First of all, before my actual post, I want to apologize for not posting in a while - I've had a very busy week. Not lurking, or if I was, I didn't mean to be.
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Cephrir wrote:
Wrong. You can read into a joke vote, or even more likely the way someone responds to it. That's how games basically always start. That gives us something to go off of. There's really no other basis. While I don't think extended periods of joke voting are productive, some is necessary.
I don't agree, but whatever. It's hard to read into something insubstantial. Not that that phase is unneccessary, it's very important. Just not for that reason. See: below.
What do you not agree with? Why? Why do you think that the phase is very important?
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Akonas wrote:
Also, QF, I think your problem is that you feel a need to overjustify everything. Think about what you're saying and whether you really need all those quotes.
I want to make sure everyone understands where I'm coming from and what I mean. I use quotes so people know the context. I'm used to being very thorough. If you want, I can tone it down.
Also, what does "IGMEOY" mean?
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I just think you're wishy-washy. Flippy-floppy. You want it both ways with everything, finding a way to say you're scum hunting, but not really. You're "setting up scum hunting." Which is neither here nor there. It's like if somebody asked you "are you pregnant" and you said, "Yes, I'm a little bit pregnant." How can you be a little bit pregnant?? You either are or you're not!
Actually, I'm not wishy-washy, or flippy-floppy. I have particularly changed my mind on anything. I haven't been fluctuating. It's more like saying "I'm a little bit racist" - which, according to Avenue Q, is possible. Yes, I have a more moderate stance in this business. Fine, tracking is a part of hunting - but what I was saying was that I'm not shooting anyone down yet. There simply isn't enough evidence.
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Also, I don't see why so many people were jumping on me for long posts with quotes, Cephrir has been doing it, and VoD has been doing it. Not all the time, but in some posts.
I somewhat also take offense at you saying they were thin on content. I have a specific issue I try to express, and then I elaborate so that everyone understands the details and the shades of what I'm saying. That's why semantics come up.
Joke votes are over, and I didn't find windkirby's defensiveness as something to consider later.
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