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Post by philip_hughes » Sat, 13. Jan 18, 22:48

Absolutely not a derail. And besides if this was a completely unrelated topic and someone had a good idea on keeping my kid safe i would run with it.
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Post by Morkonan » Mon, 15. Jan 18, 05:43

philip_hughes wrote:Absolutely not a derail. And besides if this was a completely unrelated topic and someone had a good idea on keeping my kid safe i would run with it.
Build a really big concrete bunker and put all sorts of cool conveniences in it. Spacious, roomy, lots of plants, good food... Then, lock her in there until she's 50.

Or, lock yourself in there, take your pick. :)

A friend of mine has a daughter. She's starting her first year of college this year. I don't know how he stayed sane. Then again, maybe he didn't and is just hiding it really well?

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Post by philip_hughes » Mon, 15. Jan 18, 12:44

Morkonan wrote:
philip_hughes wrote:Absolutely not a derail. And besides if this was a completely unrelated topic and someone had a good idea on keeping my kid safe i would run with it.
Build a really big concrete bunker and put all sorts of cool conveniences in it. Spacious, roomy, lots of plants, good food... Then, lock her in there until she's 50.

Or, lock yourself in there, take your pick. :)

A friend of mine has a daughter. She's starting her first year of college this year. I don't know how he stayed sane. Then again, maybe he didn't and is just hiding it really well?
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Post by Usenko » Mon, 15. Jan 18, 13:48

Morkonan wrote:
philip_hughes wrote:Absolutely not a derail. And besides if this was a completely unrelated topic and someone had a good idea on keeping my kid safe i would run with it.
Build a really big concrete bunker and put all sorts of cool conveniences in it. Spacious, roomy, lots of plants, good food... Then, lock her in there until she's 50.

Or, lock yourself in there, take your pick. :)

A friend of mine has a daughter. She's starting her first year of college this year. I don't know how he stayed sane. Then again, maybe he didn't and is just hiding it really well?
If your friend is sane, they're not doing it right. ;)
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Post by philip_hughes » Tue, 16. Jan 18, 14:58

Haha! Her video got to 206 views! Not much by YouTube standards but she will think it's a lot- 4 times more than her most successful video.

Thanks guys!
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Post by Morkonan » Wed, 17. Jan 18, 21:40

philip_hughes wrote:Haha! Her video got to 206 views! Not much by YouTube standards but she will think it's a lot- 4 times more than her most successful video.

Thanks guys!
Want us to setup an automagic youtube viewer? :) We could grab some cloudhosting stuff and make her an instant hit! Then again, youtube has a lot of wardens running out there, so I think she'd be crushed if they reduced her hitcount.

Anyways, congrats!

(PS: Up to you, but what's the forum etiquette on linking a youtube account in your sig? If not here, you could try in other places you frequent.)

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Post by philip_hughes » Thu, 18. Jan 18, 04:05

Morkonan wrote:
philip_hughes wrote:Haha! Her video got to 206 views! Not much by YouTube standards but she will think it's a lot- 4 times more than her most successful video.

Thanks guys!
Want us to setup an automagic youtube viewer? :) We could grab some cloudhosting stuff and make her an instant hit! Then again, youtube has a lot of wardens running out there, so I think she'd be crushed if they reduced her hitcount.

Anyways, congrats!

(PS: Up to you, but what's the forum etiquette on linking a youtube account in your sig? If not here, you could try in other places you frequent.)
No idea. I think its a good idea for a community such as us to cross promote- but there would be plenty of grey areas.
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Post by Nanook » Thu, 18. Jan 18, 22:08

Morkonan wrote:...
(PS: Up to you, but what's the forum etiquette on linking a youtube account in your sig? If not here, you could try in other places you frequent.)
Check this recent thread for the forum policy:

https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=398011
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Post by philip_hughes » Fri, 19. Jan 18, 02:07

Nanook wrote:
Morkonan wrote:...
(PS: Up to you, but what's the forum etiquette on linking a youtube account in your sig? If not here, you could try in other places you frequent.)
Check this recent thread for the forum policy:

https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=398011
Riight- so even this was circling the drain a little.

Noted
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Post by Terre » Fri, 19. Jan 18, 10:02

philip_hughes wrote:Riight- so even this was circling the drain a little.

Noted
Indeed. :)
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Post by Morkonan » Sat, 20. Jan 18, 20:37

Terre wrote:
philip_hughes wrote:Riight- so even this was circling the drain a little.

Noted
Indeed. :)
But, isn't that where all the most interesting stuff winds up, just before it disappears? The most exciting seat in the house is right above the maelstrom, hovering over the drain, watching threads violently collide in their last gasps before the darkness takes them...

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Post by philip_hughes » Sun, 21. Jan 18, 07:30

Morkonan wrote:
Terre wrote:
philip_hughes wrote:Riight- so even this was circling the drain a little.

Noted
Indeed. :)
But, isn't that where all the most interesting stuff winds up, just before it disappears? The most exciting seat in the house is right above the maelstrom, hovering over the drain, watching threads violently collide in their last gasps before the darkness takes them...
This forum needs a like button...

As a service to the admins I'm not formally requesting one. :-)
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Post by Morkonan » Mon, 22. Jan 18, 20:11

philip_hughes wrote:This forum needs a like button...

As a service to the admins I'm not formally requesting one. :-)
Like buttons are... worrisome. Wasn't there something like that here a long time ago?

Anyway, I hate "Like" buttons. They start being a goal and something to squabble over, sometimes even drowning out other voices that should be heard.

"ZOMGZ NOBODDIES LIK'D MY POST! THEY HATE ME!" <- The first time a forum-member says that to themselves, the goal of the forum is that much weaker, IMO. (Waxing philosophical, I know.)

The only time I appreciate those sorts of things are on forums where someone asks a question and then the correct answer gets voted up above the rim of the bowl of garbage responses. Saves me time trying to figure out quests, make my game work, debug a bug that's bugging me, etc...

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Post by philip_hughes » Tue, 23. Jan 18, 11:04

Oh, i know most ppl hate me, just they occasionally like what i post.
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Post by CBJ » Tue, 23. Jan 18, 16:17

Morkonan wrote:Like buttons are... worrisome. Wasn't there something like that here a long time ago?
There was. Some people started spamming just to get likes, while others trolled to get dislikes. It contributed nothing of value to the forum, encouraged spam and trolling, and made extra work for the moderators, so it was removed.

Edit: Typo.
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Post by Morkonan » Tue, 23. Jan 18, 20:46

CBJ wrote:
Morkonan wrote:Like buttons are... worrisome. Wasn't there something like that here a long time ago?
There was. Some people started spamming just to get likes, while others trolled to get dislikes. It contributed nothing of value to the forum, encouraged spam and trolling, and made extra work for the moderators, so it was removed.
And, there ya go... With all the various means attempted since "people posting discussions on teh interwebz" you'd think someone would have figured this out.

Then again, there's Twitter, that decided it would focus entirely on this scheme. Entirely. Is it any surprise that most of the stuff that floats to the top of the bowl in that cesspool is crap?
philip_hughes wrote:Oh, i know most ppl hate me, just they occasionally like what i post.
Ages back, when I had more hair and teh interwebz was in its infancy, I remember a chat channel that had a lot of people participating in it. There were a few notable participants that usually ended up getting a lot of responses and causing an uproar, on occasion. One frequent participant, in particular, was very well known. One night, I got an invite to a secret channel that was entirely devoted to goading, laughing at and making fun of that notable person. It was more active than the main channel... They were the ones that planned the next big troll, the next controversy, the next huge joke. Fun times for adolescents or adults nurturing their adolescent brains. :) /egosoft_forums/off-topic/mork_trolling ;)

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Post by philip_hughes » Tue, 23. Jan 18, 22:09

So maybe egosoft needs to make a pick on the troll button instead...
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