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[Deathworks]

Hi!

I am actually not having that much to do with them, but I go by their normal names or Hidden Fun Stuff. However, I am not totally opposed to the clown thingie as

a) it makes me think of Stephen King's IT
b) it fits what I see with many players considering getting their dwarves slaughtered to be hilarious comedy, something clowns are often supposed to create.

And Dante's Circus also got my approval :) :) :)

However, I agree with Cryptfeind in that you can't really order language change. It happens and that's it. Of course, you can make suggestions, but whether they catch on or not is beyond your control.

Deathworks

[Leotto]

Hi!

I am actually not having that much to do with them, but I go by their normal names or Hidden Fun Stuff. However, I am not totally opposed to the clown thingie as

a) it makes me think of Stephen King's IT
b) it fits what I see with many players considering getting their dwarves slaughtered to be hilarious comedy, something clowns are often supposed to create.

And Dante's Circus also got my approval

However, I agree with Cryptfeind in that you can't really order language change. It happens and that's it. Of course, you can make suggestions, but whether they catch on or not is beyond your control.

DBag

Yeah I agree with most of that except, it's like always obvious when someone is talking about the HFS.

[SanDiego]

We are Dwarf fortress players. We drop things from height just because their corpses form amusing words. We do not need any euphemistic metaphores for HFS.

[Retro]

You can't really say "I want HFS to mean Hidden Fun Stuff." That's what it is. Strictly speaking, HFS should be referring to all the easter eggs Toady's put into the game; it's really only been appropriated to mean the demons and adamantine by the players (and in response by Toady).

However, for the record: While I can live with the grating 'clown' and 'circus/funhouse' terms, calling adamantine 'clownite' or 'HFSite' is absurd.

[Deimos56]

...How about canvas? It fits with the whole 'adamantine=circus' bit.

[RedWick]

The clown euphemisms are really jarring and obvious and since everybody talks so openly about what it refers to any more, there's hardly any need to keep using the term.

[Deathworks]

Hi!

Just to add this little tidbit, HFSite is the only one of the terms I don't really like because it is a weird combination of an abbreviation and a normal ending making for an awkward reading.

"Canvas" is nice, though :) :)

Deathworks

[Rumrusher]

I have not been here for the beginning of 40d but did you guys argue over what new name would be call for the Easter eggs in the game.


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Then cause the wiki to look like the stuff your reading is the last part/ending of the game.  Is this [drama] just happening in 31.01, later on in the year people would be spoiling every thing and making Mega-projects?

[Retro]

I have not been here for the beginning of 40d but did you guys argue over what new name would the easter eggs in the game be called and cause the wiki to look like the stuff your reading is the last part/ending of the game or is this just happening in 31.01 and later on in the year people would be spoiling every thing and making megaprojects?

The game only actually 'ended' in v23a, the 2D version, when you struck adamantine and eventually you just got a message saying that a demon showed up and killed everyone. However, it's considered polite  to spoiler the hell/demon related stuff in 0.31 and 40d even though the majority of the community knows all about it. It's just common courtesy, really.

[SolarShado]

I have not been here for the beginning of 40d but did you guys argue over what new name would the easter eggs in the game be called and cause the wiki to look like the stuff your reading is the last part/ending of the game or is this just happening in 31.01 and later on in the year people would be spoiling every thing and making megaprojects?

grammar fail.

please, this block of text needs comma, periods, something... at least a line break or two

[SanctaIra]

Huh, I don't know why but I always assumed HFS stood for "Happy Fun Stuff"

[Urist Imiknorris]

It does. However, just like the "clowns" that they are so commonly mistaken for, the Happy Fun Stuff invokes fear and anguish on its beholders instead of the joy and happiness which was its purpose.

[Huggz]

I have not been here for the beginning of 40d but did you guys argue over what new name would the easter eggs in the game be called and cause the wiki to look like the stuff your reading is the last part/ending of the game or is this just happening in 31.01 and later on in the year people would be spoiling every thing and making megaprojects?

grammar fail.

please, this block of text needs comma, periods, something... at least a line break or two

I have not been here for the beginning of 40d but did you guys argue over what new name would be call for the Easter eggs in the game.


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Then cause the wiki to look like the stuff your reading is the last part/ending of the game.  Is this [drama] just happening in 31.01, later on in the year people would be spoiling every thing and making Mega-projects?

That... really diidnt help... On topic, everyone knows what the HFS is anyway, and idk about you guys but as soon as I see a spoiler tag I click it, and I knew about the HFS before I even played in 0.31.01

[Karnewarrior]

I like Dantes Circus, because I think the new nickname should be far more sinister than "Clowns". Also, I am not in favor of spoilering Adamantine, just the darkness below. That's why your fortress dug so deep, anyway. You know the adamantine is there, just not the darkness below or the shadowed fortress.

[Sizik]

Also, I am not in favor of spoilering Adamantine, just the darkness below. That's why your fortress dug so deep, anyway. You know the adamantine is there, just not the darkness below or the shadowed fortress.

This. Adamantine is listed in the economic stone list, the manager screen, and the forge's task list, where it is the only thing you can make metal clothing out of.
The other metal, however...

Also, HFS spoilers should be like this:

Spoiler: HFS (click to show/hide)

Code: [Select]

Use [spoiler=HFS] instead of [spoiler]