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Frenline Delpha wrote:

Schiltzberg wrote:Wow, this is a gem.

TGP was always the master at seemingly unintentional humor.

Also, this was the 6,000th post in this thread. That means nothing, and affects absolutey nothing of substance.

Ok, this is kind of scary. The 5,00th post in this thread was this:

Schiltzberg wrote:What happened to game three?!? Who will fight me?

Which happened to be posted on the same day The Great Pond won the semifinals and advanced to the finals. 1,000 posts later, we are still talking about it.

Frenline Delpha wrote:

Schiltzberg wrote:He should.

Ehh. I think that'd ruin the affect the puppet had if it was put in the WBC.

We will have mercy on you all and not enter.

Tha Great Pond wrote:

Frenline Delpha wrote:Ehh. I think that'd ruin the affect the puppet had if it was put in the WBC.

We will have mercy on you all and not enter.

The Duck was made flesh and dwelt among us. In the fourth round, the Duck was handed over into the hands of man, and the Duck was eliminated to save us from our sins.

This isn't necessarily WBC-related but it is related to NS baseball and there isn't really a better place to mention it:

Following WBC 39, I'm probably going to go forward with NS College Baseball (NSCB), which is an idea I've had for years (and put off over and over again for various reasons). For the inaugural season, I'd likely be hosting the entire thing solo with a new baseball scorinator (which will give me a "reason" to finally create the baseball scorinator I've wanted to create for a while now). The format would be something along the lines of 8 team conferences (with signup limits set up accordingly) with a 14 week season consisting of 14 conference series scorinations on weekends plus a maximum of 6 non-conference series (per team) played during the middle of the week (I'm also open to going with a straight 2 scorinations per week format). At the end of the regular season, an NCAA baseball style playoff tournament (scorinated at a more frequent pace) would be used to determine the champion.

If there's interest in this, then I'll definitely start working on the new baseball scorinator soon with an eye toward opening signups a few weeks from now (after the WBC starts) and starting the season shortly after the WBC concludes.

Free Republics wrote:This isn't necessarily WBC-related but it is related to NS baseball and there isn't really a better place to mention it:

Following WBC 39, I'm probably going to go forward with NS College Baseball (NSCB), which is an idea I've had for years (and put off over and over again for various reasons). For the inaugural season, I'd likely be hosting the entire thing solo with a new baseball scorinator (which will give me a "reason" to finally create the baseball scorinator I've wanted to create for a while now). The format would be something along the lines of 8 team conferences (with signup limits set up accordingly) with a 14 week season consisting of 14 conference series scorinations on weekends plus a maximum of 6 non-conference series (per team) played during the middle of the week (I'm also open to going with a straight 2 scorinations per week format). At the end of the regular season, an NCAA baseball style playoff tournament (scorinated at a more frequent pace) would be used to determine the champion.

If there's interest in this, then I'll definitely start working on the new baseball scorinator soon with an eye toward opening signups a few weeks from now (after the WBC starts) and starting the season shortly after the WBC concludes.

I am absolutely interested in this and will participate.

Free Republics wrote:This isn't necessarily WBC-related but it is related to NS baseball and there isn't really a better place to mention it:

Following WBC 39, I'm probably going to go forward with NS College Baseball (NSCB), which is an idea I've had for years (and put off over and over again for various reasons). For the inaugural season, I'd likely be hosting the entire thing solo with a new baseball scorinator (which will give me a "reason" to finally create the baseball scorinator I've wanted to create for a while now). The format would be something along the lines of 8 team conferences (with signup limits set up accordingly) with a 14 week season consisting of 14 conference series scorinations on weekends plus a maximum of 6 non-conference series (per team) played during the middle of the week (I'm also open to going with a straight 2 scorinations per week format). At the end of the regular season, an NCAA baseball style playoff tournament (scorinated at a more frequent pace) would be used to determine the champion.

If there's interest in this, then I'll definitely start working on the new baseball scorinator soon with an eye toward opening signups a few weeks from now (after the WBC starts) and starting the season shortly after the WBC concludes.

I'd be game. It might conflict with the NSCAA, but the less frequent scorinations should alleviate that somewhat.

Free Republics wrote:This isn't necessarily WBC-related but it is related to NS baseball and there isn't really a better place to mention it:

Following WBC 39, I'm probably going to go forward with NS College Baseball (NSCB), which is an idea I've had for years (and put off over and over again for various reasons). For the inaugural season, I'd likely be hosting the entire thing solo with a new baseball scorinator (which will give me a "reason" to finally create the baseball scorinator I've wanted to create for a while now). The format would be something along the lines of 8 team conferences (with signup limits set up accordingly) with a 14 week season consisting of 14 conference series scorinations on weekends plus a maximum of 6 non-conference series (per team) played during the middle of the week (I'm also open to going with a straight 2 scorinations per week format). At the end of the regular season, an NCAA baseball style playoff tournament (scorinated at a more frequent pace) would be used to determine the champion.

If there's interest in this, then I'll definitely start working on the new baseball scorinator soon with an eye toward opening signups a few weeks from now (after the WBC starts) and starting the season shortly after the WBC concludes.

I'm not sure how I feel about this, since I think that baseball has been a lot more successful when there was just one big tournament, rather than multiple baseball tournaments. If it is only once or twice a week, I would probably sign up for it though.

I just saw that Kinzenland has ceased to exist. That is a shame. I will definitely miss them, and I think that they had a lot of potential for success.

Schiltzberg wrote:I just saw that Kinzenland has ceased to exist. That is a shame. I will definitely miss them, and I think that they had a lot of potential for success.

That is a loss for the community because there was a ton of potential there. Unfortunately, they seem to be one that can be chalked up to the sometimes vicious nature of the World Cup Discussion Thread if you dare offer a dissenting opinion or concern. I've been there.

Newmanistan wrote:

Schiltzberg wrote:I just saw that Kinzenland has ceased to exist. That is a shame. I will definitely miss them, and I think that they had a lot of potential for success.

That is a loss for the community because there was a ton of potential there. Unfortunately, they seem to be one that can be chalked up to the sometimes vicious nature of the World Cup Discussion Thread if you dare offer a dissenting opinion or concern. I've been there.

Yeah, that guy seemed pretty intense.

Newmanistan wrote:

Schiltzberg wrote:I just saw that Kinzenland has ceased to exist. That is a shame. I will definitely miss them, and I think that they had a lot of potential for success.

That is a loss for the community because there was a ton of potential there. Unfortunately, they seem to be one that can be chalked up to the sometimes vicious nature of the World Cup Discussion Thread if you dare offer a dissenting opinion or concern. I've been there.

I think many people have been there, tbh. Its unfortunate that many people leave NS over WC drama but probably unavoidable.

Free Republics wrote:

Newmanistan wrote:
That is a loss for the community because there was a ton of potential there. Unfortunately, they seem to be one that can be chalked up to the sometimes vicious nature of the World Cup Discussion Thread if you dare offer a dissenting opinion or concern. I've been there.

I think many people have been there, tbh. Its unfortunate that many people leave NS over WC drama but probably unavoidable.

Ah, I didn't know about the World Cup drama. That's why I just stick with the WBC.

Schiltzberg wrote:

Free Republics wrote:
I think many people have been there, tbh. Its unfortunate that many people leave NS over WC drama but probably unavoidable.

Ah, I didn't know about the World Cup drama. That's why I just stick with the WBC.

One of the smartest plans I've ever heard. Although, I do like to dip into rugby from time to time. And basketball.

Frenline Delpha wrote:

Schiltzberg wrote:Ah, I didn't know about the World Cup drama. That's why I just stick with the WBC.

One of the smartest plans I've ever heard. Although, I do like to dip into rugby from time to time. And basketball.

*throws a football into Frenline's solar plexus*

Drawkland wrote:

Frenline Delpha wrote:One of the smartest plans I've ever heard. Although, I do like to dip into rugby from time to time. And basketball.

*throws a football into Frenline's solar plexus*

Why the fuck did you do that to me? I was sleeping on my pile of baseballs.

Update on sign-ups: after the first week, 38 nations have signed up, including two puppets and 8 champions, and still just the one host bid.

Schiltzberg wrote:Update on sign-ups: after the first week, 38 nations have signed up, including two puppets and 8 champions, and still just the one host bid.

If I may inquire, as I'm new to this, how does the competition play out?

Empire of Cats wrote:

Schiltzberg wrote:Update on sign-ups: after the first week, 38 nations have signed up, including two puppets and 8 champions, and still just the one host bid.

If I may inquire, as I'm new to this, how does the competition play out?

The people who sign up will be placed into groups randomly chosen, but they are arranged in such a way that every group has about the same amount of difficulty (long story short). Depending how many groups there are and how many sign ups, the teams will play anywhere from 10-30 games, and the number of games is up to the host. The games are scorinated by a scorinator, so the results are somewhat random. The scorinator is programmed so that teams that role play more and have been around longer have an advantage over teams that are either new or inactive. After the preliminary round, the top teams from each group get seeded into a sixteen-team playoff bracket, and the winner is the champion. If you would like me to go more in depth, I can.

Schiltzberg wrote:

Empire of Cats wrote:
If I may inquire, as I'm new to this, how does the competition play out?

The people who sign up will be placed into groups randomly chosen, but they are arranged in such a way that every group has about the same amount of difficulty (long story short). Depending how many groups there are and how many sign ups, the teams will play anywhere from 10-30 games, and the number of games is up to the host. The games are scorinated by a scorinator, so the results are somewhat random. The scorinator is programmed so that teams that role play more and have been around longer have an advantage over teams that are either new or inactive. After the preliminary round, the top teams from each group get seeded into a sixteen-team playoff bracket, and the winner is the champion. If you would like me to go more in depth, I can.

No thanks, I'm good. I appreciate it, thanks!

Empire of Cats wrote:

Schiltzberg wrote:The people who sign up will be placed into groups randomly chosen, but they are arranged in such a way that every group has about the same amount of difficulty (long story short). Depending how many groups there are and how many sign ups, the teams will play anywhere from 10-30 games, and the number of games is up to the host. The games are scorinated by a scorinator, so the results are somewhat random. The scorinator is programmed so that teams that role play more and have been around longer have an advantage over teams that are either new or inactive. After the preliminary round, the top teams from each group get seeded into a sixteen-team playoff bracket, and the winner is the champion. If you would like me to go more in depth, I can.

No thanks, I'm good. I appreciate it, thanks!

We are happy to have you here!

Darmen wrote:Whenever I do draws, I get out real pots and pans, write the competing nation's names on a piece of paper, cut them out, put them in their respective pot based on ranks, and procede to have my parents draw them out at random. It takes way longer than it needs too, but I love it when my parents try to pronounce some of the nation names. Makes me laugh.

Just saw this little gem in the earlier pages of the discussion thread (121), and I think this would be quite a fun way to do the group draw. Not saying I will do it, but I very well may.

Frenline Delpha wrote:

Darmen wrote:Whenever I do draws, I get out real pots and pans, write the competing nation's names on a piece of paper, cut them out, put them in their respective pot based on ranks, and procede to have my parents draw them out at random. It takes way longer than it needs too, but I love it when my parents try to pronounce some of the nation names. Makes me laugh.

Just saw this little gem in the earlier pages of the discussion thread (121), and I think this would be quite a fun way to do the group draw. Not saying I will do it, but I very well may.

I remember this. Ah, when live group draws were en vogue.

Those were really fun. I'd highly recommend doing it just for the laughs it produces.

#Watchingmyparentsstruggleisfun #worstsonever #onlychild

Darmen wrote:Those were really fun. I'd highly recommend doing it just for the laughs it produces.

#Watchingmyparentsstruggleisfun #worstsonever #onlychild

I would this but I feel like telling my parents about it would make them intensely disappointed in how I'm turning out

Frenline Delpha wrote:

Darmen wrote:Whenever I do draws, I get out real pots and pans, write the competing nation's names on a piece of paper, cut them out, put them in their respective pot based on ranks, and procede to have my parents draw them out at random. It takes way longer than it needs too, but I love it when my parents try to pronounce some of the nation names. Makes me laugh.

Just saw this little gem in the earlier pages of the discussion thread (121), and I think this would be quite a fun way to do the group draw. Not saying I will do it, but I very well may.

You should do a love stream on skype or something. That would be exciting.

Drawkland wrote:

Darmen wrote:Those were really fun. I'd highly recommend doing it just for the laughs it produces.

#Watchingmyparentsstruggleisfun #worstsonever #onlychild

I would this but I feel like telling my parents about it would make them intensely disappointed in how I'm turning out

Dad: **confused** So... you play baseball... on the computer?
Mom: **concerned look**