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Gilthoniel
Forum Warrior
Joined: 11 Oct 2011 Location: Cuiviénen Status: Offline Points: 211 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 11:25 |
Brids17 wrote:
LordOfTheSwamp wrote:
But I'm also curious as to why distant alliances might come to blows |
Have you actually bothered asking them? Like in private message? Away from the forums that tend to brew things up...
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I also wonder why LordOfTheSwamp didn't contact the leaders of the alliances concerned first, before going to the forum. Perhaps he is just trying to draw attention to himself and hopes that the conflict will actually grow so that more people will read his blog .
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LordOfTheSwamp
Forum Warrior
Joined: 23 May 2011 Location: Swamp of Fyrgis Status: Offline Points: 481 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 14:06 |
Gilthoniel wrote:
Perhaps he is just trying to draw attention to himself and hopes that the conflict will actually grow so that more people will read his blog . |
Gilthoniel, I so apologise for daring to put time and effort into writing a blog to help new players understand the game.
I also apologise profusely for attempting to understand an issue by polling a broad range of people who might have insight.
You are so right.
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"A boy is building sandcastles on a beach. You go and kick down his castle. You could say that it only reflects how you play with sandcastles. Others may think it reflects who you are." - Ander.
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LordOfTheSwamp
Forum Warrior
Joined: 23 May 2011 Location: Swamp of Fyrgis Status: Offline Points: 481 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 14:07 |
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And I apologise to everyone else for the crass use of sarcasm.
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"A boy is building sandcastles on a beach. You go and kick down his castle. You could say that it only reflects how you play with sandcastles. Others may think it reflects who you are." - Ander.
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SunStorm
Postmaster
Joined: 01 Apr 2011 Location: "Look Up" Status: Offline Points: 979 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 14:26 |
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Kurdruk, I am sure it will blow over - but to be well informed you need to get a broad overview of an issue. If nothing else, this thread has done that.
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"Side? I am on nobody's side because nobody is on my side" ~LoTR

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LordOfTheSwamp
Forum Warrior
Joined: 23 May 2011 Location: Swamp of Fyrgis Status: Offline Points: 481 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 14:43 |
SunStorm wrote:
Kurdruk, I am sure it will blow over - but to be well informed you need to get a broad overview of an issue. If nothing else, this thread has done that. |
Thanks SS. And in fairness I should learn not to feed the trolls.
The thread has also thrown up some other issues, which are just as interesting. The division between those who want violence to be consensual, and those who want a less humane game is bubbling along, of course. More interesting is the immediate reaction that if something is talked about it will get worse....
On a theoretical level I disagree with this. I think some of "the community's" more questionable actions have been based on very limited information, and a fuller understanding of a subject should avoid people jumping to false conclusions in future, so I'm always going to be up for fairly full disclosure. But on the other hand, on a practical level, there have been examples of people trying to blow things out of proportion in order to justify battering people, so I do get why people might fear this. (And someone sent me an IGM quite justifiably pointing out that I've previously said that the absence of the
bloodthirsty
concerned and humane community getting involved in disputes does make a diplomatic resolution harder - fair point.)
Still, the level of fear over this is striking.
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"A boy is building sandcastles on a beach. You go and kick down his castle. You could say that it only reflects how you play with sandcastles. Others may think it reflects who you are." - Ander.
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Aurordan
Postmaster
Player Council - Ambassador
Joined: 21 Sep 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 982 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 14:44 |
Gilthoniel wrote:
I also wonder why LordOfTheSwamp didn't contact the leaders of the alliances concerned first, before going to the forum. Perhaps he is just trying to draw attention to himself and hopes that the conflict will actually grow so that more people will read his blog . |
Oh, you're just mad that he's drawn attention to the fact that you're leaving your ally to twist in the wind. See, I can extrapolate motives too. I would even venture that mine is better than yours.
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Kumomoto
Postmaster General
Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Status: Offline Points: 2224 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 14:51 |
Gilthoniel wrote:
Perhaps he is just trying to draw attention to himself and hopes that the conflict will actually grow so that more people will read his blog . |
Do you really think that Kurdruk benefits from his blog? He does it as a service to the community and we should all thank him for doing so. It is an altruistic endeavor and your implications to the contrary make you sound like a base cretin.
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Ander
Postmaster General
Joined: 24 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1269 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 17:24 |
Gilthoniel wrote:
I also wonder why LordOfTheSwamp didn't contact the leaders of the alliances concerned first, before going to the forum. Perhaps he is just trying to draw attention to himself and hopes that the conflict will actually grow so that more people will read his blog .
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that was perhaps the cheapest forum post of the post-Luna era.
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Subatoi
Forum Warrior
Joined: 01 Mar 2012 Status: Offline Points: 380 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 17:33 |
Anywho..
Back onto topic..
So I think I got this
LWO wanted fun thieved bsh, bsh caught asked LWO why, but no real leadership in lwo, just got answer "we want fun" bsh pissed and war, confeds come into play and war.
LWO gets fun, bsh called war but isnt warring, is using confed to dispatch lwo so it can stay in tourney.
am i right on all this?
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Anjire
Postmaster
Joined: 18 Sep 2010 Status: Offline Points: 688 |
Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 17:39 |
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BSH is and has not been active in the current tournament.
~per Nilok page 3 last post on page
I do not recall seeing any BSH attacks on any of the squares when I've reviewed the postings.
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