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Sock Fiddler

Sock Fiddler

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For a game that claims to want to encourage co-operative, fun experiences and an engaging community dynamic, it sure seems a weird choice to make to effectively end the most co-operative team effort and most community-spirited activity that takes place.
I've gone into more detail in Jona's thread (265-266-702-62221583). As no-one has bothered to reply to any of the threads quick-coded previously, I'll bring my opinion here.
It's also worth noting that many of your players - especially those who prefer a more co-operative, community-centered style of play (helping YOUR new players, showing YOUR new subscribers around, generally making YOUR game a happier, nicer place to be, not talking crap to YOUR players or bullying YOUR lower-leveled members) - are not adolescent kids with study issues at library time.
Many of us are adults with kids of our own, who donate our time freely (well, actually we pay YOU to donate our time to YOUR community and YOUR game and YOUR profit, ultimately) who rarely if ever complain about how YOU insist on treating us like children. We put up with the silly rules and the patronising tone and the bad mods, and we do so silently.
So silently, perhaps, that YOU forget that we adult players provide two essential services to YOUR company, and we never really ask for anything in return:
WE provide the kids the money to spend on YOUR game.
WE provide the backbone of stable, enriching communities in YOUR game.
And we do this whenever we're finished with stress and complications, for reasons of our own. My reason is that I have an autistic son who likes the POH and the sound the ghosts make. I'm pretty sure he'll learn to love something else soon enough.
If the offering of our time, maturity and support to the betterment of YOUR game is something worth making a funny over - on any level - then it's probably something not worth us doing anymore.
Certainly this adult won't be coming back.
Good luck managing those hormonal kids without us.

01-Feb-2011 05:06:28

Spankbang

Spankbang

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As one of those, quote "hormonal children," I can say "Omg, troll, I luv teh game," and I'd be happy. More than I can say for some pessimistic people hanging around this thread. *ahem!* *cough!* Kudos to the Jagex team for dealing with ingrates the last ten years!
ps- I do understand how emotionally demanding an autistic child can be, and my sympathies are with you. However, I think this is the wrong place to take out your anger.
~Mr. Phychologist (jk)~

01-Feb-2011 06:17:43 - Last edited on 01-Feb-2011 06:47:21 by Spankbang

Pakl Price

Pakl Price

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@ Mom0007, Really Fedup, Dr Nick 51
Well guys you are more generous than I am. I read Mod T's "explanation" and there was NO hint of an apology.... he is just defending his remarks and justifying his position.
And I think that is incomprehensible and rude. Perhaps JMods should read the threads before they post blatant comments that are engineered to anger an entire RS community... :@

01-Feb-2011 06:52:49

Maro

Maro

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I'm not understanding all the negative feedback over a very minor comment. By the length and anger of some of these posts, you'd think he said "I WANT ALL PENGUIN HUNTERS TO DIE IN REAL LIFE". I don't see what was said as bad in any way...it's a throw-away joke. You know, the kind that people make about far more significant issues, like class, race, religion, etc., everyday...yet rarely do people get up in arms about issues that actually, you know, "matter" in some way.
It's a joke made in observation of a view point. The idea's been around since before the written word. Calm down.
Anyway, very good news letter, I must say. I'll be *keenly* awaiting the results of the Clan Logo Competition, as I'm sure you know. Oh, and anyone who submitted more logos than me has no life. I know I certainly don't.
(The above comment is an example of a throwaway joke. So if you're a fervent Maro's-Rights supporter, please don't get in a tiffy over the self-effacing comment. Thank you.)

01-Feb-2011 10:40:39 - Last edited on 01-Feb-2011 10:42:04 by Maro

Mod Paul M

Mod Paul M

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Hi guys,
As your concerns and feedback have been totally taken on board, I asked yesterday if we could take any further umbridge on 'penguin-gate' to other threads so that this month's newsletter thread doesn't get too griefy.
I see a few of you are still vehemently discussing it here so I'll politely ask once more, if there's any ground that's not been covered regarding penguins in the wilderness, could we discuss it on an alternative thread please?
Thanks,
Paul

01-Feb-2011 14:10:52

Jonanananas

Jonanananas

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Mod paul m: I understand your concern, however I wanted to remind you that it was Jagex who put this in the newsletter. Surely you understand that this will cause discussion, which isn't ended abruptly if all the posts discussing it before that are still around.

Also, I think most would be happy to discuss on a thread it's relevant to. We're here, just waiting for you, so it's your time to act if you do want to discuss it. I'd be happy to see you or another JMod on the discussion thread I've created.
I posted the qfcs for this and other treads earlier, but here it is again for mine if you want to discuss it there:
"Pengs in wild, this is not ok" (The title doesn't really do the thread justice, I couldn't think of a fitting one ;) )
QFC: 265-266-702-62221583

edit:also read this weeks "penguins locations v127" to understand how big this issue is. And no, don't say "your fault for implementing this rule", but rather look at the arguments why the rule on no wilderness calls was implemented. We aren't stupid, we have known there would be disappointed, angry hunters and a lot of discussion. Yet still this was implemented because it is thought that the other choice is even worse.

edit2:oh and as I see it, we still haven't heard from you...you're disappointing me. Yah, you can't read every thread and so on, but you have more or less said you would take the discussion elsewhere. You haven't yet though.
"If you want me to come and debate why I think some penguins have been left in the Wilderness then I will be happy to on either one of the Penguin threads in the D&D forum. "
You've come to the D&D Forum and apologized, which I, and many others too, probably, appreciate. You still haven't explained the reasoning yet though. It's not really about the pengs being moved, I guess we all know they won't...but really, just an explanation would be nice. You said you'd do that.

02-Feb-2011 19:52:26 - Last edited on 11-Feb-2011 13:37:59 by Jonanananas

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