Profile for Jumpin Salmon
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| Displayed name | Jumpin Salmon |
| Member number | 5755 |
| Title | ? Man, ? Amazing |
| Postcount | 4114 |
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| Registered | Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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| Elitist? in General | |
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written Wednesday, June 13 2007 22:22
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TM seems to have achieved mythic status. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| Deleting Non-Spiderweb Games Forums in General | |
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written Wednesday, June 13 2007 16:18
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quote:RW Games - According to Jeff, the most illustrious White no longer cashes his checks. Ergo, he has ascended. Subterra - Radiant (the maker) has his own forum. The two forums, while nostalgic, no longer serve a purpose. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 13 2007 08:11
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quote:So much for starting a new version of this tired phrase. :P -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 13 2007 06:38
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It was still better than Episodes 1 through 3 combined. Episode 4 is always that way. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 13 2007 06:35
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quote:This is perfect! See, we are elitist, and proud of it! This phase, Nioca, of worrying about the feelings of others will pass when you realize that the only recourse you have is to change your own behaviour. If you think new members are being attacked, stop attacking them. If you feel the need to lead some sort of level playing field, then the burden is on you to fix it, rather than find some interested third party to which you can groan about it. That is the type of behaviour which creates ill feelings. There are many members that have left these forums, and I'm sure some of them for the very reasons you mention. Good riddance. It has been said many times on this board, If you can't stand the gunfire, for God's sake just duck! -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 12 2007 21:05
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Wait. Sir Robin started this whole train of thought? Sweet Mother of God that guy is good. :D -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 12 2007 20:05
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quote:Now, where did I put my club? :P Edit - Kel, that was freakin' awesome. Re-edit: I fail to find amusement in the concept of elitism here. While there are some diamonds, and quite a few spades, there are a huge number of hearts. Clubs are right out of it though, since the media doesn't permit. The concept of the boards self-destructing over this perceived elitism is amusing, as they have survived since day one with highly intelligent and motivated members. That we don't tolerated leet-speak, bone-headedness, ass-hattery, and ad hominem attacks makes this place more attractive to more people that spend more money on these games. The folks that get insulted by all the high-falutin' wurds and such are the same ones that beggorz for hackz and other such phantom-ware. But still, Kelandon has already won this thread. I am in awe. Huz! [ Tuesday, June 12, 2007 20:26: Message edited by: Jumpin' Sarcasmon ] -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 11 2007 22:18
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Ummm. ... Hmmm... So then. Necro wafer anyone? -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
| Deathmatch Tournament -- Round Two, Part One in General | |
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written Monday, June 11 2007 22:16
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quote:I predict you start with standing, then practice some leaning, then adjourn to some sitting. After a bit you will do some leaning-sitting, followed by sprawling and finally lying. Best wishes on your summer, isn't this pretty much everything you had hoped it would be? -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 11 2007 17:08
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Ghostly stick-figures FTW! -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 11 2007 08:36
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Methinks that the almighty White is a bit perturbed at the impending demise of his altar. 'Ware UBB and ironycentral. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 11 2007 07:53
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Well, they had worked as well as I had hoped for, but obviously I wasn't posting in them. It seemed General was no-lookie, no-touchie while the others were okay to be viewed. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Sunday, June 10 2007 21:57
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Looks like the General forum has been critically wounded. Luckily, the game forums (the heart and soul of Spiderweb) live on. To Game! -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Sunday, June 10 2007 19:46
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quote:I'm afraid this is a different question than you answered. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Sunday, June 10 2007 10:08
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quote:FYT. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Sunday, June 10 2007 10:05
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quote:Someone better tell the loyal underling. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, June 9 2007 20:35
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Keep coming back Garrison. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, June 9 2007 13:04
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Well, this certainly turned out differently than I expected. I have long suspected that the people that respond to polls do so for different reasons. One reason is to see the results, another to provide honest opinion that will help answer whatever trendy question is being asked. And then there are those that answer differently. As in, chose answers which they believe are different than what should be expected. eg, those that answer Homeland to a favorite game poll. This poll was deliberately broken into two parts. The first part was two questions, dividing the respondants into infrequent and frequent forum visitors. The second part was asking how you answer the polls. Question one, for infrequent visitors, had four answers. 1. 25% responded that they will look at the poll and answer if it is easily done. 2. 25% responded that they answer every poll. 3. 38% responded that they rarely answer polls, but find them interesting reading. 4. 12% responded to the nonsense (sorry Nikki) answer that should have indicated that this question did apply (they were not infrequent visitors) Question 2, for obsessive-compulsive Spiderwebbers, also had four answers. 1. 20% own dogs. 2. 40% responded that they are typical poll respondants. 3. 13% are compulsive poll respondents. 4. 28% responded to the nonsense answer to indicate the question didn't apply to them. Question 3, asked if you lied in polls, and had four answers for the symmetry of it. 1. 21% had problems with the choices, and picked this one because it was closest to their feelings. 2. 26% had problems with the choices, and picked the one closest to their feeling. 3. 8% picked the most popular answer. 4. 46% responded that they will provide a less popular answer in order to bolster its percentage. Unfortunately, everyone seems to have not read the poll. Too many people are both frequent and infrequent visitors. With 34 votes in the first 18 hours, it is pretty odd that so few answered #4 on question 1. I would have expected that number to start high, and then remain steady over the course of time. Also, I could have been clearer about question 2, and that it applied only to the more compulsive among us (solidarity!) The use of the name Sally Wilson was too close to Brian Wilson, and may have missed the target, which was to signal, through the initials, that the SW forums are, in fact, the OCD therapist for some of us. Alas. Also, having two seemingly nonsense answers in this question was confusing. Apologies for that, the dog owner census question should have been omitted. Question 3 probably provided the most information, assuming people didn't lie disproportionately. Answers 1 and 2 should be selected by people that honestly answer polls, and 3 and 4 by the rest of us. They seem equally split, but it is likely that more people are generally honest, and fewer are dishonest than appear to be indicated here. Again, I fear it is because this poll was viewed as a farce. So, to summarize, SW members are more honest than dishonest on polls, but they tend to be quick to judgement and occasionally fail at reading comprehension. Most polls, unless carefully worded, are likely to provide useless data, and in general the internit is a poor place to poll people as there are no controls. I don't know how this would have turned out if it had been left open for this duration, but for the above reasons am not inclined to try it again. I had hoped to, through disguised answers, provide some useful data on the validity of polls. This would have helped correct ones which appeared to be skewed by anomolous data. (think Homeland) I still think that it would be useful, as the internit polling method still allows nitwits like me to answer polls that resemble dog puke with the wrongest answer they can imagine. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, June 9 2007 11:11
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The US government has huge obligations for spending. It must be nice to balance a budget by deciding to create debt, which means they increase future spending. Debt is also known as treasury bonds. When the yield on a 10 year T-note is pushed to 5.00%, they are talking about the national debt. Every month or so the Treasury auctions off these bonds, and then uses that money to fund the government. "It's good to be the king." - Mel Brooks. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, June 9 2007 10:42
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Well, it means you can vote twice in polls, vote twice on karmic rankings, play Dr/Mr, or even have two different computers logged in to the two different accounts. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 8 2007 14:00
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Kel - Seeing as how the Dems and Reps blame each other for the record deficits, it would seem that the only decent measure (other than man vs man single combat) of blame would be change in debt, rather than the absolute number. Is that type of info also available? -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 8 2007 10:04
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While the concept known as the "internet" certainly is environmentally friendly, the machines that it requires to exist are not so friendly. One lonely factor in the internet, burying miles of fibre optic line, requires the machinery to build the fibre, the sand, the machinery to dig and fill the trench or bore the hole, the fuel to make all those machines run, and so on. Every technological advance has environmental costs. Every last one. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 7 2007 18:45
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I am tempted. Very tempted. If only they made it taste good too. I could just make that at home though, as I have the ingredients. Mmmmm chocolate. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 7 2007 13:08
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I propose that everyone in the United States of America (because we shouldn't summariliy include the entire continent) should send all their money to Iffy. He can then distribute the wealth "better" and we can all be happy. If we aren't happy, or we feel he is doing a bad job, we can cut off his head and give all the money to someone else. Ad infinitum. Edit - But I guess I am just repeating what Alorael said. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 7 2007 10:24
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In another forum I frequent, it is a violation of the rules to talk about folks that had been banned. Something to do with them not being able to defend themselves or respond to comments. While it is certainly strange, the purpose of that forum is such that more offline conversations happen than online. In certain cases it might be nice to have the "ban self" ability, otherwise it just appears as "cop-assisted suicide," and someone has to clean the mess. -------------------- WWtNSD? Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |