Blarik Odina was not the most heavily decorated of Arda's 25 Knights-Marshal, but he wore his share of metal. Most of his service had been in the Northwatch, where men and machines were always needed to battle off the remnants of Morgoth's orcs. He was still a green recruit at the time of the revolu...
more then willing to as long as you have islamic laws, and do not discriminate, like the communisit state or bering! We will become you protecate! Allah akbar! OOC: Don't you know the consequences? Become my protectorate mean you give your nation to us, also with password. IC: We have strict and to...
I would be lying if I said the "DI incident" doesn't still rustle my jimmies. Immediately before leaving for work, I had ruled that the word "tranny" wasn't actionable by itself; by the time I returned apparently I had somehow become Public Enemy #1 despite having virtually nothi...
I don't have a problem with market socialism. But, as I understand, no individual markets would really exist in communism. All resources would be shared. Well the way I see it, people are status seeking. It would still be technically communism as the resources are share, however, you'd still get a ...
Because increasing employment did nothing. Because increasing the total amount of money in the hands of workers did nothing. Because more workers with more money buying things in a consumption based economy did nothing. Because we totally paid for WWII as the spending happened. Well to be fair, jus...
Incidentally, the ACA has the potential to end my healthcare benefits through my employer. Our contracts are up for negotiation this year (I work at a UPS hub, so I'm a Teamster) and apparently it might be cheaper for the company to just kill the part-timer's health package, give everyone a one-tim...
Yup. To be honest, I chuckle a bit when I hear conservatives rage about Obama. In 2008 I predicted he would be another business-as-usual president and I was right. My mother can't stand him, and while I'm not exactly a fan myself, I find it hilarious that Republicans suddenly "care" about...
Point of order: any modern president would have passed TARP and the auto bailouts had he been in office at the time. Those were both middle-of-the-road political maneuvers. You mean similar to how any modern president would have equally passed the various spending bills that Obama passed? Yup. To b...
If people are clueless enough to elect the corporate serial killer in November, everyone will get a brutal refresher course on just what the Jar-Jar Administration did. the thought if it gives me a little moment of panic. Point of order: any modern president would have passed TARP and the auto bail...
Naiya sat cross-legged on one of the white couches in her new front room, eating a rice dish she’d experimented with in the kitchen earlier. She’d started with a base of things she’d picked up while in Arda, using the spices and style, and adding a twist of her own with a touch of citrus in with the...
Okay. I'm sorry this has taken so long, I really am. I've actually been thinking a lot about the story, but haven't had a good handle on how to proceed. Let me explain: I feel like I'm following a tough act here. Morgy was a good villain for NS, and I don't want to mess it up. I've had it in my head...
I wouldn't worry about it. Threads can meander; if the 'threadjack' arose out of honest discussion about the OP/topic and stays productive, we may decide not to bother with it. I can split the thread if you want, but people can still come along and the discussion can always come back around as long ...
Standard Operating Policy for appeals already calls for uninvolved moderators, don't worry. We just want to talk to the ruling mod(s) first. They can make their case, same as the player.
Alright, I think all the relevant cards have been put on the table here. TFF , we're not going to act until we get a chance to talk to the moderator(s) who ruled on your case. TheIncorporation 's ban will stand on the strength of rulebreaking beyond what has been discussed here, but Dyakovo 's condu...
Okay, okay. This is taking way too long, sorry about that. I got hung up on a couple plot details (3-6 weeks) and then Christmas happened, so I've had a lot less time to myself lately as I work in shipping. Volume falls off almost immediately after Christmas, so I should have some time during the da...
I'm not saying there won't be plenty (more) of shootsings soon, it really depends on how many nations take an active interest in the Xinguese revolt. Some governments might not care, others might. It's certainly different and more morally ambiguous than the revolt against Morgoth, it could upset ner...
Sorry, yeah, I've been busy as hell with work lately and before that I kind of got hung up on how to proceed from here. There are a few things that have happened (chief among them being the confrontation between Nadia and Naiya) that required some changes of which I was unsure. Anyway, I've got 2 sc...
Konrad Althalon I , Angsiyan of Arda's Five Kingdoms closes his eyes and spreads his hands out along the surface of the enormous palantir that stood in front of him. Once thought lost, the stone had in ancient times been stored in the city of Osgiliath, but eventually fell into the Anduin and event...
