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The Lounge / Turkey hit by another 6.4 magnitude earthquake
« on: February 20, 2023, 05:36:41 PM »
Another earthquake has hit southern Turkey.
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The Lounge / 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Turkey
« on: February 05, 2023, 07:13:04 PM »
Just read on the News of a 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Turkey.
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Technology, Science & Alt Science / NASA & DARPA to develop Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engines
« on: January 25, 2023, 06:48:38 PM »
Interesting news article I just read. NASA and DARPA are going to resurrect some 1950s/1960s tech and develop a nuclear thermal rocket engine for travel between the Moon and Mars in effort to shorten the trips.
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Flat Earth General / Weightlessness During Freefall
« on: January 08, 2023, 06:03:42 PM »
Really cool experiment.
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The Lounge / WerePenguin: North Pole Incursion GAME THREAD
« on: December 11, 2022, 12:19:22 PM »
LOCATION: North Pole Village
The day had finally come. The 15 members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) had arrived in the North Pole Village. As they gathered in the village circle, a commotion moved toward them. A group of elven villagers dragged a bound elf passed them and into the Great Hall of Christmas. The 15 ERT members followed in curiosity. The evles dragged the elf before Santa. Santa looked in slight confusion at the situation and said, "What is going on here?"
The elven security team explained, "Sir, we have found one of the saboteurs. We caught him burning the Great Flat Earth Map. Sadly, Sir, the map was destroyed. We await your orders."
Santa with great disappointment looked at the Saboteur. "I would have never expected you, BabyHighSpeed, to betray me."
BHS spit at Santa and shouted, "You foolish old man. You were so easy to deceive. So much so, that even now after being caught and with my likely death, our plans are still progressing forward."
Santa with anger in his voice looked at his security team, "Take him away and CandyCane him."
The security team quickly gagged BHS, and dragged him to the front doors of the hall, where the elven villagers gathered in a line. As the security team walked to the village center with BHS in tow, villagers one by one pulled out a candy cane sharpened to a point and stabbed BHS. BHS's lifeless body slumped to the ground covered in candy canes. A saboteur was dead. Villagers quickly dispersed back to work. The security team quickly worked to dispose of the body.
Santa walked up to the 15 members of the ERT and with a Jolly voice, "Ho, Ho, Ho. Welcome and make yourself home. I didn't expect you so early. Sorry about that little scene, it's how we take care of the bad apples. You are free to explore the village, well some of it. There is a Tavern, the Great Hall, and the Workshops. Stay out of the elven homes, they like to keep a private life after work. You will be staying on the 2nd floor of the Great Hall, there are rooms for each of you. Work Tasks will be available tomorrow. Until then. Ho, Ho, Ho."
LET THE GAME BEGIN
Game Rules & Roles can be found within the first post of the Signup/Spectator Thread
PLAYERS:
boydster -- An innocent villager. Suicide (Self-lynching).
Space Cowgirl -- An innocent villager, Killed by Penguins Night 7.
Slemon (Jane) -- An innocent villager. Killed by Penguins Night 4.
Crouton -- An innocent villager. Lynched on Day 3.
gotham -- An innocent villager. Lynched on Day 5.
Stash -- An innocent villager, Killed by Penguins Night 6.
Colonel Gaydafi -- A Penguin
Wolvaccine (Shifter) -- An innocent villager and Psychic. Killed by the Penguins Night 2
Jura -- An innocent villager and Field Medic. Killed by the Penguins Night 1
disputeone -- An innocent villager. Killed by Penguins Night 3.
Alexei -- A penguin, lynched on Day 7.
junker -- An innocent villager. Killed Day 8 Final Kill by Penguins (GAME OVER).
wise -- Gigantic Turd and penguin, SUICIDE by Mrs. Clause Night 3.
Mundin -- A penguin, lynched on Day 2.
Unicorn Peptide Cake -- An innocent villager. Lynched Day 8.
GAME EVENTS
DAY 1
Boydster, an innocent villager, commits suicide by burning himself to death.
NIGHT 1
Jura, an innocent villager and the teams Field Medic, was strangled to death using Tinsel by a Penguin.
DAY 2
Wolvaccine votes to lynch Mundin
Slemon votes to lynch Mundin
Wise votes to lynch Mundin
disputeone votes to lynch Mundin
Mundin votes to lynch disputeone
Colonel Gaydafi votes to lynch Mundin
Space Cowgirl votes to lynch Mundin
Junker votes to lynch Mundin (Sealing his fate)
Unicorn Peptide Cake votes to lynch Mundin
Stash votes to lynch Mundin
Gotham votes to lynch Mundin
Crouton votes to lynch Mundin
Alexei votes to lynch Mundin
Mundin, a penguin, was lynched.
NIGHT 2
Wolvaccine, the psychic and innocent villager, was murdered with an icicle by a penguin.
DAY 3
Junker votes to lynch Crouton
Wise votes to lynch Crouton
Space Cowgirl votes to lynch Crouton
Slemon votes to lynch Crouton
Alexei votes to lynch Crouton
Unicorn Peptide votes to lynch Crouton (Sealing his fate)
Gotham votes to lynch Crouton
Stash votes to lynch Crouton
Crouton, an innocent villager was lynched.
NIGHT 3
Wise, a gigantic turd and penguin, was suicided by Mrs. Clause.
Wise turds the game.
Disputeone was murdered with penguin bone spear during a talent show.
ROLES are reshuffled due to wise being a turd.
DAY 4
No votes cast.
2 Winners of prizes for Crossword.
NIGHT 4
Junker uses his crossword prize to revive Wolvaccine, the psychic, for the Night.
Slemon, an innocent villager, was killed in combat by a penguin.
DAY 5
Wolvaccine returned to being a ghost.
Stash votes to lynch gotham
Gotham votes to lynch stash.
Junker votes to lynch gotham.
Space Cowgirl votes to lynch gotham.
Gotham, an innocent villager, was lynched.
NIGHT 5
Elven Carolers sang Silent Night. (No one died)
DAY 6
Santa has recovered and prepares for Christmas.
Peace on Earth. Good will among men. (No votes cast; No one died)
NIGHT 6
Santa delivers toys to the boys and girls of the world.
Stash, an innocent villager, was kicked under Santa's Sleigh by a Penguin as it landed.
DAY 7
SCG votes to lynch Alexei
Alexei, a penguin, had his heart crushed and ripped out by SCG.
NIGHT 7
Space Cowgirl, an innocent villager, disemboweled and put on display as the Christmas Angel Tree Topping by a Penguin.
DAY 8 - FINAL DAY
Colonel Gaydafi voted to lynch Unicorn Peptide Cake
Unicorn Peptide Cake, an innocent villager, was lynched.
Junker, an innocent villager, was killed by Colonel Gaydafi, the final penguin, ending the game.
Penguins were victorious.
DAY/NIGHT CYCLE CHANGE:
00:00 UTC
7PM EST
COUNTDOWN TIMER: https://www.sendtric.com/
The day had finally come. The 15 members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) had arrived in the North Pole Village. As they gathered in the village circle, a commotion moved toward them. A group of elven villagers dragged a bound elf passed them and into the Great Hall of Christmas. The 15 ERT members followed in curiosity. The evles dragged the elf before Santa. Santa looked in slight confusion at the situation and said, "What is going on here?"
The elven security team explained, "Sir, we have found one of the saboteurs. We caught him burning the Great Flat Earth Map. Sadly, Sir, the map was destroyed. We await your orders."
Santa with great disappointment looked at the Saboteur. "I would have never expected you, BabyHighSpeed, to betray me."
BHS spit at Santa and shouted, "You foolish old man. You were so easy to deceive. So much so, that even now after being caught and with my likely death, our plans are still progressing forward."
Santa with anger in his voice looked at his security team, "Take him away and CandyCane him."
The security team quickly gagged BHS, and dragged him to the front doors of the hall, where the elven villagers gathered in a line. As the security team walked to the village center with BHS in tow, villagers one by one pulled out a candy cane sharpened to a point and stabbed BHS. BHS's lifeless body slumped to the ground covered in candy canes. A saboteur was dead. Villagers quickly dispersed back to work. The security team quickly worked to dispose of the body.
Santa walked up to the 15 members of the ERT and with a Jolly voice, "Ho, Ho, Ho. Welcome and make yourself home. I didn't expect you so early. Sorry about that little scene, it's how we take care of the bad apples. You are free to explore the village, well some of it. There is a Tavern, the Great Hall, and the Workshops. Stay out of the elven homes, they like to keep a private life after work. You will be staying on the 2nd floor of the Great Hall, there are rooms for each of you. Work Tasks will be available tomorrow. Until then. Ho, Ho, Ho."
LET THE GAME BEGIN
Game Rules & Roles can be found within the first post of the Signup/Spectator Thread
PLAYERS:
Colonel Gaydafi -- A Penguin
GAME EVENTS
DAY 1
Boydster, an innocent villager, commits suicide by burning himself to death.
NIGHT 1
Jura, an innocent villager and the teams Field Medic, was strangled to death using Tinsel by a Penguin.
DAY 2
Wolvaccine votes to lynch Mundin
Slemon votes to lynch Mundin
Wise votes to lynch Mundin
disputeone votes to lynch Mundin
Mundin votes to lynch disputeone
Colonel Gaydafi votes to lynch Mundin
Space Cowgirl votes to lynch Mundin
Junker votes to lynch Mundin (Sealing his fate)
Unicorn Peptide Cake votes to lynch Mundin
Stash votes to lynch Mundin
Gotham votes to lynch Mundin
Crouton votes to lynch Mundin
Alexei votes to lynch Mundin
Mundin, a penguin, was lynched.
NIGHT 2
Wolvaccine, the psychic and innocent villager, was murdered with an icicle by a penguin.
DAY 3
Junker votes to lynch Crouton
Wise votes to lynch Crouton
Space Cowgirl votes to lynch Crouton
Slemon votes to lynch Crouton
Alexei votes to lynch Crouton
Unicorn Peptide votes to lynch Crouton (Sealing his fate)
Gotham votes to lynch Crouton
Stash votes to lynch Crouton
Crouton, an innocent villager was lynched.
NIGHT 3
Wise, a gigantic turd and penguin, was suicided by Mrs. Clause.
Wise turds the game.
Disputeone was murdered with penguin bone spear during a talent show.
ROLES are reshuffled due to wise being a turd.
DAY 4
No votes cast.
2 Winners of prizes for Crossword.
NIGHT 4
Junker uses his crossword prize to revive Wolvaccine, the psychic, for the Night.
Slemon, an innocent villager, was killed in combat by a penguin.
DAY 5
Wolvaccine returned to being a ghost.
Stash votes to lynch gotham
Gotham votes to lynch stash.
Junker votes to lynch gotham.
Space Cowgirl votes to lynch gotham.
Gotham, an innocent villager, was lynched.
NIGHT 5
Elven Carolers sang Silent Night. (No one died)
DAY 6
Santa has recovered and prepares for Christmas.
Peace on Earth. Good will among men. (No votes cast; No one died)
NIGHT 6
Santa delivers toys to the boys and girls of the world.
Stash, an innocent villager, was kicked under Santa's Sleigh by a Penguin as it landed.
DAY 7
SCG votes to lynch Alexei
Alexei, a penguin, had his heart crushed and ripped out by SCG.
NIGHT 7
Space Cowgirl, an innocent villager, disemboweled and put on display as the Christmas Angel Tree Topping by a Penguin.
DAY 8 - FINAL DAY
Colonel Gaydafi voted to lynch Unicorn Peptide Cake
Unicorn Peptide Cake, an innocent villager, was lynched.
Junker, an innocent villager, was killed by Colonel Gaydafi, the final penguin, ending the game.
Penguins were victorious.
DAY/NIGHT CYCLE CHANGE:
00:00 UTC
7PM EST
COUNTDOWN TIMER: https://www.sendtric.com/
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The Lounge / WerePenguin: North Pole Incursion Spectators Thread
« on: December 04, 2022, 08:36:34 AM »
LOCATION: NORTH POLE VILLAGE
DATE: EARLY DECEMBER
TIME: DUSK
The assembly lines slowed to a stop as the end of shift bells sounded at the Elven workshops. The elves, all full of yule tide glee, hopped down from their workstations and headed home for some eggnog and cookies. The night came quickly and brought with it a bitter cold front. The elves snuggled up in their homes, after singing their traditional Christmas songs and drifted to sleep with dreams of sugarplum fairies. Unbeknownst to the villagers, saboteurs had infiltrated the village and began to set in action their plan to destroy Santa's original Flat Earth Map and the sabotage the toy assembly lines.
The morning came with a bang. Smoke poured out of the workshop windows. The elves, saddened by the horror before them, still managed to work quickly and get the fires out, but the damage had been done. After assessing all the damage, Santa gathered all the elven villagers into the Great Hall of Christmas. In the best jolly spirit he could muster, Santa addressed the villagers, "My friends, we have suffered a great tragedy this morning. Saboteurs have come from afar, infiltrated our village, destroyed our assembly lines, and have stolen the Great Flat Earth Map. Based on the skills and stealth that was utilized by our foe, I suspect that these saboteurs are none other than the naughtiest of the naughty list. The Penguins, specifically their WerePenguin division." The elves became disheartened, but Santa continued, "Don't be down my friends, for Christmas will still prevail. I have called in our emergency response team, to repair our assembly lines. In the mean time we will build toys the old fashion way. Now get out there, and show me that good old holiday cheer!"
The elven villagers' hopes raised and glee restored to their faces as the meeting ended and they prepared for the work ahead of them. Little did they know that the Emergency Response Team was infiltrated by Penguins.
Will the Emergency Response Team succeed in repairing the assembly lines, or will the Penguins succeed in stopping the Flat Earth Toys from being delivered to boys and girls?
Find out in WerePenguin: North Pole Incursion.
ROLES:
Classic Werepenguin
1. Werepenguin -- 1 or more players (depending on game size) who seek to kill all innocent villagers. Appear as innocent villagers during the day, but change to vicious killer penguins at night. Can select any one player to be killed at night.
2. Innocent Villager -- An innocent elven villager. Any player that is not a werepenguin. Includes players that have special roles.
SPECIAL ROLES:
1. Oracle/Psychic/Seer -- An innocent elven villager that has the ability to see the true identity of any one player each night.
2. Field Medic/Chosen One -- An innocent elven villager that has the ability to protect any one player each night from being killed by a werepenguin. (This Role may not be filled and will be dependent on number of game participants)
RULES:
Notations:
[1]Exception to this rule is when accusing someone of being a werepenguin.
[2]If a spelling/grammar corrections are made, a note at the bottom must be applied stating the correction has occurred
[3]If the role was discovered via deduction without direct knowledge from other methods (PMs), release of the information is discretionary based on the Narrator's Rules.
SELF-LYNCHING RULES:
GAME START TIME:
December 12, 2022 00:00:00 UTC (Dec. 11, 2022 7PM EST)
SIGNUPS:
boydster
Space Cowgirl
Slemon (Jane)
Crouton
gotham
Stash
Colonel Gaydafi
Wolvaccine (Shifter)
Jura
disputeone
Alexei
junker
wise
Mundin
Unicorn Peptide Cake
DATE: EARLY DECEMBER
TIME: DUSK
The assembly lines slowed to a stop as the end of shift bells sounded at the Elven workshops. The elves, all full of yule tide glee, hopped down from their workstations and headed home for some eggnog and cookies. The night came quickly and brought with it a bitter cold front. The elves snuggled up in their homes, after singing their traditional Christmas songs and drifted to sleep with dreams of sugarplum fairies. Unbeknownst to the villagers, saboteurs had infiltrated the village and began to set in action their plan to destroy Santa's original Flat Earth Map and the sabotage the toy assembly lines.
The morning came with a bang. Smoke poured out of the workshop windows. The elves, saddened by the horror before them, still managed to work quickly and get the fires out, but the damage had been done. After assessing all the damage, Santa gathered all the elven villagers into the Great Hall of Christmas. In the best jolly spirit he could muster, Santa addressed the villagers, "My friends, we have suffered a great tragedy this morning. Saboteurs have come from afar, infiltrated our village, destroyed our assembly lines, and have stolen the Great Flat Earth Map. Based on the skills and stealth that was utilized by our foe, I suspect that these saboteurs are none other than the naughtiest of the naughty list. The Penguins, specifically their WerePenguin division." The elves became disheartened, but Santa continued, "Don't be down my friends, for Christmas will still prevail. I have called in our emergency response team, to repair our assembly lines. In the mean time we will build toys the old fashion way. Now get out there, and show me that good old holiday cheer!"
The elven villagers' hopes raised and glee restored to their faces as the meeting ended and they prepared for the work ahead of them. Little did they know that the Emergency Response Team was infiltrated by Penguins.
Will the Emergency Response Team succeed in repairing the assembly lines, or will the Penguins succeed in stopping the Flat Earth Toys from being delivered to boys and girls?
Find out in WerePenguin: North Pole Incursion.
ROLES:
Classic Werepenguin
1. Werepenguin -- 1 or more players (depending on game size) who seek to kill all innocent villagers. Appear as innocent villagers during the day, but change to vicious killer penguins at night. Can select any one player to be killed at night.
2. Innocent Villager -- An innocent elven villager. Any player that is not a werepenguin. Includes players that have special roles.
SPECIAL ROLES:
1. Oracle/Psychic/Seer -- An innocent elven villager that has the ability to see the true identity of any one player each night.
2. Field Medic/Chosen One -- An innocent elven villager that has the ability to protect any one player each night from being killed by a werepenguin. (This Role may not be filled and will be dependent on number of game participants)
RULES:
- Lynching or Killing the Narrator is not allowed
- Day and Nights each last 24 hours, with exception to weekends. Weekend times will be notated by the Narrator as needed.
- Do not reveal your role in game or in the open forums while the game is active
- Do not reveal another players role in game or in the open forums while the game is active that has been revealed via PM[1][3]
- Do not edit game posts, outside of spelling/grammatical corrections[2]
- Do not delete game posts
- Votes must be done in brackets for example: [I vote to lynch slemon] or [I vote to lynch wise]
- Unless stipulated by the Narrator, if you are dead, you can only talk during the Night Cycle
- Do not accuse players of cheating in game or in the open forums. PM the Narrator
- Narrator has final say in the game they are narrating
- Remember it is only a game and have fun.
Notations:
[1]Exception to this rule is when accusing someone of being a werepenguin.
[2]If a spelling/grammar corrections are made, a note at the bottom must be applied stating the correction has occurred
[3]If the role was discovered via deduction without direct knowledge from other methods (PMs), release of the information is discretionary based on the Narrator's Rules.
SELF-LYNCHING RULES:
- Results in your immediate death
- If no votes have been cast to lynch for the day, you can self-lynch and end the voting for the day.
- If you are the only player that has votes cast against, you can self-lynch and end the voting for the day.
- If you no longer can play the game, you can vote to self-lynch at anytime. Could result in multiple players killed during Day or Night. Narrator will make a determination if this ever occurs.
GAME START TIME:
December 12, 2022 00:00:00 UTC (Dec. 11, 2022 7PM EST)
SIGNUPS:
boydster
Space Cowgirl
Slemon (Jane)
Crouton
gotham
Stash
Colonel Gaydafi
Wolvaccine (Shifter)
Jura
disputeone
Alexei
junker
wise
Mundin
Unicorn Peptide Cake
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Flat Earth General / FE Experiment - Water Level
« on: June 30, 2021, 11:21:31 AM »Water level.
For a globe to work there must always be a water hump. Yes, a water HUMP from your vision at one point to an object over the calm water.
You do not need a laser if you have a frozen lake to use.
You can place 5 equal sized markers along a 201 metre line.
Attach the line exactly on top of the start and end markers.
Rest the line atop the central marker between the start and end markers.
If the Earth (water) is flat and level the string line should also be touching the tops of the other two markers left and right of centre.
If the string line does not touch the left and right of centre markers and those markers are below the line, then the argument for a globe is valid.
All it takes is for 3 honest people who want to find a truth to do this experiment.
One each end to ensure the string line is taut and a person to video that string line resting on centre and to verify whether left and right of centre have a string line touching or not touching.
Something like this.
Can you draw this "hump" into your marker diagram, I'm not seeing how your globe earth example causes marker 2 and 4 to dip below markers 1-3 and 3-5?
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The Lounge / Happy Father's Day
« on: June 20, 2021, 06:39:10 AM »
For those that are fathers, Happy Father's Day.
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Suggestions & Concerns / SMF Version
« on: April 26, 2021, 10:20:52 AM »
I know I've asked this before, just can't seem to find the thread. When is SMF going to get an upgrade? We are 2.0.14 and the latest version is 2.0.18.
I know, I know...
I will likely start having issues with SMF shortly after posting this for even questioning SMF.
I know, I know...
I will likely start having issues with SMF shortly after posting this for even questioning SMF.
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Suggestions & Concerns / Forum Rules Question
« on: June 24, 2020, 07:07:17 AM »
I've read the Forum Rules and it doesn't explicitly say it, but is advocating for another person to break the Forum Rules a violation.
I moderate a forum for a browser based game and advocating rule violations is viewed as a rule violation, but we have that specifically listed within our rules. Just want to know the official stance.
I moderate a forum for a browser based game and advocating rule violations is viewed as a rule violation, but we have that specifically listed within our rules. Just want to know the official stance.
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The Lounge / New Years Resolutions 2020
« on: December 31, 2019, 01:57:14 PM »
I figured as a community it would be interesting to have a topic to discuss our planned new years resolutions. You can post one or multiple.
For Me:
Cut back on my eating. Over eating is a serious problem.
For Me:
Cut back on my eating. Over eating is a serious problem.
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Suggestions & Concerns / Emojis
« on: December 16, 2019, 07:33:39 AM »
Why is there not a facepalm emoji prebuilt into the forums?
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / 100 Year Cover Up of Penguin Prostitution in Antarctica
« on: December 11, 2019, 10:38:21 AM »
https://www.foxnews.com/science/bizarre-100-year-cover-up-of-penguin-prostitution-in-antarctica-revealed-by-book
Was reading this and thought it worthy of here.
Was reading this and thought it worthy of here.
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Flat Earth General / Tom Bishop Presents: Projections on the Atmolayer
« on: August 30, 2019, 10:56:47 AM »The fact that the Moon is often crisp and clear while mountains only 10 miles away are foggy and discolored is a piece of evidence that the visible Moon is a projection upon the atmolayer.
As said in Q&A, how do you project a clear and crisp image on the "atmolayer"
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Flat Earth General / Bay of Fundy - FE Tides
« on: July 22, 2019, 08:58:28 PM »
Is there an FE explanation on why the Bay of Fundy has such drastic tides compared to the rest of the world?
Considered the highest tides in the world and during low tide you can walk on the ocean floor.
Considered the highest tides in the world and during low tide you can walk on the ocean floor.
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Suggestions & Concerns / Post Deletion
« on: March 20, 2019, 08:26:30 AM »
Why does SMF allow a non-mod/admin user to delete their post after another reply to the thread has occurred? Most other forums I've used prevent this.
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Suggestions & Concerns / Jump To - Missing
« on: March 01, 2019, 01:02:47 PM »
Is anyone else seeing the Jump To Box at the bottom of a thread missing?
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Suggestions & Concerns / Inflammatory Signatures
« on: January 29, 2019, 11:40:40 PM »
I received a warning for having a signature that called wise a turd. It was a photoshop of his forum profile, with the avatar replaced with a giant angry poop emoji. It was posted as my signature for about a day, before I was asked to take it down and received a warning. The warning was for an inflammatory signature.
To keep the story short, I created the signature after wise reposted his "reenkarned hitler" signature. If he can call me reenkarned hitler in his signature I will call him a turd in mine. After discussion with the administration and moderator who issued the warning, I stated my position on the matter and took the signature down.
Wise was also asked to remove his signature. Which he seemed to comply with.
Now, wise has posted a new signature which is still inflammatory. Calling someone a racist without proof of them being a racist in a signature is inflammatory. Wise either does not know what inflammatory is or is willfully circumventing the rule to not have an inflammatory signature.
To keep the story short, I created the signature after wise reposted his "reenkarned hitler" signature. If he can call me reenkarned hitler in his signature I will call him a turd in mine. After discussion with the administration and moderator who issued the warning, I stated my position on the matter and took the signature down.
Wise was also asked to remove his signature. Which he seemed to comply with.
Now, wise has posted a new signature which is still inflammatory. Calling someone a racist without proof of them being a racist in a signature is inflammatory. Wise either does not know what inflammatory is or is willfully circumventing the rule to not have an inflammatory signature.
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Suggestions & Concerns / Increase PM Sent Limit
« on: January 17, 2019, 11:22:35 AM »
The PM Sent limit in 1 hour is ridiculous. I get it is to prevent spamming, but SMF counts 1 PM sent to multiple recipients as multiple PMs.
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Suggestions & Concerns / Report to Moderator - Shorten Time Limit Between Reports
« on: October 18, 2018, 03:06:49 PM »
Need to reduce the cooldown time between Report to Moderator occurences. 120 Seconds is a long time when multiple spam posts occur and need to be reported.
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Flat Earth Debate / Flat Earth's Underside
« on: October 15, 2018, 11:23:08 AM »So, being fairly new to FET, I'm wondering what's below? In another thread I made a joke that if you dig down far enough you'll hit turtles. But I'm wondering, what does FET say would happen if you could dig far enough down? People have dug and drilled pretty far down, so we know that the Earth is at least a mile or so thick because nobody has ever come out the bottom. But assuming it were possible to dig to an arbitrary depth, or if it were possible to get past the ice wall and over the edge, what would we find?
Is there an under-side to the Earth? And if so, what's it like? Or is there a dimensional distortion so that there is no bottom, but you'd dig forever, or curve around and come out at another point of the surface, as predicted by RET?
What's underneath the Earth?
I hope this thread will not become a debate on the truth or not of FET. I would like to find out what FET says about what's down there.
A material like water. Like the dome side.
The earth has been created stratified layers. the top of one layer is the bottom of the other layer. So that;
Whenever you look at the sky, meanwhile you see the bottom of this earth.
Wise, I have moved this to the Debate sections as I want more information on this.
Are you saying that the Earth is inside a layered sphere?
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The Lounge / Werepenguins: Rules Discussion
« on: October 08, 2018, 01:06:06 PM »
This is to discuss Game Rules in General.
First, we need to understand that there is a difference between Hard Rules and Variable Rules.
Hard Rules are rules that do not change or provide a minimum baseline for game play. Narrators cannot change or go below the baseline.
Variable Rules are rules that are determined by the Narrator. These can change between games. Players need to ensure they read up on the variable rules provided by the Narrator at the beginning of the Signup Thread.
Variable Rules include but are not limited to:
Hard Rules
Notations:
[1]Exception to this rule is when accusing someone of being a werepenguin.
[2]If a spelling/grammar corrections are made, a note at the bottom must be applied stating the correction has occurred
[3]If the role was discovered via deduction without direct knowledge from other methods (PMs), release of the information is discretionary based on the Narrator's Rules.
I will update this as needed. If Admins feel the need to update or modify it, please do.
I'm questioning on whether we should include basic game play within the hard rules or just leave that to the Narrator.
OPEN TO DISCUSSION
First, we need to understand that there is a difference between Hard Rules and Variable Rules.
Hard Rules are rules that do not change or provide a minimum baseline for game play. Narrators cannot change or go below the baseline.
Variable Rules are rules that are determined by the Narrator. These can change between games. Players need to ensure they read up on the variable rules provided by the Narrator at the beginning of the Signup Thread.
Variable Rules include but are not limited to:
- Available Roles
- Custom Roles
- Day/Night Cycle
- Custom Assignment Methods
- Winning Conditions
- Game Events
- Role Play Text Utilization
- Divulging Deduced Player Roles
Hard Rules
- Variable Game Play Rules must be posted within the first post of the Signup Thread
- Variable Rules cannot be changed once posted unless by unanimous consent by all players that have signed up
- Full Game Rules (Hard Rules and Variable) should be at minimum linked in the first post of the Game Thread
- Do not reveal your role in game or in the open forums while the game is active
- Do not reveal another players role in game or in the open forums while the game is active that has been revealed via PM[1][3]
- Do not edit game posts, outside of spelling/grammatical corrections[2]
- Do not delete game posts
- Votes must be done in brackets for example: [I vote to lynch wise]
- Unless stipulated by the Narrator, if you are dead, you can only talk during the Night Cycle
- Do not accuse players of cheating in game or in the open forums. PM the Narrator
- Narrator has final say in the game they are narrating
- Remember it is only a game and have fun.
Notations:
[1]Exception to this rule is when accusing someone of being a werepenguin.
[2]If a spelling/grammar corrections are made, a note at the bottom must be applied stating the correction has occurred
[3]If the role was discovered via deduction without direct knowledge from other methods (PMs), release of the information is discretionary based on the Narrator's Rules.
I will update this as needed. If Admins feel the need to update or modify it, please do.
I'm questioning on whether we should include basic game play within the hard rules or just leave that to the Narrator.
OPEN TO DISCUSSION
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Suggestions & Concerns / Avatar/Profile Pic Issue
« on: September 17, 2018, 02:32:30 PM »
I went to change my Avatar/Profile Picture and all I get is error. I've scaled my image down to 125 x 125 and have even tried a smaller size, as well as using both jpeg and png format. The server just gives me an error when trying to upload.
In the process, it wiped out my old profile pic, so now I'm stuck with nothing. Completely uncool, SMF.
In the process, it wiped out my old profile pic, so now I'm stuck with nothing. Completely uncool, SMF.
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Suggestions & Concerns / SMF Patch or Update??
« on: August 26, 2018, 01:18:10 PM »
Is SMF going to be updated? The 2.0.15 patch has been out for almost a year.
I ask because I'm hoping the ridiculous notifications about posting within the last 30 seconds or duplicate post (when clearly the post isn't duplicate because it never actually posted) are fixed.
If not going to patch, are you guys looking into an alternative forum management system. It wouldn't be hard to transition between, most forums allow you to export data and have similar DB sets so data can be used in another forum system.
I ask because I'm hoping the ridiculous notifications about posting within the last 30 seconds or duplicate post (when clearly the post isn't duplicate because it never actually posted) are fixed.
If not going to patch, are you guys looking into an alternative forum management system. It wouldn't be hard to transition between, most forums allow you to export data and have similar DB sets so data can be used in another forum system.
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Flat Earth General / Discussions by Tom: Moon Terminator Illusion
« on: August 16, 2018, 07:19:23 AM »
In this episode of Discussions by Tom, we will analyze the below Post made by Tom in the Q&A Section:
The Sun is not next to the moon, Tom. It is several MILLION Miles further away from the Earth than the Moon, which results in the sunlight to appear on the back of the moon while the Sun and Moon appear to be next to each other.
That's not a question about FET, you can read one of the hundreds of topics that already exist on that subject.
Actually it is, sorry. I should have made it more clear why I was asking. I have regular debates with this coworker of mine, and as a new member, I just wanted that one piece of evidence from a die-hard believer that would really deliver the "whammy" I'm looking for. Sorry to bother you, but anyone else can feel free to respond.
One easy one to observe is that when the moon and sun are in the sky together, the light of the moon does not point at the sun. It's called the Moon Terminator "Illusion".
RE'ers spam out perspective effects as an explanation, and link to close range examples where angles change at close range as bodies change distance radically, but they are unable actually show how such perspective changes are possible with Round Earth Geometry, where the earth and sun are far from the observer and equal distances away from the observer at all times.
It is possible to hold a pencil out horizontally and look at it from different angles close up to get the pencil to point upwards and downwards with close range perspective effects; but doing is harder to do so when the horizontal pencil is at a distance far from the observer. Those same motions would not cause the pencil to change. When the pencil is far from the observer it would require an equivalent change of ratio, which the Round Earth System cannot provide. In RET the sun and moon are far from the observer and equal distance from the observer at all times.
We are spammed with hallway examples where, when standing in the middle of a hallway, the angles of the ends of ceiling corners of the hallways are tilted upwards or downwards, but the concept of the sun and moon are "going down a hallway" and changing distance radically from the observer is actually the Flat Earth example, not a Round Earth example. Under RET the sun and moon are far away and maintain the same distance from the observer at all times. They do not change position in relation to the observer radically.
We are spammed with demands to hold a small ball up against the sky with the moon in the background and position yourself in a manner where the ball shows a similar scene to the moon. "Proof!" Yet, this is another dumb close range perspective effect, and is no different than the pencil explanation. It is possible to get a ball that is close to you into many orientations with slight movements, and, like the pencil, not so possible when the object is far away.
At some point astronomers did provided a mathematical equation to predict the changes, but unfortunately the distance to the Sun or Moon do not matter in the equations for the result; and so the predictive model is entirely frivolous as a Round Earth model.
It is a clear win for the Flat Earth model, and one that is easily observable to anyone. Look past the lies and excuses. The evidence is right there in the sky!
The Sun is not next to the moon, Tom. It is several MILLION Miles further away from the Earth than the Moon, which results in the sunlight to appear on the back of the moon while the Sun and Moon appear to be next to each other.
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Suggestions & Concerns / Ability to Like (and Dislike) Posts
« on: August 06, 2018, 04:33:47 PM »
The ability to like someone's post. There are times when someone hits it out of the park with a post, making it pointless to post the same thing.
There are times when someone posts just crap and there is no reason to reply to say just that.
There are times when someone posts just crap and there is no reason to reply to say just that.
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Flat Earth Q&A / FE Ozone
« on: April 19, 2018, 07:30:28 AM »
From what I have read on FE, the earth is a flat disc with a dome. I suspect that the ozone and the dome are one in the same in FE. If they are the same can you explain the hole in the ozone/dome. If they are not the same, can explain the relationship between the two?
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Flat Earth Q&A / Red Sky?
« on: April 15, 2018, 12:34:25 PM »
On FE, what causes the sky to appear RED before sunrise and after sunset?
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Flat Earth Q&A / Flat Earth's Layers
« on: April 12, 2018, 01:39:30 PM »
In another Q&A Topic, the question of reaching the other side was brought forth and that technology was a reason we couldn't currently reach it via drilling. An additional point was added that we would have to pass through the lava layer in the earth.
So my question is what are the layers of the Flat Earth and is there a basic diagram explaining the layers?
So my question is what are the layers of the Flat Earth and is there a basic diagram explaining the layers?
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Suggestions & Concerns / Warning Dispute & Post Moved
« on: April 06, 2018, 11:38:19 AM »
I was reading through the Q & A Topics and Found Sun and Moon
The first post was:
The second was:
I responded with:
Now from my understanding, Flat Earth Q & A is supposed to be questions about flat earth theory with answer about flat earth theory, no other discussion.
I replied to brotherhood of the dome, who clearly made a statement within his post that did not answer flat earth theory nor the question. He posed a point of debate in the Q&A instead of just answering the question solely on the points of Flat Earth Theory, yet his post remained and mine was removed, even though my post also included a follow up question to the main topic on providing a diagram of how the moon works in Flat Earth Theory.
If he is allowed to keep his statement, then his statement can be replied to. He opened the discussion up to reply. So if my response to his opening the discussion is invalid, so is his.
That's a double standard.
The first post was:
On many days, I can see the moon and the sun out at the same time, how does this work on the flat earth?
The second was:
It only works in flat earth model.
In round model, there is no explanation about in a place in daylight and the other place is 180 degrees in the other side, night side of the earth has moon in the air. This is impossible in the round model.
In the flat earth model, ie, there is many models, but in some models, the earth and sun has different speeds so that sometimes you see the moon in only night and sometimes you see the sun and moon both together. It is possible if they are visible together. I could not explain very well. anyway. perhaps someone else may do it better.
I guess nowadays my energy is going down .
I responded with:
It only works in flat earth model.That's beyond laughable.
In round model, there is no explanation about in a place in daylight and the other place is 180 degrees in the other side, night side of the earth has moon in the air. This is impossible in the round model.
In the flat earth model, ie, there is many models, but in some models, the earth and sun has different speeds so that sometimes you see the moon in only night and sometimes you see the sun and moon both together. It is possible if they are visible together. I could not explain very well. anyway. perhaps someone else may do it better.
I guess nowadays my energy is going down .
It is completely possible and does happen in the RE model. I'm sure it's been explained to you before, and you just ignored it. In the RE model the moon orbits around the earth while the earth orbits the sun. Here is a diagram.
Can you provide a diagram of how the moon works with the sun on the flat earth.
Now from my understanding, Flat Earth Q & A is supposed to be questions about flat earth theory with answer about flat earth theory, no other discussion.
I replied to brotherhood of the dome, who clearly made a statement within his post that did not answer flat earth theory nor the question. He posed a point of debate in the Q&A instead of just answering the question solely on the points of Flat Earth Theory, yet his post remained and mine was removed, even though my post also included a follow up question to the main topic on providing a diagram of how the moon works in Flat Earth Theory.
If he is allowed to keep his statement, then his statement can be replied to. He opened the discussion up to reply. So if my response to his opening the discussion is invalid, so is his.
That's a double standard.
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