Ignis/Alsius alliance at Samal

[misaccc]

Originally Posted by LuthienNenharma

Yes, our hunt was nicer than the fortwar
It was very nice, so many knock downs on me.oh i was on the ground all the time

heh

[LuthienNenharma]

Originally Posted by misaccc

heh

Good to know that I have sultars to knock the little ignis guys down when they attack me too often. (but you killed me once :/)

So when you were on the ground, Red, than with your mates.

[misaccc]

Originally Posted by LuthienNenharma

Good to know that I have sultars to knock the big strong sexy ignis knights down when they attack me too often. (but you killed me once :/)

So when you were on the ground, Red, than with your mates.

lol yea it was bogs idea!blame him!!!!!!

[NightTwix]

to team up up with guys from the other realm is fun for a night but i would never do that permanently.
i hang aroung with syrtis a bit lately but for other reasons than an alliance ^^

my guess is that alsius is looking for an alliance partner because they are outnumbered all the time.
Today some stood at samal and clapped while we fought syrtis there, then they attacked the syrtis at the gate

[Valorius]

Several Cabras helped Ignis at stone again last night too (or tried to anyway). That's the second night in a row. Probably as many as 6. After we killed them, they didn't seem inclined to run all the way back to samal again. I don't much care, it just means more targets, which means more kills...

And IMO alsius is not outnumbered anywhere near as bad as it's made out to be. In fact, we have far more trouble with them at our forts then we do with ignis....far more trouble.

Originally Posted by aardvak2669

I love Val's shouting in the general tab. Oh I missed those.

As usual, i was 'shouting' out some solid commonsense advice.

"FOCUS ON THE CABRAS"

PS: It's not 'shouting' unless there's an exclamation point at the end of the sentence, but we won't let that little factoid get in the way of a good story.

[firstly]

Originally Posted by Valorius

PS: It's not 'shouting' unless there's an exclamation point at the end of the sentence, but we won't let that little factoid get in the way of a good story.

Actually, I think you'll find that all caps is always considered 'shouting' in any form of CMC (Computer-Mediated Communication) although the addition of exclamation points can be another marker of aggressiveness:

'In addition, other attributes, such as the use of profanity, all capital letters, or numerous punctuation marks at the end of a sentence in email messages, are sometimes said to be characteristic of flaming.

In addition, some of the messages that scored high for flaming contained profanity, all capital letters, and excessive exclamation points or question marks, suggesting that messages containing those attributes could also cause potential conflict.

Extejt (1998), in an article on email etiquette in the business arena, warns against using all capital letters in any context, noting that it is "the equivalent of screaming" (p. 63).'

From the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC) Volume 13, Issue 1, October 2007

http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/turnage.html

The study itself is very interesting with the use of a semantic scale they use called the The Message Invectives Scale. I include the link to the whole article for those interested.

[Valorius]

Originally Posted by firstly

Actually, I think you'll find that all caps is always considered 'shouting' in any form of CMC (Computer-Mediated Communication) although the addition of exclamation points can be another marker of aggressiveness:

'In addition, other attributes, such as the use of profanity, all capital letters, or numerous punctuation marks at the end of a sentence in email messages, are sometimes said to be characteristic of flaming.

In addition, some of the messages that scored high for flaming contained profanity, all capital letters, and excessive exclamation points or question marks, suggesting that messages containing those attributes could also cause potential conflict.

Extejt (1998), in an article on email etiquette in the business arena, warns against using all capital letters in any context, noting that it is "the equivalent of screaming" (p. 63).'

From the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC) Volume 13, Issue 1, October 2007

http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/turnage.html

The study itself is very interesting with the use of a semantic scale they use called the The Message Invectives Scale. I include the link to the whole article for those interested.

I existed before the internet...and so did the written language of English. In English, capital letters are to draw attention or stress a key point(as is bold face type). Caps have nothing to do with shouting. An exclamation point however, DOES indicate shouting. It's the very reason the "!" exists at all, as it denotes, you guessed it, an exclamation.

When you see an "!" at the end of a sentence, i'm shouting. If it's not there, i'm merely trying to increase the chance of my commentary (or key components of my commentary) being noticed amid the sea of jejejejejejej and w00ts.

Simple as that.

PS: The 'journal of Computer mediated communication', and anyone that thinks that particular ulber geek tank divines my intent or governs my actions when communicating in written English can kiss my Cap using ass.

[firstly]

Originally Posted by Valorius

I existed before the internet...and so did the written language of English. In English, capital letters are to draw attention or stress a key point(as is bold face type). Caps have nothing to do with shouting. An exclamation point however, DOES indicate shouting. It's the very reason the "!" exists at all, as it denotes, you guessed it, an exclamation.

When you see an "!" at the end of a sentence, i'm shouting. If it's not there, i'm merely trying to increase the chance of my commentary (or key components of my commentary) being noticed amid the sea of jejejejejejej and w00ts.

Simple as that.

PS: The 'journal of Computer mediated communication', and anyone that thinks that particular ulber geek tank divines my intent or governs my actions when communicating in written English can kiss my Cap using ass.

Yes yes, you have your own set of linguistic rules as do we all Valorius, I was merely pointing out that the majority of CMC users will misconstrue your intentions. Nobody is suggesting that linguistic rules inherent in the English language 'govern your actions', but indeed they can and do 'divine your intent', if they did not, the many methods of analysis would no longer be used or adapted to suit the advances and affordances of the new communication technologies.

(By the way, I think you mean 'uber' rather than 'ulber' )

[Valorius]

Originally Posted by firstly

Yes yes, you have your own set of linguistic rules as do we all Valorius

Conveniently, i am also correct in this issue.

Originally Posted by firstly

I was merely pointing out that the majority of CMC users will misconstrue your intentions.

Then it's mutual, cause i can't understand half of the nonsense the 1337 generation babbles about either. :-P

Originally Posted by firstly

Nobody is suggesting that linguistic rules inherent in the English language 'govern your actions', but indeed they can and do 'divine your intent', if they did not, the many methods of analysis would no longer be used or adapted to suit the advances and affordances of the new communication technologies.

That's the problem, "the linguistic rules inherent in the English language" have nothing to do with the nonsense the journal of whatever the hell they're called are trying to push. In the English language an "!" denotes shouting, capital letters do not, as has been the case for centuries. See, English has been around a hell of a lot longer than computers and the journal for whatever the hell it's called.

I can just see the debates in the dark ages between monks, "Brother Matthew, thou aught notst to put to parchment thine scripts in capitals, lest you be mistakenly accused of heresy and burnt at the stake as a screaming witch."

lol

Originally Posted by firstly

(By the way, I think you mean 'uber' rather than 'ulber' )

Whatever the case may be.

I think what the journal for whatever the hell it's called needs is some 'sensitivity training' with regard to the needs and feelings of the persecuted caps using segments of society.

[firstly]

ROFL Well thanks for giving me the best laugh I've had all year so far, srsly, I'm sure even Chomsky would chuckle