Quote from: danzig138The banning notice said the banning is a result of SKOTOS (is that it?) policy. I  bet that new policy is related to the Ken whatshisface legal action threat thing. I guess it's a CYA thing.

Actually there was some female poster long before Ken Whitman who threatened Skotos with legal action (after getting another temp-ban) and Shannon posted a curt note that her ban was now permanent, never to be appealed.

There's still an RPG.Net?

Quote from: KoltarCould all of you people that are having good-hearted fun at my expense give a little something to Toys For Tots this year ? (Or similiar kids charity in your own country) Either a toy or a few bucks to get a gift for a kid during the HOliday season would work.

Here Down Under the two main supermarket chains and a few other department store chains have a big-arsed Christmas tree outside each store, you donate presents to it. We do that already. I think it's a good initiative. The most degrading part of being poor is being unable to give. That's particularly hard for parents with kids. You can deny yourself anything, but it's hard to deny your kids stuff.

Thanks Kyle...thats at least one.

 You know what ?
 If any of you that still have accounts on rpg.net see my name mentioned (in any form) after the ban announcement  - tell them I'd like them to donate a toy or a few bucks to TOYS-For-TOTS or a few bucks for every comment. (again , or similiar charities in countries that aren't the U.S.A.)

- Ed C.

Quote from: Kyle AaronThe most degrading part of being poor is being unable to give. That's particularly hard for parents with kids. You can deny yourself anything, but it's hard to deny your kids stuff.

We do all right. You just have to bring them up with the right expectations.

Quote from: droogWe do all right. You just have to bring them up with the right expectations.

Oh I know. That was how I was brought up. But I think that it's nice for kids twice a year to be able to have something nice, a toy or book or game.

When I was a kid we were quite poor by Aussie standards. In those days there was a "Christmas Club" savings thing, you'd go to the bank and put one or two bucks in each week, at the end of the year at Christmas or Hannukah time, you'd have $50-$100 saved up. That was enough for a couple of presents, a nice roast dinner and so on.

To not even be able to manage that, that'd be hard, I think.

Quote from: Kyle AaronOh I know. That was how I was brought up. But I think that it's nice for kids twice a year to be able to have something nice, a toy or book or game.

Savers, man.

Quote from: danzig138Yes, they did. Because he walked into the thread, laid down, and said "Free ride boys, hop on!" You can say "AGAIN" in all caps like you're tired of it all you want to, but he should quit giving free rides. Of course, every time he posts there, I look for the hidden text that says "Look at Me! Over here! Look at me!!!!!!!11! I need ATTENTION!!!"  I think everyone went quite easy on him, and it's a shame. I would have liked to have read an actual bon-fiery dog piling. Like the old days.

Kolt wasn't screaming for attention within the thread. If you read the thread, you'll see that the other posters were the ones truly screaming for attention. Kolt did, however, make the mistake of giving his position on global warming without properly supporting it. It also didn't help that his position was at odds with most of the other posters, so predictably, this being RPGNet, he got dogpiled. The other posters got obnoxious about it, and resorted to personal attacks against him. After being dogpiled, he compounded his mistake with a PM to the mods (supposedly threatening to sue them, though I don't know if the mods statement on this is true). If Koltar was smarter, he'd have said "to Hell with it", and just left.

Kyle Aaron once stated, "don't piss off the mods", and this is the truth. The mods dislike Kolt, so he gets the axe. Such is life.

Quote from: danzig138The banning notice said the banning is a result of SKOTOS (is that it?) policy. I  bet that new policy is related to the Ken whatshisface legal action threat thing. I guess it's a CYA thing.

You're probably right about that. We can thank Ken for that bullshit.

Quote from: droogSavers, man.

The banks still have 'em? I'd assumed that the current thing of charging you to deposit your money, etc etc had wiped out those old useful services.

I mean, there's always the tin you chuck coins in, but it's tempting to open it early, whereas if it's in a bank you mightn't.

Oh well, anyway we'll chuck something under the tree this year. Even though we fucking hate Christmas carols and the whole three-month-Christmas-in-stores thing.

Why hate?

 Invite a few Christians to Hannukah get-togethers...and go to a few Christmas parties.
 However you look at it ...all those parties, food, smiles and gift-giving can be a good thing.  Especially donating so that kids of any faith have a present during that time of year.

- Ed Charlton


(My Grandfather played Santa for 3 decades before he died...and now I play the "Klingon Santa" when I can to help out charity.  I really mean all of the above in the best way possible. )

Quote from: Kyle AaronThe banks still have 'em? I'd assumed that the current thing of charging you to deposit your money, etc etc had wiped out those old useful services.

No, no. I mean Savers, the op shop.

I'm going to buy a baker's dozen copies of Poison'd, wrap them up and give them to my local Toys for Tots. Does that count?

Quote from: walkerpI'm going to buy a baker's dozen copies of Poison'd, wrap them up and give them to my local Toys for Tots. Does that count?

Right idea...but defnitely the wrong product for that time of year . (but you knew that)

 Now some affordable small kits of LEGO Pirates toys & stuff - some kids might like that kind of thing .



- Ed C.

Quote from: danzig138Yes, they did. Because he walked into the thread, laid down, and said "Free ride boys, hop on!" You can say "AGAIN" in all caps like you're tired of it all you want to, but he should quit giving free rides. Of course, every time he posts there, I look for the hidden text that says "Look at Me! Over here! Look at me!!!!!!!11! I need ATTENTION!!!"  I think everyone went quite easy on him, and it's a shame. I would have liked to have read an actual bon-fiery dog piling. Like the old days.

The banning notice said the banning is a result of SKOTOS (is that it?) policy. I  bet that new policy is related to the Ken whatshisface legal action threat thing. I guess it's a CYA thing.

Nice try, but Kolt was just trying to suggest an alternate POV. He just happend to run into one of the roving packs of know it all jackasses that festers in Tang. Yeah, you know the ones: the guys who think they know the facts on everything and no matter the evidance you put forth it's from an invalid source.

Quote from: walkerpI'm going to buy a baker's dozen copies of Poison'd, wrap them up and give them to my local Toys for Tots. Does that count?

Sure. As long as you promise to place your home address on them so that the torch-carrying angry mob know where to go.


REVENGE!