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1 hour ago, Darkling said:
Noah is responsible for many changes in the American version of English such as the pronunciation of "z" as "zee" instead of "zed".
People go insane in the US when I pronounce it "zed." This is not because of any games neither my visit to Europe, but this is due to the spelling of my name. Great mention!
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You may have noticed I typically use the counterparts more associated with the British. You can see for yourself: Search.

This isn't because of my extended stay in Europe, but because I grew up playing RuneScape and participating in their communities. There was a period of about eight or nine years where I invested many hours of my day into that game although you'll rarely see me online now, and even more scarce to see me on for longer than an hour.
I do deliberately and make a conscious effort to use the American version for very few individuals.
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Someone wants some likes.
That's why Charmy makes haikus.
I think that's alright.
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If you also wouldn't mind, then could you share some detail about the candidate party at your school? Adding a story or vibe to the logos... it's just so much better and more fun in my opinion
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Would you like just any generic logo, or are there specifications to cover? What are the specifications or requirements should there be any?
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Would you be against posting your request in case someone would be willing to do it for free?
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You can do haikus?
I think I can do them too.
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We're worried about people accepting or denying members, but not very concerned about them having mute or ban on a server? This is a very interesting group.
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I'd also like to say that I'm not worried about how quickly or slowly we're going through member applications. I made this suggestion because I think we're putting a lot of time into vetting Member Acceptor applications when Server Admins and above are trusted with more risky/damaging permissions. I think even with the concern of a large Server Admin team, then this idea could be trialed with smaller groups like Senior Admins or Server Managers (for goodness sake they have Root on their respective servers) while continuing the case by case applications for other groups.
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I believe Server Admins and above, and even Operation roles (Creative Team, Developer), should automatically be able to Accept Members. If this idea is too radical, then I suggest at least dipping your toe in the water with higher positions such as Head/Senior Admins, and to work our way into this suggestion should it show promise. I think applications for Member Acceptor and the review process is silly.
I am very confused about the high standards we have for Member Acceptors, and what the consequence of too many Member Acceptors are. How can we possibly trust someone with Server Admin rights, but they can't even accept and welcome people into the community as Members. Members typically receive small perks on the game servers and the Server Admins are already facilitating their activity there, and so I think it should be okay for Server Admins to determine whether or not someone could receive those small perks. More damage can be done with their permissions on the servers compared to being Member Acceptors, and so - to me - it's like allowing someone to carry a loaded machine gun and not allowing them to use a butter knife at the table.
Our standards for accepting Members are pretty low and I don't think it will be making a U-turn any time soon. This is okay by me because they don't receive huge benefits for being a Member anyways. I think it's correct to prevent hackers from receiving these benefits and representing our community, and people with too many bans, but lets stipulate this worst case scenario such that a large team of Server Admins begins to make mistakes in accepting these people: So what? These people will likely get caught and banned, and they wont be representing the community neither receiving their perks anymore should that be the case. I cannot think of one case where accepting some losers as members has been a noticeable burden to the community, and these people can create chaos in game and the forums without member perks. We have accepted members and even Server Admins who hacked or was eventually banned, and so the filtering system doesn't work well anyways.
I think allowing Server Admins to really welcome Members into the community can help build a strong relationship with the players and the voluntary role could improve their activity on the forums should people ask to accept them into the community (ie. "[PLAYER:] How do I get Member perks?" "[ADMIN:] Let me hook you up!") This looks beneficial to me. The amount of work put into this prevention doesn't look worth it to me, but the (low) amount of risk is should GFL pursue this suggestion.
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Your interpretation of my point of view is flawed. Just for a brief example:
2 hours ago, Syntax said:As for Joshy, he claims that a non-experienced admin is not a good idea, while I do understand his POV, I still believe that everyone has to be given a shot, but we need to consider other factors, you need to understand that the most important factors for an admin are:
I am firmly against this. I strongly encourage a cycle of leadership and constantly say, that we shouldn't be waiting for the most ideal or perfect candidate. Potential is a far more valuable measure for me, and so: Someone who may not be perfect for the role right now, but could be in the future, is likely a fitting candidate in my point of view. This perspective on candidacy includes inexperienced members. I often aim to have them on the teams long before others consider it, and to prophylactic-ly fill needs before they arise. I am often running against the wind on those topics and I know I often have a very unique or radical perspective. I'd share with you these posts, but I am certain most of them are stashed away in outdated threads on forum categories I no longer have permissions for.
Next, I would like to re-emphasize that I did not post my point of view here. Thanks.
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My twin would strongly relate to you although she's a little bit older than you. Welcome to the community.
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I highly encourage not speaking on my behalf. I didn't post my point of view here for one, and two, I feel strongly misunderstood. Thanks for posting your ideas, though
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1 hour ago, Runda said:
@Joshy Are you saying something like what happened with CSS Surf RPG? I am against that. I think if people wanna be doing staff and running stuff, they should be dedicated to GFL.
You're right: Someone from the external sabotaged one of the CS:S servers. I'm not meaning to suggest my own preference or ideas about external leadership, but I am also recalling an event or two where long time leaders, trusted members, and people who grew with GFL who sabotaged our CS:S servers. Is there always an element of trust or risk involved, and does choosing from within or externally dominate given our past events? I'm not so sure.
Again: This isn't to suggest my own point of view, but I'm adding to the dialogue. I think there are some interesting thoughts posted above.
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1 hour ago, rapperdan said:ya banned lol @
dubstep_kicksalso I don't think you guys are aware a CA rank or a BoD member rank will never be filled by someone from the outside of GFL. also I just thought I would bring this up, I get better responses with technical stuff from outside of GFL while dealing with people and how we deal with people will always be internal at it's root.When was that established? I don't recall seeing this. Is it just inferred? You are correct so far as what has been done for those specific positions, but is it impossible or not considered in future decisions or choices? I've seen a lot of comments about the lack of talent, and so I wonder if there will be a point where the candidate pool may need to broaden.
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2 minutes ago, rapperdan said:
so when have we not been doing this?
Who said anything about whether or not GFL is doing it? The question is on how you feel about the concept.
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We've been chatting about it in the Shout box and it sounds like some people want to let their ideas off their shoulders, and so I think it's worth a thread. What do you guys think about staff coming from external? External is meaning other communities or organizations ie. a Server Admin with some programming experience at another community takes on a Server Manager role here.
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I recall the frustrations of looking into deleted posts. I don't agree with deleting, but I like the idea of hiding or moving it to an archive forum hidden from the greater community. I think clutter is an acceptable and manageable trade-off, and it's worth offering forum members tools available at other communities and social media sites in order to be competitive. It baffles me that the staff look so much into hardware and programming, and it's great to maintain and improve the back-end, but show something for it if you can.
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I don't remember applying for member. It's possible on the old forums although I am recalling I donated for the VIP benefits during my early visits, and so membership wouldn't have benefited me.
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I'm trying to figure out what the last word is.
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Thank you all for your feedback. I've grown weary and do not plan to champion this idea although this is not meant to reflect my value of my ideas.
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I will add in case a Server Manager may like this idea, and especially for Server Managers of low population or short staff servers, that this may be worth experimenting with as an alternative to those open enrollment -like threads. Create a group in your server ie. "Emeritus" or "Global Operator" and add the permissions you consider to be basic or low-risk. You'd have to do it manually (still case-by-case at your discretion by these means), but it could be a model or softer entry for the idea.
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I'd like to tag @Winter in this given the recent thread. It's not so much to do it exactly the way as suggested above if you may not like it entirely, but I believe the suggestion would be beneficial and could be implemented with their own twists or amends should they not like it entirely. You can still use the general concept or framework. Let's stipulate someone suggests "Give all Server Managers some type of Global Operator role" and you think it's a bad idea because Counter-Strike Server Managers might be comfortable with GMOD, then you could give it a go with all GMOD Server Managers or even select Server Managers for beta testing. Does it have to take up "open seats?" I don't think so. You could softly implement this idea to support your server in adjunct to recruiting new and concentrated staff for the roles you are seeking.
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On 9/2/2017 at 7:49 PM, CNe7532294 said:
The sad thing is you (located in Cali) probably know more about whats going on here with Johnson and its facilities than I do. Local news only gave the place 5 mins of coverage. Last I heard was at the height of the storm that they took on water at some locations but the facility as a whole was in "good standing". The most vague thing I have ever heard. I know for sure residential in the area was inundated.
Thanks.
It's not that sad. I just go to their website.

I don't have a Twitter, but their Center Director, Ellen Ochoa, posts a lot of information too. Fun fact: She's a former astronaut.
Now, Irma is on its way. I've had my eye on Florida lately and I hope they are prepared.
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I'll admit it's not a big issue and you could continue the way it is although it's something I've commonly seen in other organizations (both other communities and professionally), and I don't understand why GFL should fall behind: Basic Permissions for their past staff members. It's not meaning they are full blown staff with all of the game/forum permissions or root access, but they are able to handle some basic situations their self without the need to submit an application neither a report. It could be a soft implementation of @Major_Push's "Global Operators", which was commonly combated by "trust issues", and the same reasoning used for "Global Admin" with the off- and rare chance of someone abusing it could lead to appropriate punishment.
Player report - sleepycastle938 & DJ Khaled by @PB-n-J(<-- this recent thread prompted the suggestion)
Dano's TeamSpeak Admin Application by @Dano
Bigtime's TS Admin Application by @Bigtime388
Shuruia's TeamSpeak 3 Admin Application by @Shuruia
The examples are building up and these examples above are not the only ones, but were easy and publicly available. I can think of other times such as Cypher using executive authority to give Floopy TS rights (before TS Admin) and people such as Kim and denros continuing their involvement despite their title or status.
The strongest case I could see against this is someone who was demoted, like me, and I'd be fine with that (not having permissions) because I don't want it for myself anyways, but I think the other guys deserve it for sure. It would be comforting for your current staff members as well to know they wouldn't lose complete control upon ensuring the cycle of leadership.
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2 hours ago, Kubnair said:
Happy bday but
What I first thought of when I saw ego

This definitely wouldn't help me calm my tits because pancakes are better
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I heard pictures of me without a shirt would get me like two or three more likes; I'm also looking for a grillfriend





CCleaner (32-bit version) Hacked
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Thanks for sharing.
I'd like to personally add a golden rule we have at the agencies I've worked for and from my experience in technical roles: These "cleaning" software are always bad news. Don't install or use them.