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@Nemiroff
People are leaving New York and the Blue States around it. Illinois is drowning in debt. California continues to thrive because of the variety of goods they produce due to geographic location and size, but if they keep going the way of Illinois and New York, they will also go down the toilet.
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@Vader
@CaptainSceptic
I don't think he's a coward. He sacrificed his career for his cause.
However. I find the cause to be utter BS, as it is all based off of anecdotal evidence, where even then, not all supposed cases are actual examples of police brutality. There are still cases of police brutality, but statistically they are unlikely and officers who are willing to brutalize a suspect are also rare. Consider that there were 4 officers in the George Floyd case out of 800 (0.5%) full time officers in Minneapolis. Consider that this is the first major incident in a long time in Minneapolis. Consider that out of about 53,500,000 people involved in an incident with the police in 2015, only 965 resulted in fatal shootings, and not all of those were brutality.
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@Melcharaz
Blocking should only be reserved for those who follow you from thread to thread to harass you. It should not be used over a religious and/or political disagreement.
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Not sure why I am tagged, but I do like Mario Kart, so I'll give my opinion.
Mario Kart should start with the stats and then design the Kart around those stats. Want a fast Kart with poor handling? Make a bullet bill shaped kart. The reason why each stat set needs a new kart is so that people can tell what their opponents' game plan is and vice versa. It removes the guesswork so that players can better formulate a plan to deal with their opponents. I do think different skins for different karts would be cool though. Imagine the bullet bill kart from earlier. You could have the default bullet bill skin, you could have a homing bullet bill skin, a cat bullet bill skin, a banzai bullet bill skin, or a golden bullet bill skin. They'd all be bullet bills, so you could tell if an opponent wants to go fast but has poor handling you can take advantage of, but people can still make their karts look cool.
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@Barney
1. Yes. I think it's an improvement.
While insulting someone is obviously wrong, it's not the mods' jobs to police it. Instead, I think it is the community's job to rebuke the offending members. Trolling really depends on the intention of the troll. I don't mind friendly ribbing or just messing with someone, but when someone has malicious intent, it is once again the community's job to rebuke the offending members. If they aren't listening to the rebuke, then ignore them. They revel in getting people riled up, so don't give them that power. If it becomes spam, then there is reason for the mods to step in.
Streamlining and codifying it is excellent, as any rules or laws should always be easy to understand.
I don't see much protection of children, but I do see an age requirement to make an account, which is definitely a good thing. I don't think Little Timmy should be on this site.
I'm a little concerned about the "no moderator harassment" rule because it all depends on what they define as harassment, but I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt when they say they'll have thick skin. Mods, please do not betray this trust I have in you.
2. Yes2. Sharing PMs may be needed to establish what happened in say, a mafia game when someone C/P's their role and character to another player and the game host needs proof of the occurrence. However, private conversations should stay private in most cases. I am going to hope the mods understand that PM sharing must only happen when necessary, and that they must approve when it is necessary.
3. No. Expanding S&G would give it equal to or more power than the actual arguments being presented. Even casual debates must be argument-oriented.
4. Yes. A reason means that people can't just report a random post they don't like and hope the mods find a reason to remove it. They have to at least come up with their own reason on why it should be removed. In addition, it makes it very clear to the mods what they're dealing with.
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Have you ever considered that people have a right to decide what to do with their balls?
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Although I like most of his policies, I can't agree with the idea of him being THAT powerful. I'd say the most powerful person in human history would probably be one of the British monarchs when Britain was at its peak world dominance.
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@fauxlaw
What killed DDO in the end was not the debating system. It was the constant 503s and spambots, coupled with Juggle not caring.
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This community, whether it has been on DDO or DART, is notoriously difficult to leave for good. Many have done it, but not easily. I wonder how RM is doing...
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@skittlez09
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Current Mafia
Sign-ups
Discipulus_Didicit - Star Control
In the Hopper
Speedrace
Lunatic- Pick yer poison!
ILikePie5 - Bakugan or Riverdale
Bullish
Mharman - Terraria Mafia
PressF4Respect - Assasin in the Castle
SupaDudz- Teen Titans
On Hold
warren42, zaradi, Virtuoso, drafterman
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I should be able to be active enough to mod a game by the time my turn rolls around.
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@Barney
@Vader
@PressF4Respect
@skittlez09
I am cancelling this game until I am confident in my activity.
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/out. As the previous game proved, I am not active enough for this. If my school year ends before this game starts, I’ll consider joining.
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Sorry guys. I’m not joining anymore games until I am sure I can be there more often.
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@oromagi
Pleading guilty does not meant actual guilt. You should know this.
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Here. will catch up later. for now, I want to watch some Twitch Mario Maker streamers.
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@Vader
If I'm one of the people that needs replacing, then there is no longer a need to replace me.
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@Vader
Do you see any where you live?
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Honestly this is typical Wylted play. Some amazing risk is taken, he claims a power role in order to get someone lynched that he reads as scum but doesn’t want to have to fight to get said person lynched, yada yada yada he might be right, he might be wrong, who knows? Because of this Wylted is probably town as of now (I believe he did this in one of my games and somehow caught scum), but it has no bearing whatsoever on Warren’s affiliation.
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@Vader
You have no idea how much of an invasive species Packers fans are in Indiana. I see them a lot.
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@Vader
Start the gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame (please)
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This game will serve as a testing grounds for some ideas I have.
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@Vader
/in to get the game off the the ground. I’ll still give it my all though
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Sign-ups
SupaDudz- Total Drama Island
In the Hopper
drafterman
Discipulus_Didicit - Star Control (please poke DD when it is his turn to post signups since he will not notice on his own due to not actively playing mafia, he is still willing to host this game though).
Speedrace
Lunatic- Pick yer poison!
ILikePie5 - Bakugan or Riverdale
Bullish
Mharman
On Hold
warren42, zaradi, Virtuoso
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@Vader
I can't say I was enthusiastic about any of these teams. However, I went with Jets simply because they were a larger overall dumpster fire. But trust me on this: none of the others were far behind. They've all put themselves in awful positions.
I'd also like to ask why you think the Jets are 2-seed. Do you think they are #2 in the NFL, AFC, or AFC East?
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@Vader
I just see it as a win for the Texans that they still have almost everyone else.
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@triangle.128k
So basically, aid for the poor except for college kids.
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@Vader
I’ve been playing two games... Pokemon Shield (currently prepping for an official online tournament) and Terraria (ranger playthrough).
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What is a Lolcow?
Taken from the YouTube channel “Urinating Tree”, lolcow is a term for a hilariously bad sports team, or sometimes an individual. While regular cows produce milk, a lolcow produces laughs.
The Nominees Are...
New England Patriots
🦀🦀🦀🦀 The Evil Empire is Gone !!!!!1!1!1! 🦀🦀🦀🦀
On a serious note, I actually read an interesting article from ESPN detailing how the Patriots fell out of Brady’s favor.
Los Angeles Rams
More like the Ramshackles. Losing Todd Gurley was the big one, but that doesn’t cover it. There’s more. Dante Fowler Jr, Cory Littleton, Clay Matthews, etc. What did they pick up? Not enough. They are solely relying on draft gambling, and their mediocre season last year ensures they won’t even get the best draft picks. Just remember: No matter how bad it gets, it’s never going to be as bad as your new logo.
Detroit Lions
Well this will make a certain someone happy. Just look at their free agency selections. They are wannabe Patriots. They are also unaware that the Patriots right now are nothing to emulate.
Houston Texans
Bill O’Brien got bailed out so many times by his talented team, and how do you reward his near failure? With GM duty, of course! What is the first thing he does? Trade away his star receiver, of course! I am a happy Colts fan. I would take a dump all over you guys, but I have a fate worse than death in mind... being spat on by Cowboys fans.
New York Jets
What was that I said about football teams from New York? Because it’s still true. The Jets threw money at short-term solutions. That’s just the Jets being the Jets. I can’t say much more. Their offseason so far has been a buttfumble.
The Loser is...
New York Jets
The Rams still have some good players, so do the Patriots and the Texans. The Jets’ biggest competitor was the Lions, but at least they’re building something. What are the Jets building? A Boeing 747? Because it’s falling apart.
So congratulations, Jets! Not only are you the NFL’s Buttfumble, you are also the 3rd Lolcow of the Week! 🎉 😂 🐄
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Cool idea. I’ve always loved sites like the Babylon Bee and The Onion.
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To be clear, I do understand there is a point when it becomes spam, but I haven’t seen any banned users making alts and spamming with them; they typically just a couple threads. I would say ban the users, don’t delete the threads, but announce in the thread that the OP is an alt.
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@David
So we can’t even see the nature of the alt account’s offenses? I think it’s it is a valid idea for the public to know exactly what banned users were doing with their alts.
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I’ll admit I fell behind on this. However, coronavirus gives me time to catch up... so this edition will be about how teams finished their season before it got cancelled.
What is a Lolcow?
Taken from the YouTube channel “Urinating Tree”, lolcow is a term for a hilariously bad sports team, or sometimes an individual. While regular cows produce milk, a lolcow produces laughs.
The Nominees Are...
Detroit Pistons
Five losses to end the season, including losses to the Knicks and Kings.
Golden State Warriors
They were the first NBA team eliminated from postseason contention... after being Western Conference Champions last year.
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball
One year after being national runner-ups, they were eliminated from March Madness contention after losing in the ACC tournament to a mediocre team.
Tampa Bay Vipers
As much as I wanted them to beat the Wildcats (because Josh Johnson is cancer), they didn’t. They lost and became the team with the worst record.
Nashville SC
The season has barely started, but they were showing early signs of lolcowdom in their first season ever.
And the Loser is..
Detroit Pistons
At least the Warriors has some wins during their last week. The Vipers made their loss close. Most of the Pistons’ losses were not. Notre Dame has a decent amount of wins in their record. Nashville is a new team.
For those reasons, I say: Congratulations, Pistons! You are the second Lolcow of the Week! 🎉 😂 🐄
Join me next week as I focus on anything not a regular season that is going on... so expect to see a lot of NFL Free Agency Lolcows. I’m looking at you, Rams.
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