Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Alternatively, You could always create 10 new accounts, each a different avatar and different PDN of one of the Doctors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 That would only take, like, two new accounts. Really, Trenton, keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Aw. What's the point of renaming old accounts when you can make 10 new ones for the hell of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora Tyran. Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 That would only take, like, two new accounts. Really, Trenton, keep up. I have only 5 accounts, as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt BMA Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 5 accounts ? I lag. I have only one alternate account, and it has a low post count. Noobs can say anything and get away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Yes, yes, you're an oldbie. However, I ran the math, and your rate is still higher than mine. Not higher than Alorael or Randomizer, but... You are confused. There are far more than two Tyrans, although none (that I know of) contain an apostrophe. You are right. But I dislike that brought math into this; I like words; stick to words. haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 5 accounts ? I lag. I have only one alternate account, and it has a low post count. Noobs can say anything and get away with it. Sorry, but it's not a secret. I won't spoil it for regular members, but I've known about your alternate account for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Well sure, but you didn't say "original" originally. I have never really paid attention to my mem# much, but I do believe my current mem# is pretty close to the original # of my first account. I registered only slightly before Nikki did. Can't say I dislike being 3131. 'first' == 'original' close enough at least @Sy: lol, now you've spoiled me. i'll always consider the master as imban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Mosquito---Slayer Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I like words; stick to words. . Your spamming prowess is superior to that Actaeon. , yeah words sound much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt BMA Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Sorry, but it's not a secret. I won't spoil it for regular members, but I've known about your alternate account for some time. *facepalm* It's the IP address thing, isn't it...I should have been more careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora Tyranicelt Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I don't even remember why I created this account. It was long after I became a mod, and this is its first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 When we changed over to UBBThreads we created several accounts to see if that worked. I should look up mine and see if it's still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 When we changed over to UBBThreads we created several accounts to see if that worked. I should look up mine and see if it's still around. Yeah, that's probably it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) argh too many tyrans RUN Edited November 23, 2012 by A Space Odyssey Would be even cooler if they all had Doctor avatars Tyran., Tyranicelt, Tyran and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 argh too many tyrans RUN Virginia was sick of always running from them. She turned to fight! Tyranicus and Triumph 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 אראנכאיתאר hops on the right-to-left bandwagon. (But I cobbled the transliteration together with Wikipedia and Google, so I'm not sure if that makes any sense.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Would be even cooler if they all had Doctor avatarsMy name in Gallifreyan is close enough for this one, I think. All the others have Doctor avatars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 argh too many tyrans RUN Meanwhile, back at the Tyran cloning factory... Tyranicelt, Trenton., Triumph and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 אראנכאיתאר hops on the right-to-left bandwagon. (But I cobbled the transliteration together with Wikipedia and Google, so I'm not sure if that makes any sense.) the א is a silent letter unless it is the first in a word, so all the extra ones don't affect the pronunciation. Besides for that it is written correctly. Modern Hebrew is filled with multiple spellings based on silent letters as well as letters with similar sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Oddly enough, I just gave Aran some Hebrew coaching. That's why his name isn't full of extraneous alephs, which I think would affect pronunciation because no one would assume an aleph with a silent vowel. The two vertical dot one whose name I can't recall. —Alorael, who noticed that the original spelling was more Yiddish than Hebrew. The אי would have to become יי and the vowels would no longer be optional but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 The two vertical dot one whose name I can't recall. that would be the letter Yud. i do recall that when i was in Israel that any sign that i couldn't read as a Hebrew word was just a transliterated English word in Hebrew letters. That is where all sorts of silent letters were stuck all over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Not yud, that's not a vowel. I mean the vertical dots below the letter that are most often silent but sometimes act as a glottal stop, schwa, or other vowel sound. Sh'va, after looking it up. —Alorael, who can at least remember consonant names. The vowels never quite got the same emphasis, reasonably, and he's shakier on their formal names and uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 you're referring to nekudos which are sort of analogous to vowels. Biblical Hebrew uses nekudos to vowelize all the letters which on their own are just sounds. Modern Hebrew and especially Yiddish generally don't use nekudos so they pack in all sorts of silent letters to make it more clear what they mean to write. this can make some words quite unwieldy. ב or Bais sounds like B but when you add ׇ or Kumatz to get בׇ it sounds like Buh if you add a tzairai or ֵ to get בֵ it sounds like Bay. so using there nekudos allow you to really compress the words to the least amount of letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Spiderweb. Where the thread you make to avoid the derailing of an intellectual discussion gets derailed... into an intellectual discussion. Tyranicus, nikki., Balladeer and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 That's not quite accurate. Hebrew started out as an abjad, a kind of alphabet lacking vowels. The niqqud vowel system was invented in the Middle Ages, although I don't think it was the first or only such vowel system. The silent letters are there whether or not you're using niqqud and are necessary for when you want two vowel sounds in a row without a consonant or for a few other reasons. So bet is a B. Depending on the niqqud below it the sound can be b, beh, bah, boo, and so on. Yiddish is different. It uses a very similar script, but instead of having niqqud it has a true alphabet, just with some letters requiring niqqud-like markings below to show what the letter is. —Alorael, who can point out that Hebrew, from the Torah to the daily newspapers, generally lacks niqqud. They're for learning the language when you don't know the vowels and times when the pronunciation is likely to be a mystery. Dictionaries have them, obviously. Maybe fantasy novels do so all the made-up words have definite pronunciation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 That's not quite accurate. Hebrew started out as an abjad, a kind of alphabet lacking vowels. The niqqud vowel system was invented in the Middle Ages, although I don't think it was the first or only such vowel system. The silent letters are there whether or not you're using niqqud and are necessary for when you want two vowel sounds in a row without a consonant or for a few other reasons. So bet is a B. Depending on the niqqud below it the sound can be b, beh, bah, boo, and so on. Yiddish is different. It uses a very similar script, but instead of having niqqud it has a true alphabet, just with some letters requiring niqqud-like markings below to show what the letter is. —Alorael, who can point out that Hebrew, from the Torah to the daily newspapers, generally lacks niqqud. They're for learning the language when you don't know the vowels and times when the pronunciation is likely to be a mystery. Dictionaries have them, obviously. Maybe fantasy novels do so all the made-up words have definite pronunciation? Im not trying to sabotage, but your username today is hilarious. (Goin' rogue, be back later) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Alorael's PDN's NOT being funny is on par with me finding an actually funny SNL skit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Really? Because most of them aren't even trying to be funny. I'd the say the majority are either cryptic references to my real-life day or whatever floated to the top of my head like pond scum. —Alorael, who has checked back. Actually, the last few have been heavy on humor if low on wit. Call it a sign of the times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 like pond scum . . . . hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 "Help, I'm trapped in a PDN factory!" (but I'm fairly sure you did that one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Anywho, back to topic (and the end of a month-long hiatus for me): I don't mind my new member number, but I did notice it took quite a nose dive. IIRC, it started out around the mid- to upper 7800's, dropped a handful or so for the first migration I was here for, and then plummeted during this move. *shrugs* Oh well, new times, new numbers, I guess. "Meh" all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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