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Fate always had a high postcount but nobody berated him for it

Wonder what changed

People complained about Fate all the time.

Regardless, it seemed to be tolerated and even endeared at times

I like things being all there in one place and one post to deliberate, but I will say that you can be short and sweet about what you wanna say and still have it become meaningful

I think the problem the site faces now is a very audacious group of people who want to fight for control over the thread, and that usually means posting the most

In post 1, Bomberman wrote:Fate always had a high postcount but nobody berated him for it
Wonder what changed

People seem to boil Fate down to aspects like this and think that's all there was to him.

"A player like Fate did this and he was fine, so why is it bad now that others do it too?".

The problem with that line of thinking is that there was always more to Fate than just his gimmick. He had a charm* about him even outside of his gimmick. Not to mention, he actually knew what he was doing with it. He had clear idea behind each and every post he made--there was an intent behind his style, and the intent was directly motivated by his goals, as town, as scum.

...The people who look at Fate forget that though. They copied his technique's appearance without copying the underlying methodology. And that's where things went wrong. Fate had depth. Fate had meaning. Fate may have started a trend, but he actually knew what he was doing when he was using it. The people following his style, by and large, did not. They saw flashy play and thought, "ooh, this looks like a good idea!" and tried it themselves, only to find it less successful than Fate because they simply didn't understand that Fate was more than the sum of his parts. You can't copy what he did, because what he did had nuances to it which were something you had to personally experience to appreciate.

*One key difference between Fate and imitators, for instance. Fate made posts which were entertaining to others. Most imitators make posts which are entertaining to themselves. And while a post entertaining to oneself may hold entertainment value to another, it is not made with the intention to entertain others. Fate always did, in his own unique way. He made people laugh; it was part of his personality.

So, where does one go for a comfortably paced game nowadays? Is the micro queue the only hope I have of not waking up to 20 pages every single day?

In post 5, Korts wrote:So, where does one go for a comfortably paced game nowadays? Is the micro queue the only hope I have of not waking up to 20 pages every single day?

Some days you will wake up and there won't even be two new posts in those games

I agree that hyperposting is a massive problem. I don't know how to solve it.

We hang together and keep away from signups with hyperposters is what this thread proposes.

I have signed up for Umlaut's hydra-free micro and Alchemist's mini normal, I hope you join me in fostering a reasonably paced experience.

Also, please alert me if you spot any hyperactive youngsters on the current player lists (rb, Transcend, and Draynth so far for Umlaut, and myko, Transcend, and kraska for Alchemist's game). I have only done a quick activity check of the latest games they played - no red flags popped up, but I didn't do a very thorough job either.

Transcend is definitely a problem from my one game with them: they self-destructed and spam posted while doing it. May be okay without clashing personalities?

Mykonian isn't much of a youngster or hyperactive I think?

I'd join you in playing one of those, but I'm already in one game and don't feel I have the energy for two.

Thanks for the heads up! I recused myself from Alchemist's game, then. I hope I can handle Transcend in a micro environment at least, as long as no other catalysts join the game.

I have been alerted by PM that rb fits the description of catalyst. Therefore I have recused myself from the micro as well.

Maybe the next round of signups, I guess.

I have added a running list of Kids These Days to the OP. Feel free to suggest any additions.

Maybe I'll be able to join a game with you if its next round. This round I've got a meet to go to.

Drealmerz7, Alisae, Gamma Emerald, gerryoat, Boonskiies

More 'Kids These Days' with hyperactive posting. I'd put myself on the same list, but I'm really trying to fix it lately. I did my best to only mention those who I feel it happens almost every single game for, and I don't necessarily dislike anybody on the list.
I'm lurking to check out what game y'all decide on hijacking, to join it as well.

In post 15, Human Sequencer wrote:Drealmerz7, Alisae, Gamma Emerald, gerryoat, Boonskiies

More 'Kids These Days' with hyperactive posting. I'd put myself on the same list, but I'm really trying to fix it lately. I did my best to only mention those who I feel it happens almost every single game for, and I don't necessarily dislike anybody on the list.
I'm lurking to check out what game y'all decide on hijacking, to join it as well.

Hey!
I try to realize that my spamposting is disasterous so I DO try to lower my frequency. I tried in nancy's mini because she didn't want a lot of shitposting where I just ended up posting a wall every now and then and being sporadic. THIS IS SOMETHING I AM TRYING TO IMPROVE ON NOT DOING

I was thinking of contributing names, but this is turning out to be a witch hunt imo.
don't make it be like that.

Ah, I used to have 50+ posts/day, too.

Alisae, the intention is certainly not for this to become a witch hunt. I deliberately try to avoid judgmental language (aside from the grumpy oldster speak, which is meant to be tongue-in-cheek), as I do not think there is an inherent problem with hyperposting. I am just physically unable to keep up with games where it happens. I do not want to demonize (nor do I want anyone else to demonize) the people who play this way, I simply want to avoid them - and for that, I need to know who to avoid.

I will not be adding your name to the list, as you said you are trying to cut back. The list is for people who are not known to slow down for others.

Ah okay.
I might end up pming you some names when I get home then.
Tho one thing I will say is that some of them off the top of my head DO bring quality so...
Either way it may or may not be detailed

It seems like it might be easier to get a game mod to volunteer to design a game, and provide them a list of invitees you'd like to see join your game they can send a pre-invite to. In the micro queue that could account for 6 pre-in slots out of 9. That plus WOTC/WOTM might result in a player list you like.

I think all of the above is within the rules for most of the game queues. It's several steps down from an invitational game.

Speaking of which, I've loved watching (2 I think) oldies invitational games that have been run on site since I joined.

In post 21, morph the cat wrote:It seems like it might be easier to get a game mod to volunteer to design a game, and provide them a list of invitees you'd like to see join your game they can send a pre-invite to. In the micro queue that could account for 6 pre-in slots out of 9. That plus WOTC/WOTM might result in a player list you like.

I think all of the above is within the rules for most of the game queues. It's several steps down from an invitational game.

Speaking of which, I've loved watching (2 I think) oldies invitational games that have been run on site since I joined.

This was me.

In post 1, Bomberman wrote:Fate always had a high postcount but nobody berated him for it

Wonder what changed

In post 2, zoraster wrote:People complained about Fate all the time.

Man, Fate sucked all the fun out of games. Both IRL and on site, I remember going for a walk at Reckoning and hearing his voice down the street. Also it wasn't always tolerated, I wouldnt play with him and I know a lot of others wouldnt either. It was just back in those days problems were dealt with more privately (some of the time).

I'm running a normal with global post restrictions to keep the postcount down if anyone in this group is interested in playing.