Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Snarf Zagyg]

@Jfdlsjfd

We try to avoid making reference to other threads in the Pineapple Express. If you do, please avoid comments that make it obvious what thread it is (or identifies anyone in the thread). Because this can't be a thread to gripe about people or threads, or we will get shut down.

 

[Scribe]

We try to avoid making reference to other threads in the Pineapple Express. If you do, please avoid comments that make it obvious what thread it is (or identifies anyone in the thread). Because this can't be a thread to gripe about people or threads, or we will get shut down.

And if we get shut down, AGAIN, its game over man.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

And if we get shut down, AGAIN, its game over man.

Yes.

I think the mods have been generous with us, and given us a great place to hang out. And I made the OP explicit about the issue for that reason.

But we do not want to cross that line, or even approach it.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

I think the current wording is obscure enough, don't you? I am not bitching about anyone, I am bitching about the current times of reduced literacy.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I think the current wording is obscure enough, don't you think?

Nope. Given the subject matter of a given current thread, it's way too on point.

Plus, you spelled "preface" correctly.

 

[Ryujin]

And if we get shut down, AGAIN, its game over man.

Yes.

I think the mods have been generous with us, and given us a great place to hang out. And I made the OP explicit about the issue for that reason.

But we do not want to cross that line, or even approach it.

I'm guessing that someone jumping into this thread, at this point, isn't bothering with page 1. If only we could create a post with a banner, stating the original purpose of the thread, that would appear at the top of every page.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

Nope. Given the subject matter of a given current thread, it's way too on point.

Plus, you spelled "preface" correctly.

Removed it.

Still mad at reading skills, though. But younger people are learning so many useful things instead, like posting on snapchat, so all is certainly well.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

On the other hand, I fear that D&D 7th edition will only mention books as a thrown weapon doing 1d4+1 blunt damage.

 

[overgeeked]

I have the utmost respect for folks who can do work in those kinds of areas, its way way beyond my capacity to manage.

In somewhat distressing but completely unrelated areas.

I've been reading today instead of this site, the earlier history of Canada in the 1800-WW1 era, and as I kept going over page and article, over and over, peeking into rabbit holes, and expanding I came across something of a realization that I guess I never considered, or simply never came up.

The settlement of Canada, the 'creation' of the nation, via the various methods and activities, either Fishing (early East Coast) or Fur Trade (big) and then eventual immigration to push into the West (Prairies) and the Rail (coming at it from the West Coast)...you know what you read about?

Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Russian, Ukrainian, obviously the British/French, and then you have these bursts of activity, development, labour, being performed by Chinese, Japanese, and Indians (Sikhs) for example.

Notice whats missing?

The people who where here, are hardly even a footnote. The Native/First Nations, had by the late 1800's at least seemingly based on the various documents I've been reading, largely been erased to the point of not even being a labour force for the young nations efforts at development.

I watched a sobering video on the creation of Vancouver, and these people were just erased, either through dedicated effort, or illness/disease as we all are likely aware.

I've been aware of this story in part, my whole life, as it used to be covered in Elementary School what with the trading, furs, Hudsons Bay Company, all that, but that there wasnt even enough left as a labour force, and instead the country brought in people from overseas...eye opening and not something I've ever considered.

Yeah. That’s how propaganda works. If you want some history books on the same theme for the US, Central, and South America check out 1491 by Charles Mann and Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano. Fantastic books but heartbreaking.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

I just got home from a lovely wedding, the groom is one of the D&D players in my main group. I only knew like two people (the groom and another person who is also in the same D&D group) but it was still a fun time with a bunch of nerds celebrating a joyous occasion. They also had Star Wars themed cake pops for desserts.