Maybe it is time for me to retire. I am having too much of this!
faggot (2)
'male homosexual,' 1914, Amer.Eng. slang (shortened form fag is from 1921), probably from earlier contemptuous term for 'woman' (1591), especially an old and unpleasant one, in reference to faggot (1) 'bundle of sticks,' as something awkward that has to be carried (cf. baggage). It was used in this sense in 20c. by D.H. Lawrence and James Joyce, among others. It may also be reinforced by Yiddish faygele 'homosexual,' lit. 'little bird.' It also may have roots in Brit. public school slang fag 'a junior who does certain duties for a senior' (1785), with suggestions of 'catamite,' from fag (v.). This was also used as a verb.
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Why'd they start calling gay people fags, anyway? Far as I know, a fag is a cig, or a boy at boarding school several years younger than you who makes your toast and does your latin trans.
Haha.
Oh, I got it now Haarni. I was a bit confused when you told you were going afk to go smoke a fag.
I think Tulkas is giving Baklen a little competition in the crazy department!
Meh, i just woke up, hencen ot seeing the joke:P. I forgot you yanks call gay people fags.
That was a joke because I haven't outgrown seeing 'pack of fags' and needing to immediately make a joke about it. Sorry.
and you got it back, and all the guild members of that 'episode' happened to be in your guild.
The electric chair for stealing a pack of fags? Nah... We just had the guild shut down for a week when we were accused of stealing Anguss's.
Wow, I see why people disliked you now. Your just a liar, O' Mighty Brother Pradaeon!
Hmmm, i never begged you for gold. You offered me 5k to help level then demanded it back when i killed you after you attacked me...and whined to Jaron that i didn't merciful you. But who cares about that, its all in the past.
I wondered how long it would be until you crawled on here, you knew me like 4-5 years ago, we were good friends! Now you've been back 3 months and apart from the time you begged me for gold, we haven't spoken. So shut the fuck up.
I've got nothing wrong with being punished for cheating, but being stupidly 'overpunished' is just silly.
Stop fucking whining Mark. You cheated repeatedly on more than one character and got found out. Learn to not cheat and you wont have these problems. :)
Zaellyer: I'd be upset to if I got 5 characters nuked for cheating Haarni, but that's your own doing, don't be bad at Tulkas for your mistakes. =/
I got 4 characters nuked for mild cheating, which I accepted, I was then hardbanned and maxxed a new alt that Valinor knew about - they let me max, and then nuked me. Tulkas really h-has- lost the plot, its like getting the chair for stealing a stealing a pack of fags.
Also I wasn't reffering to how he dealt with me, this conversation proves he really has no clue about being a PoL:P
I think Tulkas is unbiased. Him behaving like this despite being unbiased - is that good or bad? I don't know.
After reading the news on T2T, I apologize and take back the Durm lobist bit out of my previous post.
I.
Haha, did I get this right? They are accusing the players of playing the game the way its designed?
M.
To clarify something:
Manni, I have a great respect for you as person and guild leader and I do not think you have something in common with this crap.
Best regards,
I.
Quite frankly, I'll continue to be unimpressed until someone creates a bot that harasses people on the comm.
Hmm, I am not sure is this just funny or sad. I know that players opinion does not mean much for the most of the powers, but still would like to say what I think on the matter.
Player's style - my personal belief is that this is what is most valuable for the mud. Most of the people here can go playing WOW, or any other RPG online with pictures but they prefer this ancient text game because it offers better player to player interaction and many different playing styles. Why any power will step so low to ask a player to change his playing style when it is not against the rules is beyond me.
Skyman is banged frequently, therefore dies a lot. He also kills a lot in the same time. He is not afraid to go out there and try to make gold and in general try to play the game in unfriendly environment which by itself deserves props. And it is not against the rules of the game. I have had a lot of fun reading the logs of him dieing and killing. The more I think about this situation, the more it looks like a Durm lobist on a mission to get rid of a treat.
My advice to anyone who is in the position of Power of Law - abide the laws. If you have a player multiplaying, cheating, harrassing sexually etc., go after him, do your best to catch him/her and punish him. If you have a player who dies a lot and kills a lot but acts according to the law and you think this is violation of the said law, change your fucking law. What is demonstarated in this log is abuse of ones power. The Power of Law shouldn't let his personal opinions affect how he enforces the law.
Posting here - troublemaking.
Microsoft's policy of security through obscurity is already well known. Politicians do not want their dirty shirts out in the open also.
If you think you are just, why don't you want all the people to see it?
I.
Good comments from Tevildo and Orcoron...the log itself is quite amusing...
Nobody's seen you do... anything.
im a durm. has anyone seen me cheat or use other characters? i just wanna know.... as for the log. good read. haha
It seems quite absurd to be Tulkas would berate Skyman for his efforts in the war. If anything it would seem like they would sympathize with someone who has done so much for such a large war at such a large personal cost. How dare you be persistent Skyman!
lol orcoron i get the impression you are mocking!
Comm antics first then later it will be claimed it was for the cheating!
What about the cheating comm monkeys? Where do they come in on the order?
Don't worry Dalkar! Once they're done with the pranksters, malcontents and comm monkeys I'm sure they'll get around to doing the hardcore cheaters.
Well, we -know- that Durms bot, cheat, multiplay and are fuckwits. We don't have to -think- that. My question is, when are the real offender's going to get punished? A few spree-nukes would make this place a bit more playable, methinks.
I've seen him running his freebie aliases several times but I really doubt he's using timers to set them off. It's not the best idea to be away from the keyboard and moving around during a war anyways.
don't -think- he bots, but you don't -know- that he doesn't!
Actually, everything Tulkas said was right if you think about it. Whether or not he can tell players how to play is another argument.
Nah he logs in from work and does freebie aliases. Don't think he bots.
I woudln't say Skyman hasn't cheated Nalthic, some of his logins, location he travels, then idles off, logs in 15mins later and repeats is pretty fishy. I'm not saying he IS botting but it's not out of the question.
It's hard to root for either side here. Yes, Tulkas is being slightly goofy, but better a verbal warning than a nuke... and yes, Skyman is entirely justified in killing Durms until a ceasefire is worked out, but his tone here reminds me of Draugluin, and that's never good :P
Haha, wow.
Wait wait wait stop. You're all working from a false assumption. That the Admins here have ever been smart or reasonable. I mean it's been like this in varying degrees forever but people still seem to be shocked when they see it:P If you want smart or reasonable decisions, don't ask an internet moderator to make them!
Wtf is Tulkas thinking? It's not Skyman's fault that the system is currently so fucked up death is meaningless. Thats why this war goes on forever, because each side can barely hurt the other. Skyman plays aggressively, but thats not against the rules. It's not like he's purposely getting attacked multiple times to screw them up with fines, or using a level 5 char to get deathblows (as some people have done). If anything, it just shows that death penalties are too light atm. And anyway, Durms and BKD are only killing each other, so its not like its fucking up any players who are unwilling to participate.
I really agree with Leod. I haven't seen Skyman cheat since he has been fighting durms and been a visitor in BKD. I think its total BS that Tulkas even had this conversation with him.
And Exhalev the thing is you were pushing the button yourself when you were talking to Aule like that when you were on your last leg anyway. I believe when Fyng got nuked and later suspended there was a 'this is a test' clause in there.
Apparently you failed. And I think the mud is better for it.
I don't think Skyman does anything wrong. He is determined to win and fights honestly and without cheating. And he still is a higher level than Mute for example.
Well if bad etiquette deserves a nuke then Durms are in trouble. Just look at what they're doing to our newbies. That's some terrible etiquette.
Hmm, does Tulkas think Skyman is supposed to declare himself defeated in the war and stop attacking Durms? That's what I understood from it.
Point is, would Durms stop attacking him then? I don't think so. Wait, I'm sure about it.
From Exhalev: Exhalev says Skyman is lucky that he even got a warning, considering he got nuked for MUD ettiquette bullshit without warning or indication. He also agrees that the system should be changed; death penalties are a joke. *shrug*
All hail Trempk! The Captain Obvious!
That is kind of funny. The way he plays is pretty ridiculous; but the solution isn't to punish the player for the way the system allows him to play, its to change the system to discourage his playing that way, i.e. a higher death penalty.
STALINOR
I'd be upset to if I got 5 characters nuked for cheating Haarni, but that's your own doing, don't be bad at Tulkas for your mistakes. =/
In another situations I'd defend Tulkas, but not here. Sorry.
Wow.....
Tulkas has lost the plot.
You told Tulkas: I haven't done anything, duh. Tulkas told you: Yeah, that's what the durms always say. That cracked me up =p