Break from dust.
Even jumping on once a week for what like 4 games was just too annoying and lacked what games should offer : fun.
XD (wrote out reasons but realized there was no point) XD

@ Varoth

I agree with you - I almost touched upon how we actually deal with the outcomes of our judgements originally, but it was already turning into an essay and as you suspected, wasn't the crux of the matter for me. Though you are not too much of a pacifist - bending opinions ain't on and does not promote thinking for yourself.

As you said, we should be careful in how we air our opinions if we wish to keep credibility. I would say though that opinions shouldn't be brought to bear at all - except to say "look at this, and here is my opinion of it". "Rallying others to a cause" is not what I would see; I switch off if I see people doing that, because it's borderline propaganda at that point and likely to be self-serving.

I appreciate it when people take the time to summarise what others have said - if I am interested in that person myself, it means I can decide what I think of it. It is down to me to understand that it may be one-sided, missing context, and I must judge it for myself. I may seek to find more evidence to provide further or potentially missing context, or I may trust the person posting enough to accept there is no propaganda involved. That trust, or lack of, will be based on previous interactions, and what others may have already said.

The person posting this information may choose to tell me their opinions, but if they are trying to impose their opinions on me, then I probably won't bother reading any further as it means it is likely to be one-sided.

If it is factual, then there should be no emotion, no personal like or dislike, merely a presentation of facts. However if I am the one presenting the facts, I must be aware that others may not like it. That too is a judgement call. I can decide whether or not I care if people will dislike me for it, or whether it serves well for the discussion or knowledge dissemination I wish to come of it.

Is it going to make things a little better, or, despite good intentions, is it going to cause a shitstorm where nothing good comes of it?. This is an important consideration.

To call it for what it is in basic terms: I see someone doing something, and I think to myself, hmmm, that guy is a hypocrite isn't he? Didn't he say something different last week? Lemme go back and check...yes he did. Damn I gotta let people know he *might* be selling them a story. "Hey guys - I pulled up this information - see what you think" (think for yourself).


TL;DR

Nobody likes being called out. Anybody being called out is likely to dislike those doing it. Doesn't mean you shouldn't call them out. Doesn't mean that you should. But if you do, unfortunately people may seek to paint you in a negative light. Just for stating facts.

If, on the other hand, you are attempting to "rally" people to believe your opinion, then you may not have stated all the facts. You will be using propaganda, and your motives will be self-serving. Unfortunately, some people are sheep and will believe everything is as it seems.

If you do it often enough, people may identify you as "that guy that does that thing". However, some people's opinion of "that thing" will be positive, and for others it will be negative. Or, I suppose you may just not give a ****. Either way, is the opinion yours, or is it someone else's?

Holy **** it does sound like court.

I've been thinking about this one all night. Do you guys have any ideas? How can we make Dust more fun/entertaining?

Alright, the results are in!

Overall, I did pretty well. I met all the requirements that I needed to do my A-Level courses. I got, in total, in all my years of doing GCSEs (I started in Year 9, when I was 13), 1 A*, 4 A's, 4 B 's and 3 C's/Passes. Here's the breakdown:

A* - Chemistry
A - Mathematics
A - Physics

*approving nod*

Well done!

Seriously MollerzGǪ Get Chrono Trigger.
Solid gameplay, excellent story, great characters.

The black wind howls

+1 for largest thread in dust history?

Largest thread in EVE history as well I believe.

Largest thread in EVE history as well I believe.

The last post by by CCP Rattati was on 2015.08.05 22:40.

:(

A well deserved vacation, I think.

I sometimes wonder if mollerz is actually SoTa in alt form....

I sometimes wonder if mollerz is actually SoTa in alt form....

mollerz seems more intelligent than sota though

Hey, i thought we were not allowed to burn SoTa?

Hey, i thought we were not allowed to burn SoTa?

I constantly am forgetting that he gave me 100m+

TL;DR is still too ******* long

The last post by by CCP Rattati was on 2015.08.05 22:40.

:(

LOL LHughes

Reported him, hopefully others will too. I hope CCP goes all ChicagoCubs on him.

Secret of Evermore was my jam