Garrulous Glaahk Little Fyora Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I wanted to apologize for that ridiculous post I'd made over here a while ago. The purpose of a forum is to provide Interactive Entertainment. If there wasn't any entertainment, there wouldn't be anyone here (it's not as if we get paid for posting). Spam -as in 'useless garbage' and not 'advertisements'- doesn't affect a forum at all. After all, how can it ? It can irritate some people, but you need a bit of a difference once in a while to disrupt the equilibrium, break the monotony. I love SS games, and I look forward to being an integral member of this community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Not a great start, but I trust you've already been told off by the mods. Welcome to Spiderweb. Leave your sanity at the door, but pack a little common sense for the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I was sort of hoping this topic would be about the masterpiece by Alcritas. Ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slariton Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Originally Posted By: Little Fyora Spam -as in 'useless garbage' and not 'advertisements'- doesn't affect a forum at all. After all, how can it ? It can irritate some people, but you need a bit of a difference once in a while to disrupt the equilibrium, break the monotony. I agree with you in theory. In practice it really depends just how useless it is. If it's garbage that is unique or interesting in some way, that can be good spam. If it's "garbage" because it is both unnecessary and milquetoast, that's bad spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I think you misused milquetoast there, Slarty. I'll point out, though, that the purpose of Spiderweb is selling interactive entertainment, i.e. games. The purpose of these forums is to aid and abet that business. Jeff likes having a way for customers to get help and support from us (he doesn't have to do the work and can make games!), and he's happy if people have fun here, stick around, and buy more games. But spam isn't necessary for either of those, so he frowns upon it. Or, to rephrase what Slarty said, silly, funny nonsense is fine in moderation, but it has to be funny enough to entertain people. —Alorael, who acknowledges that there's a fine line. Ultimately, it's a moderators' call. A biased one, admittedly, but one that has to be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slariton Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Double checking via google, nope, that's just what I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Originally Posted By: Aʀᴀɴ I was sort of hoping this topic would be about the masterpiece by Alcritas. Ah well. This. I came into the topic ready to scream GIVE THE BLADES FORUM SOME LOVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slariton Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't think there are any reasonable solutions, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Little Fyora has a Roamer as his Avatar... Anyone else find THIS misleading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Little Fyora Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Thanks, but it is intentional. I couldn't find a fyora pic, so what's the next best thing if not the next tier up in the fire category ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 You could google for one... Or steal Dikiyoba's, color it red, and take out the backround, but thats a whole bunch more work than needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Dire Hobbit Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I hope we don't get banned for making silly posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Milquetoast is a noun, and a person. —Alorael, who would take it to private messages if this thread had anything else going for it. He still possibly should out of politeness, but this is a lesson for everyone. Only you can be milquetoasts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 It sounds like it should be some sort of breakfast thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Dire Hobbit Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Avernites would be milquetoasts. The Empire would be libertarians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Little Fyora Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: !Trenton. You could google for one... Or steal Dikiyoba's, color it red, and take out the backround, but thats a whole bunch more work than needed. I directly linked to the image on SS's website (I only just realized that this is possible!). Now my only complaint is that this fyora is from Geneforge. Originally Posted By: Dire Hobbit I hope we don't get banned for making silly posts I've not been banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: !P!=!NP Milquetoast is a noun, and a person. Pretty much what I thought, but I wasn't strong enough in my convictions to say so earlier. Google-fu has confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: Little Fyora Now my only complaint is that this fyora is from Geneforge. Um. The fyora is only in the Geneforge games. Unless you mean that it's the older one from Geneforge 1 (and 3?) instead of the oranger one from G4 and 5. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: (absolutely) everything i ever Pretty much what I thought, but I wasn't strong enough in my convictions to say so earlier. Google-fu has confirmed. I saw what you did there, but I'm not sure if I should comment on it or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dantius Originally Posted By: (absolutely) everything i ever Pretty much what I thought, but I wasn't strong enough in my convictions to say so earlier. Google-fu has confirmed. I saw what you did there, but I'm not sure if I should comment on it or not... That probably counts, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slariton Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Um, milquetoast is used as an adjective way more often than it's used as a noun. Wiktionary lists it as both, but adjective first: Originally Posted By: Wiktionary Adjective milquetoast (comparative more milquetoast, superlative most milquetoast) Meek, timid. Yes, it derives from a fictional character named Milquetoast, but that doesn't mean it can only describe a person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Did Milktoast run a cafe by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Is that you, Harehunter? (Also: http://images.wikia.com/geneforge/images/7/7a/FyoraG5art.gif) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Jerakeen Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 English has a long history of turning nouns into adjectives or verbs. You can try to fight it, but you'll lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: Actaeon (Also: http://images.wikia.com/geneforge/images/7/7a/FyoraG5art.gif) Oh dear God, it's worse than Dikiyoba remembered. Uncanny Great Valley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Why is its ear just a hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Interestingly, both "milk" and "toast" can function as either nouns or verbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: !A PoNy attempting to be Alorael Why is its ear just a hole? Because lizards do not have external ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I think it's cute. Just... scale it down a little bit. (I hereby place a moratorium on scale puns.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Does any dictionary besides Wiktionary list the adjective form? I've never seen it, and I'm not finding confirmation elsewhere. I appreciate the descriptivism inherent in Wiktionary, but I'm not ready to take that plunge quite yet. —Alorael, who will point out that the word sounds like breakfast because it does, in fact, come from food. Specifically, bland, soggy food for invalids. The character was named for that, and the word is after the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slariton Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 From the first page of google results, besides wiktionary: thesaurus.com sucks, and it does list milquetoast as a noun; however, it also lists it as a synonym for a few adjectives, in the middle of a huge list of only adjectives. There are plenty of other nouns that could qualify for thesaurus.com's very loose definition of "synonym", and it doesn't list any of them, so it's clearly using milquetoast as an adjective there. urbandictionary.com (helloooo, descriptivism) lists 4 examples of milquetoast being used. One is a noun, two are adjectives, and the fourth is as a verb (!). I think this probably is a case of actual use today versus actual use several decades ago. Merriam-Webster lists an adjective form of the milquetoast noun: "milquetoasty"! I've never heard that word used; if it ever was, I'd say it's been displaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: Slarty Merriam-Webster lists an adjective form of the milquetoast noun: "milquetoasty"! That adjective is ridiculous yet awesome and so needs to be brought back into use as soon as possible. Milk toast, however, is disgusting. (It's what Dikiyoba's parents used to make for breakfast when there was too much stale bread in the house for the birds but not enough for bread pudding.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Milk toast, however, is disgusting. (It's what Dikiyoba's parents used to make for breakfast when there was too much stale bread in the house for the birds but not enough for bread pudding.) I dip my french toast in milk/cinnamon sugar before I dip in in the eggs. Works fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dantius I dip my french toast in milk/cinnamon sugar before I dip in in the eggs. French toast ≠ milk toast Dikiyoba mixes the milk, cinnamon, and eggs together in one dish for French toast. It works well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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