by MagicManICT » Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:10 am
@loftar: point is using concise language to mean specific things. Using the same word for multiple meanings leaves confusion, and why modern languages have tens of thousands of words. "Logged in" has always meant having an active connection, even if the user doesn't not think the connection is active, experience shows otherwise, and hacks can make it so without them easily knowing it. This isn't a hack or other attempt to fool the player, but an intentional mechanic to leave the character in the world even though nobody can do anything with it. That is far from being logged in because there is no connection left even with the character in the world. In MMO parlance, "persisting after leaving the game" fits better. Someone come up with a better term or phrase if they can.
I realize my satire, sarcasm, or however you want to classify it doesn't always translate well, but I don't think I made any ambiguities there.
@heffernan: Not trying to be offensive, just humorous (because Claeyt was somewhat implying that just letting a thread die wasn't enough to stop anyone posting in it or it would "go away" from the Internet forever). I do get what you're trying to say here, and I'm not in disagreement. For the purpose of the bet, though, I think you did fail to make a proper wager, and in the game of wagers, it's the one creating the wager that has the burden of making sure the wager is proper and both parties understand the rules, not the one accepting it. (The bigger issue is who has the greater authority, and has provided for some interesting fights, legal and otherwise, over the years.) You have the choice at this point of just accepting it, ignoring it, or continue railing. I'm sure there are other choices, but pretty much falls under those three.
I am a moderator. I moderate stuff. When I do, I write in this color.JohnCarver wrote:anybody who argues to remove a mechanic that allows "yet another" way to summon somebody is really a carebear in disguise trying to save his own hide.
