tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415635303657764307.post1866320667153763018..comments2023-06-11T10:38:54.138+03:00Comments on LOTRO Chronicles: "SPAM IS MY MIDDLE NAME"Kairoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882289270148208155noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415635303657764307.post-51228919762137853392009-06-24T05:30:27.624+03:002009-06-24T05:30:27.624+03:00This debate goes far beyond LOTRO, but is fascinat...This debate goes far beyond LOTRO, but is fascinating anyway. Of the three words jdw singles out, I would rate "badinage", a borrowing from French, as an unusual word; "palpable", a latinism, as probably a little below average in terms of familiarity; and "snigger" as everyday or common usage - hence my surprise. All of the above, however, are probably only applicable to British usage. Wikipedia describes "snigger" as "the British pronunciation and spelling of snicker", though I would be inclined to describe the two as synonyms.Kairoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882289270148208155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415635303657764307.post-14839584127407025522009-06-24T02:57:58.140+03:002009-06-24T02:57:58.140+03:00It may just be a regional thing...? I don't k...It may just be a regional thing...? I don't know -- I can infer its meaning without looking it up, but I've neither heard nor read it before.jdwhttp://lotrovault.ign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415635303657764307.post-14050666790439487392009-06-22T12:37:03.886+03:002009-06-22T12:37:03.886+03:00"Snigger" is a fancy word?"Snigger" is a fancy word?Kairoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882289270148208155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415635303657764307.post-42241811491660774292009-06-22T11:29:21.132+03:002009-06-22T11:29:21.132+03:00Fancy words like "badinage" and "pa...Fancy words like "badinage" and "palpable" and "snigger" don't elevate you above the spammers, just so we're clear. (As Mark Twain once said: "When you catch an adjective, kill it.") What they do is make you sound pretentious, which makes you an even better target for the /glff trolls. (And I know all about being pretentious -- I just graduated with an English degree!)<br /><br />For what it's worth, on many of the smaller servers, /glff is really the only server-wide community, because there's not a whole lot of talk going on in local /advice and /ooc channels and such. To me, that makes spamming /glff perfectly understandable, if not always acceptable -- there's certainly a line which can be crossed, but it's not the line between genuine LFFs and a single non-LFF message. What are MMOs about, after all, if not community?jdwhttp://lotrovault.ign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415635303657764307.post-52494931357503489952009-06-20T10:28:49.893+03:002009-06-20T10:28:49.893+03:00Don't forget that somebody has to start up a G...Don't forget that somebody has to start up a GLFF channel in the first place, although I think that by now, most servers have an equivalent.<br /><br />There has been a lot of debate about whether or not GMs should moderate GLFF channels for spam; my belief is that they can't and won't ever do so, though they will almost certainly intervene in the case of seriously abusive comments. The best thing Turbine could do is give us a significantly larger ignore list, preferably one which allows you to input a comment or reason.Kairoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882289270148208155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415635303657764307.post-13726747007317985892009-06-20T08:07:04.376+03:002009-06-20T08:07:04.376+03:00If a person becomes excessively spammy or inane on...If a person becomes excessively spammy or inane on GLFF, I'll put them on ignore. Unfortunately, if they eventually post a legitimate glff, I won't see it. If enough people ignore the spammers, their spamming habits will have significant consequences to their grouping ease. I don't think enough of us do to make a difference, and only hurt ourselves in the process.Jaxom92https://www.blogger.com/profile/17264802321534830379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415635303657764307.post-32918850639117310262009-06-20T04:05:08.497+03:002009-06-20T04:05:08.497+03:00Didn't know about /glff -- thanks!
I just set...Didn't know about /glff -- thanks!<br /><br />I just setup a new tab for it. Is there a way to type /glff Need fellowship, 2.6.8 instead of /1 Need fellowship, 2.6.8?Brian Oxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617364377560752378noreply@blogger.com