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    The Firemaker's Curse - 11 - Jan

    in General Discussion

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    Well I found an interesting use for the Twisted Firestarter: Stopping red chinchompa bots from picking up the boxes that have chinchompas inside them. :twisted:

     

    I actually spoke with the firemakers before starting down into the cavern and made some notes too, so I managed to keep everyone alive. :thumbsup: Well, except poor Phoenix. :( That was out of my control.

     

    The quest itself was okay I guess. The rewards are awesome though, but I really expected more than just a puzzle-filled quest. I guess Jezzball-like challenge was interesting, but overall this quest didn't really excite me much at all in terms of what we had to do to progress through it. The dialogue did have some interesting points though...

     

    Hrm, Char did mention something about the crystal city... Does this mean we're gonna see something there one day, finally?

    Kim Jong-il died

    in Off-Topic

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    Strange coincidence that a friend of mine pointed out on Facebook...

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/12/north-korea-christmas-tree_n_1143372.html

     

    "North Korea warned its neighbor on Sunday that the South would trigger an "unexpected consequence" if it allowed a Christian group to put up a massive steel Christmas tree."

     

    :| Either way, hopefully this doesn't turn out into a huge civil mess over there... The country has enough problems already. :-?

    Future Update Discussions

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    Posted

    Freeze-over @ Wizzy Tower... Very Funny... NOT... I'll pass final judgement if I even decide to touch RS for the Christmas Event, that is if it will even launch in the first place. After the slaps to F2P, I don't really feel all that Christmas-ish. <_<

     

    BTW, Sy, that Green Wizard from RC Guild is female. Get with the program. :shame:

     

    ~D. V. "Just not very in the spirit of things anymore..." Devnull

     

    Oh cheer up, DVD. There's too many Grinches out there already. Grudges are never good to keep in the company of community after all.

     

    :P I for one am excited to see what this Christmas event will be like. The graphics look quite nice. ^.^

    13 - Dec - 2011 The Flash Powder Factory

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    :-? Bought the boots last night, will get the gloves today for sure. And although the boots are supposed to help with the obstacles, it seems I fail more wearing them than I did my old rogue boots. <_<

     

    Best time for me so far is ~6 minutes for a little over 500 for score. Pure luck though because the pillars weren't that far away for the whole session.

    Tip.It Times - 11th December 2011

    in General Discussion

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    Some additional things that need to be established:

     

    a) The Times has always been a subjective publication - people may wish it to be otherwise, but it's not.

     

    b) 'Appropriateness' is something that only those with some knolwedge of the Times' Editorial Policy can really claim to be fit to speak on. Anything else is just a judgement, not some sort of concrete statement of the sort that we often see thrown around these threads. (Eg: "That shouldn't have been published.")

    If the Times is subjective then we should be able to give our subjective opinion on whether something should be published or not. "That shouldn't have been published" can just as easily be in interpreted as a subjective opinion.

     

    I personally invite those who have a different opinion to write a guest article and submit it to be published on the websites. I do sense the frustration of seeing a lot of the same opinions being put out without opposing arguments, so please, do write an article. I personally am not able to adequately write one supporting the opposing argument, and would like to see one who has a strong opinion for this side to do so.

     

    =P Just make sure it's readable so that editing doesn't hurt our heads and I'll love you just for that hehe.

     

    Some people have to bear in mind as well that sometimes opinions that are stated (as in, objective ones, not the subjective ones that have been described) can hit a nerve and come off as more offensive that intended. So please do make sure that when you do read these articles that you try to take it with a grain of salt as well. We all don't need to agree, but be able to at least see the different view points being presented.

     

    Again, I personally would be happy to see another article showing this "other side" that many are mentioning already, and will even be happy to communicate further on the matter as well should you provide us with an article that you want some feedback on before sending. :)

    If this is the case then why cannot some writers manage to take opinions posted over here with "a grain of salt".

     

    I do agree that the Times needs a wider range of writers though, it seems to have the same feel every time. I do not know where we will find such writers though. I am just a reader, like many other simply does not have time to write articles for the Times. I appreciate those who put an effort into writing these articles but when I see something published that I find lacking to my taste then I am more likelier to make a post. There are other weeks when I like the articles being published but I do not comment because I see no point in making posts such as "Good article, I agree." as they seem increasingly repetitive.[/hide]

    I cannot answer for those who cannot take criticism very well, so I won't be able to address that point. Criticism, both good and bad, in my opinion, does help. In general though, threads for the articles should focus on the content of the article, so to avoid further discussion that would derail this discussion thread, please feel free to PM me if you wish and I'll forward that feedback to the EP.

     

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    I personally invite those who have a different opinion to write a guest article and submit it to be published on the websites. I do sense the frustration of seeing a lot of the same opinions being put out without opposing arguments, so please, do write an article. I personally am not able to adequately write one supporting the opposing argument, and would like to see one who has a strong opinion for this side to do so.

     

    Did that recently by submitting an article on players subjecting themselves to grinding. The EP felt that my article was more suited to a rant topic, even though there was no actual ranting within the article. They also felt the format was unsuitable even though I'd introduced, stated points/arguments then concluded. It seemed they wanted more of an essay, probably with citations, even though the article was purely an opinion based piece and I wanted to push more questions at the community to itself. There was no feedback on the article suggesting improvements. If my article was crap then fine, but I get the feeling its a little more to it than that ;-). Feel free to take a look at it if you want as at least I'd get some sort of feedback on it.

     

    From my own point of view, there seems to be some sort of political motivations behind what the EP panel publishes. They're very quick to push out their own articles even though at times the quality is questionable and the length at times is ridiculous. I don't particularly enjoy reading a lot of it these days. The various guest articles are much more to the point and are a much more enjoyable read. It seems that the EP are also allowed to rant in their own articles, mainly about Jagex, without question. This, on a fansite :-s[/hide]

    I don't recall your article off the top of my head, but I'll go have a read through and PM a response when I can. :)

     

    Let's just get back on topic, guys. Let's focus on the content of the article. Any worries about how the EP is being run, forward concerns to Tripsis please. :P

    Tip.It Times - 11th December 2011

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I personally invite those who have a different opinion to write a guest article and submit it to be published on the websites. I do sense the frustration of seeing a lot of the same opinions being put out without opposing arguments, so please, do write an article. I personally am not able to adequately write one supporting the opposing argument, and would like to see one who has a strong opinion for this side to do so.

     

    =P Just make sure it's readable so that editing doesn't hurt our heads and I'll love you just for that hehe.

     

    Some people have to bear in mind as well that sometimes opinions that are stated (as in, objective ones, not the subjective ones that have been described) can hit a nerve and come off as more offensive that intended. So please do make sure that when you do read these articles that you try to take it with a grain of salt as well. We all don't need to agree, but be able to at least see the different view points being presented.

     

    Again, I personally would be happy to see another article showing this "other side" that many are mentioning already, and will even be happy to communicate further on the matter as well should you provide us with an article that you want some feedback on before sending. :)

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