The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, Version IV)

[Nephara]

Evernote. Googledocs. Word. Notepad. Literally anything but typing up your post, unsaved, in the browser. There's a sob story just about every week where someone loses their entire RP, avoidably, because they didn't write it in a different program.

That said, leaving half an RP with the intent to go back and complete it later is one thing. Just putting an empty [Reserve for later] post is pointless, counterproductive filler.

[Vilita]

1. Open Notepad
2. Type Stuff
3. Hit "Ctrl+S" (To save)
4. Repeat Steps 2 & 3 until done
5. Hit "Ctrl+A" (To select Everything)
6. Hit "Ctrl+C" (To Copy Everything)
7. Hit "Ctrl+V" (To Paste Everything into the Thread you are replying to)
8. Submit

[Ko-oren]

1. Get the Lazarus Form Recovery extension
2. Check settings or it will fill up your hard drive (set Data Expiry to one day or so)
3. Conduct business as normal

in case of emergency

4. Click Lazarus logo, click text you just typed
5. Submit

(Lazarus will save everything you type in any online text box)

[Furellum]

1. Get the Lazarus Form Recovery extension
2. Check settings or it will fill up your hard drive (set Data Expiry to one day or so)
3. Conduct business as normal

in case of emergency

4. Click Lazarus logo, click text you just typed
5. Submit

(Lazarus will save everything you type in any online text box)

Cool! I did that a few days ago, when trying to extend my domestic hockey league. Had to start from scratch, in a txt doc this time

[Jeruselem]

Shiney new thread! WC starts when I go on holidays for two weeks ...

[Jeckland]

I'd like to congratulate Isula ge Ru on the Baptism of Fire! Comiserations to Polakksan, at least you managed to score past the impentetrable wall!

[Cosumar]

Indeed. Congrats to Estenia, Pine Island, Polaskaan/Sem, Isula ge Ru and everyone else who participated in their fiery Baptism! Best of luck in the World Cup to all of you.

[Polaaskan]

Congrats to Isula! A very hard opponent to face, tbh I thought you would win haha! Also, thank you very much to Queb and Sari for taking your time to host this Baptism of Fire. Hugs for you both.

[Abanhfleft]

Truly, Isula deserves this Baptism of Fire.

Now, just to wait for the next one, and to send one of my innumerable puppets to win it for my sake...

[Polar Islandstates]

Just a warning; that never really works in practice

[Abanhfleft]

Well, it never hurt to try!

[Boring Paradise]

Well done to everyone who did partake in the BoF and congratulations to the top 4. Can't really thank the hosts because I was not in it but will anyways.
One reason for when we get new threads quickly is because of these posts after every BoF, WC, CoH has finished.

I really don't see a point in sending a puppet after another just for a cup title. After you had done so, what would you do afterwards?

[Estenia]

Truly, Isula deserves this Baptism of Fire.

Now, just to wait for the next one, and to send one of my innumerable puppets to win it for my sake...

Foroyar will take this thing. My greatest puppet on NSSports, greater than Emigla-Romana for some reason.

[The Sarian]

As much as enthusiasm is commended, I think it would be more beneficial to work on your nation instead of keeping on going to you win a BoF. BoF bonus lasts two cycles, winning it gives you a good start but you need to continue that on in subsequent WCQs instead of making new puppets with the sole intention of winning the BoF.

[Isula ge Ru]

Thanks to everyone for the congratulations! I must offer commiserations to Sem/Polaskaan, but congratulations are in order as well. I hope you take pleasure in the fact that you scored not once but twice. Twice. You sick monster.

[Red Blackiland]

I forget to give congrulations to the Isula Ge Ru and this great title form them.

[Vilita]

Not that I'm trying to discourage random posts in this thread, but, since this is a new incarnation of the thread, heres a few things to consider:

1) Messages intended for a single user are best delivered via TG. (EX: "Congratulations for X..."; "Are you going to watch Y?"; "I didn't know you were Z"; Specific Questions for a user etc.)

2) When new rankings are posted (As I presume they are about to be) - theres no need to make a reply citing your new ranking. We all have access to the file. We can see your new ranking. If you want to provide detailed analytic about the entire rankings, thats one thing. Simply stating the ranking that you, or any other nation are sitting at is just wasting space.

3) This is the NSWC discussion thread, not the RL World Cup discussion thread. We probably won't have any confusion with this current incarnation, and occasional drifting into reality is likely, but don't forget what the point of this thread is for. Its not a chat thread nor is it a place to have detailed discussions about Manchester United or Brazil's goalkeeping.

4) Constitutional amendment proposals should be taken seriously, but there is also no need to amend for the sake of amending. If it ain't broke, don't fix it?

5) Conduct yourself as you would expect others to conduct themselves with you. Don't forget, this is a game, and it should generally (read: Always) be taken as a fun place to relax, unwind, be creative - not get in fights, take things too seriously, or let emotion bleed over into reality as a result of.

6) Have fun (Per the above).

[Super-Llamaland]

#2-6 are great points, but I feel that #1 at this point is incurable.

[Jeruselem]

I'll be on holidays next two weeks so my actual RPing will be limited, because I tend to RP more when I'm at work

[Nephara]

#2-6 are great points, but I feel that #1 at this point is incurable.

Does that mean we shouldn't try? If the message gets across to literally anyone and stops any of those inane posts, then it isn't a wasted effort.

[Schiavonia]

2) When new rankings are posted (As I presume they are about to be)...

I don't usually announce it in the thread because of the very reason you mentioned, but do keep up!

Oh, wait...

1) Messages intended for a single user are best delivered via TG.

Sorry, Vil!

(I guess there is a not-very-thinly veiled message in there for everyone. But keep whatever you find to yourselves, OK?)

[The Inevitable Syndicate]

Not that I'm trying to discourage random posts in this thread, but, since this is a new incarnation of the thread, heres a few things to consider:

It's odd that the subject of WCDT etiquette comes up, actually, as recently some hyper cool super awesome sexy beast compiled a section in this shiny new factbook entry recently...

[Starblaydia]

Not that I'm trying to discourage random posts in this thread, but, since this is a new incarnation of the thread, heres a few things to consider:

It's odd that the subject of WCDT etiquette comes up, actually, as recently some hyper cool super awesome sexy beast compiled a section in this shiny new factbook entry recently...

I did nothing of the sort!





Oh. Okay.

[The Archregimancy]

For reference - and I'll be making a more detailed announcement in the next few days (RL has been a bitch recently, so apologies for the delay) - I won't be starting up an NS Sports chat thread. I thought I'd write that quickly since it's relevant to some of the discussion here.

But I would ask our newer members to take on board some of the etiquette issues raised over the last couple of pages here. As I've noted before, I wouldn't want to rule out some occasional banter (and I'm personally fine with the public congratulations of BoF, CoH, and WC events here so long as they don't get out of control; because they at least relate directly to the conclusion of a WCC event), but let's try not to overdo it. The last thread was getting very spammy in its last few pages.

[The Archregimancy]

Evernote. Googledocs. Word. Notepad. Literally anything but typing up your post, unsaved, in the browser. There's a sob story just about every week where someone loses their entire RP, avoidably, because they didn't write it in a different program.

Some of us remember what it was like trying to get posts into the NS forums in the days before we even had the Jolt forms....

Let's just say it was often frustrating.