OOC Thread and Chatroom

[Askthepizzaguy]

First of all, what the heck happened to my country?

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And secondly, the next person who says "America is number one" is going to get a sit down lecture about our standing in the world, our losses in Iraq and Afghanistan, our exorbitant military cost, wasteful spending, soaring gas prices, dependence on foreign militant regimes, breaking of the geneva convention, internment of war prisoners in places like Syria, the mortgage crisis, consumer debt crisis, federal deficit, outstanding federal debt, falling dollar, trade deficit, high crime rates, poor manners while vacationing in other countries, the statistic that 2 out of 5 people here even know where Iraq is on a map, the lack of universal healthcare or affordable education, our position as the second worst polluter on Earth behind China who is 3.1 times more populous, our rampant ignorance about basic facts and science, and our xenophobia, racism, and sexism.

In spite of all that, I love America. Why? Because I married her, that's why. Till death do us part.

God bless America! Land that I love!


USA! USA! USA!

[Ferret]

I just wanna say that I didn't make any of the posts in the Byzantine Name thread, except the first one, ATPG hacked into my accounts for reasons that are unclear to me.

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just a spoiler here, nothing more.

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no need to keep clicking buttons

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-shows the truth behind this post

[Zim]

For my part, I stay because all my stuff is here.

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Who the heck here said America is number 1?

That list of talking points starts off strong but ventures into questionable territory a bit further on. If you're really planning on giving such a lecture I'd teighten it up a bit, stick to the strongest points.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Which parts do you feel were weak, just out of curiosity?

Perhaps we have a difference of opinion, I'm just wondering where it comes from.

[Zim]

I wouldn't say wrong so much as possibly harder to argue. I'll send a pm.

Which parts do you feel were weak, just out of curiosity?

Perhaps we have a difference of opinion, I'm just wondering where it comes from.

[Privateerkev]

While he could go more into specifics, I found ATPG's list to be dead on.

Though I fear deeper conversation might be more the province of the backroom. We've gone down this road before in the KotR OOC thread. ^_^

[Askthepizzaguy]

sigh...


I don't know, I mean this is an OOC chatroom. The official topic of this thread is: be out of character and talk about what you want.

I suppose there are some guidelines, to be sure. But can we relax the rules a little so long as we dont start flaming each other?

PK- not that kind of flaming.

[Privateerkev]

I don't know, I mean this is an OOC chatroom. The official topic of this thread is: be out of character and talk about what you want.

I suppose there are some guidelines, to be sure. But can we relax the rules a little so long as we dont start flaming each other?

I started a bit of a stir the last time I tried to talk politics in an OOC thread in the throne room. I'm just passing along what I was told. Politics are probably best kept to the backroom or PM's.

PK- not that kind of flaming.

Your right, that kind of flaming is to be confined to Tristan's thread about the meaning of Byzantine names.

[TinCow]

All 'controversial' discussions on the Org get sent to the Backroom, it doesn't matter where they originate. That applies equally to the LotR OOC thread. If you want to make an LotR thread in the Backroom, be my guest. I don't manage that place anyway (thank god).

[Askthepizzaguy]

It does sadden me that people can't have relaxed, enjoyable, and civilized converations about religious or political disagreement without suddenly becoming militant extremists about it.

That being said, I understand moderators wanting to cut it off before it becomes a mess that needs to be cleaned up, deleted, censored, and warnings given out. That must get old fast.

[Cecil XIX]

All 'controversial' discussions on the Org get sent to the Backroom, it doesn't matter where they originate. That applies equally to the LotR OOC thread. If you want to make an LotR thread in the Backroom, be my guest. I don't manage that place anyway (thank god).

Indeed, few things have an easier time getting out of hand than internet discussions. Something about the anonymonity.

[Ferret]

*starts waving St.George's cross*

ENGLAND!!! ENGLAND!!! ENGLAND, ENGLAND, ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!