Ungod

Congrats. md is like an old wagon that keeps going..but i shouldnt say old- maybe timeless? U missed a few spins of the wheel, dat's all

All the best, BFH. Thanks for all the work put in MD. (i think nine years aren't going to be forgotten that easily, so maybe you'll drop by some day just to say 'hi'? In any case, glad to know you had fun)

Totems as well therefore: feature, not bug

Congrats

Bacon (to account for the strong ability)

Mmm, me like the first suit. Dunno why, but it reminds me of Nausicaa. Don't be shy to participate, people! Even if your drawing sucks, good ideas for gadgets can compensate for that. (Edit: on second thought, i also like the second. Just that with those goggles and flapping suit, it looked like an insect, so i was unsure 'bout it)

Let's give this another run! Task is the same, time for completion three weeks, but as for rewards, it will depend on participation (so gold and spellstones will come in different amounts, higher for a bigger number of participants). Also, this time it'll be two winners only. Good luck!

Lol

What do you mean, why? It's to keep the idea of the all-knowing wookie alive and so perhaps create a cult. I think i requested an anniv for the winner of this quest, but i have no idea if the anniv crits have been delivered yet (for any of my quests)

I've no idea why, but i'll try giving an answer, because people always react to correct things, when they know tge solution: Maybe there's a limit of 15 images for each album?

Now, with day of tranquility removed, i happily await the day someone new will post in 'new ideas' a topic that says... could we have at least one f day when i don't get attacked, please? Let's call it ...day of peace or day of make peace, not war. Oh, i know - a day of tranquility! That would be funny

20 silver for your common items

Monthly seems good

I was one of the many, but didn't send an entry. (Too bad , but me camping in the east was fruitless; some day, though, we'll eliminate the voice from draco's head)

I'm waiting on a reply. Meanwhile, of all the sky scouters , i think mercurial and aelis are lurking around.

I wanted some submissions, too Tell ya what, since you opened Pandora's box, i'm thinking about opening it again. I gotta check those rewards, though, because i don't have the spellstones anymore.

I'll assume this is in the right section of the forum, so i'll give it a shot: Those winderwilds there...i don't need them. Nobody needs birds, unless to make a good meal out of it. And to quote a classic, MD's lands of death must be filled with trees and birds, judging by the notes at fenths' press. So, you see, they're only good to be sent in the afterlife (not that i believe in the afterlife). Yeah...so i DON'T want them. Not even for free. Not even if you send me the ctcs, saying it's a pleasure to just toss them my way, noting a certain fondness of mine for quail. So don't even think of doing that, Poppi, it would certainly ruin my day. Just...don't. ________¤____________________

Actiually, he said he'll deliver this weekend, there's still today Edit: nvm, i didn't pay attention to the date. You are right, hemi. Note to self: think twice b4 posting

Happy birthday, oh, bored ones!

So do i. Which is why i'm so curious. About this...here's what i did. First, i read entire texts. Then, i mingled phrases (because after a while i saw that i memorized the text and it wasnt 'reading anymore'), cutting the logic of sentences. Finally, i mingled words. Based on that, i can say that memory is very important in this process. It all starts when you learn thw letters, of course, and the visual side matters a lot. Afterwards, memory still affects the way you read texts, so much that in order to break down the complex patterns forming in my mind, i had to simplify to the extreme. Only this way you can have a fresh look at a text everytime you read something. Why a fresh look? Because you might want to replace the way memory works by destroying memorised patterns. What i did was simply read aloud texts in various languages, and tried to read without 'thinking'. And it's difficult identifying letters, stacked consonants and the way to pronounce them, also because in a word of, say, 5 syllables, due to double consonants, you have awkward breaks and many sounds. All in all, a syllabary serms to be harder at first and infinitely easier later, the opposite being said about alphabets. So is thrre an advantage of the alphabet that coyld compensate for its difficulty? Maybe i'll learn hiragana, to check it out.

I did French for four years, two times a week and i'm at the same level as you. Maybe it's not the education system, it's ... French. hmm... As for giving up alphabets...little chance. We can't just change history that easily; but i've been doing a reading exercise for a while and it just hit me that if i had syllable signs instead of letter signs, it would be easier. The meaning wouldn't be 'lesser' either. Now, i haven't tried it, and you certainly have to memorize all signs (abugida may be easier), and lose a lot of freedom, but you gain in the lesser effort needed afterwards, and maybe in the beauty of language. This isn't as much about grammar or spoken language,it's more about writing the language.

Quick question: do you think an alphabet system is better than a syllabary? All letters were ideograms at first, and i suspect they got refined into syllabaries in all languages and then - the third phase - alphabets were up (and not everywhere). Now, having signs for vowels and consonants might allow for more combinations, but is language supposed to cipher so much? Also, a consonant cannot be pronounced by itself - even an aspirated ones - and besides, why bother to speak like your tongue is stuck? Why am i asking this - i have the feeling (untested, but maybe i'll learn japanese or something) the computation power needed to individualize (when writing and reading) letters is greater than the one needed to individualize syllables. So is an alphabet better than a syllabary?

I'll buy it

The question is whether a distinction is necessary between 'outside game' quests and 'in-game'. Would them all be mashed together in the quest page or only the 'in-game' ones? 'Outside/meta': build a drachorn, build a rain collector, draw a hellhound etc In-game: chasing the darkness (lashtal), 'tutorial' (jubaris; don't know if it's still on), necro demands blood (not really a quest) etc I think they should all be on the quest page, BUT i also feel the distinction should be made somehow