*Plunk* Thread Closed.

[arwink]

I find myself strangely fixated on the fate of this thread.

 

[HellHound]

This thread's fate would probably be in a LOT less jeopardy if I weren't hijacking it to chit chat about my sig.

Sorry Wandering Monster, my bad.

 

[arwink]

This thread's fate would probably be in a LOT less jeopardy if I weren't hijacking it to chit chat about my sig.

Sorry Wandering Monster, my bad.

True, we need whole new threads to chit-chat about your sig

To put this back on-topic, I agree that the initial thread closing post by is an 8 - a very abrupt exit but the summary says everything that's necessary.

 

[coyote6]

Quoting BtVS to close a thread, in a very appropriate and amusing way? A solid 9.

Henry's followup usage was also excellent, BTW.

Eric's closings were quite workmanlike, but I've got to give bonus points for the cut 'n paste quality. It says, "I'm nice enough to explain why this thread is closed, but it's not worth my time to compose a unique explanation; you get boilerplate." Quality stuff. I give it a 7.

 

[Gez]

Alas. I gave it some serious consideration, as performance art is a viable form of self expression, but now you've ruined it. If I do so now, I will appear to be your yapping lap dog, fetching and leaping to your every whim! Dang it all. Maybe next time.

And that would be a problem, how ? My occult powers over these boards should be recognized one day, after all !

Now no, you would sure not appear as a my lap dog. Rather a lap cat. I prefer lap cats, they purr instead of drooling.

 

[Horacio]

Why is this thread still open?
Why don't Piratecat does his duty and close it, pleasing the audience that paciently awaits the closing of the thread to open a new one commenting the closing phrase?

 

[Azlan]

The use of terse sentence fragments tells us that Morrus obviously doesn't think this thread is worth his time. He takes the stance of a regent who has lost interest in the bufoons prancing about for his pleasure. I expect a look of sheepish bewilderment from the entertainers as they pack up their puppets and juggling balls and slink out of their irate master's view lest he call the guard uopn them. It's alliterative as well, almost like verse. It's this kind of plunk that brings tears to my eyes.

Eric uses one mod post to Cleave one thread after killing the first. He's the Vorpal Admin +5. Of course every time he kills a thread...he dies a little inside. So that makes him the Undead Vorpal Admin +5.

Morrus "Bored now"
Elegant in its brevity,
Zen-like in its clarity.

Eric's closings were quite workmanlike, but I've got to give bonus points for the cut 'n paste quality. It says, "I'm nice enough to explain why this thread is closed, but it's not worth my time to compose a unique explanation; you get boilerplate." Quality stuff.

Bah. You guys are just trying to score brownie points with the moderators, here. Myself, I think the EN World Gestapo is just a bunch of biased, bossy, big-headed gaming nerds whose 15 minutes of fame is about halfway up...

 

[Darrin Drader]

This thread's fate would probably be in a LOT less jeopardy if I weren't hijacking it to chit chat about my sig.

Bah! Nobody's sig is more narcissistic and self serving than mine.

 

[Timothy]

here's a new one, from the dreaded p-kitty

Talath, trolls make baby Piratecat cry. Don't repeat this, please.

Klunk.

what do you think?

 

[Destil]

Ah, but you see I'm not interested in continuing the topics. I'm more interested in the mod that closed the thread, and how he closed it. I want to help you understand the artistry involved...let's take another, shall we? Next up...

OT Polls and Polls about Polls



And from its twin thread:



First off Eric opens with what might just be a greeting, as in, "Hey there! How ya doin'?" But one might also read a bit of a correctional tone like in, "Heeeyyy...There. No! Hey! Hey! Ah! Ah! Ah!" I like the latter interpretation given the very nature of the post. Of course, Eric is a nice guy, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that.

Now the rest of the plunk-post is lacking in style, but is very functional: state the policy, tell why it's policy, and then help them to better adhere to policy in the future. Of course, this plunk isn't about style (or policy for that matter)...it's about Feats.

Eric uses one mod post to Cleave one thread after killing the first. He's the Vorpal Admin +5. Of course every time he kills a thread...he dies a little inside. So that makes him the Undead Vorpal Admin +5.

His post? Leave it. The threads? CLEAVE IT! I give it a 7

Ok... the idea of cleaving threads is brilliant, however...

I'm forced to give Wandering monster's meta-thread comments a mear 7. Only because I can hardly see eric as the type to use the exuberance of cleaving I see in my players, who will call out CLEAVE! the instant the first opponent is dropped, a hint of pure joy in their voices.

Given Eric's more polite & informitive aproach, not to mention his lore-master levels, I'd have to say that this is more of an application of a split-ray disentegrate, and perhaps also a nice use of weapon focus (ray) or improved critical (ray). Gesture, point, two threads reduced to dust.