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kingcomrade
Kingcomrade
The jugbounce<tm> system is much more CPU efficient. n00bs use jiggletech. It also supports flush shaders and hydrodynamic anthropomorphic pluginbetweens.
Chefe
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No, no, no... Jiggletechâ„¢ is proven technology, Jugbounce is relatively new and not been thoroughly tested on a wide range of systems. Heck, it's still in beta!
To insure maximum enjoyment and compatibility, we will be going with Jiggletechâ„¢ v2.17.
To insure maximum enjoyment and compatibility, we will be going with Jiggletechâ„¢ v2.17.
Whipporowill
Erudite
LlamaGod said:
You mean Rex 2.0? Flip-floppety-flip.
Whipporowill
Erudite
Chefe said:
Btw - you should change that sig link to Uriel Septim Some Big Numeral or Whatever, as I bet a lot of the spaz 360 kiddies don't even know who Picard is, just that he's a guy you're supposed to be egg-sited about.
Whipporowill
Erudite
Chefe said:
Geez - I meant the text in your sig, not the actual url or site.
Naked_Lunch
Erudite
This thread is gay.
kris
Arcane
Twinfalls said:Spot on!
He would change his mind if the girlfriend mentioned had been hot... or the picture cool. Not that I care about custom avatars really.
M'Aiq the Dragon
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Well the biggest problem with non-custom avatars is people having the same avatar.
I look at people's avatar to see who they are. It's a bit faster and it's a nice break from all reading. And what's maybe even more important, I have a very photographical memory so it's just easier to remember a line from someone if I see a unique avatar instead of a unique name.
Ok, it's not that big a deal. I know. But meh, it could be different.
Another reason, which might appeal more to you guys, is that when someone has an avatar you really love. Yet you find him a complete ***hole, it cheapens the avatar. It's an insult to the avatar he's using.
Also, it means a bit more creativity. It's less linear you might say.
An custom avatar might also reveal some of the creativity of the owner. (Though that will make you become slightly more prejudice)
Yet I'm really satisfied with my avatar. So that's not a problem 4 me. The linearity of my avatar doesn’t really matter to me this time. In a way I'm glad. I did get a bit bored of my other avatar.
And it does put a nice order to it. Aesthetically it does look nicer having more or less the same style of avatar.
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But I might have a solution for the "same-avatar" problem.
You could make avatars restricted to only one person. If it's already in use, a new member should not be able to pick it. Though that could give some problems in the long run with members leaving or taking other accounts. Also it maybe a bit unfair to have a first come first serve policy. (Though you could have a vote on who gets to have a certain avatar. But that's just a bit pitty and silly really)
I'd rather suggest their would be an indication mark on which avatars are already taken.
They would have a little dot in front of them. Now you're leaving it up to people themselves to take this responsibility.
It prevents the situation where an old member returns from a somewhat long time leave (a month, maybe 2) and you end up with the same avatar. Changing it isn't really an option since you've really grown on your avatar. Keeping it isn't either since someone else has it as well.
I look at people's avatar to see who they are. It's a bit faster and it's a nice break from all reading. And what's maybe even more important, I have a very photographical memory so it's just easier to remember a line from someone if I see a unique avatar instead of a unique name.
Ok, it's not that big a deal. I know. But meh, it could be different.
Another reason, which might appeal more to you guys, is that when someone has an avatar you really love. Yet you find him a complete ***hole, it cheapens the avatar. It's an insult to the avatar he's using.
Also, it means a bit more creativity. It's less linear you might say.
An custom avatar might also reveal some of the creativity of the owner. (Though that will make you become slightly more prejudice)
Yet I'm really satisfied with my avatar. So that's not a problem 4 me. The linearity of my avatar doesn’t really matter to me this time. In a way I'm glad. I did get a bit bored of my other avatar.
And it does put a nice order to it. Aesthetically it does look nicer having more or less the same style of avatar.
-------------------
But I might have a solution for the "same-avatar" problem.
You could make avatars restricted to only one person. If it's already in use, a new member should not be able to pick it. Though that could give some problems in the long run with members leaving or taking other accounts. Also it maybe a bit unfair to have a first come first serve policy. (Though you could have a vote on who gets to have a certain avatar. But that's just a bit pitty and silly really)
I'd rather suggest their would be an indication mark on which avatars are already taken.
They would have a little dot in front of them. Now you're leaving it up to people themselves to take this responsibility.
It prevents the situation where an old member returns from a somewhat long time leave (a month, maybe 2) and you end up with the same avatar. Changing it isn't really an option since you've really grown on your avatar. Keeping it isn't either since someone else has it as well.
Spazmo
Erudite
Alternatively, we could do nothing at all.
Yup, that sounds right to me.
Yup, that sounds right to me.
Naked_Lunch
Erudite
Just take your bullshit out of the Codex, period.
EDIT: You BNOL
EDIT: You BNOL
M'Aiq the Dragon
Novice
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Ok, I'll say some kind words about not having any avatars at all.
Having no Avatars is also a good option that could be taken into consideration.
- It will force you to read someone's name instead of going the easy way and going by avatar.
- It will put more focus upon the discussion, since there's no distracting avatar.
- It will not discredit nice pictures, because some foul person would be using it as his (her) avatar.
Having no Avatars is also a good option that could be taken into consideration.
- It will force you to read someone's name instead of going the easy way and going by avatar.
- It will put more focus upon the discussion, since there's no distracting avatar.
- It will not discredit nice pictures, because some foul person would be using it as his (her) avatar.
Naked_Lunch
Erudite
Let's get rid of postcounts, too while we're at it. Hell, why stop there? WHY NOT JUST GET RID OF ALL THE POSTS, HMM?
M'Aiq the Dragon
Novice
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Well getting rid of postcount might not be a bad idea. It could very well benifit discussion.Naked_Lunch said:
Users will be judged on the content of their posts. Not on how many posts they have.
(Removing all posts would hinder discussion)
Anyhow removing avatars and/or postcount/titles would not make RPGCodex less unique. As I understand it's the participants and the moderation process (retardo land) that make the RPGCodex unigue.
Nothing is really going to change if these minor things would be changed.
Though off course I could be wrong. I don't have a crystal ball or anything.
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