Retribution

[quote name='Shy][size=1']Your post is actually a lot smaller when you take out all of the times you quoted others, love.[/size][/quote][size=1]I'm well aware of that. I just wanted to give a size-representation of how short/long ~700 words was. ...But do you [i]really[/i] love me anymore? It's been forever since you called. [QUOTE][size=1]Anyway, if you had read my last post (it's the one you glossed over to respond to Gavin's points) you would see that I never intended to institute this as a rule, or even propose such a thing. I'm merely tossing an idea into the Underground, and seeing what the various reactions are. It would make for an interesting writing exercise,and force some of the more long-winded writers to do something short, coherent and to the point for once.[/size][/QUOTE]I did catch the part about not making it a rule when I glossed over your post. I'm just one of those headstrong types who keeps arguing when there's nothing left to argue about.[/size]

[size=1]Rofflehouse, I didn't know you knew my name. Haha. Anyway. [quote name='Gavin][SIZE=1']Alex, if 1,000 words is roughly 3 pages, then 500 words is a completely acceptable upper limit. I don't know about you, but the vast majority of my RPG submissions never go beyond a page and a half in Microsoft Word. So I don't know where you get off saying that limiting replies to 500 words would create havok in the Arena, because most replies are under 500 words anyway from what I can see. Besides, Josh isn't talking about implementing this system across the entire Arena, this is simply an idea we were discussing for a possible future RPG in order to encourage people to be able to post more often.[/SIZE][/quote] If your [and most people's for that matter] RPG submissions never go beyond a page and a half in Microsoft Word, then what's the point of creating this 500 word limit. It seems like a word-cap for a word-cap's sake if people are already doing it and its a select few who are exceeding such a limit. What's the point of making a law if people are already doing it on their own (for the most part)? If this idea is for only one RPG, I really have no problem with it. However, if this idea were to be instituted throughout the Arena, I wouldn't stand for it. I also don't really see the point if this is to encourage activity when people already fall within the rule's criteria... it seems the level of activity wouldn't change if the post length has no change to make. [QUOTE][SIZE=1]True, longer posts under certain circumstances can be beneficial, but raising the case of Kill Adam as an example is a bit unfair. Kill Adam featured some of the very, very best role-players in the Arena, people who were around and were willing to wait a long time to finish Kill Adam Volume One. How long did it take from start to finish ? Seven months over only three pages. I don't think it's even remotely realistic to use KA as an example of how longer posts can be beneficial to most RPGs in the Arena.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] Alright, fine, but my point still holds true. Occasional long posts are still beneficial. They both work to flesh out a universe further or exist to push the action along if there is a lull in activity. In addition, they can lay out the framework for a chain of shorter posts to do their magic. [QUOTE][SIZE=1]As for 1,000 + word posts enriching stories, again this is true, but what you're not saying it that it also creates a strain on the writers to be able to submit that kind of addition in timely fashions in order to keep the fluidity of an RPG. What Josh is suggesting by adding an upper word limit is that people can add a reply and then work off what the next person submits, the fluidity is kept and people don't spend a week working on one posts. For those of us in multiple, often four or five RPGs at the one time, this is also a blessing because 5,000 words every two or three days is very difficult to do.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] I never said anything about a 1,000+ word post, but perhaps a 700 word post would be a good example. Also, any sane writer wouldn't expect another 1,000+ word post coming all the other RPers, and I hope the RPers would understand that they don't need to go that distance either. The fact that one person gives a long post does not necessarily mean that everyone should follow their lead. Like I said, that one long post could be the opening to a chapter, from which everyone springboards into the normal posts. So at the end of the day, if it's only being applied to one RPG, fine. It's your RP... and I don't see why you'd need to ask the question if it's your own. I suppose to get feedback. Just please don't make it a rule. :p [B]Interesting note:[/B] This post, excluding this note, is 685 words.[/size]

[size=1]My apologies if I restate other's points... I only skimmed. I must say, an interesting idea, but I personally despise it. Making this a rule would frustrate me more than anything -- one of the things I esteem Arena for is its creative flexibility, which would include post format and length. If you're only allowed something like 500 words, one of three things will happen. 1) You will have utilitarian posts that scrap all detail to further the plot, 2) you will have detailed and descriptive posts that move the story no where, or 3) you will have some mix of both which proves to be ineffective due to the limited length. I could see how something like this might be beneficial to a fight scene, in that it would force the two to think harder about their moves, but it might actually hurt things. You might just have people intent on making a certain move, and so they have zero detail and just a string of actions. Furthermore, longer posts can be very beneficial in an RPG. For something like Kill Adam, you could have both a flashback and action in the same post, where the story is told from one perspective. Such posts both enrich the universe and move things along, with the latter being superfluous in many cases. With a limit of 500 words, you limit the complexity of the universe being played in as well as cripple creative control of the RPer. I think it was a good idea to toy around with, but I would recommend it go back to the drawing board.[/size]

[size=1]Welcome to OtakuBoards, XRyuho_FanX1256. This thread has been dead for a month. As a general rule of thumb, post only in threads that are two weeks old and up, unless you have an update vital for a specific thread. In addition, I ask that you read and familiarize yourself with the [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/rules.php][b]Official OtakuBoards Rules[/b][/url] so that you understand how things work and what is expected of you. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. Thread closed. (Cat14, if you want to open the thread, please PM me about it.)[/size]

[QUOTE=Your Mother][SIZE=1]Why? Why should we be angry at Hezbollah, not Israel? Israel has killed hundreds of Lebanese civilians, and caused half the country to flee. Sure, the deaths may be labeled "accidental", but after almost four hundred innocent people have died in Lebanon, some American citizens, some [I]UN workers[/I], suddenly you realize that Israel isn't so innocent anymore. [/SIZE][/QUOTE][size=1]Neither side is innocent. Both sides, both Hezbollah and Israel are being absolute idiots, however I can at least sympathize with Israel. Israel, as previously stated, as been [pardon my frankness, but] [spoiler]raped up the *** pretty hard[/spoiler] by her neighbors. It's ridiculous. Countries attack Israel, Israel hands their ***** to them. [QUOTE][SIZE=1]Another thing. Quit spitting this idealist crap (Retri, I'm not talking to you, but to the general thread) about how inhumane and stupid Hezbollah's rocket attacks are. When a WHOLE F**KING CITY, and not just any city, the CAPITAL, gets torn down over a country's desire to find a handful of militants, I would damn well fire rockets in retaliation.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]I don't really consider Hezbollah's rockets to be anything more than a mosquito bite to Israel. I mean, what have they done? Killed four civilians or something? I consider them to be more idiotic and malicious for the following reason: [i]Hezbollah knew Israel would come into Lebanon swinging when they launched those missiles, and now the country's being leveled.[/i] This is why Hezbollah is at fault -- they launched this attack and really have Israel no other option but to attack. Would they sit around and be the chumps of the situation, still desperately clawing for diplomacy? Hell no. They're already hated; the last thing they need to do is to show a soft side, lest they be picked on even more. [QUOTE][SIZE=1]Two soldiers, actually. But thats irrelevant. The point is that this is a seriously disappropriate reaction. Are [I]two[/I] soldiers worth waging war? Maybe, maybe not. But I don't see how ripping Beirut to pieces and forcing people to spend decades rebuilding it again is going to solve anything.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]It's all about proving a point. I'm not saying it's right, but what Israel is trying to do is to basically tell all countries harboring animosity for Israel to get lost. Assuming this is their aim, I'm guessing it's going to work. [QUOTE][SIZE=1]The [I]Middle East?[/I] Don't, don't, DON'T point a finger at a region and accuse it of something a few people did. If you'd watch the news, you would see that there are Arab countries disagreeing with Hezbollah's actions. Saudi Arabia. Syria. To name a couple.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]Of course I'm not accusing some average guy who commutes to work and has a wife and kids. I'm accusing the childish leaders of the countries who insist upon perpetuating violence... Palestine, Iran, I'm looking at you. I was also pointing a finger at all these ridiculous suicide bombers. I don't have words to describe the hate I have for them.[/size]

[size=1]You see, ninjas have been god-modded to all hell. A real ninja would [i]not[/i] have the art of substitution, a sharingan eye, or any chakra to speak of. He'd be a guy with some dated weaponry, and when facing pirates with guns and cannons, it's game over folks. If we're talking about a real pirates versus real ninjas, there's absolutely no contest. Your more formidable examples have been Ninja Scroll and Naruto, both of which depict ninja as gods more than mortals. This, sadly, is and was never the truth. Real ninjas were just as dirty, just as poor, and just as mean as pirates. Their image has been falsely glorified by the eyes of anime. So let's get back to the purist debate -- real pirates versus real ninjas. Who would win?[/size]

[quote name='Acheron][font=Palatino Linotype][size=3][b][i][color=darkred]a)[/color][/i][/b] [i][b]Power Ranger's aren't [u]ninjas[/u][/b][/i]. If they are [i][b](By some type of definition some OB member can provide)[/b][/i] Then i'll instead plead temporary insanity and maim the Power Rangers for being a [b][i]ninja class[/i][/b][/size'][/font][/quote] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/NinjaStorm.jpg[/IMG] [size=1]How soon the younger generations forget Power Rangers. You'd better start heading off to the asylum... looks like you've lost the bet. I would also like to bring up [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Francis_Drake#The_Spanish_Armada][b]Sir Francis Drake[/b][/url] and his amazing heroics in destroying the Spanish Armada. This shows that Pirates can win against all odds.[/size]

[quote name='DeathKnight][color=crimson']Having built several OtakuBoards members myself (Ezekiel, Kuja, Gavin, Retribution) I can say with some certainty that none of the administrators are robots.[/color][/quote] [size=1][i]I'm a real boy![/i] And man, were you on crack when you built Kuja? As for conspiracy theory? Only [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showpost.php?p=32982&postcount=32][b]this[/b][/url].[/size]

[quote name='liveinmybubble']Note: If I somehow disapear from Otaku.com know that the administartors got my soul but they will never ever take my heart. :animeangr[/quote] [size=1]Bwhahaha. You thought you could defeat the Administration? Let it be known to all members that the gallant Staff will crush any underground 'Freedom Fighter' movements, as well as further resistance to our rule. If you are found to be associated with any sort of terrorist cell or happen to be a conspirator against the Otaku Empire, you will be banned on sight.[/size] [SIZE=3][Font=Times New Roman][CENTER][B]WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH[/B][/CENTER][/font][/SIZE]

[QUOTE=Shy][size=1][b]#1[/b] [indent][i]They hike in the hills Through Spam, typos and fangirls Yet somehow remain unphased by it all[/indent][/i][/size][/QUOTE] [size=1]Category Moderators?[/size]

[size=1]Thank you, Papa Smurf. At least [i]someone[/i] has seen the light. Everyone loves good, wholesome pillaging, raping, and naval warfare. Acheron, I pray for the repose of your soul. May Shinmaru have mercy on you.[/size]

[size=1]Well, it's pretty good. I'll say that before I get into the nitty-gritty. Now, it looks rather low quality as far as 3D renders go. I'm not sure if you were intentionally going for a frosty look, but it makes it look like a drawing instead of a 3D model. This also lacks a focal point. When I look at it, my eyes sort of roll all around... there's no unifying element here, which is what I think you're looking for. You were on the right track with the red text, but it's hidden in a corner, so it doesn't do you much good. Also, don't be afraid to add effects like Displace, Fragement, or Sharpen to your advantage on abstracts like these. Keep in mind that this critique came from someone who has very little 3D experience under his belt. However, I did spend about a year on a forum called Tagmonkey... they definitely taught me a thing or two about this sort of stuff.[/size]

[size=1][B]To all mortals:[/B] Please brace yourself before viewing the following pictures. These singlehandedly close the debate of whether pirates are better/cooler/stronger than ninjas. [center][IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/shin01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/shin02.jpg[/IMG][/center] Pirates win. I rest my case.[/size]

[QUOTE=Shi no Tenshi]Any place that allows people to interact is susceptible to innapropriate interactions. In a way, there is a partial blame if a kid is tracked or abused from their ignorance in posting personal information. I'm sure most computer savvy kids have heard of never giving out their details, right? And I'm also sure many parents/teachers know of the dangers on the internet. I read once a young girl met up with an online person whom she assumed was a boy of her age. Her friends accompanied her, and lo-and-behold the young boy turned out to be a 40-something-year old. But did alarm bells go off? Nope. They remained 'friends' until she was nearly raped (the incident nearly took place when she went to his apartment alone to retrieve a cell phone she had left earlier when she visited with friends). Luckily, he's behind bars. It makes me angry to think that kids are either not being educated enough or that they are ignoring the education they recieve. On a side note, I'm not defending predators, neither am I blaming brainless children.[/QUOTE] [size=1]The thing is, you have to blame the brainless children for getting into a predator's hands. Everyone has heard of that story where some girl met up with some guy and she was raped, killed, and thrown in a river, never to be seen again. I had heard that story when I was seven. I'm certain that this girl knew that child predators existed, and I'm certain that she had heard such stories as well. You don't need a parent to tell you that when you are a 14-year-old girl, it is a bad idea to go alone to a place where you're going to meet a 40-year-old guy who promised he was 15. I never thought anyone could be that naive.[/size]

[size=1]Dhampir, you're a member now, and you should know that 1) bumping threads is not allowed and 2) posting pre-emptive 'thank you's without really saying anything else is also not allowed. It is for those reasons that I deleted your two posts. Tical Blue, you're also a member. You should know that you don't "call" requests. Rather, you just post up your work. Now, I deleted your post, but I restored it when I thought about it more. I'll let it go this time. So please, please, pretty please read and refresh yourselves with the [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/rules.php][b]Rules[/b][/url]. Thanks.[/size]

[size=1]A very interesting style to say the least. I was rather puzzled when I first saw this, mostly by all the acute angles this thing has. The one big change I'd make is to make the hips more shapely. Considering those are one of the defining characteristics of womanhood, and how you made the other characteristic (*ahem*) curved, I'm not sure why you made the hips so square. The only other change I'd recommend would be defining her hands more to include individual fingers. While it is probably intentional and part of this style, I just prefer to see them all separate instead of a rectangular shape. A job well done, though.[/size]

[quote name='DeadSeraphim][size=1][color=indigo][font=arial]Wasn't a compliment, dude.[/font][/color'][/size][/quote] [size=1]I guess you missed the "

[quote name='James][font=arial']The only issue I really have is that the "D" in all of these images is quite pixelated. Perhaps applying anti-aliasing, or some kind of slightly softer edge, might be a good solution there.[/font][/quote] [size=1]Yeah, I've been trying to work something out, but these were done with anti-aliasing on in the first place. I'm guessing I might have to just cave in and manually soften the edges. I know it's hard to do so without some sort of context, but how do you think any of these would look within a layout? Hopefully I should be able to post some samples to give you all a better idea of what I'm mentally planning.[/size]

[size=1]Thanks for all the speedy and quality reponses. I personally thought they were all rather boring, and I was suprised when you all thought that #2 was the best. Interesting. And Lan, I didn't plan on using the lighter squares on banner 1 for links, but it's a good idea. I might pursue that. Here's another, tell me what I'm doing right and wrong. [url=http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/conceptbanner4.jpg][b][link 4][/b][/url] [url=http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/conceptbanner5.jpg][b][link 5][/b][/url] [url=http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/conceptbanner6.jpg][b][link 6][/b][/url] Thanks again![/size]

[size=1][URL=http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotrp1.jpg][IMG]http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4904/screenshotrp1.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Photography and editing done by yours truly. [b]Edit:[/b] I hate you, Imageshack. It resized my wallpaper... oh well.[/size]

[size=1]Let's keep it on topic, folks. A bit of conversation is allowable, considering you're only posting desktop screens, but several of the last few posts have been pretty poor.[/size]

[size=1]I'd say this is alright thus far. There's perhaps [i]too many[/i] OtakuDestined to keep track of throughout the writing. I can see this being a rather large logistical problem further down the road, as it seems this would be more suited for an RPG, but I might be wrong. I feel cheated. I got one paragraph and no lines this time. Jerk. ;__;[/size]

[size=1]Hello all. I'm designing a few banners for a site of mine, and I wanted some feedback on these. Keep in mind that the following will be used on a website (in the header), and that the color scheme will be revolving around them. [B] [url=http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/conceptbanner.jpg][link 1][/url] [url=http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/conceptbanner2.jpg][link 2][/url] [url=http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/conceptbanner3.jpg][link 3][/url] [/B] Thanks.[/size]

[size=1]Firefox works for what I want it to do. However, if I could have updates (perhaps a little notification box that pops up and slides away) when news is posted, I might have to get a real aggregator. Are aggregators clunky/visible, and how does it look when the feed is opened?[/size]

[quote name='Morpheus']Pansy. Going through Wikipedia, I sometimes have enough tabs to go off of the side of Firefox. Some tabs aren't shown, and one half occupies the space for the Close Tab button. You achieve the half and half effect at 34 tabs, and the unseen ones beyond that number.[/quote] [size=1]What's the point of having tabs open when you don't know what they are? In any event, I have found the beauty that is RSS Feeds, and having them update in Mozilla Firefox as soon as they're posted (On BBC, CNN, or New York Times). I really enjoy being up to date with world affairs, and this is the answer to my prayers. Firefox, how I love thee![/size]