Marcian Tobay

That looks absolutely fantastic! You can see me dancing with Miss Kitty... and Mantid...

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At what, if I may ask?

I do these to make myself laugh, and I'm never sure if other people really get my sense of humor.

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If you really want me to do so, I shall dissect the nature of the jokes at which I laughed.

I don't ever want to hear you say that again.

This is funny on many levels, but I think, from a technical level, the part that got me the most was the surprise of who was saying it. Stan is so very submissive to Lou that it surprised me that the mitochlorion (sp?) statement was so offensive as to give Stan the strength to tell Lou to stop talking. At that moment I thought "Wow, Hertz must be supressing a LOT of anger."

Orly? Yarly!

This one is easier to explain: I have strong feelings of passion towards "hard to catch" jokes that go unexplained and unacknowledged. The best are the kinds that are "in the background" (meaning that they get as little attention as possible and have no relevence to the plot).

The best example of "background humor" (my term. Use it. Spread it.) is in Sealab 2021's Season 2 Episode, "Brainswitch". The entire cast is huddled around a comatose patient, trying to make sense of a bomb that just exploded. One of the characters says "The bomb wasn't at precise equilibrium." Surprised at the analysis, the entire cast speaks at once.

The statements are: "How did you know that?" "Sounds like a Quinn word." "What are you talking about" and [u]"That means horses."[u]

The line is completely ignored, and you kind of have to repeat it back to yourself a couple times before you realize what just happened. That's background humor, and you did it perfectly in this episode with 3l33t Haxxorx's "Orly? Yarly." exchanges.

There's the long ramble. Hope it's constructive.

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Its on w00t Radio now and OMG>... one of the best ones EVAR!!!!

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I agree entirely. This is the first one to which I've ever laughed out loud twice... at work.

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I like the recipes, and the stock reports on wentworths, and the black market. Seeing as I am both a villain and a hero, I need the information from both to make informed decisions about what to sell and how much to sell them for. thank you.

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tiltschel, this was your first post in the forums!? Welcome! Come in and know me better, lad! (A dollar to whoever gets that)

Ya know, I'm starting to think that our lil rag is actually bringing more people into the forum. Sweet!

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Probably been said already but; A Muppet Christmas Charol. That is the Ghost of Christmas Presents favourite line. Might be the same in the book as well, been a little while since I last read it and can't honestly remember.

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*Gives Tundara a dollar*

You rule so hard.

Johhny, I love you, but for all the wrong reasons.

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I like the recipes, and the stock reports on wentworths, and the black market. Seeing as I am both a villain and a hero, I need the information from both to make informed decisions about what to sell and how much to sell them for. thank you.

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tiltschel, this was your first post in the forums!? Welcome! Come in and know me better, lad! (A dollar to whoever gets that)

Ya know, I'm starting to think that our lil rag is actually bringing more people into the forum. Sweet!

I agree with what Lemur said, but I'd like to add this as well:

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The key to getting involved isn't who you know, it isn't how much you've posted. It's about having a good idea.

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That is something I especially emphasize. You probably don't know me, but I'm one of the main people when it comes to bringing new people into the fold. It works like this: People seek me out, state that they would like to be in the City Scoop, and I send them back two questions. <ul type="square"> [*]What do you feel you can bring to the City Scoop? [*]Where may I find validation of your answer to the above question?[/list]
The response varies. One person told me they could help with fan fiction, proceeding to include links to their previous works. One person told me that they were an idea person, telling me about various projects with which they have assisted in the community. So on, so forth...

If their response is good enough, I tell the rest of the team, who double checks to make sure it's a good choice. Pending that response, I officially send them an invite to the team!

That is but one method, though it is the main one. Like I said, I, personally, have brought many people into this project. A good number of them are people of whom I have never heard before this began. More than once someone has arisen and the conversation with the rest of the team has gone as follows:

Marcian: "Dark so-and-so wants in. I like their ideas. Here's their work."

Team: "Never heard of them, but... wow. That is some mighty fine work. Bring them in!"

Marcian: "Word."

There's a lot more to say on the subject, but I feel I may begin to ramble soon.

The short version of what I just said? No. There are no clicks. It's all good, hard, honest work.

If you'd like to contribute, I'd be happy to consider you. Please send a description of what you could bring to the team, along with proof of your claim.

~Marcian

Edit: This took me a while to type, and I did not see that Lighthouse had already responded.

Well, that's just the best darn way someone can come to the forums!

Welcome to the forums, friend! Thank you for the feedback.

*bites ChaseArcanum's ear*



(FYI, I had nothing to do with the writing of this particular crossword)

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The crossword is relatively easier this time around.

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On a scale of 1-10, how difficult would you want the quiz to be?

1 would be something like "All the answers are in the rulebook or are references to the very core story".

10 would be something more like "References so obscure and brilliant that people will be making threads to compare notes, even then in trouble".

I'm a bit confused as to what the public desires more on this aspect. The first crossword that came up had people comparing notes all the way until the end. This one's easiness is such that it is our first hard point of observation for this edition. Which is preferable?

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Supported!

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It's like /signed, without all that nasty redundancy!

Thanks for your support!

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yackity schmackity.

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I got it, Athyna, even if no one else did.

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Don't worry about outlevelling zones, they can just "exemplar!"

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But they'd need a partner!

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Wow Ace that is some serious stuff..... I rummaged through my closet and found me old pair of "Moon Boots" oh darn I wish I had a picture to show off those wonderful consumer creations.

Anyway the design for this looks tight, lets see if we can't get any attention here.

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I typically hate it when people over react to Red Name posts and over speculate (Myspace, anyone?), but this post right here is pretty danged convincing to me...

To the moon! ^_^

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If I recall, the vote was phrased along the lines of "Would you use a CoH Myspace?"

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That was the great misconception that Ex Libris even had to post to clarify. She stated that is the question people THOUGHT was being asked, but it wasn't. The question was "Do you use Myspace?"

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The misconception was that people thought the question was, "Do you think we should make a CoH Myspace?"

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Well, now we are debating a missing source. Not much we can go from there, is there?

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If I recall, the vote was phrased along the lines of "Would you use a CoH Myspace?"

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That was the great misconception that Ex Libris even had to post to clarify. She stated that is the question people THOUGHT was being asked, but it wasn't. The question was "Do you use Myspace?"

A lot of grief(ing?) has arisen from the idea that our opinion wasn't valued. It is, but, for this particular endeavor, we were not asked.

And why? In my opinion, because it doesn't matter. This can only be a good thing. It's more marketing. Unless the marketing is so bad that people refuse to play the game after seeing this site, then it it isn't a step back.

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WOW.... I have to admit I have never seen so many people get in a tissy over a myspace page. Libris actually has a point.. 20 or so people venting about how MySpace is horrible is not going to override the majority.

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Majority? I thought when there was a poll about the Myspace, a majority voted down the idea. I'd link it, but of course that stuff has all been purged from the forums as far as I can tell. (Shocking.)

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They didn't ask then. They said "We're doing this, what do you think." It wasn't a vote, it was a declaration.

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You're on the right track, but I feel the need to correct you a tad bit. The actual Poll Question was "Do you use Myspace?" People THOUGHT they were asking for opinions, but it was a poll in the purest since of the word.

It's beautiful...

That is all.

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Unfortunately you can't edit inline HTML. Those errors will have to stay, and we'll just have to do better next time. Unless you're volunteering to join the staff as a proofreader.

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Seeking Proofreader for City Scoop

If you would like to be a proof reader for the City Scoop, please send me a PM stating so, along with a sample of your writing, either enclosed or linked.

I'll be happy to look over any submissions over the weekend! Thanks!

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I blame my South Georgia edumacation.

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I blame your face.

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Unfortunately you can't edit inline HTML. Those errors will have to stay, and we'll just have to do better next time. Unless you're volunteering to join the staff as a proofreader.

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Seeking Proofreader for City Scoop

If you would like to be a proof reader for the City Scoop, please send me a PM stating so, along with a sample of your writing, either enclosed or linked.

I'll be happy to look over any submissions over the weekend! Thanks!

"And a... something that starts with D of Defenders."

Now's your chance, Hertz. Get 'em in there. ^_^

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Dare I ask, are drop rates doubled along with XP and Inf?

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In the UK, they recently had a double XP weekend. Drop rates were doubled as well.

JPBarter, where will YOU be in Vegas? We should get together and, amongst all of the sexual depravity, gambling, world quality shows, and find dining, lament our lack of online video games.

Gahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE WEEKEND I GO TO VEGAS!

GAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Ahem

It's a fantastic idea, and I'm glad that they are hosting it! It will really give people a chance to see the I9 improvements, as the incentive will most certainly drag many people into playing.

I'm happy for it, even if I can't personally benefit.

Cornobbler, send me a PM, and I'd be glad to discuss with you ways that you can contribute to this project. We are looking for everything from occasional submissions to good ideas to long term staff members!

Simply PM with what you would like to contribute and such, and I'll be glad to look it over.