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[Max White]

Personally, I like the clown metaphor, it wouldn't have got this big if it was stupid.

OH MY GOOOOOOD MY MIND IS MELTING FROM THIS LOGICAL FALLACY

Must.. resist.. making.. super liberal list of examples...

Why must you beg for political debate? I mean just using the word liberal, regardless of context, on the internet ALWAYS brings the 'My view is better then yours because I say so' attitude.

[The Eviscerator of Gods]

Look what you just did, Max.

[Iban]

Personally, I like the clown metaphor, it wouldn't have got this big if it was stupid.

OH MY GOOOOOOD MY MIND IS MELTING FROM THIS LOGICAL FALLACY

Must.. resist.. making.. super liberal list of examples...

Why must you beg for political debate? I mean just using the word liberal, regardless of context, on the internet ALWAYS brings the 'My view is better then yours because I say so' attitude.

I'm sorry for using the word Liberal. I did not know it would offend you.

[zchris13]

Liberal isn't the right word.  A much better choice would have been excessive, or maybe titanic, or maybe just plain huge.

MUST. RESIST. URGE. TO. POST. ULTRASIZED. LIST. OF. COUNTERPOINTS.

Yes, but I have faith in this forum.  The clown metaphor is no mere meme, it suits a very specific purpose, and that is protecting the newbies from spoiling their FUN.

[The Eviscerator of Gods]

It's kind of like trying to protect new Star Wars fan from the spoiler that

>>>>>>>>Darth Vader is Luke Skywalkers Father<<<<<<<<

It's out there now, and it will never go away.

[Bandages]

Jokes will come and go naturally, because that's how it works. If you don't like clown jokes, don't make them and don't laugh at them. There's no point in getting all bent out of shape about a joke or two.

These forums are going through a rough time right now with a lot of new players (kudos!) and veterans coming together and butting heads. It is our (veterans) responsibility as people who know the games and the forums to foster and teach the new players, not harass them or call them names.

Also, keep politics in the general discussion boards. The only politics we speak in this board are diplomatic relations between mythical creatures. :p

[zchris13]

The first time you watch it, you have a reasonable expectation to be surprised by that.  Don't spoil it for people. Gather information in the name of science, not to spoil people's fun.  Not accusing here.  Nobody I can see is doing it to spoil.

@Bandages:  Dude. the civs have politics too. Check legends mode.

[Cthulhu]

For some reason whenever I hear people making the forced DF-related jokes, magma, elves, etc. I imagine them speaking in a very loud voice, so everyone can hear how funny they are.

[Max White]

Look what you just did, Max.

What? Surly you don't mean...

OH MY GOD!!!
*Rocks in corner*
CRAWLING UNDER MY SKIN!!!

[Meanmelter]

Dwarf Fortress' forums are now 4chan.

Everyone not in on the jokes is an elf.

SACRIFICE SACRIFICE SACRIFICE!

[Enzo]

The clown metaphor is no mere meme, it suits a very specific purpose, and that is protecting the newbies from spoiling their FUN.

So...it serves the same purpose as HFS, or Spoiler Tags?

It used to bug me when people would go "I just hit my first vein of clownium, and the fireclowns came out and immolated my entire military lol!" and think they're being clever enough that no newbie could possibly decode it.

Of course, the entire forum is already shamelessly spoiling the shit out of this version so the days of clever innuendo may thankfully be over.

[Max White]

The clown metaphor is no mere meme, it suits a very specific purpose, and that is protecting the newbies from spoiling their FUN.

So...it serves the same purpose as HFS, or Spoiler Tags?

It used to bug me when people would go "I just hit my first vein of clownium, and the fireclowns came out and immolated my entire military lol!" and think they're being clever enough that no newbie could possibly decode it.

Of course, the entire forum is already shamelessly spoiling the shit out of this version so the days of clever innuendo may thankfully be over.

It is also a lot easyer to spell for we who are englishly challenged then adamantiwhowatsite.

[Cruxador]

ITT: all of 4chan is /b/.

protip: some boards suck for entirely different reasons.

[Iban]

ITT: all of 4chan is /b/.

protip: some boards suck for entirely different reasons.

All of 4chan is terrible. You cant post pornography in /v/.

[Rumrusher]

isn't the wiki a huge spoiler on it's own and doesn't D is for Dwarf a section of it?
still the idea of making up names for stuff on the spot for sake of funny when they don't have any history on them is pretty lame.
so far other than the crying about 4chan D is for Dwarf section needs more people who knows how to use wiki to capture some new in jokes.