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On July 15 2014 04:49 urboss wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2014 00:51 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:On July 13 2014 18:36 urboss wrote:My new-thread performance has been really poor recently: + Show Spoiler +How can I boost it? The general rule is: If it can promote actual, intelligent discussion, post it. So you wouldn't go into an SC2 forum and post "What is your favorite unit and why?" because that just has people rattling off units and trying to be funny. And I would think that the mod comments tell it all. No forum games. Done. I don't see the point of closing such threads. If the community thinks that the thread is shit, then nobody will post there anyway and the thread will move into oblivion. I don't buy the argument that such threads tend to turn into spam fests. If you wanna see a spam fest, check out the latest LR thread. Also, I doubt that everyone here on TL is interested in "actual, intelligent discussion" all the time. I don't see why people can't play some simple, idiotic game every now and then. Games like that help in binding together the community.
lots of sites to go play idiotic games on.
why are you trying to make thread op's? a better strategy is to wait for the content to come to you.
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On July 15 2014 02:44 Epishade wrote:
Does anybody here know how to make weapons-grade plutonium? Ty.
Simple. Shoot neutrons at U-238.
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On July 15 2014 04:57 ComaDose wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 04:49 urboss wrote:On July 14 2014 00:51 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:On July 13 2014 18:36 urboss wrote:My new-thread performance has been really poor recently: + Show Spoiler +How can I boost it? The general rule is: If it can promote actual, intelligent discussion, post it. So you wouldn't go into an SC2 forum and post "What is your favorite unit and why?" because that just has people rattling off units and trying to be funny. And I would think that the mod comments tell it all. No forum games. Done. I don't see the point of closing such threads. If the community thinks that the thread is shit, then nobody will post there anyway and the thread will move into oblivion. I don't buy the argument that such threads tend to turn into spam fests. If you wanna see a spam fest, check out the latest LR thread. Also, I doubt that everyone here on TL is interested in "actual, intelligent discussion" all the time. I don't see why people can't play some simple, idiotic game every now and then. Games like that help in binding together the community. lots of sites to go play idiotic games on. why are you trying to make thread op's? a better strategy is to wait for the content to come to you.
Lots of sites to play stupid games on, but no sites with smart people to play stupid games on.
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On July 15 2014 05:44 urboss wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 04:57 ComaDose wrote:On July 15 2014 04:49 urboss wrote:On July 14 2014 00:51 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:On July 13 2014 18:36 urboss wrote:My new-thread performance has been really poor recently: + Show Spoiler +How can I boost it? The general rule is: If it can promote actual, intelligent discussion, post it. So you wouldn't go into an SC2 forum and post "What is your favorite unit and why?" because that just has people rattling off units and trying to be funny. And I would think that the mod comments tell it all. No forum games. Done. I don't see the point of closing such threads. If the community thinks that the thread is shit, then nobody will post there anyway and the thread will move into oblivion. I don't buy the argument that such threads tend to turn into spam fests. If you wanna see a spam fest, check out the latest LR thread. Also, I doubt that everyone here on TL is interested in "actual, intelligent discussion" all the time. I don't see why people can't play some simple, idiotic game every now and then. Games like that help in binding together the community. lots of sites to go play idiotic games on. why are you trying to make thread op's? a better strategy is to wait for the content to come to you. Lots of sites to play stupid games on, but no sites with smart people to play stupid games on.
Buy TL+ if you really need to play stupid games on TL
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On July 15 2014 05:44 urboss wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 04:57 ComaDose wrote:On July 15 2014 04:49 urboss wrote:On July 14 2014 00:51 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:On July 13 2014 18:36 urboss wrote:My new-thread performance has been really poor recently: + Show Spoiler +How can I boost it? The general rule is: If it can promote actual, intelligent discussion, post it. So you wouldn't go into an SC2 forum and post "What is your favorite unit and why?" because that just has people rattling off units and trying to be funny. And I would think that the mod comments tell it all. No forum games. Done. I don't see the point of closing such threads. If the community thinks that the thread is shit, then nobody will post there anyway and the thread will move into oblivion. I don't buy the argument that such threads tend to turn into spam fests. If you wanna see a spam fest, check out the latest LR thread. Also, I doubt that everyone here on TL is interested in "actual, intelligent discussion" all the time. I don't see why people can't play some simple, idiotic game every now and then. Games like that help in binding together the community. lots of sites to go play idiotic games on. why are you trying to make thread op's? a better strategy is to wait for the content to come to you. Lots of sites to play stupid games on, but no sites with smart people to play stupid games on.
People here aren't really much smarter, it's just the moderation and environment that brings out the smarter in people rather than the typical troll and stupidity. The topics you were trying to start are just spam with very little discussion and allowing that sort of thread to exist would hurt the image of the site imo.
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On July 15 2014 05:55 The_Templar wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 05:44 urboss wrote:On July 15 2014 04:57 ComaDose wrote:On July 15 2014 04:49 urboss wrote:On July 14 2014 00:51 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:On July 13 2014 18:36 urboss wrote:My new-thread performance has been really poor recently: + Show Spoiler +How can I boost it? The general rule is: If it can promote actual, intelligent discussion, post it. So you wouldn't go into an SC2 forum and post "What is your favorite unit and why?" because that just has people rattling off units and trying to be funny. And I would think that the mod comments tell it all. No forum games. Done. I don't see the point of closing such threads. If the community thinks that the thread is shit, then nobody will post there anyway and the thread will move into oblivion. I don't buy the argument that such threads tend to turn into spam fests. If you wanna see a spam fest, check out the latest LR thread. Also, I doubt that everyone here on TL is interested in "actual, intelligent discussion" all the time. I don't see why people can't play some simple, idiotic game every now and then. Games like that help in binding together the community. lots of sites to go play idiotic games on. why are you trying to make thread op's? a better strategy is to wait for the content to come to you. Lots of sites to play stupid games on, but no sites with smart people to play stupid games on. Buy TL+ if you really need to play stupid games on TL
i second this recomendation
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On July 15 2014 05:57 ComaDose wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 05:55 The_Templar wrote:On July 15 2014 05:44 urboss wrote:On July 15 2014 04:57 ComaDose wrote:On July 15 2014 04:49 urboss wrote:On July 14 2014 00:51 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:On July 13 2014 18:36 urboss wrote:My new-thread performance has been really poor recently: + Show Spoiler +How can I boost it? The general rule is: If it can promote actual, intelligent discussion, post it. So you wouldn't go into an SC2 forum and post "What is your favorite unit and why?" because that just has people rattling off units and trying to be funny. And I would think that the mod comments tell it all. No forum games. Done. I don't see the point of closing such threads. If the community thinks that the thread is shit, then nobody will post there anyway and the thread will move into oblivion. I don't buy the argument that such threads tend to turn into spam fests. If you wanna see a spam fest, check out the latest LR thread. Also, I doubt that everyone here on TL is interested in "actual, intelligent discussion" all the time. I don't see why people can't play some simple, idiotic game every now and then. Games like that help in binding together the community. lots of sites to go play idiotic games on. why are you trying to make thread op's? a better strategy is to wait for the content to come to you. Lots of sites to play stupid games on, but no sites with smart people to play stupid games on. Buy TL+ if you really need to play stupid games on TL i second this recomendation
i third this recomendation
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On July 15 2014 02:57 farvacola wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 02:44 Epishade wrote:
Does anybody here know how to make weapons-grade plutonium? Ty. Was this meant to be funny or just stupid?
This is the stupid questions thread, so be default, all questions posed here are stupid. This means a question cannot be 'funny or stupid', because it will be inherently automatically stupid. However, you can find a question to be funny and stupid, so if you suspected his post to be funny, then it may have been funny. It can be said that humor is often found in strange places, even where it is not intended as humor WHICH I WHY I FUCKING EXIST
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On July 15 2014 06:27 ninazerg wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 02:57 farvacola wrote:On July 15 2014 02:44 Epishade wrote:
Does anybody here know how to make weapons-grade plutonium? Ty. Was this meant to be funny or just stupid? This is the stupid questions thread, so be default, all questions posed here are stupid. This means a question cannot be 'funny or stupid', because it will be inherently automatically stupid. However, you can find a question to be funny and stupid, so if you suspected his post to be funny, then it may have been funny. It can be said that humor is often found in strange places, even where it is not intended as humor WHICH I WHY I FUCKING EXIST
You forgot the word "just", which changes things.
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On July 15 2014 06:33 farvacola wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 06:27 ninazerg wrote:On July 15 2014 02:57 farvacola wrote:On July 15 2014 02:44 Epishade wrote:
Does anybody here know how to make weapons-grade plutonium? Ty. Was this meant to be funny or just stupid? This is the stupid questions thread, so be default, all questions posed here are stupid. This means a question cannot be 'funny or stupid', because it will be inherently automatically stupid. However, you can find a question to be funny and stupid, so if you suspected his post to be funny, then it may have been funny. It can be said that humor is often found in strange places, even where it is not intended as humor WHICH I WHY I FUCKING EXIST You forgot the word "just", which changes things.
But it was very unjust.
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Germany6926 Posts
On July 15 2014 06:35 ninazerg wrote:Show nested quote +On July 15 2014 06:33 farvacola wrote:On July 15 2014 06:27 ninazerg wrote:On July 15 2014 02:57 farvacola wrote:On July 15 2014 02:44 Epishade wrote:
Does anybody here know how to make weapons-grade plutonium? Ty. Was this meant to be funny or just stupid? This is the stupid questions thread, so be default, all questions posed here are stupid. This means a question cannot be 'funny or stupid', because it will be inherently automatically stupid. However, you can find a question to be funny and stupid, so if you suspected his post to be funny, then it may have been funny. It can be said that humor is often found in strange places, even where it is not intended as humor WHICH I WHY I FUCKING EXIST You forgot the word "just", which changes things. But it was very unjust.
no
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I like paying stupid builds (any race), but i need some that can keep me alive for 10 minutes before i throw away a possible win with a bad army composition. Suggestions?
Don't tell me to be a smurf and bully the bronzies.
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On July 15 2014 07:32 Superbanana wrote:
I like paying stupid builds (any race), but i need some that can keep me alive for 10 minutes before i throw away a possible win with a bad army composition. Suggestions?
Don't tell me to be a smurf and bully the bronzies.
Mass reavers and slow-crawl them across the map
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On July 15 2014 07:32 Superbanana wrote:
I like paying stupid builds (any race), but i need some that can keep me alive for 10 minutes before i throw away a possible win with a bad army composition. Suggestions?
Don't tell me to be a smurf and bully the bronzies.
Play Protoss, you can stay alive for 10 minutes off of planetary overcharge alone!
If you see a Protoss or Terran early expand, mass oracles. An oracle kills a stalker 1 on 1 and marines melt like butter unless there's a whole blob of them. Off of two stargates it should be possible.
Haven't tried with Zerg (phoenix is so much more fun and practical), but I think a queen might win out by a little bit. Higher DPS and all. But on the plus side, they take a long time to make, so maybe at low levels you can pull it off!
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make lurkers but dont burrow them
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On July 15 2014 02:44 Epishade wrote:
Does anybody here know how to make weapons-grade plutonium? Ty.
Thorium is better and more plentiful. You could actually make a home thorium/uranium reactor, as long as you contact the authorities first and know what you're doing in general.
http://kevinmeyerson.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/thorium-nuclear-bombs/
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OK, I did a little bit of research and I have found some new ideas for game threads.
Now, I'm not sure if any of them will be a success, so I want to ask for your opinion before I make a new thread.
The Philosophy Game
The idea is to have an endless philosophical argument. To win the game, you have to ensnare your opponents with your crazy philosophical arguments until they get so confused that they give up.
The Scoring Game
You have to rate the previous poster with a score from 1 to 10. The previous poster can try to improve his score by pointing out how awesome he is.
The "Make New Friends" Game
Every poster has to post the statement "I wanna make new friends!" at the end of his post. The next poster then has to refute that statement by saying something like "Yes, but first you need to get rid of that smell!", followed by the sentence "I wanna make new friends!".
The Crazy Cat and Mouse Game
Nomen est omen.
This game is just pure crazy!
The Rock, Paper Scissors game with a twist
This is basically rock, paper scissors. Players post pictures of rocks, papers or scissors. However, whenever players wants to post a rock, they need to accompany that with an embarassing fact about themselves.
Captain Obvious
Captain Obvious is a captain who says obvious things. To act like him, posters must say obvious things.
The Silly Math Game
The aim of the game is to post mathematical equations for people to solve. Whoever manages first to solve an equation wins a seat in "The Crazy Cat and Mouse Game".
The "You wake up in bed with the poster above you" game
Players need to describe what they do when they wake up in bed with the previous poster.
+ Show Spoiler +Poll: Which thread should I try next?The Crazy Cat and Mouse Game (1) 50% The Rock, Paper Scissors game with a twist (1) 50% The Philosophy Game (0) 0% The "Make New Friends" Game (0) 0% The Scoring Game (0) 0% Captain Obvious (0) 0% The Silly Math Game (0) 0% The "You wake up in bed with the poster above you" game (0) 0% 2 total votes Your vote: Which thread should I try next? (Vote): The Philosophy Game
(Vote): The "Make New Friends" Game
(Vote): The Scoring Game
(Vote): The Crazy Cat and Mouse Game
(Vote): The Rock, Paper Scissors game with a twist
(Vote): Captain Obvious
(Vote): The Silly Math Game
(Vote): The "You wake up in bed with the poster above you" game
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I don't think you know what Sorry, we don't really do forum games. means
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On July 15 2014 17:34 urboss wrote:OK, I did a little bit of research and I have found some new ideas for game threads. Now, I'm not sure if any of them will be a success, so I want to ask for your opinion before I make a new thread. The Philosophy GameThe idea is to have an endless philosophical argument. To win the game, you have to ensnare your opponents with your crazy philosophical arguments until they get so confused that they give up. The Scoring GameYou have to rate the previous poster with a score from 1 to 10. The previous poster can try to improve his score by pointing out how awesome he is. The "Make New Friends" GameEvery poster has to post the statement "I wanna make new friends!" at the end of his post. The next poster then has to refute that statement by saying something like "Yes, but first you need to get rid of that smell!", followed by the sentence "I wanna make new friends!". The Crazy Cat and Mouse GameNomen est omen. This game is just pure crazy! The Rock, Paper Scissors game with a twistThis is basically rock, paper scissors. Players post pictures of rocks, papers or scissors. However, whenever players wants to post a rock, they need to accompany that with an embarassing fact about themselves. Captain ObviousCaptain Obvious is a captain who says obvious things. To act like him, posters must say obvious things. The Silly Math GameThe aim of the game is to post mathematical equations for people to solve. Whoever manages first to solve an equation wins a seat in "The Crazy Cat and Mouse Game". The "You wake up in bed with the poster above you" gamePlayers need to describe what they do when they wake up in bed with the previous poster. + Show Spoiler +Poll: Which thread should I try next?The Crazy Cat and Mouse Game (1) 50% The Rock, Paper Scissors game with a twist (1) 50% The Philosophy Game (0) 0% The "Make New Friends" Game (0) 0% The Scoring Game (0) 0% Captain Obvious (0) 0% The Silly Math Game (0) 0% The "You wake up in bed with the poster above you" game (0) 0% 2 total votes Your vote: Which thread should I try next? (Vote): The Philosophy Game
(Vote): The "Make New Friends" Game
(Vote): The Scoring Game
(Vote): The Crazy Cat and Mouse Game
(Vote): The Rock, Paper Scissors game with a twist
(Vote): Captain Obvious
(Vote): The Silly Math Game
(Vote): The "You wake up in bed with the poster above you" game
I think they are all bad ideas. I kind of liked the 'This or That' thread myself if it had a few more rules. But that got shutdown quick. Sounds like you are fighting a losing battle.
If I were to suggest a 'game' type thread maybe one for 'random facts/stats about players with sources' that could be interesting to follow if it trended with active tournaments.
Honestly if you want to have a chance it has to be a game with information people could use.
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Can we play the "Guess the Number of Game Threads Until Urboss Gets Banned" game?
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