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[color=#707875]Heh, you don't need to apologize. Nobody was outright rejecting your idea. ^_^ A "Dating Game" style Event is actually a good idea, if it can be done in a unique way. So, this might be a good place for people to discuss ways in which it could effectively be done.[/color]
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Assumptions of a Newbie (and other short stories)
James replied to Doukeshi's topic in General Discussion
[color=#707875]Welcome to the boards, Kal. Same to Star I Am Not. These are the kinds of "newbies" that should be encouraged at OB. I don't know how long either of you will stick around in the longterm, but I think you are both examples of "newbies" who don't poszt lik diz. Apart from this whole discussion, I'm actually kinda surprised at the depth by which people can discuss the word "Newbie". Sometimes I think we are too ready to look past the basic meaning of the word -- and I think most of us agree that it's not a [i]bad[/i] word; only low quality posts feed that impression.[/color] -
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Semjaza Azazel [/i] [B]As far as I know, Iwata was only involved with HAL and was their president before moving over to NCL. [/B][/QUOTE] [color=#707875]Yep, correct. Iwata joined HAL Laboratory after graduating college and in 1983, he began to coordinate development of Nintendo-related titles. In 1993, Iwata became the president of HAL Laboratory -- the company was close to complete financial collapse by 1992, but Iwata pulled it from ruins and made it profitable. Then, in 2000, Iwata moved from HAL to Nintendo as the head of the Corporate Planning Division. I have another question that relates to him, too. What famous character/franchise did Satoru Iwata create?[/color]
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[color=#707875]It depends if you are talking about some kind of silly RPG-esque thing (like the Otaku Prom RPG), or something serious (putting a profile up with the intention of meeting). The former is something worth thinking about, but the latter is really out of the question. When you consider that there are a lot of minors on the boards, it would be irresponsible of us to offer any kind of serious service of this nature. But, I assume you're talking about a more lighthearted online-only thing. In that case, if I see some kind of good structure for how it might work...then I'm definitely more willing to approve of it.[/color]
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[color=#707875]Hm, I've got a question to throw on the pile. What company did Satoru Iwata work for, before joining Nintendo and ultimately becoming its president? [/color]
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[color=#707875]And generally, dark text on a light background is actually physically easier to see (I read it somewhere lol). So again, that's why most sites use the white background with the black text...same for books and anything else. Still, you can expect v7 to have a variety of textures, using different styles and colour themes. My hope is to cater to as many tastes as possible in that regard.[/color]
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[color=#707875]I don't see a shoe at all...but, I like the art generally. Yes, let me throw down my challenge here and now -- [b]use yellow and buck the trend![/b] Wah-hah! o_O; Anyway, yeah. Good piece here. I like it. ^_^[/color]
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[color=#707875]Well, I actually intended to change the first banner anyway; I wasn't very happy with it. But I ended up going overboard, as often happens with me and art. lol The border...well, I wanted something different. I originally had plain black borders, but I wanted something else. Actually, I did have something more elaborate planned...but I didn't really have time to do it. I'm glad that you guys like the changes though.[/color]
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[color=#707875]I only have one thing to add here at the moment. I am very impressed with Japan's reaction to North Korea. Japan has a pacifist constitution, but the country is behaving in a very responsible manner regarding NK. Japan rejects bilateral talks (as it should) and it isn't taking a military option off the table. Unfortunately, North Korea only understands military threats -- you need a viable military deterrant to back up any discussions (negotiations would be the wrong word at this point). I'm really satisfied with Japan's response so far. Right now, Prime Minister Howard is in Japan (and soon to visit South Korea), and it seems like our alliance is really building up -- especially over the North Korea issue. Japan has been very supportive of our efforts, and I think that's a good thing. The last thing we need is for Japan to take the Malaysian side of things (ie: don't do anything with the aim of protecting your state).[/color]
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by DuoMax [/i] [B] in my very humble opinion, it would be best to use diplomacy to get these dictators to allow their people more rights. [/B][/QUOTE] [color=#707875]What happens when you can't negotiate with someone? When they ignore your diplomatic efforts and continue to destroy their population and threaten those around them? Negotiation should always come first, of course. But sometimes you need to use force to create an environment for peace. Sometimes you need to remove a threat -- and once that threat is gone, peace can be achieveable. This is a basic point that some people do not understand, either through ignorance or simply being naive. Of course, none of us want war. And in a perfect world, it'd never happen. But if someone starts stabbing you in a dark alley, you don't sit there and negotiate with them -- you fight in order to protect yourself or someone else.[/color]
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[color=#707875]Well, at the moment I'm in my first year of BA Graphic Design (Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design). It's a three year, full-time course. Once I get my degree, I'm then planning to study Electronic Design & Interactive Media. That encompasses video production, web development, 2D/3D animation, programming, interactive production, sound editing and production, music composition and so on. It's a very broad course, designed primarily for the video game and digital design fields. So, in total that's about six years of tertiary study. It's a long time...but it'll be worthwhile in the end.[/color]
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[color=#707875]Well, I went back to change the banner...and found myself redoing the entire thing. ^_^;; I focused more attention on getting a nicer blend this time. I think I was successful in that sense (I hope I was, anyway). I wanted to maintain an interesting colour, so I included some pink. I didn't want it to be [i]all[/i] blue. I also layered the atmosphere effect and used some brushes on it. Then, I just made a very simple border. I tried something different with the face in the banner this time...showing only the face underneath the eyes, and showing the shoulder. Any better? ^_^;[/color]
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Location, location, location--Where are you from?
James replied to Baron Samedi's topic in General Discussion
[color=#707875]Well, I'm from Melbourne (as most of you already know ~_^). So is Warlock -- in fact, he lives about fifteen minutes from my house! o_O; I don't think we have any other Otakuites from Melb though...which isn't any fun. It means we can't have a big Otaku get together down here. X_X[/color] -
[color=#707875]Hm, interesting topic. I will tell you one thing; I'm [i]sick[/i] of the rhetoric that goes around about Iraq. The news organizations over here have pounced on the African uranium claim, because Prime Minister Howard made reference to it in Parliament. Yet they ignore the fact that the British intelligence agencies still stand by it (and still consider it to be an important point), and they also ignore that it was [i]one small claim[/i] in amongst an entire mountain of evidence and information. Secondly, I'm not aware of the Prime Minister ever pointing to that claim as our justification for war. Nor am I aware of him saying that it was absolutely true -- anyone who doesn't know the nature of intelligence has little credibility when it comes to making inaccurate comments about how heavily this particular contention was relied upon. And, I go to college...so, I see a lot of anti-war sentiment. Most of it comes from very uninformed people. One of them did an entire project about the war in Iraq, yet she by her own admission "never watches TV news and never reads newspapers". Any surprise there? I know that this issue isn't solely about Iraq, but hey...I needed to vent. I'm sick of misinformed people running around screaming "BLOOD FOR OIL! WAAAAAAHHH!!" Now, let me qualify that by saying that I'm not the kind of person to sit there and suggest a violent solution to everything. Not at all. But a lot of people fail to understand all of the issues involved here. They conveniently ignore the joy that was expressed in Baghdad when the regime fell. And they conveniently forget (or are oblivious to) history. For example, one of my lecturers said something like "Well, America is basically an Imperialist regime". I didn't say anything because I didn't want an argument. But that one statement (and from someone in her early 50's no less) smacks of ignorance. I doubt she even knows what "Imperalist" means. I can sit here and tell you all about World War II, and how America (after establishing peace in Europe and Japan, while simultaneously pouring in funds to reconstruct what was damaged) [i]left[/i] those countries to do their own thing. If America was Imperialist, then Japan and Europe would be under the "American Empire" by now. Bah. I know that most of you aware fully aware of this, but I'm often struck by the sheer ignorance of people who often claim to be on the "higher moral ground". Anyway, that's kind of beside the point...but as I said, I needed to vent. ~_^ More to the point, are those who were anti-war because they didn't want Iraqi citizens to die. The intention is fine, but factually there are some issues. I forget how many civilians died during the war -- I think it was in the realm of 200 or so. Or at least, that's what has been estimated. I haven't seen any concrete figures, and I'd say that there are no actual concrete figures at this point. However, it's estimated that each year, Saddam Hussein arrested, tortured or killed (and often all of the above), upwards of [i]30,000[/i] people per year. I supported the war because I do consider myself to be humanitarian. I do favor human rights. If 200 deaths during war (which are always regrettable) can save 30,000 people per year...then yes, go ahead and do it. Go ahead and [b]prevent[/b] death on a massive scale. That's the truly humanitarian thing to do. If I ever say to someone that I was pro the war in Iraq, I often feel that I'm also casting myself as some kind of warlord-like zealot who must also be a nutty conservative or something. Yet, I support equal human rights (including gay rights and further indigeonous rights). By some standards, that would paint me as being a nutty leftist. See what I mean? My feeling is that yes, sometimes people do put politics before human rights. Both those on the left and on the right. People who are [i]always[/i] anti-war are often ignorant of some very real issues. And people who are [i]always[/i] pro-war and who dismiss gay rights are people who are [i]also[/i] often ignorant of some very real issues. The point is, I try wherever possible to let reason (rather than ideology) dictate my views. I'm sick of ideologically-based politics. What about [i]results-based[/i] politics? Once again, I guess that gets a bit off track. But there are just so many issues tied into this question. Fundamentally, I feel that bringing human rights to a part of the world (ie; America/UK/Australia bringing freedom to Iraq) isn't a bad thing to do. If you're going to claim that rich democracies should share some of that wealth with poor nations to their benefit, I think it's also worth claiming that these countries should share their democracy and freedom where possible. Of course, I don't advocate the idea of storming every non-democratic nation and imposing it forcefully. Obviously that wouldn't work for a whole variety of reasons. But in the case of Iraq, the people there couldn't establish democracy or freedom for themselves. They actually tried to rise up on two occasions, and were beaten back. To say that they somehow didn't want anyone to come in and assist them to freedom is blatantly false -- these people obviously desired freedom, but couldn't physically achieve it. In that case, I think it's humanitarian for the free world to provide assistance, which furthers the desires of people for freedom. Blah, that's a bit all over the place. So I hope it makes sense. ~_^[/color]
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[color=#707875]Yep, I can only support what everyone here has said. ~_^ I also have to wonder why people have such a huge desire to split every little subject up into its own forum. It's actually [i]better[/i] to have Square Enix rather than Final Fantasy -- that way, you're not excluding a slightly wider variety of threads. And as Tony pointed out, most people discuss nothing but Final Fantasy in there anyway. So making a seperate forum out of it would be kinda pointless. [/color]
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[color=#707875]My goal was to literally cut the face off the photograph and have its edges stretch across the page. So...the text isn't meant to blend in with the face at all, as such. And you'll notice that the area around the face kind of clings to it gently, so there are no sharp edges there. But, I feel that the edges on the left need to be softened further and stretched across a little more. It's a bit jarring, compared with the avatar. That's what I'm not too happy with at the moment.[/color]
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[color=#707875]Well, here I am again, with a new avatar and banner combination. Nothing fancy, mind you. But I needed the change. In particular, I wanted to do two things with my avatar. I wanted to make it colourful (since my stuff has been monochrome lately). And, I wanted to include plenty of [i]yellow[/i], since it's an unpopular colour here. :D The banner is far more simple, and I'm not entirely happy with some aspects of it...but right now I can't be bothered changing it. So, I guess I'm relatively happy with how it came out. I really wanted to make the Meiko's lips stand out, by making her face monochrome and keeping her lips bright red. The theme is actually "Ikaruga". The text comes from the game's logo. I wanted a kinda Japanese theme to go along with it...and since I'm a Geisha nut, I thought I'd use one. :drunk: [/color]
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Assumptions of a Newbie (and other short stories)
James replied to Doukeshi's topic in General Discussion
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Raiha [/i] [B][color=royalblue]my mind is deep in the gutter. [/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=#707875]I agree. I already explained why newbies are exciting, from a staff point of view. :worried: [/color] -
Assumptions of a Newbie (and other short stories)
James replied to Doukeshi's topic in General Discussion
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by wrist cutter [/i] [B]In one of your posts you were stating that you had humanitarian views or something of that sort, and it was phrased exactly how it was in a history textbook that was drilled into us (and on the final exam!). So now I always think of ol' Jimmy when I see your posts. [/B][/QUOTE] [color=#707875]Oh, I see. Please excuse me while I make a face in response... [size=72]o_O;;;;;[/size] Okay, I'm alright now. :D In relation to the topic, I will [b]repeat[/b] once more that I like newbies and am excited by them. You know, just incase someone missed my original post. :blush: [/color] -
Assumptions of a Newbie (and other short stories)
James replied to Doukeshi's topic in General Discussion
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by wrist cutter [/i] [B]And yet James is still popular, despite his "I Love Jimmy Carter!" attitude that he's had since the start. [/B][/QUOTE] [color=#707875]What on Earth is that supposed to mean, Mr. Cutter? ~_^ In any case, I'm not really sure where the anti-newbie concepts come from (for those who actually really dislike most newbies automatically). But, I find it interesting that some members seem to [i]really[/i] hate the title and are desperate to have it changed. Sometimes I wonder if those people, with that attitude, are personifying newbieism. lol And Sara...you quoted Mnemolth. It's a funny quote, because when he was a newbie, I [i]overestimated[/i] him. Shame, that. :smirk: [/color] -
[color=#707875]I've noticed people using two banners before...even though both banners fit within image size requirements. But yeah, only one banner. You can have smilies in your signature, but only one banner. And if the smilies are excessive, they'll probably be removed.[/color]
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[color=#707875]Hm, interesting question. For the first five years of my life, I was an only child. Then my sister was born...and now I have three younger siblings. So, early on, I learned how to make my own fun. And ever since, I've been totally comfortable with being alone. But, mostly I prefer to be around people. I like it when I'm with two or three people, rather than an entire crowd. But sometimes I really enjoy being in a place with lots of people -- like school and such. It's just that I wouldn't want to be like that all the time. At home, I don't like having so many family members around all at once, so I often stay in my room or in the study.[/color]
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[color=#707875]Okay, here's my sign up. ^_^;[/color] [b]Name:[/b] Sano [b]Age:[/b] Unknown [b]Height:[/b] Unknown [b]Weapon:[/b] Twin Revolvers [b]Bio:[/b] Sano is a member of Le Blanc Conspirator, a sphere hunting group that rivals Kamome-dan (Rikku's group). Sano, despite being a part of the group, definitely leads his own life. And when not tagging along with Le Blanc Conspirator, Sano spends a great deal of his time training with various weapons and practicing monster-fighting techniques. [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=434433[/img] [b]About Organization:[/b] Le Blanc Conspirator is a Sphere Hunter Organization. They are also known as the biggest group in Spira. The group itself consists of Le Blanc (Middle), Uno (Right) and Sano (Left). From the image and the name of the Organization, it is clear that this group is lead by Le Branc, she is the one who will be giving orders for the group. Le Blanc Conspirator is considered to be a rival to the Kamome-dan (Rikku's Sphere Hunter Organization), but still, they are not regarded as a serious rival. ------ [color=#707875]Sorry for the vagueness, but Sano is a character which I know little about at the moment, because he's from FFX-2. I thought it'd be challenging to create him from the ground up. ~_^[/color]
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Logan [/i] [B][size=1]Well, Forge brings them into the world of FFX. From there, they are advised by the citizens of Spira and have to go on missions, adventures, and defeat bosses. Much like a new Final Fantasy Game. -L/Z[/size] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=#707875]Okay. When you talk about sending in a PM with at least three paragraphs for a short story...would it be alright to send you a sample of writing from another RPG or something like that? I'm guessing that you just want a sample, to show whether or not our roleplaying quality is good enough.[/color]
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[color=#707875]What's the actual backstory for this RPG? I'd like to join, but it'd be good to have an indication of where it's going first.[/color]