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Kuje
Great Reader
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 Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 04:09:03
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
What the hell kind of moderation threatens a warning? Dear Corellon do people lose their brains when they become moderators?
No and this is the first time I recall hearing such a claim. Sorry I can't be more help. Are these veterans of the boards or kids on holiday break?
Yea I've been told to knock it off 2 or 3 times now or we will ban you. Fine fine. :) And they are veterarns, or at least one is, which is why I'm surprised at this hence my confusion. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 04:56:12
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Originally posted by kuje31
Yea I've been told to knock it off 2 or 3 times now or we will ban you. Fine fine. :) And they are veterarns, or at least one is, which is why I'm surprised at this hence my confusion.
Veterans of what?
And was the discussion with these others about some gaming aspect featured in this trilogy? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 05:55:04
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by kuje31
Yea I've been told to knock it off 2 or 3 times now or we will ban you. Fine fine. :) And they are veterarns, or at least one is, which is why I'm surprised at this hence my confusion.
Veterans of what?
And was the discussion with these others about some gaming aspect featured in this trilogy?
Stop being senile. :) You asked if they were board veterarns. And the thread was originally about Lord Shadow. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 06:01:21
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| Show me which parts of the novel reflect AD&D FR and we'll talk. :) |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 06:43:48
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Stop being senile. :) You asked if they were board veterarns. And the thread was originally about Lore Shadow.
I asked about the posters being veterans, not the moderators. The way you said veterans made me think the moderators were all veterans of a foreign war who had snapped. Come to think of it.....the WOTC boards some nights did remind me of Desert Storm.
Lore Shadow....thanks for the tip. Mayhaps I need to go behind enemy lines.
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 08:18:23
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
I asked about the posters being veterans, not the moderators. The way you said veterans made me think the moderators were all veterans of a foreign war who had snapped. Come to think of it.....the WOTC boards some nights did remind me of Desert Storm.
Lore Shadow....thanks for the tip. Mayhaps I need to go behind enemy lines.
Did they like the trilogy at least even if it was written for 2e?
So we are clear. Yes the posters are veterans, or at least one is. :)
And we didn't discuss if they liked the trilogy because that's getting to close to the no novel discussion. :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 11:21:08
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| Considering that the first novel introduces two things from 3E -- sorcerers and the Shadow Weave -- I don't see how it could have been written under 2E rules. It's hard to write something under a ruleset when the rules don't exist for what you're writing. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 16:08:29
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And we didn't discuss if they liked the trilogy because that's getting to close to the no novel discussion. :)
 I thought you'd be the Spartacus for the WOTC boards. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 17:53:08
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Considering that the first novel introduces two things from 3E -- sorcerers and the Shadow Weave -- I don't see how it could have been written under 2E rules. It's hard to write something under a ruleset when the rules don't exist for what you're writing.
That's what I said but they keep repeating that they are positive this novel and series was originally written for 2e. Sigh. Fine, then give me a darn quote and stop with the "I heard it on the internet or from someone, so it must be true," BS. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 17:54:57
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by kuje31
And we didn't discuss if they liked the trilogy because that's getting to close to the no novel discussion. :)
I thought you'd be the Spartacus for the WOTC boards.
Grin to many people over there dislike me cause I'm vocal and I argue. :) There's a surprise er? Guess I'm a crotchy'd old sage. Probably one that would yell at the kid's to keep off Candlekeep's lawn.  |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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5517 Posts |
Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 21:29:31
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Originally posted by kuje31
That's what I said but they keep repeating that they are positive this novel and series was originally written for 2e. Sigh. Fine, then give me a darn quote and stop with the "I heard it on the internet or from someone, so it must be true," BS.
Try shooting the question to Richard Baker's thread. He might be able to shoot down their 2e conspiracy theory as he was on top of all things FR at that time if I recall.
The fact that they are going with the "I heard it on the internet, so it must be true" theory should show you that even if Eilistraee came down to their homes and told them it's bunk, they'd still cling to this belief.
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Grin to many people over there dislike me cause I'm vocal and I argue. :) There's a surprise er?
Not really. Oh yeah, the nerve of those WOTC boarders.
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 22:12:26
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Originally posted by kuje31
HHAHAH. Didn't think about it till you mentioned it. Oh well I might get my final warning finally then. I've been threatened about it at least 2 or 3 times now.
What the hell kind of moderation threatens a warning? Dear Corellon do people lose their brains when they become moderators?
It depends on the moderation policy. In fact it appears to be policy of candlekeep to warn before issuing a ban. This of course is more common amoung those that moderate by committee, where one of the moderators or even a long time poster might anticipate a board ban based on what they deem crossing the line. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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7915 Posts |
Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 22:39:38
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Try shooting the question to Richard Baker's thread. He might be able to shoot down their 2e conspiracy theory as he was on top of all things FR at that time if I recall.
The fact that they are going with the "I heard it on the internet, so it must be true" theory should show you that even if Eilistraee came down to their homes and told them it's bunk, they'd still cling to this belief.
He's on vaca till the 3rd. :) |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 30 Dec 2004 : 23:40:36
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Valondil the Ranger
Learned Scribe
USA
109 Posts |
Posted - 31 Dec 2004 : 22:56:37
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Since we're on this subject, what is the Granite Tower? That's one of the things I didn't know about while reading it that sticks out in my mind. I tried looking it up in my 3e CS, but couldn't find any snippet of information regarding the Granite Tower.  |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 01 Jan 2005 : 02:29:52
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| The Granite Tower? I assume it's like a village or some minor settlement in Vassa. |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Jan 2005 : 17:13:30
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Originally posted by Kentinal
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by kuje31
HHAHAH. Didn't think about it till you mentioned it. Oh well I might get my final warning finally then. I've been threatened about it at least 2 or 3 times now.
What the hell kind of moderation threatens a warning? Dear Corellon do people lose their brains when they become moderators?
It depends on the moderation policy. In fact it appears to be policy of candlekeep to warn before issuing a ban. This of course is more common amoung those that moderate by committee, where one of the moderators or even a long time poster might anticipate a board ban based on what they deem crossing the line.
He said he was threatened with a warning -- not threatened with a ban.
Now, Sirius . . . you wouldn't be including our dear Alaundo in that, now would you?  |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Jan 2005 : 20:13:51
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He said he was threatened with a warning -- not threatened with a ban.
I just love that... threatened with a warning. Right up there with, "Hold on a second, while I get you to sign this verbal warning."
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Now, Sirius . . . you wouldn't be including our dear Alaundo in that, now would you?
Know what the fun thing about making a general statements is? It can be applied to whoever the reader believes is appropriate. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Jan 2005 : 20:41:46
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| Just to make this clear: I have been threatened 2 or 3 times about getting my final warning which would lead my current handle getting banned. :) WOTC has a 3 strike policy, or in my case a 3 strike policy that has wiggle room. :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Jan 2005 : 21:04:37
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Originally posted by Valondil the Ranger
Since we're on this subject, what is the Granite Tower? That's one of the things I didn't know about while reading it that sticks out in my mind. I tried looking it up in my 3e CS, but couldn't find any snippet of information regarding the Granite Tower.
Doing some searching can not find much to answer this one with. Therefore I offer this posible explaination.
Many towers are built of granite (if supply, magic and/or wealth enough to do so) that in the local region the towor was that of the most powerful. That reference to the "Granite Tower" was respect, fear, acknowledgement of a power center as oposed to be some stucture known thoughout all the realms. |
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Valondil the Ranger
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 02 Jan 2005 : 02:51:11
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Originally posted by Kentinal
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Originally posted by Valondil the Ranger
Since we're on this subject, what is the Granite Tower? That's one of the things I didn't know about while reading it that sticks out in my mind. I tried looking it up in my 3e CS, but couldn't find any snippet of information regarding the Granite Tower.
Doing some searching can not find much to answer this one with. Therefore I offer this posible explaination.
Many towers are built of granite (if supply, magic and/or wealth enough to do so) that in the local region the towor was that of the most powerful. That reference to the "Granite Tower" was respect, fear, acknowledgement of a power center as oposed to be some stucture known thoughout all the realms.
Thanks. That's probably it, but I have a sneaky feeling Denning was referring to Melevaunt's tower that he built in his short story in Realms of Shadow.  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 02 Jan 2005 : 03:12:11
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Originally posted by Valondil the Ranger
Thanks. That's probably it, but I have a sneaky feeling Denning was referring to Melevaunt's tower that he built in his short story in Realms of Shadow.
That's my thinking -- it was Melevaunt's personal abode. |
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The Return of the Archwizards trilogy - SPOILERS!!
