Subject: Re: Unethical and not allowed.
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Posted on: 2009-03-21 01:16:00 UTC
Slavery is unethical, and we're not allowed to use canons to do our dirty work.
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Death Star by
on 2009-03-20 20:24:00 UTC
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IIRC, the reason the PPC has Sun Crushers is that they retrieved the original from wherever the Maw spits things out and copied the plans. So, if I may ask, did we manage to nab the Death Star prototype, too? They went in at the same time.
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Whoa by
on 2009-03-21 01:47:00 UTC
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Well, sorry this turned into a shouting match. I thought it was just a simple question. Let's all move on now.
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It's not you, promise. by
on 2009-03-21 01:54:00 UTC
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We still love you.
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What, just when it's getting fun? by
on 2009-03-21 01:52:00 UTC
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I enjoy this kind of thing. It's just a discussion about the nature of the PPC and its equipment. Just filter out the Drama and remember to put on flame-resistant clothing.
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I think it's getting a bit out of hand. (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:56:00 UTC
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What makes you think that? by
on 2009-03-21 02:50:00 UTC
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[/sergeant sarcasm]
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With that power... by
on 2009-03-20 21:43:00 UTC
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... we should have a power too great and terrible.
In other words, no, I don't think so.
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Bah. Why not? by
on 2009-03-20 23:16:00 UTC
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The Sun Crushers are arguably deadlier and harder to keep track of, and regular Agents have made liberal use of the Planet Shattering Kaboom before.(the Federation ship/portal set-up comes to mind) There's nothing really too great and terrible: the prototype would be much easier to destroy than the Crushers and is much more limited firepower wise.
If they're giving out TARDISs, disguise generators, and portal creators (only the last seems to have a fail-safe), a WMD wouldn't raise too many eyebrows(If Flowers had them, that is). -
Re: Bah. Why not? by
on 2009-03-21 00:44:00 UTC
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The Federation ship and the multiple portals were because we couldn't use a Sun Crusher - they're not for general use. Hence agents, except those in DOGA, don't, as Neshomeh said, have too much awesome power at their fingertips.
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Excuse me, but what Federation ship/multiple portals thing? by
on 2009-03-21 00:59:00 UTC
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I don't remember anything like that. When was that used in the PPC?
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DBS mission, so you'll have missed it (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:08:00 UTC
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Apparently. by
on 2009-03-21 01:12:00 UTC
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Can I have the link? I'm morbidly interested to see just what kind of mission required that much stuff.
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Re: Apparently. by
on 2009-03-21 01:17:00 UTC
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There was an uncanonical planet, so we dealt with it, that's all. Transported it to the Doranda system during Trinity.
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Still... by
on 2009-03-21 00:49:00 UTC
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the average Agent has an incredible amount of power at their fingertips in the form of their regular equipment. The Disguise Generator alone is so easily abused, and it appears to have nothing like the console-shutdown trick that the RA does. As for the TARDIS...
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Re: Still... by
on 2009-03-21 00:53:00 UTC
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Well I don't know about you, but the powers we have are: disguises (never used); portals (used for skipping the boring bits); and latterly Pads's wand, which only works in certain continua that are sufficiently warped. Other than that, it's brainpower and creativity.
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Re: Still... by
on 2009-03-21 00:55:00 UTC
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Other than the default equipment (until the last mission RA/disguise, now TARDIS/disguise), my Agents just have some canon SW weapons.
I'm just pointing out just how dangerous that default equipment could be if it was abused... -
True, but we all have to fear the Flowers' punishments (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:01:00 UTC
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Except for the ones who snap/go rogue. by
on 2009-03-21 01:04:00 UTC
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Honestly, I'm surprised there haven't been any FicPsych escapees turned Omnicidal Maniacs...
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That'd be quite funny. by
on 2009-03-21 01:16:00 UTC
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But then, there's also the Department of Internal Security. They're scary.
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Aren't they all dead? by
on 2009-03-21 01:22:00 UTC
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I thought we replaced them with the DIA.
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Depends what timeframe you're writing in by
on 2009-03-21 01:24:00 UTC
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The PPC is built on plotholes, after all. ANYTHING is possible. :D
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Was, thankfully. by
on 2009-03-21 01:20:00 UTC
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If they'd had a little more imagination/less interference...
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A Permission Giver said no. That should be enough for you. by
on 2009-03-20 23:58:00 UTC
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Besides, unlike the Sun Crusher, it'd be impractical.
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Excuse me, but PGs do not have Ultimate Authority. by
on 2009-03-21 00:48:00 UTC
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Their only absolute power is allowing or denying newcomers permission to write their own missions. They are not the Flowers. Nesh wasn't saying "no, you're not allowed to do that; she was saying "no, no PPCer uses a Death Star and it'd be wise to keep it that way."
That said, PGs also know what they're talking about, so if they say it's a bad idea, it usually is. -
Except hS, according to pretty much the whole Board. :P by
on 2009-03-21 00:58:00 UTC
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Seriously though, that's what I was getting at. It'd still be completely impractical to actually use, and honestly anything the Death Star could do our Sun Crushers do better, and it'd be too powerful anyway. There's a reason we only have four Sun Crushers, and only licensed DOGA agents get them.
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Not I ! by
on 2009-03-21 01:05:00 UTC
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For I, Ugolino, defy the gods and Rage Against the Heavens!
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Honestly, the horde of suckups really annoys me. by
on 2009-03-21 01:08:00 UTC
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I was just joking about how many of them there are. They're like, 90% of the board, to the point where it's practically his story and not Jay's or Acacia's anymore.
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Um, can I point something out? by
on 2009-03-21 01:21:00 UTC
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Ah, we all love hS. by
on 2009-03-21 01:15:00 UTC
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For many reasons, not the least of which is that he's extremely reasonable. If ever he would be UNreasonable, we'd argue. But he hasn't been.
Besides, how can we be suckups if there's nothing to suck up FOR? The only thing left for most of us to 'acquire' that we don't already have is PG permission, and frankly, I don't want it. -
Actually, as good a guy as he is, I find him a bit overrated by
on 2009-03-21 01:20:00 UTC
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Mmkay. by
on 2009-03-21 12:28:00 UTC
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I've apologised already, can we drop it? (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 17:11:00 UTC
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Just to clarify. by
on 2009-03-22 10:12:00 UTC
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yes, he did, and he got said permission by
on 2009-03-21 01:38:00 UTC
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which means that his writing is as valid as anyone else's. It's hardly his fault if we all like it, is it?
Look, put it this way. Your PPC writing, and anyone's, for that matter, is considered canon once it's published. It's considered to Have Happened in the world of the PPC. And so does his. It's just he's tended to add to the greater mythos etc etc rather than just do missions. -
I was just trying to say that even he doesn't own it. by
on 2009-03-21 01:46:00 UTC
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I wasn't saying he didn't have the right to add to things, heck, I'VE been trying to flesh out parts of the "greater mythos" and the like, too. Kind of following in his footsteps except that I feel like he's the only one "allowed" to write like that. I'm not saying that it's his fault or people aren't allowed to like it. Heck, my only opinion on the matter is that while I like him as a person and enjoy some of his work, I think a lot of his writing is overhyped.
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What's given you the idea by
on 2009-03-21 01:48:00 UTC
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that he's the only one allowed to?
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It is just your "vibe". by
on 2009-03-21 01:29:00 UTC
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No respectable, constitution-following PPCer would ever shout down another for merely suggesting plot changes.
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I really hope so, heh. by
on 2009-03-21 01:45:00 UTC
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Otherwise I'm screwed. ;) But seriously, I've thought so, it's just a feeling I get sometimes, that's made me uncomfortable. I was never trying to insult anyone.
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So you really didn't mean it? by
on 2009-03-21 01:55:00 UTC
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When you called us all suck-ups~?
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I never called you ALL suckups. by
on 2009-03-21 02:12:00 UTC
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Just that there were people who did seem to just suck up to him. But I've probably made enough people hate my guts by now, so I'll just stop.
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You called 90% of us suckups. by
on 2009-03-21 02:17:00 UTC
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I don't see how that's much better.
Choose your words better; this is a posting board, not an IM chat. -
Albeit one where, regrettably, I can't edit posts. (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 03:03:00 UTC
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Thank you for that. by
on 2009-03-21 01:53:00 UTC
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We've had truly nasty people before, you see, and being such a close-knit group, we tend to get very defensive of each other.
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For what? by
on 2009-03-21 19:19:00 UTC
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Not trying to insult anyone? It seemed kind of obvious from the beginning, to me. I've admitted I've had a wrong impression of Boarders' interactions and stuff. It's just that while I like the guy, I disagree with the impression some people seem to have of him. Not that he's not worthy of respect, but you know what I mean. Then again, no matter what I say y'all will hate my guts for it, now, so let's just drop it now please.
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Consider it dropped. :) (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 23:56:00 UTC
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Re: Actually, as good a guy as he is, I find him a bit overrated by
on 2009-03-21 01:27:00 UTC
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Like I said, we're all sheep.
1. To the best of my knowledge, hS has never claimed to own the PPC.
2. It is possible, however unlikely, that others might find hS's work the "Holy Grail of PPCing" and like his plots. You're both entitled to your opinion. If they feel like "sucking up", why not? It's not like there's an official leader to hand out perks for it. -
anyone else hear ice cracking? by
on 2009-03-21 01:25:00 UTC
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As my mother used to say, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. We're not here to bitch about the way some members treat other members.
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Seconded (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:32:00 UTC
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Say something Nice? by
on 2009-03-21 01:31:00 UTC
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Nah.
Why not express your views? That's why we're here, isn't it? -
*gasp!* by
on 2009-03-21 01:33:00 UTC
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It's... it's possible that someone's views aren't NICE?
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I tried expressing views. tended to result in groundings (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:33:00 UTC
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Which is what the internet is for. by
on 2009-03-21 01:36:00 UTC
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We have no power over you. Hence, expressing your views to the Internet will result in no immediate real life consequences. (Provided the appropriate precautions are taken.)
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Re: Which is what the internet is for. by
on 2009-03-21 01:40:00 UTC
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Electronic condoms, that sort of thing? Or am I getting my metaphors crossed?
And I never said I listened to that particular piece of parental advice. Always much preferred "If you can't be good, be careful". Had so much more scope. -
Need Bleeprin. by
on 2009-03-21 01:43:00 UTC
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No. No. No.
Ok, got that image out of my mind.
But isn't citing it implying that you agree with it? I also prefer the second one. -
Re: Need Bleeprin. by
on 2009-03-21 01:46:00 UTC
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No, I have just enough residual teenager left in me to automatically disagree with anything my parents say when the mood suits me. It's a throwback to the teenage rebellion, I think.
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Well, why not? by
on 2009-03-21 01:12:00 UTC
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Someone has to do it, and he's written enough to qualify for the role. Besides, it still fits with TOS, doesn't it?
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The PPC is supposedly a collaboration, now. by
on 2009-03-21 01:15:00 UTC
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As opposed to just one person's pet project, even TOS was written by two people. As long as things don't actively contradict TOS, it's supposedly a setting pretty much everyone's allowed to write for. Don't know what line you're referring to, though.
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Exactly by
on 2009-03-21 01:19:00 UTC
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And hS has contributed a lot of stuff that we all like. He's put in a lot of effort, and that's worthy of respect. I don't suck up to him - I barely know him - but I'm in awe of the amount of high-quality work he's produced. I barely have time to write one mission every few months. That's worth respect.
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Sigh. by
on 2009-03-21 01:18:00 UTC
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It is. But we're all sheep, and we'll follow a leader if one emerges. If you don't like it...write your own fics. That's more or less what goes on, in any event. If it is one person's "pet project", it's because enough people like the idea.
Crossing the line? The line between a fun debate and a mud-slinging contest? -
Baaa. ;) (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:20:00 UTC
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Of course it's a Bad Idea to use a Death Star. by
on 2009-03-21 00:50:00 UTC
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I completely agree with that. I'm just arguing that there really isn't much of a reason not to IU.
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*shrugs* Not my area of expertise. But of course... by
on 2009-03-21 00:59:00 UTC
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Debate in all forms is welcome, until it gets to the point of mudslinging, when the PGs - and Board at large - have every right to tell people to stop. So argue as much as you like. :)
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There is, actually. by
on 2009-03-21 00:56:00 UTC
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For one, the sheer number of people it'd require would be impractical, unlike the Sun Crusher which only needs one pilot. Also, we'd have nowhere to put it and it'd take too long to make.
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Rebuttal by
on 2009-03-21 01:00:00 UTC
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- That might be considered an advantage- less likely to have a single loony go and give canon planets the Carida treatment.
2. If they have one, why'd they need to make it again?
3. I was under the impression that, by its very nature, PPC HQ has an infinite amount of space.
- That might be considered an advantage- less likely to have a single loony go and give canon planets the Carida treatment.
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Re: Rebuttal by
on 2009-03-21 01:03:00 UTC
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- There's no way that's an advantage. It'd take at least thousands of Agents to crew it, and that's thousands of Agents not doing missions instead of embarking on this stupid project of yours.
2. Irrelevant.
3. Logically, it can't, no structure can. Technically, the only thing holding HQ together is the portal network.
- There's no way that's an advantage. It'd take at least thousands of Agents to crew it, and that's thousands of Agents not doing missions instead of embarking on this stupid project of yours.
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Re: Rebuttal by
on 2009-03-21 01:08:00 UTC
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We have all the multiverse at our disposal. Man it with slaves. Or the Borg, once they're done with the nukes.
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Unethical and not allowed. by
on 2009-03-21 01:13:00 UTC
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And the point is, it just shouldn't be done.
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Re: Unethical and not allowed. by
on 2009-03-21 01:15:00 UTC
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Says who?
Anyway, slaves don't have to be unethical. We could get 'em from Ephebe. -
Re: Unethical and not allowed. by
on 2009-03-21 01:16:00 UTC
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Slavery is unethical, and we're not allowed to use canons to do our dirty work.
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Yes, well, a lot of the things the Flowers do to Agents by
on 2009-03-21 01:28:00 UTC
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are unethical too. Working practices etc for a start.
This. Is. All. Done. FOr. The. Laughs. If a slave-run Death Star could conceivably be done in a comic manner then it could conceivably be used. We're here to write entertaining stories, after all. -
You can be entertaining without being stupid about it. by
on 2009-03-21 01:32:00 UTC
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As I've said, I might be too realistic in mind, but still. You can be entertaining without just being over the top absurd, and I try to stick to that. Part of that being trying to rationalise PPC operations so they're at least believeable, I admit.
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If that's really what you think, KG... by
on 2009-03-21 01:35:00 UTC
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...then maybe the PPC isn't the place for you. Don't take this the wrong way - sheep, sucking up, whatever - but if you're not enjoying our particular brand of silliness, then you'll never have fun here. We're not going to change for you.
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Hm... by
on 2009-03-21 01:41:00 UTC
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to clarify:
Feel free to express your views but keep in mind that that applies to everyone else. -
I am having fun, most of the time. by
on 2009-03-21 01:38:00 UTC
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I wasn't trying to insult anyone, I was just jokingly saying that I've probably pissed off the whole Board badly enough that I should shut up, heh. I myself am a bit more realistic of mind, but that just means I try to rationalise the more ridiculous things.
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Rationalisation can be fun by
on 2009-03-21 01:49:00 UTC
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Some of my best fanfic ideas come from trying to find logic in a magical world.
That said, just be aware that a lot of what you've been saying can and seeming has offended people. Not badly, but it'd be wise to use some more tact for a little while. Just to be on the safe side. -
Yes, but ... by
on 2009-03-21 01:33:00 UTC
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... it's probably not the best or most tactful idea to try and hold everyone else to your standards of a) entertaining or b) rational.
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Haven't been intentionally doing so. by
on 2009-03-21 01:40:00 UTC
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I got annoyed, yeah, but that's mostly the fact that I found the Death Star idea just too stupid. Then again, y'all probably think the exact same of all of my ideas. :P
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Not all of them. I like the vending machine one, remember? by
on 2009-03-21 01:43:00 UTC
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Just ... don't get annoyed? It's not for any of us to label anyone else's ideas annoying. Or to call them stupid, or suck ups, especially not to their face. Dude, please at least stop and think about whether or not what you're saying is *rude*. hS still reads the Board - how do you think he's going to feel? And Chliever, whose idea you've just called stupid?
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While we're at it, let's not kill Sues, either. by
on 2009-03-21 01:27:00 UTC
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I am calm. by
on 2009-03-21 01:41:00 UTC
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Just saying I was pretty sure we weren't allowed to use canons for that stuff. Was said somewhere.
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Now I want to write a Tau-style AU for the PPC by
on 2009-03-21 01:34:00 UTC
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As in the PPC takes the Tau approach instead of the Imperium approach (capture/rehabilitate instead of kill kill kill). Yawn...what would be the fun in that?
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Re: Unethical and not allowed. by
on 2009-03-21 01:20:00 UTC
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Really? Bugger. Guess I was elsewhere when they were handing out the morals then.
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Do either of us seem to be serious to you? (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:19:00 UTC
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you mean you're not? by
on 2009-03-21 01:27:00 UTC
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I'll cancel your half of the order for small Filipino children to cook our tea, wash our dishes and run our baths then, shall I?
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Send them roasted please. by
on 2009-03-21 01:29:00 UTC
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With a light sprinkling of salt. If you have any puppies, I'd appreciate them too. I need to kick and shoot something.
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side order of dolphin with that? by
on 2009-03-21 01:32:00 UTC
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I tell you what, I'll even nick some sweeties from the toddler down the road in lieu of after dinner mints.
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No, baby seal. by
on 2009-03-21 01:35:00 UTC
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Got any armour with Spikes of Villainy?
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who needs armour when you have an impenetrable fortress? by
on 2009-03-21 01:44:00 UTC
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Constructed with bricks made of rainforest, with the blood of the innocent as cement. And fully staffed by minions to act as living armour.
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What, with a Kill Sat control centre and generic technicians by
on 2009-03-21 01:47:00 UTC
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in the middle of a volcano that has a fake water metal cover and a rocket launch pad? What could go wrong?
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Hactar? (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:50:00 UTC
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Hitchhikers Verse by
on 2009-03-21 01:53:00 UTC
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Think HAL meets GLADOS meets Davros, turned up to the power of Ten and given a Marvin-style case of depression.
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ah by
on 2009-03-21 01:57:00 UTC
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But getting someone in to help is cheating. And it takes the fun out of evil scheming dictatorship.
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Not if you turn on them afterwards. (nm) by
on 2009-03-21 01:59:00 UTC
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That's true by
on 2009-03-21 02:02:00 UTC
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Which ones? by
on 2009-03-21 02:06:00 UTC
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Star Wars, Warhammer 40k, or Real Life?
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Don't forget to boil them first! by
on 2009-03-21 01:31:00 UTC
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Dogs can have rabis, and we've enough rabid agents already.
This is a warning from your friendly PPC Health Services Division. We do not exist. Do not complain to us about the food. -
Or, on a serious, theoretical note... by
on 2009-03-21 01:10:00 UTC
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Droids would do perfectly- they've been used for such purposes in several canons.
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It's just fanwank, I should really relax by
on 2009-03-21 01:07:00 UTC
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- Wow. See above; also, it isn't my project. I'm just making an argument for fun.
2. How?
3. Since when was PPC HQ logical? As you said, irrelevant.
- Wow. See above; also, it isn't my project. I'm just making an argument for fun.
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Re: It's just fanwank, I should really relax by
on 2009-03-21 01:10:00 UTC
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- And to annoy people, apparently, heh. The point is, nobody likes the Death Star idea, so it should be dropped already.
2. The Sun Crusher having one pilot doesn't have anything to do with more than one being built.
3. Everything has to have some internal logic to even be possible. The PPC is a comedy, but that doesn't have to mean it's totally stupid.
- And to annoy people, apparently, heh. The point is, nobody likes the Death Star idea, so it should be dropped already.
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I'm doing this for fun. by
on 2009-03-21 01:14:00 UTC
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If you don't like arguing about random things, don't.
Sun Crushers take out star systems. Death Stars are slightly more precise.
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I'm fully aware of that, thank you very much. by
on 2009-03-21 00:02:00 UTC
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I'm just making an argument for the other side.
Considering how size is usually irrelevant in the situations where they would be used and that the modifications would be more or less the same for both, it's hardly impractical.