Posts by Skjalg

  • The random model thread!

    Quote from von*ferret

    too dirty for my children =(

    LOL, Say that again when you get a kid that never lets his cuddly teddybear out of sight...

    For 10 years...

    My mum had to sneak-wash the teddybear when my brother was asleep hahaa, and that still didnt help much..

  • Quickie thumbnail sketch

    Quote from Kosmo

    Oh great c&c guys.What, all of a sudden my emperor is bison? Because they both wear combination hats? What the hell?

    So it has nothing to do with that he is a military leader, a futuristic hitler? Oh no, it has got to be plagiarism of some fighting game character because stolve said so.

    Just to be clear because you are obviously retarded as hell, here is a picture of hitler [..]

    Kosmo is touchy

  • HDR Lightning :)

    Quote from Fletch

    Oh man, please don't HDR a level that is 90% snow. That thing is going to just be washing out left and right.

    Well, thats how it is Most of you here have probably experienced it sitting in the dark for a few weeks, then suddenly emerging from your hole and WOAH SHIT IT HAS SNOWED, and then you cant see for a couple of hours

  • The random model thread!

    Quote from nico

    swartsz> welcome dude! you should make it more dirty where dirt would be appropriate, my suggestion would be the bottomn, perhaps add some wear and tear on the edges and finally make the pattern-thingys pop out more. As of now, it looks like it is brand new. Keep it up, and good luck

    It all depends, if you want it to look new or not If you do, keep it as it is...

  • Partypoker

    my account on partypoker is SKRAELG. =)

    My roomate plays at a daily basis, he's doing farily well at the 0,25~0,50 tables. Another friend of mine who spends all his time doing this (currently, i think he's loosing money) is playing on 2~4 tables.

    Not under any circumstances shouldnt you (if you are new to this game) play at any other than the lowest tables. If you think thats boring, well, it gets worse when you loose, so dont go over your head.

  • Red Cross condemns use of emblem in video games

    [Blocked Image: http://www.ifrc.org/common/images/ifrc_logo.gif]

    What defines a logo, if its just a red cross, is it a logo? If its a red cross on a white background, does that make it a logo?

    I think it's something more than that, since that red cross has been used for so long, it has become a symbol. Theres also alot of good stuff about it beeing so simple and recognizable, you just have to mentally place yourself in a warzone and you'll get it to.

    Now, I can't really say i disagree with them, but why hasn't this been put on Hollywoods agenda? They use the red cross in thousands of movies. (point is, not always correctly).

  • A quick little note

    Quote from The Postman

    Then act like adults. Post well thought out arguments and have conversations instead of posting long strings of google image search "angry muslim" pics. We let you discuss pretty much anything here, even crazy posts about how supposedly intelligent people believe in haunted houses. You guys get a lot more leniency than I think you really believe you have.

    In your world, theres just you, the other mods and us, The kids. First of all, we're all different and you cant just think of us as one entity. Second of all; We've actually acted like adults in this whole thread, and (as I've been trying to hint at atleast twice before), you and fletch are the ones acting like immature childs with power gloating over the fact that you have it.

    edit; sorry for double post and that I didnt reply to all your answers, but I'ts way past bedtime now.

  • A quick little note

    Quote from The Postman

    For discussion about the current state of the forums.

    Guess you missed the red outline I carefully placed in Fletch's thread to point out the irony in this.

    Quote from The Postman

    I deleted posts from a few people who were only posting large pictures that had little to do with the thread other than perhaps they showed angry Muslims. They weren't arguments or conversations. I said my opinion in that thread and only butted heads with people that weren't doing much more than fanning the flames or just posting huge pictures. If you think I was being bratty go read the thread again. :roll:

    Again, I can't stress the fact that your opinion in this matter was severly flawed due to the fact that you were engaged in the debate. Just because you think that a picture has no real argument doesn't make it so. I actually found many of those pictures very describing. More describing than a 1000 words.

    Quote from The Postman

    Actually I can't do that. I'm only a moderator, not an admin. Next un-informed bitch-point please?

    Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot that you probably have no way of talking to an admin and asking him if he could do it.

    Quote from The Postman

    Deleting his posts would result in you bitching and a still-fucked-up forums. Come on, use your head.

    This is what I get for posting a serious soloution to a problem you guys seem to have. And I was actually talking about the other posts you deleted, "Come on, use your head", in my quote there you can clearly see that I'm talking about an incident where [user1] is calling names toward [user2]. Kinda like "Curman is gay" (sorry, but you obviously needed a clear example). You could replace that with "Skjalg is out of arguments and lashes out against Curman with personal attacks!". Got it now?

    Quote from The Postman

    Fletch and I talk about what to do in the forums before acting. If you're still angry, lo siento, it's not going to change.

    Yeah, I get it, you don't care. Again, what's the point of this thread?

    Quote from The Postman

    Um, no. I go into damned near every thread and look at what's going on, especially if there's a lot of posting (oddly enough I've made changes, not posted what happened, and no one's noticed). That doesn't change if I'm posting in the thread or if Fletch is posting in the thread or if Mikezilla is posting in the thread. If anyone posts something dumb, flaming, or just plain off topic it'll get the chop.

    Yes, and you're effeciently avoiding my point. I'm talking about the fact that you probably wont sensur your own posts. Or sensur your own sensuring.The power you have as a moderator gives you the ability to shape the thread after your liking. You can alter anyones post, making it seem that you are the one that has all the valid points. (I'm not saying you did this here). But, what I am saying is that you can do it. Therefor it would be better that someone else, who has no real opinion on the topic of discussion mods the thread. If there is no person like that don't mod the thread at all. If the thread gets out of hand just send out PM's to everyone that don't follow the rules and give warnings. Tell them to edit their own posts (but don't threaten them into it) if necessary.

    Quote from The Postman

    Because sometimes posts are off-topic, flaming, or just lots of pictures in a forums that's supposed to be about serious discussion? We make sure that it flows smoothly. Sorry to anyone for deleting your five 800x600+ collection of angry Muslims burning Israeli flags. :roll:

    yeah, great help, thanks. You're been too constructive, I get it. Im the child here.

  • A quick little note

    Quote from DaanO

    To Posty's defence, i have to say that even people that don't speak English as a first language know the difference between 'ppl' and 'people' and that cases like this were the biggest issue.

    The problem is that Obsessive Spellchecking is just one of the problems.

    And it also reminds me of my brother who uses this as a technique to throw people off (sorta similar to name calling). He has no arguments left so he starts attacking the person with other things, like grammar mistakes.

    If you're so upset about people writing "ppl" instead of, well, people; "If you don't like it go tug on the skirt of your mother or otherwise".

    It's time you guys realize that we're not just kids and that our points are valid.

  • A quick little note

    Quote from Fletch

    Ok kids, I get it. Posty is a big mean monster that kills all your posts. Guess what, I do it to. And in regards to the stuff that's been deleted in the last few days, both of us have talked about it previous to it happening. If you're going to be mad at Posty, you might as well be mad at me to. Posty just takes the time to tell you why your posts are gone, and I could care less about your petty feelings.I am not your mommy. Neither is Posty. We don't delete posts where any of you are expressing your viewpoint or engaging in debate. We delete posts where you try to turn this forum into EOT. We delete posts that fuck up the forum software. We delete posts that are way off topic or personal attacks against somebody. If you've got a problem with that, then keep it to yourself because I certainly don't give a flying fuck about it, and I'm fairly certain that nobody else does either. If you want to press your case, just remember it takes you about a minute or longer to write out and type a post. It takes me 2 seconds to delete it. And I've got a lot more spare time than you.

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    Your Overlord,

    Fletch

    What's the point of this whole thread again?

    Okay, I'll humour the other persons on this forum then;

    This whole thing started when The Postman started deleting posts in a rather hot thread. The discussion was far from over, but as I see it, The Postman saw it as over because his arguments were flawed and everyone weren't seeing the world as he did (from my point of view). And he kinda reminded me of my big brother when he run out of arguments and subconsciousnessly (this is my theory) sees this himself. That makes him pissed off and he lashes out on anything and everyone, participating in the debate, trying to just erase the valid points they make, and therefor making his arguments true in a way (to him). This is both childish and un-objective. Atleast in my opinion. (If that didn't make any sense, just picture the one drunk guy at parties always getting into debates where he himself always think he wins because he always cuts the other person off when that person makes a good arguent. Or screams louder than him, and the other person just gets that expression in his eyes where he just goes "oh god this guy is so stupid, this guy cant be talked to in a normal way").

    When that one guy posted using a huge avatar, The Postman could've just gone into his profile and erased the avatar. That approach would've spared him time, actually.

    Deleting posts makes the thread really unorganized, since some users will see the posts before they are deleted and some will not, which wont put all the users on equal footing, for one. Not to mention all the posts answering the ghost posts.

    If there is anything offensive towards other users on the forum, just delete the words, not the post. If the whole post is something offensive, replace the info with "[user1] is out of arguments and lashes out against [user2] with personal attacks!"

    If you guys think this job is so tough that you can't do it properly (The way you've written this post, calling each and everyone else on this forum kids, telling us that you dont give a flying fuck etc clearly tells me that you find your 'job' here annoying. Oh and, who's calling names again?), why dont you get someone else to do it? I know i'd be happy to do it. I'm actually quite good at beeing objective, and I know myself good enough to know when I get upset, and when I get upset I usually stay away. (Thats if I have powers I can abuse).

    I've always liked MapCore, and it's members, but The Postmans actions (and yours Fletch, since you are kind enough to share the blame, allthough I'm pretty sure The Postman acted alone and just got your confirmation later (which isnt the same thing)) pissed me off to no end because he messed up one of the first threads in the political forums that I (for once) had taken an interest in and was monitoring closely.

    If you are going to police mapcore the way you are doing, please do it right and please make sure the other police officers do it to (The Postman). Maybe some sort of reprimand is in order, for me, he has clearly proven that he has no right to the powers he has. And don't pull the Ace card on me here saying that he has more right than me simply because he knows you in person. That's favoritism and just isn't cool. Once you go telling people to fuck off like that alot of people instantly looses respect for you. If they loose respect for you, they'll change forums.

    Political threads shouldnt be touched by moderators that are actively involved with the thread. You guys can take turns, whatever, or get a 3rd guy.

    I realize this might be too much to ask for though, so I'll volunteer, I'll never post in the thread or get actively involved in any of the content, I'll just sensur away the name calling and hand out warnings. Seeing as I'm just 20 years old and, by now, probably on your hate-list this won't happen, but it was worth a shot.

    Great that you made the thread btw, I've been thinking of making it alot lately. On a final note, i'd like to point out that the first thing you say is that you delete posts too, just like The Postman. How does that justify it?

  • ESCHATON - An Immersive Spy Thriller.

    wheres the coder (edit; and mapper) in "Project Director, PR Mangager, Design Director, Storyboard/Dialgue/Script Writer, Lead Art Director, Concept Artist, Modeller and Webmaster" ?

    I'm not beeing an ass, even though I tend to come out as one. But over years I've seen this so much, and believe me, this isn't the first time I try to warn mod leaders that their projects are too ambitious :/

    You might have all the time in the world, but people won't stick by the engine for 6 more years. (Not saying that this will take 6 years, It'll most likely take longer).

    Also edit; You're a guy with a dream, I respect that, you've done more with that than I have and there is honor in that. But almost all mods that's made by a modeler and concept artist fails, because they dont have the capabilities to push the mod forward when its going slow. (For instance, code and mapping, which is the two key things to any mod).