forum. There is no way a new poster can know which terms are allowed and which are not.

We expressly refrained from putting such a list up because people can always find ways to skirt around a specific list. As for new posters, my records show that Ortallus' account has been around since early 2018, and this topic has come up numerous times since then. This is not new to them; they are or should be aware of the rules of engagement.

And, no, we're not going to make a list going forward. The Hog Pit is what the Hog Pit is. Those of us who enjoy it -- in the words of Ortallus, we "thrive" on it -- are charged with knowing how to play in it. I have had at least one member ask me to go and change a comment because this one naughty word was in it, and I did so, no questions asked. Why? Because they demonstrated a modicum of self-awareness even if they may not have agreed with the rule barring the word.

If we are at the stage where we -- not me, not Mietze, not Arkandel, but the community -- want to jettison this remnant of what might be considered a shameful past, so be it. Let's talk.

But I think it far more "landmine modding" to ban a person based solely on my (tyrannical) discretion than to have a rule with more specificity than "just because our resident robot thinks what you said may upset others" or "please do not make the robot work."