Welcome, CC Exodus!

[Loki]

I'd say Finland, but that entails too many casualties.

[EyeKhan]

The number of substantive posts went down sharply. Most of the discussion was in the mega-threads.

The megathreads are bad for a healthy discussion forum. I was disappointed to see them recreated.

Also - I'm very surprised at the level of activity. It's been nice.

[EyeKhan]

I'd say Finland, but that entails too many casualties.

I doubt you could cause too many casualties in Finland of all places.

[EyeKhan]

Storing them in seperate places will help with that, I think.

Hope so. Is the nuclear option open in the event it doesn't?

[Nessus]

I doubt you could cause too many casualties in Finland of all places.

[EyeKhan]

pip pip, tut tut.

[Nessus]

pip pip, tut tut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJoY0i_tQo

[EyeKhan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJoY0i_tQo

You have an unhealthy obsession. I'm starting the think these things are better forgotten. See Inglorious Bastards, it has a better ending than RL. Maybe it will help. Maybe some day our grand children will think of it as real.

[Nessus]

You have an unhealthy obsession. I'm starting the think these things are better forgotten. See Inglorious Bastards, it has a better ending than RL. Maybe it will help. Maybe some day our grand children will think of it as real.

Poor trolling effort, even for you

[EyeKhan]

Poor trolling effort, even for you

Um, I wasn't trying to troll.... I was being almost totally honest.

[Nessus]

Um, I wasn't trying to troll.... I was being almost totally honest.

That's pretty sad.

[']['ear]

Belated: Thanks very much to those who put this together. I'm willing to chip in some money to maintain.

Flow is a serious question. Too few and a forum dies. Too many and meaningful discussion is impossible. CC is what it is (OK, was) because of a serendipitous happy medium.

[EyeKhan]

That's pretty sad.

You have no idea laddy.

[EyeKhan]

['ear]Belated: Thanks very much to those who put this together. I'm willing to chip in some money to maintain.

Flow is a serious question. Too few and a forum dies. Too many and meaningful discussion is impossible. CC is what it is (OK, was) because of a serendipitous happy medium.

Never seen too many before. How's that work?

[']['ear]

Never seen too many before. How's that work?

Badly. Try any big news organization, or even moderate sizes. ESPN,etc. Anything bigger than "small niche" gets hundreds of posts per thread per day. It becomes an opinion spam fest. By the time somebody reponds, it'stwopages later. One can't possibly keep up.

[Loki]

I could safely say that we'll never have millions of people coming here.

[Lor]

I could safely say that we'll never have millions of people coming here.

I like the sound of that!

[EyeKhan]

['ear]

Badly. Try any big news organization, or even moderate sizes. ESPN,etc. Anything bigger than "small niche" gets hundreds of posts per thread per day. It becomes an opinion spam fest. By the time somebody reponds, it'stwopages later. One can't possibly keep up.

You have to use a thread view showing who's responding to what, I think. I've seen similar things when Yahoo! used to have a discussion group attached to each news story. The political stories were CRAZY. It was kind of fun because you could recommend other people's posts so I used to try and structure my posts for the crowd to see how many recs I could get. :mischief:

[Lewkowski]

Anything policy oriented (political, economic, military, etc.). It has to analyze a situation, provide a background for it, and offer some kind of concluding thoughts. Think of it as something similar to The Economist pieces.

It has only one recent post because everyone gave up on it earlier. Now that everyone moved here, there is more of an impetus to contribute. I'll write a piece in the next few days, and a few other people promised to do so at some point.

Hmmm...

I might contribute something. Then again I may not I've gotten a great deal lazier.

I'll see how it goes, I might be more inclined to do something that is more debate like. Ie one person posts an article and then another posts a country article. Be more entertaining.

[ImAnOgre]

Don't you dare quit posting your opinions Lewk.... its way too much fun to disagree with you

[CitizenCain]

1) Political and religious discussions are allowed on this website. If it is believed that the end result of a discussion will be political or religious, the post may be left alone. Likewise, strong political and religious sentiments should be included in your profiles, signatures, and other content in these Forums at your own discretion.

This is clearly an awful idea.

First of all, political and religious discussions don't really appeal to our main demographic, which is mentally challenged tweens. Exhaustive market research on our products has conclusively demonstrated that our primary market demographic is those who rarely, if ever, use more than 3 neurons simultaneously. Furthermore, we believe that any activity which may exercise more than 3 neurons at once may stimulate further thought, and in extreme cases, critical thinking. As this will obviously lead our clientele to pursue more rewarding and cerebral activities (such as masturbation), it is the opinion of Atari, TWF, Inc. that such activities must be eliminated, post-haste.

Secondly, we have determined that we do not want our brand associated with any political or religious views. It is well established fact that people with political or religious opinions don't actually buy anything, and people who do buy our products are too stupid to differentiate the opinions of miscellaneous customers with the official position of Atari, TWF, Inc. It would be extremely embarrassing if our customer's mental retardation were to lead to yet another bankruptcy for Atari... Tramel, Inc.... Microprose... JTS... Hasbro... ISEA... Infogrames... Atari... TWF.

And last, but certainly not least, we have determined that there is no harm in driving off what little traffic exists on our message board by banning all conversations of value, as this strategy has worked to great effect in the past with the UT and NWN franchises. If all goes according to plan, by 2012, we should save almost .04% of revenues by reducing traffic to our website to nothing at all.

2) When an opinion-based discussion is being had, feel free to state things like "there is no argument" as if your opinion is the only one or the only one that matters. When someone has clearly stated their opinion, go ahead and say things like "Are you serious?" and "Are you kidding me?" Remember, this is pretty much a debate club. This is a friendly discussion community, with friendliness de-emphasized. Allow people to have their opinion, if you'd like. Everyone is free to act as some sort of opinion judge, responding to each one to say whether they agree with it or not or whether or not it is a valid, well thought out opinion.

Another awful idea. In addition to the previously established fact that thought is the bane of our business model, if we allow everyone to voice their opinions, no one will be able to sort out the incorrect opinions (everyone else's) from the correct ones (mine).

3) Nobody currently has the final say on all aspects of these Forums. If you have a problem, you may make a complaint to anyone who will listen and/or publicly on the website. Creating threads or posts that question or reference administrative decisions or potential administrative decisions, such as post removals and thread closures, is encouraged. If you feel that we have made a mistake, please speak up.

Am I too late to nominate Timmy for head mod?

[EyeKhan]

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

[Nessus]

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

We finally got the tea our party so desperately needed!

[littlelolligagged]

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

I was delighted once he convinced me that he wasn't a Cain-wannabe.

[EyeKhan]

I was delighted once he convinced me that he wasn't a Cain-wannabe.

I can imagine.

We finally got the tea our party so desperately needed!

Yes. We finally manage run Tear off and now we have to start all over. God, if only the government were getting smaller.

[Dreadnaught]

I too am pleased for the Return of Cain.

[NGS]

That's Cain??

...I don't know, I guess I was expecting somebody more clever.

[CitizenCain]

Yes. We finally manage run Tear off

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

It finally happened, and I was not a part of it. I feel so deeply shamed that my only way out is to commit seppuku. I'll return when I've completed that.

and now we have to start all over. God, if only the government were getting smaller.

This "smaller government" you speak of intrigues me, sir, and I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.

That's Cain??

...I don't know, I guess I was expecting somebody more clever.

Well, I'm delighted to disappoint. If you can think of any other ways for me to let you down, please, don't hesitate let me know.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Monsieur Cain, bienvenu!

I though I'd greet you in your own language to make you feel at home

[Illusions]

Did you come back because you've decided to stop beating your wife?

I though I'd greet you in your own language to make you feel at home

FTFY