The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Snarf Zagyg]

Nah. Rules are boring and for boring people without imagination.

Well, the unimaginative have descended!

I do appreciate the new name, at least. Going from O to P is a lot of work!

 

[Scribe]

Considering that thread...

Judging by how quickly and thoroughly most people misunderstand each other and even argue when they agree with each other, I’m going with no one actually reading the posts.

Yeah. Just like in conversation. Most people don’t listen, they use the quiet time to think about how the other person’s wrong.

Nailed it.

 

[overgeeked]

“I can’t have fun unless the rules tell me to.”

 

[payn]

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

“I can’t have fun unless the rules tell me to.”

WHAT TYPE OF FUN CAN YOU HAVE? (d6)
1. None. Every party needs a pooper, and that's why they invited you.
2. A wee bit, but if you have any more, you'll get struck down by the fun police.
3. Fun is for other people. You will have work.
4. You'll have fun until the GM takes your t-bird away.
5. You're gonna party hard like Andrew W.K.
6. This fun goes to 11.

 

[prabe]

“I can’t have fun unless the rules tell me to.”

Or, "I have more fun playing a game the better I know how to play it."

But I'm sure your take is the correct one.

 

[Deset Gled]

No thread is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the forum,
A part of the main.
If a clod be posting away on that thread,
Enworld is the less.
As well as if the clod posts a slur.
As well as if the clod tries to pwn
Or if the mod warning do re-occur.
Each thread's locking diminishes me,
For I am involved in all threads.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the clod trolls,
The clod trolls for thee.

Well said, but feels very high brow compared to the subject matter. I was thinking more along the lines of:

OP started a troll thread, a troll thread, a troll thread,
OP started a troll thread, and summoned other trolls.

And everywhere that bait was set, bait was set, bait was set,
Everywhere that bait was set, the mods were sure to go.

 

[RealAlHazred]

My one real pet peeve in threads is when the OP asks "what is a good game for [x] which has the features of [y, z]" and several people respond with Their Favorite Game, even if it has none of those features. But you can make it do [y] if you become an expert in it, ands nobody really wants [z] in their game, and blah blah blah. I don't engage, but those posts irk me more than they should.

 

[CleverNickName]

What do we want?
CLICKBAIT!
When do we want it?
YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT SHE DID NEXT!

 

[RealAlHazred]

What do we want?
CLICKBAIT!
When do we want it?
YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT SHE DID NEXT!

Tired of trolls in your threads? Try these 7 tricks! Number 3 will SHOCK YOU!

 

[CleverNickName]

Scene's from Tasha's Pizzeria of Everything
Act IV, Scene V

Tasha's: Hello there, welcome to Tahsa's Pizzeria of Everything!
Customer: Um, do you have pineapple?
Tasha's: Of course, we have everything!
Customer: Wonderful. I'll take an extra large pineapple and bacon, please.
Tasha's: Coming right up!
Next Customer: I can't believe you're putting pineapple on that person's pizza! Why would you do such a thing?
Tasha's: Um, because the customer ordered it?
Next Customer: Unbelievable!
Tasha's: It's not that unbelievable, I mean, it's my job to give customers what they want.
Next Customer: Oh yeah? Is that a fact?
Tasha's: Yes, actually.
Next Customer: Fine, then. Here's what I want: I want you to never put pineapple on anyone's pizza ever again. Ha!
First Customer: What is wrong with you?
Next Customer: Hush, you. I'm helping people.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Well said, but feels very high brow compared to the subject matter. I was thinking more along the lines of:

OP started a troll thread, a troll thread, a troll thread,
OP started a troll thread, and summoned other trolls.

And everywhere that bait was set, bait was set, bait was set,
Everywhere that bait was set, the mods were sure to go.

I think that I shall never see
A troll make a thread less crappy

A troll who knows that they are a pest
And make us all that much more stress'd;

A troll that pokes and prods all day,
And delights in causing such a fray;

A troll that whines that mods are unfair
While laying word traps to again ensnare;

That makes you wonder if they're sane;
Even whilst they are your bane.

Trolls exist to frustrate me,
And I act out, they move on with glee.

 

[CleverNickName]

Scenes from Tasha's Pizzeria of Everything
Final Scene

Tasha's: Welcome to Tasha's!
Customer: I'm back!
Tasha's: Ah. It's you again. The pineapple weirdo.
Customer: Did you miss me?
Tasha's: Um, sure?
Customer: Well, after you threw me out six months ago for telling the truth about pineapple, I went out and started my own pizzeria.
Tasha's: That's great!
Customer: It's called "OneTruePizza" and instead of asking customers what they want, we tell them what they're going to have!
Tasha's: A bold strategy. So, ah, aggressive.
Customer: Thanks, it was all my idea. And the best part? Absolutely no pineapple!
Tasha's: Yeah, I figured.
Customer: It's not even allowed in the parking lot!
Tasha's: Nice. So how's business?
Customer: . . .
Tasha's: Going well, I hope?
Customer: . . .

(Customer never answers, just glares in angry silence as the lights go down.)

(curtain)

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Scenes from Tasha's Pizzeria of Everything
Final Scene

Larry David needs to stop hanging out at Tasha's Pizzeria.

 

[Cadence]

Larry David needs to stop hanging out at Tasha's Pizzeria.

To be fair, most customers are human beings, and if you've ever met a group of those ... We'll, he's not wrong, is he?

 

[payn]

To be fair, most customers are human beings, and if you've ever met a group of those ... We'll, he's not wrong, is he?

 

[trappedslider]

this is pretty cool Meta researchers create AI that masters Diplomacy, tricking human players

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If we can all predict how you'll post on any given thread where you appear, it might be time for you to log off and walk the dog.

 

[J.Quondam]

this is pretty cool Meta researchers create AI that masters Diplomacy, tricking human players

Yeah, I saw that, too. Are real DMing AIs not too far off?
More importantly, are bots that argue about rules and narrative and race preference and so forth right behind?

....Or are they already here?

 

[prabe]

Yeah, I saw that, too. Are real DMing AIs not too far off?
More importantly, are bots that argue about rules and narrative and race preference and so forth right behind?

....Or are they already here?