Is this forum...

[Fisherking]

Hum, so would someone like to tell us who some of the members of this exclusive “Gentlemen’s’ Club” are?
I am sure most of us would really like to know who these powerbrokers and their cabal are. A few names maybe, so we could judge for our selves?

[Beskar]

Hum, so would someone like to tell us who some of the members of this exclusive “Gentlemen’s’ Club” are?
I am sure most of us would really like to know who these powerbrokers and their cabal are. A few names maybe, so we could judge for our selves?

Andres! He stole my drinking buddy, and took him to the special Belgium beer section where exclusive 'Gentlemen Club' are, along with people with green names, like Fisherking, and peverGREEN.

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More seriously, if you want to get friendly with people, talk to them. If there is a poster you really like, why not PM them, and try to build up a rapport? Sometimes it might not go anywhere far, it depends on the person, but those with similar interests or talk might be willing. I know I have tried with some posters and we haven't gotten far at all, and with others, I talk to on programs like MSN with them often since we built up a decent rapport.

There isn't much into cliques, but then I am not much of a clique person myself.

Also being a common gameroom player, there are many people I talk to regularly, like Pizza, Renata, Diamondeye, God Emperor, Johnhughthom, TheFlax, Beefy then there are non-mafia players like 'The Mad Arab', Husar, Miotas, etc. Even then, there have been game room players I felt I haven't really communicated that well with, so I don't really talk to them, then there are others ArpgiatteTHIS, etc, who are not around often due to real life circumstance.

[Strike For The South]

No one ever talks to me

Its lonely on top

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Is this forum...

...really for me or for you guys?

Now of course I do not mean exclusively me vs. everybody else, but rather as a more general term to cover people who don't feel, or who are just aren't members of the Exclusive Gentleman's Club known as TotalWar.Org. For you see, I have never, outside of the Gameroom and EB Tavern (And even then that particular institution was defined by its rejection of what I'm about to discuss) really felt "part" of the .Org. What do I mean by part of the .Org you ask? It's simple; the Exclusive Gentleman's Club that defines itself by its rejection of people who are not already in it.

For example: ACIN posted a thread

HOF 2010 Award: Best Backroom Contributor

The winner is a completely inoffensive name!

Congratulations!

[Fisherking]

Andres! He stole my drinking buddy, and took him to the special Belgium beer section where exclusive 'Gentlemen Club' are, along with people with green names, like Fisherking, and peverGREEN.

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More seriously, if you want to get friendly with people, talk to them. If there is a poster you really like, why not PM them, and try to build up a rapport? Sometimes it might not go anywhere far, it depends on the person, but those with similar interests or talk might be willing. I know I have tried with some posters and we haven't gotten far at all, and with others, I talk to on programs like MSN with them often since we built up a decent rapport.

There isn't much into cliques, but then I am not much of a clique person myself.

Also being a common gameroom player, there are many people I talk to regularly, like Pizza, Renata, Diamondeye, God Emperor, Johnhughthom, TheFlax, Beefy then there are non-mafia players like 'The Mad Arab', Husar, Miotas, etc. Even then, there have been game room players I felt I haven't really communicated that well with, so I don't really talk to them, then there are others ArpgiatteTHIS, etc, who are not around often due to real life circumstance.

bolox!!!

Do you thing Lemur and CR agree anymore now that they are green than the did before?

Or Louis? Depending on his meds he has trouble agreeing with himself.

The only thing the green guys have in common is responsibility that the rules are followed and to kick out spam bots that clutter the threads we all try to use.

[Beskar]

The only thing the green guys have in common is responsibility that the rules are followed and to kick out spam bots that clutter the threads we all try to use.

Welcome to Exclusive Gentleman Club.

The first rule of Exclusive Gentleman Club is: you do not talk about Exclusive Gentleman Club.
The second rule of Exclusive Gentleman Club is: you DO NOT talk about Exclusive Gentleman Club!
Third rule of Exclusive Gentleman Club: if someone yells "stop!", goes limp, or taps out, the drinking contest is over.
Fourth rule: only two guys to a beer, no more.
Fifth rule: one beer at a time, fellas.
Sixth rule: the drinks are Belgium beer. No lager, no shots no whiskeys.
Seventh rule: drinking contests will go on as long as they have to.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Exclusive Gentleman Club, you have to get smashed.

[edyzmedieval]

Welcome to Exclusive Gentleman Club.

The first rule of Exclusive Gentleman Club is: you do not talk about Exclusive Gentleman Club.
The second rule of Exclusive Gentleman Club is: you DO NOT talk about Exclusive Gentleman Club!
Third rule of Exclusive Gentleman Club: if someone yells "stop!", goes limp, or taps out, the drinking contest is over.
Fourth rule: only two guys to a beer, no more.
Fifth rule: one beer at a time, fellas.
Sixth rule: the drinks are Belgium beer. No lager, no shots no whiskeys.
Seventh rule: drinking contests will go on as long as they have to.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Exclusive Gentleman Club, you have to get smashed.

Ey, yo, buddy, pass me a beer. And move out of my TV sight, I'm trying to watch the game!

Thanks.

[Togakure]

Hum, so would someone like to tell us who some of the members of this exclusive “Gentlemen’s’ Club” are?
I am sure most of us would really like to know who these powerbrokers and their cabal are. A few names maybe, so we could judge for our selves?

ByzantinePrince, Navaros, Elmo, YoungYogiBear, and the notorious ringleader: DaveinKorea.

And those you think do fit in may also feel they do not. ...

Indeed. I've often felt that way, except maybe in the distance past when other STW MP friends were here. But it didn't keep me from just being me and participating in my way. I finally realized that at least some of my more serious posts weren't necessarily being ignored. Sometimes what you write is enough. On occasion, someone will acknowledge you for it. That does feel golden. I certainly appreciate it when that happens. But just because it doesn't, doesn't mean that people aren't appreciative, or that they disregard you and what you have to say. Now I just *shrug* and think to myself, 'well maybe someone hears, understands, and appreciates--maybe not. I've had my say,' and move on.

About the assertion that "nothing" is being done: there is a quite a lot going on that isn't readily apparent. Keep in mind that many if not most who serve on this site do so in their spare time, with jobs and families too. It's just gonna take some time, and a lot of effort, to actualize the visions that have been put forward. Consider according a little respect, as the staff does hear; staff does care (or why would they bother working here?!), and staff is doing what it can to move the Org forward, peu à peu.