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It was a pretty one-sided match.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7doublesou-739279649

Watch it here:
https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen7doublesou-739279649

It could have been an innocent question. So I answered it in a relevant thread he'd started on the Board. Dunno if he actually saw it or not, though, since Thoth was the only one who replied.

It does rather smack of a boss demanding to know why his employee has not delivered that report to his desk as of four pm sharp, though. {= /

CFF/CH, let me explain the problem you're having: At the moment, you have zero social currency with any of us. Social currency is complex, but in simple terms, it's the unstated rule that, if you want someone to do something for you, you have to do something of equivalent value for them, too. In this case, you want us to write missions that would please you. Writing a mission is a fairly hefty investment of time and energy, so we're not going to do it unless we can count on getting something out of it. If we do a thing for you, what, exactly, are you going to do for us? Are you going to give us some enthusiastic conversation about shows we like? Are you going to give comments and concrit on our stories? If you tell someone you're interested in playing a game, are you actually going to engage with them when they start it?

'Cause you haven't done any of that so far, and the more output you demand without giving us any of the type of input we value, the more irritated we are going to get about it. And, because I feel like I have to say this, a one-line token effort isn't enough when you're asking for dozens of hours and thousands of words in return. You're only going get the equivalent of what you give.

~Neshomeh

You took the PPC postcode or whatever and flipped it upside down and spun it all around and squished and squashed it and it came out with sif-10 or something like that. Nerd stuff.

And, errr, I've definitely not read it. I can guarantee that with absolute certainty.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm



Oh, man, it had better not be Homestuck.

Once to Skarmory, once to Sergio Turbo, once to Neshomeh, and most recently to me.

I don't know the amount of requests to stop, but I think right now blocking on the wiki should be held off, unless this happens once more.

Classic, please do not excessively post on the board. Before you post something, please ask yourself: Do I need to put this on the board? And, as your last adoption post was not replied to at all, think about what you want your post to do. If you're asking a question which you think won't get answered/responded to, and isn't a very serious one, should you be posting it here on the board? Just be mindful, and respect other boarder's wishes.

Admittedly, it might have just been me being later than expected, but were you on? If so, sorry about that. Got an open time this weekend?

Looks like I will be free most Saturday.

First things first: the whole thing is read counterclockwise. In the name specifically, it reads from the point shown at the top, down the left chord, across the base, and back up on the right.

The name actually starts outside the circle: the last word of the spell leading to it is 'James'. This acts as a sort of label, meaning the spell can refer back to it later. I don't think it'll be needed here, but it's best practice.

On to the name circle proper. I should note that lots of the things I included are based on the parts of High Wizardry where Dairine is giving her computer-Manual Spot all sorts of random information.

Working down the Past chord, we can read:

-Mid. Ie, 'Middle class'. Dairine actually provides her dad's income; I've pretty much parsed this as 'how privileged are you?'
-A symbol resembling the Space Needle. This is a birthplace marker, indicating Seattle (I guessed); Dairine gives birthplace.
-'Natural', ie natural-born. This could also be what Kaitlyn insisted I list as 'untimely' (ie, ripped untimely), or I guess adoption. This is here to fill space, honestly.
-The big tree-between-claws thing has father's name on the right claw, mother's on the left. Well... technically this just says 'father' and 'mother'. ^_^ The tree gives the Julian Day of your birth to 1dp. In theory the relative heights of the claws say something about your relationship with your parents, but I didn't use that. Dairine needed both parents' names, plus date and time of birth; the JD system has been used in recent books.
-'Reader'. All wizards are likely to have this; it means what it says.
-A single peak for 'male'; 'female' has a loop on the top. Notably absent is an internal loop, the size and angularity of which indicates how different you are from the stereotypical version of your sex; 'James' is in pretty strong denial, so insists 'he' is 100% male in every way. (Whether this marker indicates sex or gender, and what that even means, is very much open to debate among wizards.)
-Finally, a subsidiary childhood interest. I've put 'code' here, based on my knowledge of you.

Now we're onto the Present line.

-'Spring'. This is nominally the fAvourite colour space (Dairine again), but is also a marker of what sort of environment you prefer. I based this on the story.
-A symbol for a primary interest, with a clarifying word. I've gone for 'tree' here based on the story, though it would be equally valid to have something tech related.
-'Friendly'. How outgoing you are. Both Dairine and Nita actually list best friends, but I've generalised.
-The big spiral is common to all wizards, and it's about reading. The first curve gives ths number of books you read weekly, or daily if you're a big reader. BAsed on your age, I put one a week.
--The inner spiral gives subjects. Handily, you told us one of these, so I was able to use 'adventure', plus 'science'. (I think Dair gives the last book she read.) Theoretically the exact shape of the spiral says something, but... nah.
-'Bookstore'. This is 'where do you like to spend time'.
-The little snowglobe is how smart you are. It's a number out of ten, but doesn't match up with either IQ or test scores. It's all a bit holistic. (I think Dair has to say what her last grade completed was, something like that.)
-Finally, a secondary interest, and you get 'tech'. Yeah.

On to the future! Nearly done.

-The first half of the line is your sensible, rational life goal. It says 'career - technology', which seemed about right.
-The little clawed circle near the centre is for sexuality (ie, Dairine's 'what she thought of boys'). Gay points in the direction of reading; straight points against it. You get to show your relative levels of both, and can leave them low to indicate lack of interest. 'James' is insisting on being straight, but the relatively small spike indicates a lack of real conviction.
-Finally, we have the secret desire: if you could throw out common sense and do what you really want, what would it be? Once more based on the story, you get 'outdoors - nature'; Julia really wanted to be in the arboretum, despite ostensibly being a techie.

And that's a wrap! I figure the name includes more or less information depending on the complexity of the spell, but... well, I don't have infinite space, so I'm sticking with the standard version throughout. ;)

I don't believe Diane has ever written a name out, but I figure this would read something like:

"James, born well of Seattle, natural-born son of (father) and (mother) on (6-digit JD); reader of books, coder of code, spring-lover and tree-lover and friend to many; weekly reader of science and adventure, wise lingerer in bookstores, wielder of tech; worker in technology, appreciator of womanhood, and seeker of nature's peace."

... but probably a bit less corny!

hS

It's good to meet you! The fair wishes are reciprocated.

Either way, one request should have been enough, and this is now getting into "violation of the constitution" territory. See Article 4 - Harassment; specifically, the part about pestering.

Also, wasn't classicfilmfan/CourtleyHades just recently unblocked on the wiki? Sure enough, they asked to be unblocked on April 2nd, less than a month ago.

So, taking all of this into account, I propose that CourtleyHades/classicfilmfan be reblocked on the wiki for some amount of time. This should give them time to consider listening when someone asks them repeatedly not to do something. If they persist in their pestering on the Board or in the Discord, it will be in the public eye, and should be accordingly called out and dealt with.

Does anyone else have thoughts on the matter?

-Phobos

I joined this great order after your time here. I bid you well.

Well, at least something good has come of That Series, after all. :P I shall hoard the Bleepolate for the next time morbid curiosity provokes me to look it up again.

Sorry that you came back to this corner of the Internet because That Series exists. Have some Bleepolate, since Thoth already offered you caffeine of some sort.

Hey, congratulations yourself! I can do math, but it just doesn't come easily to me, so good on you!

I'm sure I will, and thanks for the two cents. But does this mean that I can offer people a penny for their thoughts twice?

Thanks! *returns high-five*

Congratulations on the graduating! (I finished up the requirements for a computer science degree (and a math one) a few weeks ago).

I hope you have a good time here again.

Have two cents, so you can put them in during discussions.

- Tomash

Welcome back! *high-fives* Congratulations on getting your certificate and your BA!

It does help to know there are other people. I suppose I could do the math, but the thing is I don't want to.

The Marshmallow is adorable and fluffy! Thank you! :D

My sincerest thanks for the bolter, and I shall take the Splot, though I won't drink it immediately. Who knows, it might come in handy later!

Ah, fandoms. Tolkien, Chronicles of Narnia, Star Wars, Tolkien, Redwall, Tolkien, Tolkien again for good measure, the MCU (not Marvel in general -- I've read some comics but not enough to risk fanfiction of any sort yet), Tolkien, a bit of Doctor Who (while I've written fanfiction, I'm not familiar enough with the canon to publish it), and most recently the Elder Scrolls. And Tolkien.

I love writing and reading. They're my absolute favorite things to do. Page layout comes as a close second; there's a little rush of satisfaction to be had from taking words and making them look good. I enjoy other kinds of art as well, though I'm really just passable at most of them.

My ambition is to be an editor of fiction; I want to help people tell good stories well. I'm loud, but not necessarily a jerk; crazy, but not necessarily stupid; and stubborn, but not necessarily obstinate (though it would be wrong to say I don't stray into the more negative traits at times). I'm the sort of person who quacks like a duck just to see how people react. Sometimes I quack like a duck just because I want to quack like a duck. And sometimes I type three sentences in a row that contain the phrase "quack like a duck" just because it feels funny to move my fingers that way.

If it helps, I'm not sure how long ago you were around, either.

Have a Marshmallow! It looks like a normal marshmallow, but it has a face and acts more like a cat or dog. All the fluff, none of the allergies!