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by imblyings
Sun May 13, 2018 6:25 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: replace rules with
Replies: 31
Views: 8276

Re: replace rules with

It would be an edit or addition to the main page
by imblyings
Sun May 13, 2018 5:42 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: replace rules with
Replies: 31
Views: 8276

Re: replace rules with

Ideally we could reduce things to rule 0 and 1 but we can't. Despite admin differences, they all should be looking at common factors as part of basic procedure and variation in rulings shouldn't be drastically different if they adhere to it. Opening this standard procedure to approaching issues to t...
by imblyings
Sun May 13, 2018 1:18 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: replace rules with
Replies: 31
Views: 8276

Re: replace rules with

The flexibility already exists yes, but I believe this is a chance to explain the decision process behind case-by-case rulings. The admins should be just as enabled as before- but now players should have an understanding of why things are case-by-case, and maybe even think about the factors themselv...
by imblyings
Sun May 13, 2018 12:49 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: replace rules with
Replies: 31
Views: 8276

replace rules with

an explanation of the process in which admins make decisions and what factors they look for, since attempting to make a catch-all rule has so far not quite worked as well in the last decade for example, conflict between non-antags may be written as Admins will look at the following factors when ruli...
by imblyings
Fri May 11, 2018 11:42 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Rising Storm 2 - Update time
Replies: 227
Views: 69913

Re: Rising Storm 2 - ARVN soon edition

there is a certain feel to landing, like you need to imagine the momentum and speed of your heli, getting a good one is exhilarating

>arvn dlc
mildly cautious, curious about how they will play like. Reallly hope they have some cool customization options.
by imblyings
Tue May 08, 2018 9:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/

That is to say, in between the chilling conclusion of grazyns post and kors links, there must be a happy medium possible for any society which achieved a minimum of people who need to seek help.
by imblyings
Tue May 08, 2018 9:52 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/

Xsi's post on fixing society is about the only sane post. Imagine the creativity of grazyns post or energy from the furor from either side of the debate put to making people be able to be better people. What a shame.
by imblyings
Sat May 05, 2018 8:11 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: What situation would be ok for someone to BOH as nonantag?
Replies: 43
Views: 9297

Re: What situation would be ok for someone to BOH as nonantag?

weeds and eggs on the base could have meant both, nilons
by imblyings
Sat May 05, 2018 8:10 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: What situation would be ok for someone to BOH as nonantag?
Replies: 43
Views: 9297

Re: What situation would be ok for someone to BOH as nonantag?

We let security kill or brig people wantonly during rev/cult so I don't see why one person who got missed when they boh'd lavaland is a horrible cardinal sin re: If there is a risk of disaster and you still take that risk in an attempt for glory, you live or die by the RNG. is kind of silly, there i...
by imblyings
Fri May 04, 2018 5:23 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The naming policy IS DUMB
Replies: 165
Views: 34630

Re: The naming policy IS DUMB

The entire problem of this policy was enumerated, it's not enforced by the majority of the admin team because (speaking personally) it's a horrible policy and I won't ruin peoples rounds just because they have a funky name. (Excluding those who name themselves hitler or stalin, like come on it's be...
by imblyings
Fri May 04, 2018 2:08 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Trialmin Review: Optimumtact
Replies: 184
Views: 43921

Re: Trialmin Review: Optimumtact

Less than the price you were offering :^)
by imblyings
Thu May 03, 2018 2:12 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The naming policy IS DUMB
Replies: 165
Views: 34630

Re: The naming policy IS DUMB

This thread was started by a dumb over a dumb name and then populated by dumbs quibbling over dumb details and nitpicks. So basically a policy discussion thread. What I don't understand is why people seem to have such an issue with "literally just pick a first and last name with minimum attent...
by imblyings
Thu May 03, 2018 1:26 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The naming policy IS DUMB
Replies: 165
Views: 34630

Re: The naming policy IS DUMB

Arianya wrote:because the last name is Bullet with the letter u swapped for o and that is literally what I was thinking when I came up with it.
i thought i couldn't taste tap water through a computer screen but i just did
by imblyings
Thu May 03, 2018 12:50 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The naming policy IS DUMB
Replies: 165
Views: 34630

Re: The naming policy IS DUMB

Arianya wrote:
DemonFiren wrote:
Arianya wrote:Ostrava of Nanotrasen, Aria Bollet
1) hahahahaha no, that's a perfect example of a shit name
2) :thinking:
The real secret is that the third one is also one of my names :twisted:
explain why outside of 28% snowflakeness, aria bollet is weird
by imblyings
Thu May 03, 2018 8:18 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The naming policy IS DUMB
Replies: 165
Views: 34630

Re: The naming policy IS DUMB

maybe they play a catgirl

maybe Mac is a boring name
by imblyings
Thu May 03, 2018 8:04 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The naming policy IS DUMB
Replies: 165
Views: 34630

Re: The naming policy IS DUMB

both were lizardsss, dumb human litmus test should be whether some effort was put into the name/playing the game or not, since names are just names, what a player does in game has more effect on others some fuckwit who joins as big black sausage and goes around griffing should get banned, somebody w...
by imblyings
Thu May 03, 2018 7:53 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The naming policy IS DUMB
Replies: 165
Views: 34630

Re: The naming policy IS DUMB

Allowt Hisfo Odname

Meati Smurder

Gallo Nofmil Kaday

first name, last name

phonetically sound

admins btfo
by imblyings
Thu May 03, 2018 7:43 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: The naming policy IS DUMB
Replies: 165
Views: 34630

Re: The naming policy IS DUMB

you can't allow stupid names like smells-the-feet or any other severely retarded lizard name like allad minsa recucks and then proceed to harass legitimate players over Nyanaroni An'Cheese

at most you could ask the player to make the last name Ancheese, which is fairly believable
by imblyings
Thu May 03, 2018 7:29 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Trialmin Review: Optimumtact
Replies: 184
Views: 43921

Re: Trialmin Review: Optimumtact

He's reasonable where things matter and has an attitude towards things that helps keep /tg/ healthy. His banter is harmless and it is the height of dumb to deny someone who's spent years contributing time, money, patience and genuine care towards this place and its people just because some people ca...
by imblyings
Wed May 02, 2018 7:38 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Feta Cheese recipe suggestions
Replies: 6
Views: 1782

Re: Feta Cheese recipe suggestions

gamer milk

also something baked potatoes with feta cheese
by imblyings
Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:50 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Rising Storm 2 - Update time
Replies: 227
Views: 69913

Re: Rising Storm 2 - ARVN soon edition

hate flying or getting killed by them? the cobra is such a fat ungainly bastard that drops collective on every fucking turn while you'd think the bushranger would be a fat cunt piece of shit but it's actually fairly graceful for what it is and dare I say it pleasant to drive, though shame it doesn't...
by imblyings
Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:07 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Shitty antag idea: Synths/Android
Replies: 58
Views: 14630

Re: Shitty antag idea: Synths/Android

>as it would add another layer of distrust and paranoia,

careful what you wish for lad

in the next breath you'll be wishing for more roleplay and less powergaming
by imblyings
Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:23 am
Forum: Auditorium
Topic: Admin Staffing Log
Replies: 1198
Views: 829429

Re: Admin Staffing Log

Alexch2 is being candidated.
by imblyings
Thu Apr 26, 2018 3:12 pm
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: [Optimumtact] Gouty - Failure to investigate thoroughly or uphold rules.
Replies: 15
Views: 3747

Re: [Optimumtact] Gouty - Failure to investigate thoroughly or uphold rules.

>because of the impact to round progression. As amply explained in anticipation of this of point, there exist multiple IC ways to go about things when you don't have an electronic door opener and gas pipe turn offer. >include not logging out/going AFK at or near round start due to the importance of ...
by imblyings
Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:50 pm
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: [Optimumtact] Gouty - Failure to investigate thoroughly or uphold rules.
Replies: 15
Views: 3747

Re: [Optimumtact] Gouty - Failure to investigate thoroughly or uphold rules.

if it wasn't a serious infraction by oranges, and oranges did nothing wrong, then why is there a complaint 'generally include not logging out/going AFK at or near round start' oranges checked to see if the AI was afk and it's reasonable to assume the later inaction when AI intervention could've been...
by imblyings
Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:05 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: katawa shoujo / Visual Novels discussion
Replies: 36
Views: 6918

Re: katawa shoujo (spoiler discussion)

>#3466
by imblyings
Thu Apr 26, 2018 12:57 pm
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: [Optimumtact] Gouty - Failure to investigate thoroughly or uphold rules.
Replies: 15
Views: 3747

Re: [Optimumtact] Gouty - Failure to investigate thoroughly or uphold rules.

A person can reply, startled out of their x y z reason to be doing nothing because of the adminhelp noise, reply to the red name who can cut their fun away forever, then gradually feel unable to do anything else. It wouldn't be the first time a player has joined the game only to lose interest or des...
by imblyings
Thu Apr 26, 2018 12:26 pm
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: [Optimumtact] Gouty - Failure to investigate thoroughly or uphold rules.
Replies: 15
Views: 3747

Re: [Optimumtact] Gouty - Failure to investigate thoroughly or uphold rules.

we have no way of knowing if a player had something happen irl and forgot to log out, or if they are sleepy, or drunk, or even nervous

other players are also capable of making new AIs

all in all it's not a serious infraction by the AI and oranges did nothing wrong
by imblyings
Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:37 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/

>germany >they also still have puppet states all around their former colonial empire and, most importantly, the military might and power projection to enforce their rule and solve troubles lol i'd give it a few hundred more years and a few name changes before what is germany EVER gets to do that
by imblyings
Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:31 pm
Forum: Thinking Cap
Topic: okay sir/madam/preferred pronoun, how would you like your mock meat done?
Replies: 791
Views: 137749

Re: okay sir/madam/preferred pronoun, how would you like your mock meat done?

will they fund that by selling half of them as burgers
by imblyings
Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:24 pm
Forum: Thinking Cap
Topic: okay sir/madam/preferred pronoun, how would you like your mock meat done?
Replies: 791
Views: 137749

Re: okay sir/madam/preferred pronoun, how would you like your mock meat done?

now to be fair, while ntr shouldn't have mods, if cosmic had mod he could have deleted this and spared us 511 posts of autism
by imblyings
Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:14 am
Forum: Resolved Appeals
Topic: [Banned by host] fletchernut - killed while afk
Replies: 1
Views: 824

Re: [Banned by host] fletchernut - killed while afk

It was me, I notice you two have the same ip address but let it go at first since you two didn't seem to be communicating ingame. Later on ingame I'm forced to revise that judgement since you've loyalty implanted the mime and let him hang around the bridge, which by itself isn't suspicious but sure ...
by imblyings
Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:50 am
Forum: Thinking Cap
Topic: okay sir/madam/preferred pronoun, how would you like your mock meat done?
Replies: 791
Views: 137749

Re: okay sir/madam/preferred pronoun, how would you like your mock meat done?

im gonna bribe a coder to code catbugs into the game which people can dice up for catbug steaks one day
by imblyings
Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:45 am
Forum: Thinking Cap
Topic: okay sir/madam/preferred pronoun, how would you like your mock meat done?
Replies: 791
Views: 137749

Re: okay sir/madam/preferred pronoun, how would you like your mock meat done?

Alt-right and neo-nazism popularity in recent years brought an increase in veganism and animal rights activism, inspired by Hitler's own vegetarianism and deep commitment to animal welfare. Example: this is the eco-military branch of Casapound, an Italian neofascist party. Their slogan, "For a...
by imblyings
Sun Apr 22, 2018 6:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why DO nuke ops want to blow up the station anyways?
Replies: 41
Views: 11460

Re: Why DO nuke ops want to blow up the station anyways?

It's simple. Prototype cloning console can do three things: It can either produce a clone with no higher brain activity, a clone with brain activity with a soul, and a clone with brain activity with an original soul. Unlike newer cloning equipment, which grabs the specific soul from local soul-fiel...
by imblyings
Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why DO nuke ops want to blow up the station anyways?
Replies: 41
Views: 11460

Re: Why DO nuke ops want to blow up the station anyways?

one of my favourite lore explanations is based on the fact that souls exist One reason for assassination objectives in my headcanon is to temporarily detach a targets soul from their body. Combined with some off-screen sabotage or botched paperwork at a Nanotrasen cloning facility, a Syndicate facil...
by imblyings
Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:51 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Is it okay to powergame the powergamers?
Replies: 16
Views: 3261

Re: Is it okay to powergame the powergamers?

Anyone breaking into the captain's office, ai upload, or armoury, make themselves very valid to security and heads, and less so to other station crew. Anyone breaking into those areas, especially the armoury, with the intent to cause conflict and find excuses to fight in '''self defence''''''', can ...
by imblyings
Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:59 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: printed power cells aren't charged
Replies: 50
Views: 10470

Re: printed power cells aren't charged

“People don’t do it” is such an odd balance argument. If they don’t do it, teach them to do it so they will in future rounds. If it’s needed to be done, I don’t see why someone would purposely not do it. Not everyone has put in a thousand hours into the game to know every nook and cranny feature ss...
by imblyings
Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:17 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/



hm
by imblyings
Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:55 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: printed power cells aren't charged
Replies: 50
Views: 10470

printed power cells aren't charged

why also " BlueNothing commented on Feb 11 Cells will take an extended period of time to charge, and in this arrangement, there's a strong disincentive to upgrade cells, because of the outage period, the charge period, and the, for the most part, failure of cell upgrades to allow independence f...
by imblyings
Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:06 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Station Teamwork vs Antag Gamemodes
Replies: 21
Views: 4854

Re: Station Teamwork vs Antag Gamemodes

rounds which take a break from lone/team antag and let the currently online players work together for a change are needed imo
by imblyings
Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Jukebox Songs Suggestions General
Replies: 35
Views: 11278

Re: Jukebox Songs Suggestions General

black hole sun

it used to be on the engineering wiki page but it got removed
by imblyings
Sun Apr 08, 2018 4:07 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Does War Ops abridge the rules and roleplaying?
Replies: 101
Views: 21152

Re: Does War Ops abridge the rules and roleplaying?

Chain of command is a poisonous disgusting concept in terms of server playstyle and is best left to individual player circumstances and never enshrined in server rule as an absolute. Any authority you have you derive from luck in which players are playing, what you've done in game, how good a talker...
by imblyings
Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:56 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Amendment to Ban Appeal Policy
Replies: 67
Views: 14889

Re: Amendment to Ban Appeal Policy

>beestung12 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhmhmmhmmmmmmmmmmmmm It's not a slippery slope though to remove people who lie ingame or on the forums about not griffing. If anyone is worried just make it a separate ban.
by imblyings
Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:53 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/

careful there malkevin some say she's a trap

wouldn't want to have to eat your own words now
by imblyings
Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:50 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/

>decades later help americans shit up the moon with flags instead of going on the moon themselves

bratwursts btfo
by imblyings
Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:54 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/

>buy myself sniper rifle
>pop anyone within 100 yds

heheh
by imblyings
Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:54 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/

Part and parcel of living in a great global city is you’ve got to be prepared for these things, you’ve got to be vigilant, you’ve got to support the police doing an incredibly hard job. We must never accept terrorists being successful, we must never accept that terrorists can destroy our life or de...
by imblyings
Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:15 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k18 /pol/
Replies: 2589
Views: 509742

Re: 2k18 /pol/

ColonicAcid wrote:I mean i would rather have nobody get shot buy ya know you do you
part and parcel sir