The Writers' Block

by **Ransium** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:29 am

USS Monitor wrote:Are there any issues about unexploded ordnance or other types of leftover weapons from past wars? Like in China, people occasionally dig up chemical weapons that the Japanese left behind when they retreated at the end of WWII, and some people have been poisoned by old gas cannisters that they accidentally broke open.

Possible title: "Blast From The Past"

Nothing published, but we do have this draft: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=414545&hilit=Blast+from+the+past

by **Luna Amore** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:04 am

USS Monitor wrote:Are there any issues about unexploded ordnance or other types of leftover weapons from past wars? Like in China, people occasionally dig up chemical weapons that the Japanese left behind when they retreated at the end of WWII, and some people have been poisoned by old gas cannisters that they accidentally broke open.

Possible title: "Blast From The Past"

That just crossed my mind the other day as well. It'd be a good issue.

Did you see that story about the guy unknowingly using an old grenade as a walnut cracker for 25 years too?

by **Caracasus** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:22 am

Luna Amore wrote:
USS Monitor wrote:Are there any issues about unexploded ordnance or other types of leftover weapons from past wars? Like in China, people occasionally dig up chemical weapons that the Japanese left behind when they retreated at the end of WWII, and some people have been poisoned by old gas cannisters that they accidentally broke open.

Possible title: "Blast From The Past"

That just crossed my mind the other day as well. It'd be a good issue.

Did you see that story about the guy unknowingly using an old grenade as a walnut cracker for 25 years too?

From the article. It (the "walnut cracker") had been given to him by a friend...

Yeah, right. That's some Wile e Coyote style shenanigans right there.

by **USS Monitor** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:54 am

Ransium wrote:
USS Monitor wrote:Are there any issues about unexploded ordnance or other types of leftover weapons from past wars? Like in China, people occasionally dig up chemical weapons that the Japanese left behind when they retreated at the end of WWII, and some people have been poisoned by old gas cannisters that they accidentally broke open.

Possible title: "Blast From The Past"

Nothing published, but we do have this draft: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=414545&hilit=Blast+from+the+past

I'll leave it be, then.

by **Singapore no2** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:59 pm

USS Monitor wrote:
Ransium wrote:
Nothing published, but we do have this draft: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=414545&hilit=Blast+from+the+past

I'll leave it be, then.

Lol.

by **USS Monitor** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:51 pm

Singapore no2 wrote:
USS Monitor wrote:
I'll leave it be, then.

Lol.

Hey, it was a good idea. But you got to it first.

by **Australian rePublic** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:35 am

Do you think this is a good topic?

An issue about people such as the Kurds and the Romani (Gypsies) who have no homeland, but it is believed that sections of @@NAME@@ are the traditional homelands of these displaced people, and now there are major arguments about what should be done?

by **Australian rePublic** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:44 am

There are multiple angles to take from this, such as:
-The Israel/Palestine conflict, should @@name@@ give away a chunk of their land, so that the stateless can have a land
-A Yugoslavia/Iraq conflict- where some of the ethnicities want to break away from @@NAME@@
-The New World type, where borders were drawn to suite colonisers, without regard for ethnic boundaries of indigenous ethnic boundaries

by **Trotterdam** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:06 am

#067 Most Likely To Secede
#466 @@NAME@@ Is Never Ever Getting Back Together... Like Ever
#515 Little Green Men

by **Ransium** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:48 am

USS Monitor wrote:
Singapore no2 wrote:Lol.

Hey, it was a good idea. But you got to it first.

Wait... I assumed "I'll leave it be" was serious, but the exact word choice was a joke on the topic matter. Was it intentional?

by **USS Monitor** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:52 pm

Ransium wrote:
USS Monitor wrote:
Hey, it was a good idea. But you got to it first.

Wait... I assumed "I'll leave it be" was serious, but the exact word choice was a joke on the topic matter. Was it intentional?

No, but I can see why you thought it was.

by **Ransium** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:12 am

So I thought it would be helpful to be clear about our new abilities with macros. For any random name, you want to call we can: 1) call the appropriate gender macro at any point in the issue now (before or after) irrespective of other random name calls, and 2) Call that random name back in full, or just the first or last name. So if:
@random name@@ #1 happens to be Bobbie Sue for this example and
@@random name@@ #2 happens to be Joe Montana

"You should steal the money from the bank," suggests @@random name@@.

"Don't listen to @@first name from option 1@@," suggests @@random name@@, "@@HE from the first option@@ is a liar, only listen to me, @@random name from option 2@@.

Would give you:

"You should steal the money from the bank," suggests Bobbie Sure.

"Don't listen to @@Bobbie@@," suggests Joe Montana, "She is a liar, only listen to me, Joe Montana.

The actual coding for this is mildly complex, so don't worry too much about what exactly you put in the macro area, just make sure it's clear to us what you want.

by **Jutsa** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:29 am

Fascinating! updated this post to include that,
though I probably made things a bit too bonkers. :lol:

by **Trotterdam** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 2:23 pm

This is going to make it really hard to figure out which names in issues are random...

by **Drasnia** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 2:33 pm

Trotterdam wrote:This is going to make it really hard to figure out which names in issues are random...

No kidding. I'm glad I got out when I did! :lol2:

by **Fauxia** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 8:08 pm

Trotterdam wrote:This is going to make it really hard to figure out which names in issues are random...

issues can be reported multiple times. If the name is the same in multiple ones, it's the same. Also if it's Ernie Flanders, Edward Rump, Catherine Gratwick, or anything else obvious.

by **Socio Polor** » Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:54 pm

I was wondering what you guys think of the idea of a issue revolving around the idea of all copyright material going to the public domain.

by **Trotterdam** » Sun Sep 24, 2017 11:21 pm

Socio Polor wrote:I was wondering what you guys think of the idea of a issue revolving around the idea of all copyright material going to the public domain.

We already have issues for abolishing copyright...
#085 Illegal File-Sharing Flares
#500 Please Don't Feed The (Copyright) Trolls
...and for dealing with the consequences of having abolished copyright.
#340 Defending Patent Pending
#603 Not My Idea
What are you thinking of?

by **Candlewhisper Archive** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:37 am

In recent days we have had several issues about how terrorists can sometimes enter the country as refugees, which is something that is very topical at the moment.

Unfortunately, none of those issue submissions were very good.

Does anyone care to try their hand at writing a high quality issue around this premise? I'd be very interested in fast tracking it.

by **Socio Polor** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:48 am

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:In recent days we have had several issues about how terrorists can sometimes enter the country as refugees, which is something that is very topical at the moment.

Unfortunately, none of those issue submissions were very good.

Does anyone care to try their hand at writing a high quality issue around this premise? I'd be very interested in fast tracking it.

I would

by **Socio Polor** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:53 am

Socio Polor wrote:
Candlewhisper Archive wrote:In recent days we have had several issues about how terrorists can sometimes enter the country as refugees, which is something that is very topical at the moment.

Unfortunately, none of those issue submissions were very good.

Does anyone care to try their hand at writing a high quality issue around this premise? I'd be very interested in fast tracking it.

I would

Though is there any specific aspect you would like to see or just write anything revolving that idea

by **Australian rePublic** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:56 am

I have an idea for an issue about blackmailing people into becoming drug mules by threatening to attack their families. Thoughts?

by **Candlewhisper Archive** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:11 am

Socio Polor wrote:
Socio Polor wrote:I would

Though is there any specific aspect you would like to see or just write anything revolving that idea

Not minding, as long as it's good.

by **Socio Polor** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:13 am

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:
Socio Polor wrote:Though is there any specific aspect you would like to see or just write anything revolving that idea

Not minding, as long as it's good.

Got it. I'll post a draft on it later on today

by **Ransium** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:19 am

We already have an issue on the topic, "A Wolf In Refugees Clothing"

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