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[color=#008000][i]I also have some question marks about this announcement.[/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]From the announcement it is stated that players were put to a breaking point; which is assumed to be a mental breaking point, because any other breaking point would not be feasible in game. This would then mean that the dynamics of the game would be shifted from MD to RL as you are now "messing with the person's head". The fact that someone is awarded a medal for testing a person's breaking point is sick!!! I do not stand for this, it is wrong and twisted. Is this where MD is heading to? if you cant get them in game, play mind games?! Pathetic! [/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]If the kings left, it can not be assumed that it was due to in game issues only and shouldn't be awarded for it. [/i] [/color]

[color=#008000][i]SOPA/PIPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Act/ Protect IP Act. At first glance, this seems pretty kosher. After all Piracy is a crime in many countries. However what it is really is a thinly veiled excuse at internet censorship. You may ask: Why is this bad? and Why should I stand against it?[/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]Well, The U.S Congress wants to pass a bill that will allow the U.S government to shut down any website accused of copyright infringement. This includes, barring of online advertising, filesharing, barring of payment facilitors and search engines servicing and linking accused websites. This Bill would make streaming copyrighted content a crime, with a maximum penalty of five (5) years in prison. So downloading a Michael Jackson song, would land you more prison time than his doctor who killed him. [/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]You like watching vids on youtube? Well, if this Bill is passed, say good bye to that. Infact, say bye-bye to MD due to the music played on certain locations like Winds Sanctuary. It also means that Mur is responsible for the ENTIRE content of his game, including the things we say. [/i][/color] [color="#008000"][i]Same applies for Bloggers and tweeters. [/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]People who are proponents are saying that this bill would protect intellectual property. Opponents are saying that it goes against the First ammendment, violates the internet, and censor free speech on the internet. Wiki-leaks and other whistle-blowing websites will be shut down. Over 7000 websites went "black" in protest against this bill, which was led by Wikipedia, Reddit, Wired.com, Yahoo! and Google. [/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]Wanna do something? Please vote against it [/i][/color] [i][color=#008000][url="http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet_action_center_b/?fBxbmcb&pv=184"]http://www.avaaz.org...?fBxbmcb&pv=184[/url][/color][/i] [color=#0000ff][i][url="http://sopastrike.com/"]http://sopastrike.com/[/url][/i][/color] [i]This Bill was temporarily shelved, but it needs to be burnt!! If you want more information I've listed a few websites below.[/i] [color=#008000][i]The full text for Sopa:[/i][/color] [color=#008000][i][url="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.3261"]http://thomas.loc.go...z?c112:H.R.3261[/url][/i][/color][color=#008000][i][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]:[/font][/i][/color] [color=#008000][i][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Full text for Pipa:[/font][/i][/color] [i][url="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S.968"][color=#0000ff]http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S.968[/color][/url][/i][color=#0000ff][i][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]:[/font][/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]Other sites:[/i][/color] [color=#008000][i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act"]ht[/url][/i][/color][color=#0000ff][i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act"]tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act[/url][/i][/color] [i][url="http://www.naturalnews.com/034694_SOPA_PIPA_internet_censorship.html"][color=#0000ff]http://www.naturalnews.com/034694_SOPA_PIPA_internet_censorship.html[/color][/url][/i] [color=#0000ff][i][url="http://www.dailygamecock.com/viewpoints/item/3187-sopa-pipa-still-considered-despite-blackout"]http://www.dailygame...espite-blackout[/url][/i][/color] [color=#0000ff][i][url="http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/father-of-the-web-backs-sopa-protests-20120119-1q7rm.html"]http://www.smh.com.a...0119-1q7rm.html[/url][/i][/color] [i][color=#0000ff][url="http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/22/technology/sopa_vote/index.htm"]http://money.cnn.com..._vote/index.htm[/url][/color][/i] [i][url="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S.968"]http://thomas.loc.go...ry/z?c112:S.968[/url][color=#333333][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]:[/font][/color][/i] [color=#696969][i]edited for typos[/i][/color]

[color=#008000][i]Ditto all of that!! I sent out cards last year, so if you address has changed or you wish to get one from awesome Africa then pm me! [/i][/color]

[color=#008000][i]@ McVitie: Read up, it appears that Eon's behaviour has been compared to far worse than Mugabe (..but Im not about to get into African Politics )[/i][/color] [quote] As I have said before, if you spend more time training than chatting, roleplaying and complaining (this goes for all of you) perhaps then you will be able to grind stats like he has managed. Unlike some players, Eon has not used bugs to raise his stats, he has used his brain, initiatives and money. if you cannot do the same then quit your whining. As for the SD? Well he can use it however he bloody well wants to. He earnt it as a prize for winning the BHC. So unless you have a problem with him winning the BHC, I would also stop complaining about that. There is a reason it is given as a reward, and it's not so that he can just admire the title and number. Thirdly, do you not perhaps think he attacks you so many times, depletes resources and causes so much "harassment*" because of the amount of harassment he gets from others? Perhaps it is his way of getting his own back.[/quote] [i][color="#008000"] This whole attitude of "Quit whining and work harder" is very disappointing. One fails to realise that the people who play MD come from all walks of life and varying economic backgrounds tied together with various financial responsibilities. To say: " he has used his brain, initiatives and money. if you cannot do the same then quit your whining" is very myopic and stupid. I don't need to point out that not everyone is able to grind or spend the large sums of money that Eon has pumped into MD ergo this argument fails to hold water.[/color][/i] [i][color="#008000"]Eon gets harassment from who?! Does he own land that is constantly being depleted of it resources from other people? Does he own resources that people are taking and selling to others? Or are you talking about the needles? Intelligence and money, doesn't mean anything [to me] if you show general disrespect. [/color][/i]

[color=#0000ff]Several posts moved from http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/10978-how-kings-should-have-handled-eon-issue/[/color] [color=#0000ff]-Burns[/color] [quote name='Kamisha' timestamp='1321694033' post='96180 ]I have to support mur it is up to the kings to use there powers as they see fit. However I have never had a problem with eon and I just don't see why people are so intently focused on him. I don't know if people feel threatened or just plain annoyed. If they are you can just hangout in the sanctuary for a while then leave later. Fighting is part of the game people.[/quote] [color=#008000][i]@ Kamisha. The rest of us are so intently focused on Eon because we have nothing better to do, than to gang up on someone who clearly has oodles of respect for players and the game and demonstrates his/her respect by depleting resources, dishing out massive SD, stalking players, and shows common courtesy by general harassment. Surely you cannot be that pig-headed?! [/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]If you took this kind of behaviour and placed it in the real world, how is this different to that if say, Robert Mugabe? and would you still be saying "I don't understand why the Zimbabweans were crying?! Surely Mugabe cant be that bad? Raping and pillaging a country is part of life people! If you don't like it just go to the UK for a bit and then come back to Zimbabwe when he leaves on business trips"[/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]Yes fighting is part of the game, but it is not acceptable when the odds are stacked so highly in one persons favour, and do not give me all that jazz about MD not being fair. There is unfairness in MD when it comes to fighting such as the Heads Contest, and then there is this. If I were a new mp5 who worked hard on achieving my stats not by grinding only to have them squashed by a troll like Eon, I would never want to play this game again, especially when the developers appear to be nonchalant and doing nothing about it and then blame the players for the lack of action.[/i][/color]

[color=#008000][i]uhm yeah... thats a bit like playing charades, but without actually doing the charade; so it leaves many options open including the one you want people to follow, except they don't know that's the one you want. [/i][/color]

[color=#008000][i]Loreroot was fortunate to be under your leadership. It will be missed. [/i][/color]

[color=#008000][i]That's right, because back in the day we had Jonn [/i][/color][i] [/i][color=#008000][i] [/i][/color]

[i][color=#008000]When your friends ask for technological advice.... [/color][/i] [i][color=#008000][attachment=3305:mp3mp4mp5.jpg][/color][/i]

[color=#008000][i]........ Right, I know I have been away for a long time. Im in Malawi, anyone who has been here knows what Im talking about.[/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]I read Firsan's hot topic and now this... and this is my 2c:[/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]MD is dying people... There is just a general lack of respect coming from all areas. Its a battle of egos!!! Everybody is stomping on everyone else to get to the top!!Bickering and fighting with each other will never solve anything. The system is failing, and I feel like we're behaving like rats on a sinking ship.[/i][/color] [quote]"i never appologized" ..maybe true..this is beacause appology is in my view a cowardly reaction aimed to save us from the effects of our mistakes. [/quote] [color=#008000][i]Woah! Did I read that right?! Saying sorry does not let one of the hook!! If a mistake has been made there are still consequences to face. Is apologising a statement to say you are weak?! For me not apologising means one is too arrogant to care about the other person. Is caring about other people a sign that you are weak?! If that was the case it would mean everyone who working in sustainable development are pansies!!! [/i][/color] [color=#008000][i]The most influencial leaders have never dictated but have mingled at grassroots level, e.g Ghandi or Nelson Mandela for that matter.[/i][/color] [quote]There is some truth to what Firs says, and I don't think he's just saying it to whine or whatever. I have the feeling that Firs is genuinely concerned, despite him being argumentative. This is a trend that continues, players grow concerned by the state of things- or the treatment they receive.. and the concerns tend not to be heard well due to how they present them.[/quote] [i][color=#008000]Ditto! Whenever someone brings up a point of contention, everyone goes down of them like bag of bricks. "Oh they are being irrational!" "Oh! They just need to man up!!" "She's just pmsing!" and my personal favourite "They just love to whine!" Does anyone listen to the message that was being conveyed or are we the players in the game, supposed to sit back and accept EVERYTHING that is dished out to us?! I tip my hat to those who have the balls to stand up and say: "Hey we have had enough of this! I want change" [/color][/i] [i][color=#008000]I have read on the forums that players have to "man up, quit whining and adapt". uhhh... here's adaptation for you. Right now in Malawi, there is no fuel, no forex, no electricity most of the time and often no running water. This is mostly due the the horrible government that is in power. I think some players within MD would quite like Malawians because they dont complain (mostly in fear of the government) and adapt. As a result of their adaptation Blackmarket fuel and forex, poverty and deforestation is on an alarming increase. Has no complaining and adaptation worked? NO! Instead Criminal activities are on the increase. [/color][/i][i][color=#008000]Is that what you want? to favour the malicious? [/color][/i][i][color=#008000] People want to feel like they are being heard!!! [/color][/i] [i][color=#008000]Another player said the council takes time. Why?! Why does it take time to respond to an email? I don't see why it should. It just seems like inefficiency to me or perhaps council members want to see how much of an interest we show with the topic of concern by the number of emails sent! Maybe a rep from council can clear this up for me?[/color][/i] [i][color=#008000]Burns you made reference to Noah. Yes God gave Noah the plans to build an ark, but this is the same God who sent hellfire and brimstone to Sodom and Gomorrah. He didnt send a kid with matches and oil to burn the city down. There is a time when players should do things for themselves, but times when those in charge should intervene.[/color][/i] [quote]God helps them who help themselves,[/quote] [i][color="#008000"]I havent been much out to other lands, those who know me know why, so I cant really speak for other kings. I can tell you this however. Firs looks after Loreroot and does a lot for the land, and looks after it the best he can given the limitations. Why shouldn't he get the help he asked for?[/color][/i] [i][color="#008000"] I still dont know why there is still so much animosity between some players and LR, all that shyte went down ages ago and I for one hate being called a tree-hugger or whiny Lorerootian just because the forest is the place that suits my character best! I ask you,[b] how is that different to racism or sexism[/b]?![/color][/i] [color="#008000"][i]Things need to change and the roots of the problem needs to be addressed. Treating the symptom does not treat the cause! Perhaps the kings and queen, the council and the other powers that be (Mur? Akasha? Dst? Grido? chewett? dunno who ever you are) need to sit down over a few bottles whiskey or whatever and sort out these huge problems like bullying; because honestly an anti bullying coallition is going to have as much of an effect as the anti abortionists have protesting outside a an abortion clinic. Thats pretty much the same of any "protection" group formed within MD, its really useless without an authoritative stamp of approval or the tools to deal out punishment for that matter.[/i][/color] edited because only half a message got posted...weird...