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History has shown a lot of cases where admins could have preemptively acted towards certain infamous offenders but failed to do it in time due to lack of information. If all major communities had such blacklists it would have been much easier to prevent incidents. Which is especially true seeing as most notable troublemakers are vain enough to register under the same and/or similar handles on all communities they frequent.
In theory, this is a great idea. In practice, this is a lot of work, and can also be abused.
#1) 1-5 people join the site per day. Assuming that there were blacklists, they'd be on individuals sites, and linked to their posts. Thus, you'd have to page through a couple pages of google to find these blacklists. Per user. Per day. That is a shit ton of work.
#2) If a user had been blacklisted for illegitimate reasons, should we ban them automatically? That seems very easy to abuse.
#3) If a user is blacklisted, they can simply make a small change to their nick and remain the same. DarkKobold may have been blacklisted, but that doesn't prevent DarkKobo1d from going ape shit at a new site.
moozooh wrote:
When I asked a similar question as to why there can't be a public blacklist with reasons, Grunt replied in the vein of not attracting further attention towards the banned, who are usually very fond of any kind of attention.
This is the main reason, as I see it. Why create a list that could be seen as a trophy in the eyes of the disturbed?
Also, there are only 3 perma-banned users, AFAIK. Two of which are in their late 20s. They aren't growing up.
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In all seriousness, I have to say that each submission got sequentially better. This most recent submission is entertaining, and demonstrates three different glitches, including the baby moses pickup under water, surviving underwater by jumping, and running directly through numerous enemies. While the first submission was a joke, I felt each one needed re-evaluation. This recent one actually demonstrates TASing. Hence my acceptance.
Also, by reading the thread, it seemed as if many of the No voters did not re-watch the newest movie, and simply maintained their vote. Others who had voted no on previous movies and changed their minds. This frame war turned into more of a divisive 'which side wins' the no voters, or the yes voters. It should be about the quality of the run.
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Flygon wrote:
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Personman wrote:
We don't accept encodes, movies, posts, etc, from banned users. If you are perma-banned from the site, you are banned from participation in the forums, IRC, and any other activity. Any person that has become sufficiently disruptive to be banned in this fashion should not be encouraged to participate in the site, in any way shape or form.
Fair enough. I assume the site would have no problem with a banned author handing a WIP (or completed run) to a non-banned member and having them finish it up and submit it as their own?
As the 'banned' author couldn't be included on the movie, and therefore denied credit, I'd consider that pretty crappy on the part of the submitter.
Well then, what else is the submitter suppose to do if the unperson contributed a fair amount to a pretty good TAS? Say Russia did it?
#1: Not submit it.
or
#2: Try improve the work that the banned author did.
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Personman wrote:
We don't accept encodes, movies, posts, etc, from banned users. If you are perma-banned from the site, you are banned from participation in the forums, IRC, and any other activity. Any person that has become sufficiently disruptive to be banned in this fashion should not be encouraged to participate in the site, in any way shape or form.
Fair enough. I assume the site would have no problem with a banned author handing a WIP (or completed run) to a non-banned member and having them finish it up and submit it as their own?
As the 'banned' author couldn't be included on the movie, and therefore denied credit, I'd consider that pretty crappy on the part of the submitter.
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turska wrote:
If banned authors want to submit a run, they can easily do so under a smurf and avert all of the drama unless they are utterly incapable of not wanking over their past deeds.
No, they can't. If we find out it is a new account from a perma-banned user, we reject it and ban the account.
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Personman wrote:
Can I ask why the rule exists at all? Presumably a ban usually means 'Your forum posts are sufficiently destructive that we really want you to stop making them'. I don't really see what that has to do with the quality of a submitted TAS. Certainly it seems unlikely that a banned author would *want* to submit, given that they would be unable to respond to criticism and that they may bear some ill-will towards the community, but if they accept that they can't contribute by posting in the forums, but still want to contribute by submitting great runs, why turn them away?
We don't accept encodes, movies, posts, etc, from banned users. If you are perma-banned from the site, you are banned from participation in the forums, IRC, and any other activity. Any person that has become sufficiently disruptive to be banned in this fashion should not be encouraged to participate in the site, in any way shape or form.
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4matsy wrote:
DarkKobold, in the 'another unGrueing' thread wrote:
Ferret Warlord wrote:
What about runs that were cancelled, and for whatever reason stand little to no chance of seeing the light of day again? The Willow run deserved publication, but certain things prevented that from ever happening.
That run was canceled by the author, and now falls under the "Non-acceptance of movies by banned authors," so that won't see the light of day.
Uh, yeah, about that rule. I've been thinking about it, and I think I should bring this up/ask this before the worst-case scenario I'm about to describe actually goes and happens...
...Is it retroactive?
It is not retroactive.
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Warp wrote:
I think that the original idea with the revival project was that it was felt that some runs were unjustly rejected.
I don't think the rejections were 'unjust'. As I mentioned here, the site was undergoing a reduction in the required caliber of TAS to get published.
Otherwise, I agree with you.
Ferret Warlord wrote:
What about runs that were cancelled, and for whatever reason stand little to no chance of seeing the light of day again? The Willow run deserved publication, but certain things prevented that from ever happening.
That run was canceled by the author, and now falls under the "Non-acceptance of movies by banned authors," so that won't see the light of day.
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Me:
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mmbossman wrote:
sonicpacker wrote:
I was saying that the people that can testify for Burzynski's methods have their own personal medical records to back up their statements. That is good evidence..... The man has not released his methods. Of course they cannot be replicated (unless it is through sheer luck).
I don't want to jump into this one too, because I really have no idea of any of the supposed research or why/how it was suppressed/erased/etc., but the two statements above, so close together, made me LOL.
Bossy, I did some research on pubmed - if you ignore Burzynski's NUMEROUS publications (of which he is ALWAYS first author, #1 sign of an arrogant asshole.) It looks like people are finally (in the last 3 years) actually testing his 'drug' and finding that it works well on some cancers, most of which looks like breast cancer (ironically, the most curable of all cancers). However, it does appear to have a pretty quick toxicity level.
So yeah, all this huffing and puffing and conspiracy theories!!!11eleventy is probably because Burz is a major arrogant asshat. So, as opposed to letting science run its normal safe course, he is trying to push his OMG MIRACLE CURE through by shaming the FDA, and finding random links to other drug companies exploring similar avenues.
Also, sonicpacker is just out of high school, so he'd have no concept of doctoral level statistics. God, I remember I believed the X-Files were truth back in high school. "The government is evil and hiding aliens! We must expose the conspiracy!"
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Warp wrote:
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Warp wrote:
Lots of ice, at least. And maybe some Russian bears with vodka.
I think Russia is too far away from Iceland. Not all nothern countries are neighbors to Russia.
I can see Russia from my backyard.
DK for Prezidents!!11elevne
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Both games I would have wanted to do, Last Scenario, and Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers, don't work in Hourglass, as far as I can tell.
Also, Hourglass doesn't do mouse, which would make MTG impossible anyway.
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I actually think this is almost accept-worthy, but I'd like to see one level replaced with the jumping underwater.
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Oh man, I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes of this. I applaud the technical achievement, but the result is mindnumbingly boring. I wonder if anyone actually completed this game as a child.
I'm not sure whether to vote meh, or no.
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mmbossman wrote:
Ok, so it seems people need a quick lesson in human physiology.
Whoa, actual Doctor explaining Real Medicine? Clearly this will not stand in this thread.
Only one thing to do at this point...
BURN THE WITCH!
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Derakon wrote:
Given how stupid it was, you guys don't seriously think he believed it, did you?
I guess we're dealing with Poe's Law territory here.
I have reasonable suspicion that nfq actually believes the things he is saying. He has somehow twisted the concept of evolution into a malevolent deity figure. I actually find it interesting, because, as creationism becomes as passe as flat-earth theories, religion will have to do similar twists of logic.
That said, no one should remind nfq about the God Evolution created the human appendix, the useless ticking time bomb in all of us. Best interests my ass.
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nfq wrote:
Smoke is not good for the health, whether it's smoke from cigarettes or food. If it was meant for us to eat cooked food, then food would grow in volcanos.
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Derakon wrote:
Regarding fluoridation: broadly speaking, we have two choices here:
1) Fluoride for everyone! Put it in the water so everyone's drinking it. Direct costs: studies before implementing the plan to make certain it's safe; passing the required legislation; about $1/person/year.
2) Let people choose! Create a subsidy for companies to provide fluoride supplements (since the government certainly can't make and market them directly) and a media campaign to encourage people to take those supplements. Direct costs: studies before implementing the plan to make certain it's safe. even given wildly varying fluoride intakes; $X/person/year in subsidies; $Y/year in continual media campaigns to remind people to take their fluoride. Indirect costs: poor people can't afford to buy supplements even when subsidised, cut it from their purchases, get tooth decay, get wiped out by the dentist's bill, and have to go on welfare, thereby costing the country way more in support than they ever would have if the water had been fluoridated from the start.
Look, I'm all for very careful consideration before we mandate any supplement be put into the water supply. There's a lot that could go wrong there. However, in the specific case of fluoride, we have decades' worth of evidence that it works, and I can't believe that a privately-run system would accomplish the same goal with anywhere near the same level of effectiveness.
I'm curious what this would do to the environment. People water their lawns with the same water they drink - after 50 years, would we get such a build up of fluoride kill plants? Is it biodegradable? After how long? Is it corrosive? OK for repeated exposure to skin, or would it lead to more dry skin and cracking hands?
I mean, we use our drinking water for so much more than drinking... I haven't found any links that address anything other than health concerns for drinking, not for the zillion other uses of potable water.
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Acheron86 wrote:
Warp wrote:
Maybe we should impose an upper limit on TAS length. If you can't get it under 8 hours, don't even bother. :P
I think that's too arbitrary. Maybe we could do something like 7 hours, 59 minutes, 30 seconds.
Hmmm, how about limiting all movies to 8:08:33?
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Warp wrote:
Anyways, you might want to reconsider your "coctail". IIRC studies have shown that flooding yourself with dietary supplements for long periods of time can be more harmful than beneficial.
this is relevant to my interests. Please link to this study.
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.... Department of Education.
Uhm, what? Would you rather only have private schools, so only the rich can have children educated? I mean, I'm with you on homeland security, but... education?
Also, on marijuana, it really isn't the DEA's fault that they are having to go after small time dealers. They are an enforcement agency, they don't write the laws, or even get to decide how to enforce them. They simply have to enforce the laws that are written and voted on by the congressmen and women you (the people) vote for.
Blame the lobbyists who lobby congress to keep marijuana laws. The for-profit-prison has been the death of sane handling of drug crimes. Don't blame the DEA, they can't do much until the law is changed.
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Kitsune wrote:
They call it therapy, but all it is, is a way for the FDA to milk you for money while they hope you die from Radiation Poisoning.
How does the Food and Drug Administration make money off chemotherapy?
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Wow, you two are BLIND! Get Lasik. yes vote.
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Whoa, it is a reverse Rapture, in both form and ideology. That is too funny for words.
Please tell me the guy in charge is Ryan Andrew. That would make my day.[/url]
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