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[Moin]

poor kitten...

[Moin]

ima  idoit???

[Moin]

GOD DANGIT!!!!
I FLIPPING NEED NEW SECRET SOICITY MEMBERS!!!

[Sylverone]

Moin, I'm going to be reasonable with you.

This is a community dedicated to Dwarf Fortress, so we take the game, and thus this forum, quite seriously (within reason). Be prepared to adapt or you won't be well received. If you are prepared to respect us, we will respect you. There are some people that get annoyed when people ask beginner questions, but there should always be someone to help you, IF you ask respectfully.

quote:I have another Questoin....
why do female dwarfs have beards?

1. Because the maker of the game decided they do.
2. because some famous fantasy stories portrayed them as having beards.
3. See below.

quote:Cuase its kinda hard to tell them apart.

This game is in *Alpha*. This means that it isn't even close to being finished yet. Much more detail is going to go into this game in the future, including a better interface and many amazing things, I expect.

The biggest reason there is almost no way to tell male dwarves from female dwarves is simply because DF is only 25% finished! Toady (who made DF) will get around to fixing that in time. For now we just have to deal with it. Luckily, right now the game doesn't recognize any real differences between male and female anyway. This too will probably change.

quote:i have another questoin.
if you create a samll room for some dwarfs and modest sized ones for others
do they have envy and rebel?

Not YET, but as I said, there is much to be added to the game, and things like this will likely be added in the future. Probably just not soon.

Now, don't punish me for trying to be fair with you.

[ May 12, 2008: Message edited by: Sylverone ]

[Moin]

OK!I Really like this game too.so ill stop jking.

[Dasleah]

Since when does threatening to hack my computer and kill me constitute a joke? It's statements like those that not only get you banned, but your IP thrown to the authorities for them to deal with.

[puke]

quote:Originally posted by Khosan:
<STRONG>I can't believe a fourth page (with four posts on it already) popped up while I was in the middle of reading the third.</STRONG>

Its just that kind of epicness (you might even go so far as to call it effin' epicness) that sets this apart from the run-of-the mill common threads that we see day in and day out.

Also, why I couldn't resist posting here a second time. Just to bask in it.

[Sylverone]

quote:Since when does threatening to hack my computer and kill me constitute a joke? It's statements like those that not only get you banned, but your IP thrown to the authorities for them to deal with.

Hey, let's not do this. He's agreed to be more respectful. If you can't do the same, you'll become the source of the problem. I want to see this whole thing end.

He said he'll stop. There's no need to make further noise. This stuff someone said about him not deserving humane treatment because he was being annoying is total carp (and undead carp at that). Reread the last few pages and you'll find that much of the immaturity was not on Moin's part. Everyone was using him as an excuse to be just as bad, and in some cases worse, so let's just stop now.

Done.

[Kagus]

What we have here, is failure to communicate...

Mainly because our new friend -who apparently has the ability to send forums to the void by creating a new thread- is an experienced chatroomie.  This is a forum, not a chatroom, and different rules apply.  

For instance, a forum post is not the same as a chatroom line.  A chatroom line is more of a stream-of-consciousness thing, where you write whatever comes to mind whenever it comes to mind.  A forum is a place for discussion, and every post should be a thought-out opinion or comment.  You are suppsoed to put as much thought and consideration into the wording of your posts, and as such you should not need to post more in quick succession, since you've already illustrated your opinion.  If you missed something or made a mistake that you wish to correct, there is an edit button provided at the top of each post (it looks like a piece of paper with a pencil).

Since these are discussions, feel free to comment if you feel you have something to contribute.  Conversely, please don't post if you have nothing to add.

You do not need to inform us of when you are leaving a thread.  Nobody knows when you enter or leave a thread, and nobody really cares.  All they care about is what you have posted as your official statements in that thread.

Also, and this is very important, never assume authority when you do not have it.  Chatrooms are a constant battle of people continually asserting themselves or giving themselves positions of power that they may or may not have.  In a forum, you do not define your own authority.  You try to make yourself as likeable and coherent to the other people as possible, and as you gain acceptance you gain respect, and as you gain respect you are given authority by the other members.  

GreyMario, honestly...  If anything, the Internet has a base requirement of illiteracy.  It sucks, sure, but that's how it goes.  I tried to correct it all before, but that got me nowhere with a pack of scorn on my back.  I now try to lead by example.  I'm still not getting anywhere, but the going's much lighter.

Inquisitive, Firefox's spellchecker is dreadful.  It's better than nothing, but not always.  I've actually had it correct a properly-spelled word with a misspelled word before, not to mention the fact that it only accepts British spellings of words.

EDIT:  Wow, I could've sworn there was only one page of this when I replied...  I guess I should've checked the date.

[ May 13, 2008: Message edited by: Kagus ]

[gurra_geban]

We are going to have to act, if we want to live in a different world!

[Danaru]

POSTING IN A THREAD

[Crnobog]

Zansongungeg, a Internet thread
This is a Internet thread. All craftsdwarfship is of the lowest quality. It is encircled with bands of Stupid. This object is adorned with hanging rings of Lame and menaces with spikes of Fail.

[Duke 2.0]

quote:Originally posted by Crnobog:
<STRONG>Zansongungeg, a Internet thread
This is a Internet thread. All craftsdwarfship is of the lowest quality. It is encircled with bands of Stupid. This object is adorned with hanging rings of Lame and menaces with spikes of Fail.</STRONG>

That must have been a hell of a mood.

[Asheron]

Zmg, thiz post 0wnz 4 re4lz, lol.

Seriously, I want to see Toady One reply to this like he does in those spam ads.  

[Kagus]

This is getting way out of hand...