[FF5]Knix Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 The R word has been removed from the forum, and been replaced by the word STORM. It appears some one has been in the community has been affected in someway by this horrible act, and the moderators felt that this person would be better served if he/she would not have to see that R word in type. Yeah I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belladonna Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 If people can hold back from using the word to excess when talking about getting your base stormed or raided, then I'll put it back. Silly me, I just don't have all that much faith in some people's posting etiquette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliteone Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 The R word has been removed from the forum, and been replaced by the word STORM. It appears some one has been in the community has been affected in someway by this horrible act, and the moderators felt that this person would be better served if he/she would not have to see that R word in type. Yeah I know 7353[/snapback] It isn't something to joke about regardless !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genesis Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 But it is a true measure of a person to see how you agree with "the other side." I understand the points of the "Progressive" Party. I just don't happen to agree with most of them. (...) What we disagree on is the right path to accomplish these things. Amen. ________________________________________ If people can hold back from using the word to excess when talking about getting your base stormed or raided, then I'll put it back. Silly me, I just don't have all that much faith in some people's posting etiquette. See this: He said gays were likely to storm children and animals. Please, someone, change the auto-censor and switch from "storm" to "r@pe", there's nothing wrong with this word so it's a bit ridiculous. Since when is it a swear word? Everybody knows what it refers to, I think. As someone said, "the word "dog" doesn't bite"... So from now on, we should try to use "base-storming" in game-oriented discussions, maybe. It isn't something to joke about regardless !! Ayup, that was not your best joke ever, Knix. But we all know it wasn't meant to hurt anyone's feelings. _________________________________________ BTW we were talking about our most conservative / liberal view. Oh yeah, I got it. I'm for the death penalty Yeah yeah yeah, no kidding. Ethically, I have nothing against the fact of killing someone who's r@ped and killed children, for example. But there still are too many examples of enormous mistakes, so I'm not gonna be a death penalty activist until we can rely upon a perfect DNA identification, which is not always (far from that) possible in criminal court-cases that would, to my mind, justify such a penalty. Too many innocent people have been brought to death in the past, so I think I'll have to wait a few years before I can fully support this extreme measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genesis Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 (about NiteSnipe saying that we should legalize "all" drugs) That one scares the hell out of me! Too many people all jacked up and running around as it is. Imagine a society where operating vehicles, doing surgeries, building public structures, etc. could be performed while under mind altering substances. No thanks... 5045[/snapback] Sorry for this double post, but I agree with RXS. Can it count as a conservative view too? On the other hand, we legalized tobacco and alcohol, which are not the "lightest" drugs ever, because it created many jobs and helps our governments make a lot of money thanks to taxes. I think marijuana is not more dangerous than the other two. But we certainly shouldn't legalize other drugs, like acids, cocain, crack, heroin, whatever. 1) Too many friends of mine have suffered from desastrous effects in the past, and 2) it would be the end of organized society as we know it. Drugs are not fun, NiteSnipe. Alcohol isn't, cigarette isn't either. I'm addicted to smoking, and I hate that. I tried to quit a few times, and I hope I'll make it someday. So I see no reason why we should legalize more dangerous crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[FF5]Knix Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 It isn't something to joke about regardless !! I never said I was joking E1 and Genesis. I was being sarcastic about the rule, not about the act of storm. As you posted in here many times E1, we are allowed to have our opinions in this forum. This hasn't changed I hope. I think the modification of that term is "miss-guided". Should we changed the word for "killed" to "sent to a better place"? I'm sure someone in these forums, knows someone who has been killed. Should we change the word for "shot" to "inflicted bodily harm via a bullet"?I know that some people in this forum knew or knows someone who has been shot. I appreciate you feel you are being understanding of someone's feelings, but I think this rule is "missguided". We can't even have a topic on "storming" in the "intelectual" section of the forum. If we were to start a topic should it read. "Is storming the cause for the spread of AIDS in Africa"? The rule needs to be changed, its not a curse word. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXS Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 (about NiteSnipe saying that we should legalize "all" drugs) Sorry for this double post, but I agree with RXS. Can it count as a conservative view too? 7397[/snapback] *picks jaw up off floor*....*searches for words* Gen....I am your your father....join me, and together we will rule the Universe as father, and son.... Ok, Ok....just kidding. Glad we agree on a couple of topics. I will cherish this moment until our next topic of discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacko Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 In all seriousness I agree that the auto-censoring to 'storm' is well meant - but as it turns out we need that word more often in the sense of the sexual violation, than in the sense of the base storming. While it's not a curse but a normal word in the English language, it's also not something to trivialize. I think we should find synonyms to use in the gaming sense, but this doesn't seem the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliteone Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 KNIX,Jul 10 2005, 05:29 AM]I never said I was joking E1 and Genesis. I was being sarcastic about the rule, not about the act of storm. As you posted in here many times E1, we are allowed to have our opinions in this forum. This hasn't changed I hope. I think the modification of that term is "miss-guided". Should we changed the word for "killed" to "sent to a better place"? I'm sure someone in these forums, knows someone who has been killed. Should we change the word for "shot" to "inflicted bodily harm via a bullet"?I know that some people in this forum knew or knows someone who has been shot. I appreciate you feel you are being understanding of someone's feelings, but I think this rule is "missguided". We can't even have a topic on "storming" in the "intelectual" section of the forum. If we were to start a topic should it read. "Is storming the cause for the spread of AIDS in Africa"? The rule needs to be changed, its not a curse word. Just my opinion. 7399[/snapback] However the term R**E should not be used as casually as a "LOL" or a WTF etc. Lately that seems to be the case. The term in it's meaning indicates a horrid act done upon someone else against their will and by force and doesn't quite happen in the game of Nolf 2 at all. We are not about censorship however the forum is read by people of various ages including early teens. So it's not too much to ask to keep the words in their true context instead of the "trendy" statement of the moment which is what has happened in the case of the R word in regards to the Base topics especially. What happens that situation isn't even close to what the word means. I'd be willing to change the word replace to base raiding which is closer to what is happening in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[FF5]Knix Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Its your nickle E1, ya do want you want, but its not a good idea imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliteone Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Its your nickle E1, ya do want you want, but its not a good idea imho. 7451[/snapback] So it's ok in your eyes to promote the casual use of such a word? You guys are using the name about a situation in a game that isn't even close to the meaning of the word. What about the person who may have gone through that situation before? Is it fair for you to use that word so casually? If you were in a discussion about the penalties for committing such a crime for example then using the word would be in it's proper context. However talking about a team taking over your base In Nolf 2 is hardly in context as a use for the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coty Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Oh, so thats what that means huh... I thought they were crouching and standing repeatedly over you after killing you. They did that in RB6 and it really got to me... I agree with E1 that if you're going to use such a term for simply storming a base, then storming or raiding is the better word. At least it's less confusing to us noobs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacko Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 But as I mentioned earlier it seems we need this word more often in the proper sense than the gaming sense. In any case we're talking about one word from one language, which is not considered offensive anywhere. Now I have a hard time seeing the world from a storm victim's (see how ridiculous this gets? can't have a discussion like this.) side, but like KNIX said, should we also take on new and nicer words for getting shot, being injured by a grenade or slipping on a banana too? Surely a storm victim, just like anyone else, realizes the difference between "I was base stormed by some STs earlier" and any real form of storm? I still think that forum users can control this themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[TNT] Sonic Goo Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Back to topic? I believe the government should not interfere in the market through unnecessary subsidies or protectionism, that it is the job of the government to prevent market concentrations and other anomalies that impare the functioning of the free market. I think this used to be a conservative view... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genesis Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Ayup, Goo... it seems we need this word more often in the proper sense than the gaming sense -> YES. And when you say "You guys are using the name about a situation in a game ...", sorry, but it's become a gaming expression, even if I agree that it's not the best I've ever heard or read. It's not "us guys", it's the whole gaming community. So, now that we got it right, if we swear we'll take care not to use it "casually" in the future, can we please switch back to the real word? BTW, who invented this "politically correct" B.S.? OK, who thinks that saying "Black" is an insult? Who thinks that "Afro-American" is better? Oh, I gotta create a new topic, sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[FF5]Knix Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 What about the person who may have gone through that situation before? Is it fair for you to use that word so casually? Read what Spacko posted. I would HOPE that the person would be intelligent enough to understand and differenciate. Again its just being PC. We don't live in a bubble society. The gaming community has applied such verbage. Pwn, OWn, Frag, Camp, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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