Cpt Toellner said
Get your filthy logic out of here!

It is imperative. He is such a Starscream.

Jig said
Seconded. Nomination for Dervish for VP.

Why settle for VP when I can rule the world?

C'mon, think big.

Sole said
Brovo for president 2014-infinity

Third this.

-shrug- Brovo's just fishing for a bit of attention, but he was off his game today. Prince beat him to it.

I didn't read his post, because this topic of discussion has, in my opinion, been entirely resolved. There's nothing his "dissecting" bullshit can illuminate for me. It isn't entertaining for me, or funny, or anything other than annoying. Got nothing against the guy, but this thread was already won, and it wasn't by Brovo.

So...

Imperfectionist said
:) All I can say is Bravo, and thank you for an insightful read, Prince.

I fixed it back.

EDIT: Based on the posts in this thread, Prince is harsh but fair, intelligent, knowledgeable and reasoned...

Brovo is a schoolyard bully, making "witty" comments and cracking "hilarious" jokes, all the while hoping (as has happened) that everyone will high-five him afterwards.

Dervish said
Why settle for VP when I can rule the world?C'mon, think big.

If you wanna take on Brovo, be my guest.
I won't be doing it any time soon.

Jig said
If you wanna take on Brovo, be my guest.I won't be doing it any time soon.

That implies Brovo and I are enemies.

You know nothing, Jern Snuuuuuur.

Seriously, him and I get along perfectly fine and are chatting it up this very minute. He's just more fond of these kinds of responses than I am. :P

Anyways. This is getting off topic.

I... uhh... hate when people. Hm.

I got nothing.

Imperfectionist said
-shrug- Brovo's just fishing for a bit of attention, but he was off his game today. Prince beat him to it.I didn't read it, because this topic of discussion has, in my opinion, been entirely resolved. There's nothing his "dissecting" bullshit can illuminate for me. It isn't entertaining for me, or funny, or anything other than annoying. Got nothing against the guy, but this thread was already won, and it wasn't by Brovo.So... I fixed it back.

Except Prince speaks in absolutes, his points are far, far too long showing he cannot condense his thoughts, and he goes to this extent...

Over playing pretend. Against a person who will not listen to him, whatsoever.

Meanwhile, I acknowledge that because it's an art, it's an entirely personal experience. To say that canon = auto-easier or canon = auto-harder is to make the same claim about fantasy, modern, sci-fi, or otherwise. It's a plain untrue statement. They both have skill sets involved: One involves creating a new character from scratch, while the other forces the author to operate within the confines of the preexisting character. It is patently false to declare one as easier than the other. Period. End of story. It drums down to "if you cannot understand the character's motivations, you will not succeed at writing within that character's mindset." Literally, that's it. Doesn't matter if it's Deadpool or your totally original character, Dreadpool.

Prince makes good points, but it's lost in the sea of babbling. He needs to learn to condense his points.

As for this, all I did was point out how utterly inane it is to have a chosen one complex about a hobby where the only qualification you need is the ability to have an imagination. There are people who do it better and who do it worse, granted, but there's no universal standard to apply here. Hell even if you were to consider role playing writing (which it patently isn't, but this thread isn't about that), look at how many forms of writing there are. Look at how many plot lines there are, forms of narration there are... There's poetry, there's journal-type writing, there's eastern style writing and western style writing. There isn't even universal consensus in which direction to read the text: The Japanese read right to left, while the western world reads left to right!

Really. That's it. That's why people are going "Brovo won" or "Brovo for president". Because I made a better argument with far less words. If Prince did the same, Prince would have won.

Note, this isn't to say that Prince was wrong. Again, had good points. (I liked the bit about interaction especially. That's damned true about role playing and I argue it effectively in the articles section in my last article.) It was just too damn long.

I understand what you're saying, and I know we've already discussed this thing that you do, because of that other thread. I just wanted to give a counterpoint to those "high-fives" I mentioned. Not everyone thinks your style is the superior one.

Basically, in my head, I'm the girl watching from nearby, shaking my head in disappointment. I thought the original guy was being quite rude, but I don't think he deserved your particular brand of derisiveness. You should have let it go.

EDIT: Honestly, I probably wouldn't have said anything if my quote hadn't been changed by Noxious. People trying to make me say something I heavily disagree with is a pet peeve.

Jig said
Seconded. Nomination for Dervish for VP.

Rare said
Third this.

All seems to be in order for the election.

Sole said
All seems to be in order for the election.

Until the oddball underdog candidates came out of the blue.

Toellner/Sole 2014

This is getting a bit off topic and starting to seem like a witch hunt. The offender has been asked to leave the thread and so far has done so. You all baiting him might get him back and that's a whole mess I don't want to deal with. I'll remind you all one of the big new rules of RPG is don't waste our time. So off with you all so I don't have to close this thread.

In other news, is it worth asking a mod to throw a delete grenade into this whole thread, walk away slowly, and build a new colony on another thread with an atmosphere to sustain RPG life?

[Edit: Lillian ninja'd me]

Imperfectionist said I understand what you're saying, and I know we've already discussed this thing that you do, because of that thread. I just wanted to give a counterpoint to those "high-fives" I mentioned. Not everyone thinks your style is the superior one.Basically, in my head, I'm the girl watching from nearby, shaking my head in disappointment. I thought the original guy was being quite rude, but I think he deserved your particular brand of derisiveness. You should have let it go.EDIT: Honestly, I probably wouldn't have said anything if my quote hadn't been changed by Noxious. People trying to make me say something I heavily disagree with is a pet peeve.

The point of it was satire, but okay.

We just need mdk to comment on this thread and this thread will be the best.

Lillian Thorne said
This is getting a bit off topic and starting to seem like a witch hunt. The offender has been asked to leave the thread and so far has done so. You all baiting him might get him back and that's a whole mess I don't want to deal with. I'll remind you all one of the big new rules of RPG is don't waste our time. So off with you all so I don't have to close this thread.

Also I would totally close this thread and just suggest reopening a new one with a fresh, minty scent.

Brovo said
The point of it was satire, but okay.

It's simply that your definition (and methods) of satire clash with my own.

Anyway, I'm sorry, Lillian, for my part. Consider me off.

Brovo said
Also I would totally close this thread and just suggest reopening a new one with a fresh, minty scent.

I don't know that such a thread could ever be called minty or fresh but a new start might be in order.