*** Stephen Russell - Petition & Poll ***

thiefessa on 13/4/2013 at 20:12

Quote Posted by Goldmoon Dawn

I dont know. Why, are you?

Why am I what?

Briareos H on 13/4/2013 at 20:18

While I'm working hard to find a proper image macro for a response (this might take a few years considering the case), please enjoy this postcard of two Austro-Hungarian soldiers posing before they execute the easter bunny for treason.

(http://imgur.com/N8MHaJz)

Inline Image:

http://i.imgur.com/N8MHaJzl.jpg

thiefessa on 13/4/2013 at 20:19

I'm offended, I'm a vegetarian. :p :cheeky:

Darkness_Falls on 13/4/2013 at 20:27

Quote Posted by thiefessa

... Admittedly I don't go into a lot of detail or engage in any serious arguments on the forum but that is because I understand other people hold different opinions and tastes, so I see no point in arguing about anything.

You discuss/defend quite a bit about how you're not a voice for EM voice, though; which is a form of arguing. So, it might be better to shift the arguing to the game rather than your mod status by providing more detailed opinions and tastes on why you like everything about the new Thief, and then discussing/defending that :)

Quote Posted by thiefessa

I assure you I'm here to discuss the games. Why would I pretend otherwise? :confused:

Substantive discussions often involve contributing more detailed opinions and tastes, though, imo.

At any rate, you're in what I feel is a tough position. Good luck losing the mod moniker! It probably won't be easy, as you've seen...

thiefessa on 13/4/2013 at 20:34

Quote Posted by Darkness_Falls

As explained, it only comes up because I must respond to other peoples questions or comments. If people quit talking about my status as mod, it wouldn't be happening. Its not like I start this type of conversation.

Sure, but I found (on this forum} that some people refuse to accept my opinion and just want to go all hyperbole on me, so I tend to leave them to it.

Quote:

At any rate, you're in what I feel is a tough position. Good luck losing the mod moniker! It probably won't be easy, as you've seen...

I find it extremely easy to lose the mod moniker. Its (some) others who don't. :)

New Horizon on 13/4/2013 at 21:27

Quote Posted by thiefessa

What PR work do I do? :confused:

A ton of the stuff you post here is essentially free Public Relations work for EM, whether it's intentional or your mindset simply lies within their PR message, they're benefiting from your repetition of their public messages. Just saying, you might as well be reimbursed for your time because your community management often goes above and beyond simply moderating. Get paid girl!!!

jtr7 on 13/4/2013 at 21:30

And all this time it felt like she was chasing after gold at the end of the rainbow. I thought part of her drive must be some sort of pay-off, like a free copy of the game, at least.

thiefessa on 13/4/2013 at 21:34

You're still not making any valid points.
Why would my humble posts/messages effect anything?
My mindset lies in what I have seen and heard of the game - so far.

Again, I find myself repeating everything I've already said.

A solution. You guys drop the off-topic posts (particularly jtr7 and his nonsensical ramblings) and everything else will fit perfectly into place. :cool:

Dia on 13/4/2013 at 22:08

Quote Posted by thiefessa

If you actually look through my posts you will see that I do talk about the game in various threads. Admittedly I don't go into a lot of detail or engage in any serious arguments on the forum but that is because I understand other people hold different opinions and tastes, so I see no point in arguing about anything.

That, in itself is laughable. You've been arguing with me as well as a handful of others all day; just not about the game. Face it thiefessa; you LOVE to argue. Yet you don't go into detail about your opinions of T4 because you don't want to argue? As I said, laughable. So far all I've heard is that you support all of EM's decisions and opinions. No other reasons than you just do. You keep saying that EM has chosen their NuVoice of Garrett and that's final in a thread that's all about a petition to get Stephen Russell back as Garrett. And you wonder why some people here think of you as nothing more than an EM lapdog? You were told that we all got the message after the first couple times you made that statement, but still you persisted and came across as though you were trying very hard to discourage everyone in this thread. Or rubbing it in. Or both. I bowed out of the thread wherein some Taffers were posting reasons why they were looking forward to T4 out of respect for my fellow Taffers because I had nothing positive to contribute at the time. Why can't you take the hint here? You've made your point. Repeatedly.

This pretty much sums it up:

Quote Posted by Briareos H

No you don't want to talk about the game. You want to tell everyone how you are fine with every single decision Eidos Montreal have taken. You haven't discussed the actual game in any significant manner since you have been here. It's either one-liners blindly praising or accepting Eidos Montreal without even a single pretense of critical thinking (i.e. you don't even justify EMs choices and counter opponent arguments, you just say things are just "fine" for you); or monologues justifying your status on TTLG or discussing moderation and terms of use on the Eidos Forums. That's it.

I'm fine with you staying here, saying whatever you want to say about EM, but don't pretend you're here to discuss the game.

Well if that isn't hitting that nail squarely on the head then I don't know what is.

And how much out of context can

'The petition to bring back Mr Russell is not allowed, no. That is because EM have chosen their voice actor.'

and,

'As we already know, EM have chosen their voice actor, Romano.'

not to mention,

'This is because EM have made up their mind and no amount of signatures will change it.'

be? You really must take great joy in playing deliberately obtuse. There's nothing out of context about those statements and you know it. And you still wonder why some of us Taffers think of you as nothing more than a mouthpiece for EM?

You claim you don't want anyone here to associate 'thiefessa' with your 'Viktoria' EM mod status, yet you're always reminding us of it in one way or another by name-dropping EM in every other post and hinting that you know what's coming, as well as giving ultimatums as though you think your EM mod status means squat here - such as commanding me to stop posting, stop responding, etc. Are you suffering from hardening of the artery to your brain or do you just have this little filter in your mind that prevents you from accurately interpreting criticism from others and getting the point? I realize that once again I've let myself in for yet another circular argument from you, wherein you cry 'out of context' and use words like 'logic' as though you coined them yourself and focus on one phrase instead of the whole message I'm trying to convey as well as demanding examples when someone just posted 50 of them for your benefit. If the same type of criticism comes from more than one person - repeatedly - then we must have a point, don't you think? I've never known anyone who could obfuscate issues, split hairs, create circular arguments and make oneself deliberately obtuse to the point of being ludicrous. Then I met you.

Edit: And you just did it again: 'You guys drop the off-topic posts (particularly jtr7 and his nonsensical ramblings) ..... '

You really are some piece of work.

jtr7 on 13/4/2013 at 22:12

Is it too lame to make the usual Kum Ba Yah argument?

Stephen's fine just fine without ya. It's not enough we could give him a wonderful gift.

Will Thief[4] be another thinking man's/woman's game? Or will silly word puzzles still be too hard for the tumorous masses?