peikko
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Sep 13, 2004 - 09:52 |
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* * * Did you know? One way to speed up your teams approval is to use english or clearly now some strange language that not most approvers understand. If team is in some foreign language it tends to be left waiting for approver who understands that language. Sometimes when there not zillion team on waiting list approvers will use aids like babelfish to take a look if names are approvable, but it will slow process down. Also beggin approval bu msging approvers explaining what they mean is not that good idea cause it would end up flooding approvals and how would they know your telling the truth... |
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Wombats
Joined: Oct 31, 2003
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Sep 13, 2004 - 11:27 |
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I find using /me in chat to do a kind of rain dance to appease the mighty gods of fummbl and gain their approval works, too. |
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peikko
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Sep 15, 2004 - 21:01 |
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seems like some people could use reading this one.... |
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Renno
Joined: Jun 17, 2004
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Sep 15, 2004 - 21:31 |
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Anal?
American isn't everyones first language and thinking up names in American when you're Spanish, French, et cetera could be a bit hard.
And when Americans can't spell their own language well how do you propose others to do so?
Besides I've seen some pretty questionable American names so someone is approving names that shouldn't be approved which leads me to believe they use American as their second language.
So if questionable teams are being approved when 90% of the population understands them then why can't teams be approved when only 10% of the population understands them?
I'm sure if the names you don't understand are offensive someone will say so.
And I have faith most people are mature enough and care enough about their team and love playing on Fumbbl they wouldn't make teams that will get them banned. |
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freak_in_a_frock
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Sep 15, 2004 - 21:54 |
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American's speak English, not American. It may be a different dialect, but it is still English. It my be a small point, but since i am english i am proud to know that my small country has helped create one of the most used languages in the world.
You my have meant it in jest, but since sarcasm doesn't work well on the net, i thought i better mention it in case some people think you are right
(edit:- you would have thought since i was sticking up for english, i would have learned how to spell properly ) |
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annachie
Joined: Jul 27, 2004
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Sep 15, 2004 - 22:23 |
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You invented the language, so of course you spelt it correctly. Can you help it if us colonials have a consistant mis-spelling of certain words? |
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Glomp
Joined: Jan 04, 2004
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Sep 15, 2004 - 22:25 |
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Yes we can whip you until you get it right |
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Cyco
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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Sep 15, 2004 - 22:29 |
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I think its quite interesting that you can give your team any voilent name you want, but if you say cock or something, everyone think you are an idiot.
I dont mean to use words like cock in my teamname. Im just reflecting over what we accept and not.
Voilence is ok, sex is not. But hey blood bowl is voilence not sex.
(And no English is not my first language. ) |
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Zy-Nox
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Sep 15, 2004 - 22:34 |
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i mis read that
*bloodbowl is violent sex*
jeese i need glasses |
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Boelcke
Joined: Jul 31, 2004
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Sep 15, 2004 - 22:44 |
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Zy-Nox wrote: |
*bloodbowl is violent sex*
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- Nope...it's better! |
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shaqpooh
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Sep 15, 2004 - 22:47 |
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Boelcke wrote: | Zy-Nox wrote: |
*bloodbowl is violent sex*
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- Nope...it's better! | Then you haven't been doing it right! lol! |
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BadMrMojo
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Sep 15, 2004 - 23:08 |
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Zy-Nox wrote: | i mis read that
*bloodbowl is violent sex* |
Is there any other kind?
Seriously, though, I am the archetypical lazy approver. I'm the guy who leaves all those Finnish-, Danish-, Experanto- and Klingon-named teams floating in the queue. I'm the one to blame when you have to wait.
Fear me. Hate me. That's ok. I can live with it.
In my/our defense, it is not a position of privilege... it's a position of responsibility and frequently annoyance. Being a team approver is a bother and anyone who says otherwise is either feeling overly-empowered with their team-renaming abilities or cunningly looking for a replacement.
I am basically a misanthrope. I don't like people, as a rule of thumb. Individuals may or may not be ok, but people as a whole just plain suck. Yes, I am generalizing here but it gets the point across. As a right cranky biped, I am rarely surprised by the stuff that comes up for approval, but it still manages to drive me insane.
Read the rules. You would not believe how many people submit "lineman1", "BlitzerA", etc... It's really absolutely unbelievable. All we're asking for is the creativity level of a foaming phone book, people... it's not that hard.
Porn-themed amazon teams are neither original nor particularly amusing. Believe it or not, there is life after porn. Move on. Get help.
When a word is made plural, there is no apostrophe before the S. When a word is possessive, there is an apostrophe before the S. "Bob's Brawlers" means "the Brawlers which belong to Bob." Brawling BOBs" means "more than one BOB who happen to brawl." "Brawling BOB's" and "Bobs Brawlers" don't mean anything.
Rape still isn't funny. Remember that this team you are making is meant to play a game against other people who you (usually) don't know particularly well. Any one of which could possibly have a very good reason for not liking the idea of someone making light of past trauma by chanting things like, "Go, Little_Boy_Raper! Tear that Wardancer a new popliteal fossa!" This is where that whole empathy thing comes into play. Look it up, if you don't know what I'm talking about.
Nazis, while a prime source of History Channel material, aren't particularly funny either. See above.
Gay elves. I am so flapping sick of gay elves. I need to make a gay orc team just to see if it causes 14-year olds across the world to go blind or something. Remember that whole "1 in 10" theory? Now we're a relatively narrow demographic, so let's say 1 in 1000. That's giving the benefit of the doubt and saying that geeks are 100 times less likely to be homosexual than "normal people." That still leaves hundreds of homosexual players and coaches in FUMBBL. Try to show some basic consideration and respect, for Fred's sake.
I could go on, but I have to get back to work. Watch this space for more possible additions.
So why do I even bother? It's such an annoyance, so why do it?
Simply put, I want to help out. Yes, I donated and all but that doesn't come close to the amount of time and entertainment I have gotten out of FUMBBL. All this stuff that I enjoy only because people have donated countless hours... I need to try to do something to help make it easier on them. So this is it. As it is, you should consider yourselves lucky they get approved at all and not on a weekly basis or something. As for stuff in relatively obscure languages that do not get translated by going through some circuitous route using a translator which frequently leaves stuff in the native language anyway, just consider yourself lucky that someone has volunteered to do it at all.
Now, just remember, folks. You're neither funny, nor original. Whatever your masterpiece of wit may be, the approval monkeys have seen it all a thousand times before and we are long since sick of it. Try to show a modicum of dignity and intelligence when naming your team and read the flying rules.
ps. No, this is not an official administrative stance. I am not speaking as either an approval monkey, contributor to the GLN or editor of the User Guide (although I am drawing upon those experiences). I'm speaking as an actual, living, breathing human being. - Flame On! -
{ edit: naughty language removed. I think you can figure out what I was trying to say originally, even with the edits. } |
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Glomp
Joined: Jan 04, 2004
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Sep 15, 2004 - 23:15 |
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Bad language! Didn't expect that from you Mojo your usually so laid back |
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Clausbs
Joined: Jul 15, 2004
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Sep 15, 2004 - 23:42 |
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BadMrMojo, "a bunch of stuff"
I totally agree with and appreciate the sentiments expressed by Mojo. And I must say, I appreciate the delicate language too. Life after porn, though... think you may be stretching it there:-) Just kidding - the gay jokes and in many other ways rude and degrading team names and player names... Have some sense, people.
cheers |
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Tinkywinky
Joined: Aug 25, 2003
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Sep 15, 2004 - 23:54 |
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By the same logic you use BMM, anything violent should get banished. A bosnian refugee won't appreciate the chaos warrior called "Warmongerer" and the person that just got beat up on his way home from the pub won't like the team "Bar Brawlers". Are people really that sensitive? Do you think people starts crying when they see the team "Fucktards"?
I'm not naming my teams like that but I really don't care if others do. As long as there are no players called "3l1t3 d00d" I'm happy. |
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