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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 7:37pm 2005

You guys do it so often, you do not even notice. I, being primarily an outsider (a condition I hope to remedy someday) notice. Would it help if I keep tally from now on? <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">

Seriously, I couldn't care less if you loved him or hated him. What I do care about is keeping this as on topic as possible. My imagined problem with Orpheus not withstanding, if you catch my drift.

As for my viewpoint on mapping. My main hangout before here was dominated by player minded folk. I was something of an outsider. My views on mapping had more to do with (adopts player mindset and voice) "Me can shoot real good"

I found this site purely by accident. I found it a long time before I actually joined but I still knew of it. Had I joined when I discovered it my number would have been substantially lower but, (sighs) I forgot for a while because of my job. Thats not here nor there though.

My views on mapping are strong and proven so its not as if I am talking without a base understanding.

Now, can we move past this Orpheus thing you guys have?




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Posted by French Toast on Sun Oct 16th at 7:41pm 2005

NO. ORPH ORPH ORPH

But seriously folks, killing strippers isn't really funny. Just because they have no family oesn't make them any less human.




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 7:43pm 2005

? quoting French Toast


But seriously folks, killing strippers isn't really funny. Just because they have no family oesn't make them any less human.

Did I mention that throwing rice into ones eyes is painful? Much worse than French Toast.




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Oct 16th at 7:44pm 2005

I don't want to speak for everyone, but I feel like Orpheus with his many years here and many thousand posts has had a very large impact on many of the people here. It would be like asking someone to forget a part of their history here, or give up part of themselves. Orpheus permeates the identiy and psyche of quite a large number of us here.

I personally don't bring him up often ( I found we just debated about stuff like homosexuality non-stop ) but I feel like it would be disrespectful to just unceremoniously bury him like you suggest.




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 7:49pm 2005

? quoting Addicted to Morphine
Orpheus,Orpheus,Orpheus,Orpheus,Orpheus,

( I found we just debated about stuff like homosexuality non-stop )

You're still doing it. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">

Now homosexuals, theres someone you can truly throw rice at.

(laughs softly)

Sorry, you deserved that. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Oct 16th at 7:53pm 2005

Haha I'm confused now. We were already on the topic, I wasn't just bringing him up out of the blue <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">

And what's with the rice fixation? I don't get it :?




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 8:07pm 2005

? quoting Addicted to Morphine


And what's with the rice fixation? I don't get it :?

Just a bit of levity is all. The other day your dear friend HAL9000 brought it up and I couldn't resist.

Nevermind.




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Posted by Windows 98 on Sun Oct 16th at 9:15pm 2005

Underdog were you around (or reading the forums anyway) when Oprh was posting and such? Do you know who he is?



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Posted by French Toast on Sun Oct 16th at 9:26pm 2005

I do believe our friend UD lurked for quite some time. He's registered at 1247, you're at 2452. I have a hunch that maybe he knows who he is... just maybe.




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 9:27pm 2005

? quoting Windows 98
Underdog were you around (or reading the forums anyway) when Oprh was posting and such? Do you know who he is?

I know enough to spell his name correctly, and little more. I read many of his posts and saw that he was well informed on many issues. What I found odd was, the week before he left he was being slandered in quite a few places throughout this site, yet few if any rallied to his defense. I find it odd that now he has fans.

Other than that, not a clue.




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Oct 16th at 10:24pm 2005

I don't remember reading any posts in which he was slandered...?




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 10:33pm 2005

? quoting Addicted to Morphine
I don't remember reading any posts in which he was slandered...?

See.

You know what, perhaps its a combination of me being new and not aware of how things were, and you guys being used to how things were. Remember when I first commented on things? My first impression was how harsh and violent the place felt?

Perhaps you don't remember because it happened often enough to make you not do so.

Anyway, this thread is about how the site has changed. It seems apparent to me that at least a portion of that change is because certain key members are missing. Orpheus being chief among them.

Give me a few minutes. I will dig out at least one example of how he was, IMO, wrong severely.

BRB

[edit]

(wipes forehead)

That wasn't nearly as hard as I thought. I had to scan back only about 10 or so pages.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong. Wasn't Orpheus well versed in mapping? Perhaps the word "Guru" is over-stating it, but knowledgeable enough to warrant respect?

Read these comments.

Pretentious. Now thats a powerful word. Its also a very disrespectful title to pin on someone with, a few hundred mapping critiques under his belt?

(Here I am assuming because I cannot find not one functional critique)

Its not as if he overstepped himself. I am not an architect, but I do work closely with them. It is my experience that architects get inspectors to look over their work, long before it reaches 80 or 90%. Whats so wrong about a well know critiquer expressing the same concerns?

As I stated, I do not know him, and I cannot find any functional critiques. Why this is I am not sure. One can assume that either they were poorly done, or the system for retaining them was poorly implemented.

In the end however. I saw not one single person defend him. Looking in the maps section was far easier than scanning forum threads that old so please do not ask me to prove my point further. I couldn't. smiley

As I see it, I have fully explained myself concerning my viewpoint on this member.




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Posted by Captain P on Sun Oct 16th at 10:39pm 2005

? quote:
My first impression was how harsh and violent the place felt?


Snarkpit always felt as an 'elite' site to me, and the core crew probably had the same with other sites when they got started. I don't think it's a bad thing. Keeps those that aren't really serious about mapping out.

Also, I think we need to give this whole HL2 mapping scene just some more time, and continue, well, just mapping and having fun with it. Digging how things are changing can be educative at times but at other times it's good to get going and to look at the future. We could debate long threads about how this and that is missing, but it'd be better to contribute in a positive, adding way. Things in life just change and that's not always a bad thing.
I know, I have those nostalgic feelings too, but if I'm not dealing with them and start working towards the future, then I'll get stuck in life. So, let's just get going. Orpheus has been discussed a while ago too so I think there's little that needs to be said anymore about it.



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Posted by Campaignjunkie on Sun Oct 16th at 10:52pm 2005

Yikes. You guys need to simmer down.




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 10:55pm 2005

? quoting Campaignjunkie
Yikes. You guys need to simmer down.

As in "Boiled rice"

Yeah thats cool too.

BTW, I looked up the word "Slander" it fits. I just wanted to clarify that so I wouldn't look the fool. Actually, Slander leads to the word "Defamed" which is a bit more precise.




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Posted by French Toast on Sun Oct 16th at 11:07pm 2005

Rice - no.

Rice is lame. It's only good if I feel like eating 2000 of something.

How about some lasagna? That's better.

From now on, substitute rice with lasagna.

Anyhoo, go Orph, stop being so critical, calm down, shut up, eat right, may the force be with you.




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 11:39pm 2005

? quoting French Toast
Rice - no.


200 billion Chinese can't be wrong. Rice, it does a body good. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">




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Posted by French Toast on Mon Oct 17th at 12:13am 2005

That's because the chinese didn't have lasagna when they were beginning. If lasagna had replaced rice many many years ago, lasagna would be in the place of rice today in the chinese culture.

They're only doing it to try and be like their cooler ancestors.




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Posted by Crono on Mon Oct 17th at 12:36am 2005

Ew, I'd choose white rice over lasagna anyday. Mmm, with some rice paper ... OOH and noodles with beef ... mmm. I must go to Chang's one of these days .... or Go-Go's. (Both are Mongolian grills, I suggest both. They're damn good.)

Also, wouldn't it be liable? Since, this is all text.


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Posted by Underdog on Mon Oct 17th at 12:40am 2005

Here of late, I have had a serious craving for Shrimp fried rice.

God that stuff is good.




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