Archive through October 24, 2000

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Norwican

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 10:44 am Click here to edit this post
I get what you're saying Wcv63... If it had been me... I would have said that I quit because I was involved in something that I felt was unfair. (I would not have felt the need to include the other people's names since it was already known).

I see my post upset you so much that you have started cussing... Sorry

Whit4you

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 10:45 am Click here to edit this post
Wvc63 "All involved--all share responsibility."

I haven't been keeping track of where the various players are from, but I see alot of mention here of Canadian posters. I'm wondering if perhaps what's really "going on" here is simple cultural differences. Perhaps things are just done differently there? Which isn't to say our way would be "right" and there's "wrong" - it might just explain why we seem to have such a communication gap here.

I think there was more news posted about OJ Simpson in our papers in the last 5 years, then any and all news regarding Canada/Canadians.

So perhaps the way they PLAY games is different then ours. Perhaps what they think is acceptable, and not acceptable in a game is wrong. Who knows perhaps they take written words more literally then we do, such as "ANYTHING GOES"

Kearie

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 10:51 am Click here to edit this post
I simply wanted to be clear about the specific rule that I felt I broke...what better way to be specific than to give an example.

No brainer.

Whit4you

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 10:52 am Click here to edit this post
Affinity
" I didn't like the banner. Now Vykin has no chance of winning. If the Host suspected anyone of cheating, then the Host would eject them from the game. Fair and simple "

My response "What did you dream the next night, darlin" was a short winded way to say, your assuption is incorrect. Vyking hasn't ever even been nominated here. The host would not eject someone from the game for cheating. That's all

Norwican

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 10:54 am Click here to edit this post
Thank you for your answer Kearie.

Wcv63

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 11:18 am Click here to edit this post
:) Norwican I apologize for cussing although dammit is pretty tame! I wasn't upset, just trying to express adamancy.

Norwican

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 11:31 am Click here to edit this post
Got it Wcv63. It really is pretty tame especially considering what came out of my mouth a few minutes ago when I dropped a stapler on my toe

Katie

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 11:41 am Click here to edit this post
Nos, Pisces.

Affinity

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 12:12 pm Click here to edit this post
Whit, what makes you think the Host wouldn't eject someone for cheating?
Do you know this personally?
Are you the mole that everyone is raving about?
:)

Ocean_Islands

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 01:45 pm Click here to edit this post
Affinity where the h3ll have you been? Nobody was ejected for cheating, and a lot of them did it and already admitted it. So get with it.

Spamgirl

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 01:58 pm Click here to edit this post
Whit -

"So perhaps the way they PLAY games is different then ours. Perhaps what they think is acceptable, and not acceptable in a game is wrong. Who knows perhaps they take written words more literally then we do, such as "ANYTHING GOES" "

I think Canadians take things LESS literally than Americans... we're more laid back... so that theory is out the window :)

Or maybe it's that you Yanks just overlook cheating more readily than us Canucks do... it might be in your nature - a major philosphy of Americans, so I have found in my (rather overwhelming) study of US history, is capital gain at any cost... so it just might be innate for you :)

Then again... maybe some people think it's cheating and some people don't... on BOTH sides of the border (and heck, in Mexico too ROFL)

Affinity

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 02:08 pm Click here to edit this post
0c34n 1sl4nds, I can speak hax0r too! I find it weird that cheaters wouldn't be ejected from the game. Or do I not get it because I am American?
oh, btw everyone, all of us are Americans as we are from the North American continent which is part of the Americas

Vasix

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 02:57 pm Click here to edit this post
Affinity:

I am from Mars. I know it. I read it in a book. Which is amazing cause I met my wife and the book said she was from Venus. Figure the odds of that??? Synchronicity! I don't know what planets the divorce lawyers were from.

I think when you post "anything goes" on the website and then you insert a mole and then they find out multiple voting is possible and then you claim one of the players is two people and then you say they aren't and then they find out how do you stop netphreaks from talking, you find out that the cheating thing is just one godawful snake pit. And we are only dealing with what we THINK we know. I wonder how much the HOST knows that has gone on that he hasn't shared with us? This is just too much. The mirror's crack'd.

Affinity

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 03:04 pm Click here to edit this post
Yeah, I know cheating is inevitable, I just wanted to give 0c34n 1sl4nds a hard time. So, Ocean, I heard you were a woman abuser
kidding of course

Norequerdo

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 03:07 pm Click here to edit this post
I think that they are going to let this all play out. The cheating, the intrique are all part of the game. For the sake of argument, lets say everyone in the game has been cheating and knows what is going on outside the boards, how does this help them??? I don't see it. They can't control how we vote on the outside. They don't control the posts.

The way I see it there are what maybe 20 posters here, there are about 80 people voting. We dont know how those 60 people feel one way or another do we. We have no way of knowing how they will vote. Who knows maybe after the game is all over, the Host will put out their report on how the game went inside and outside. they are the only ones I think with the whole story.

Vasix

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 03:15 pm Click here to edit this post
Wow, I don't even know if the host knows it all. I think Neil just worked his butt off, packed in what he could, leaned down, lit the fuse and HELD ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wcv63

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 03:16 pm Click here to edit this post
I'm intrigued and captivated by The Game, Inside and Out. I'm having soooooo much fun!!

Katie

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 03:25 pm Click here to edit this post
Vasix, I agree with you. Basically this is a beta or even an Alpha version. We are all learning here. This is not AOL where there are problems enough, but a free, for fun website. None of pay Neil and Lisa one penny to be here but we still get all of the fun for free.

Karuuna

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 03:29 pm Click here to edit this post
I have it on good authority that divorce lawyers are from Oz. Then again, I'm not even sure what language mine spoke, just know that I'm still writing those big monthly checks to my ex.

Oh wait, am I off topic? Well, we were talking about cheating, fairness, and scuzzy behavior, weren't we?

Vasix

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 03:47 pm Click here to edit this post
Kar I kind of thought my wife's divorce lawyer was hysterical. My wife and I walked out of court and she tagged along into the foyer. My wife turns to me and says, "so what restaurant do you want to go to tonight?". Her lawyer just looked at her like, "HUH?". I told her, oh, lets decide on the ride back to work. Poor lawyer, still thought we were getting divorced cause we didn't like each other. Wait back to thread...and that was.....and you writing checks still? Bad lawyer.

Karuuna

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 03:53 pm Click here to edit this post
Vas -- Oh how civil of you! See, that was my problem, I was way too polite. "Oh, you want more money? Sure. How much?" And my lawyer shrugged and went along with it. Bad lawyer. Bad, bad lawyer. Go lay down in your doghouse, you bad lawyer you.

Have we taken this far enough afield yet? Or should we see just how far we can go before someone points it out to us?

Vasix

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 04:09 pm Click here to edit this post
Kar The thread police are tired of pulling me over and yelling BACK ON TOPIC YOU FREAK! I stay out of the Synchron board completely cause they are posting long arguments and don't want to throw them off their path. I tried to start a thread with Arreal but it just got stormed by the merry-mole-members so I had to jump off. Its still a hysterical thread to go read. The boards have gone wacky. I think after tonites live chat the boards will have more focus. Go ZEB, Go! There are some pretty funny folk out here.

Wcv63

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 04:20 pm Click here to edit this post
Now you've done it!! Completely thrown this entire thread off topic. But I know what you mean about the Syncronicity thread. My feeble attempts to post there were mere speed bumps in the conversation at hand!

Vasix

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 04:35 pm Click here to edit this post
LOL WCV! Mine weren't speedbumps, mine were potholes! It was getting deep in there! I figured I had seven years of college (junior year was the three hardest years of my life) and I'll be darned if I have to write a term paper to be in a post.

Karuuna

Tuesday, October 24, 2000 - 05:15 pm Click here to edit this post
ROFL! I took a little foray over there, even tho I *knew* better! Now I'm having to look up my sources, and delineate my arguments. Vasix, I'd like to offer you a small cash reward for getting on back there and taking 'em back off track. Pretty please?