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Old 02-21-2008, 09:47 AM
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It's been awhile since we originally kicked around the idea, so I hadn't remembered we'd kicked around that name. My only beef with it is the unfortunate acronym of SAG - I much prefer TGR.

In any case, I suppose we can feel out the new forum and if change is needed, we'll make changes. Sadly, on short notice, I couldn't think of anything terribly witty.
Well, we could come up with, I dunno, maybe a game to name the forum.
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Old 02-21-2008, 10:37 AM
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Just here to express my glee over finally having a home for sports. I think I'll wait until next Thursday to start the "First Annual Los Angeles Dodgers March To The World Series" thread.
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Old 02-21-2008, 10:46 AM
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These days, I generally just click on SDMB-UCP to check my subscribed threads. Then I click on "New Posts" to see what people are talking about. This new forum isn't going to affect what I see, unless I go back to checking each forum separately, which I only do occasionally in CS. I guess this will clean up CS a bit, although I didn't mind seeing game and sports threads there.
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Old 02-21-2008, 10:53 AM
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It's been awhile since we originally kicked around the idea, so I hadn't remembered we'd kicked around that name. My only beef with it is the unfortunate acronym of SAG - I much prefer TGR.

In any case, I suppose we can feel out the new forum and if change is needed, we'll make changes. Sadly, on short notice, I couldn't think of anything terribly witty.
You might have second thoughts when folks start pronouncing TGR "tugger".
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Old 02-21-2008, 01:40 PM
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Woo! I approve.
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Old 02-21-2008, 01:52 PM
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Old 02-21-2008, 01:55 PM
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I see no reason to keep things wide open for now.
Freudian slip?

Seriously, as one who both enjoys participating in game threads and gets sick of certain posters' attempts to crap in same, I applaud this new "room". It'll generally replace MPSIMS as the first forum I visit whenever I log into the SDMB.
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Old 02-21-2008, 01:56 PM
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Long overdue, love it though.
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Old 02-21-2008, 02:05 PM
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New forum! I can hardly sausgage contain my window exitement. Formula wee.
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Old 02-21-2008, 02:28 PM
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You might have second thoughts when folks start pronouncing TGR "tugger".
Which is only appropriate, considering the wankers who will be posting here!


(A quick check shows that 10 of my last 15 posts have been here. I rest my case.)
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Old 02-21-2008, 02:35 PM
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New forum! I can hardly sausgage contain my window exitement. Formula wee.
I have no idea what you just said but if this is what the game forum is all about, I'm kinda glad you got your own forum. No offense, but seriously. Is there some weird game-forum speak?
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Old 02-21-2008, 02:37 PM
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Absonoxly. Barabajackal rebate to you, too.
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Old 02-21-2008, 02:39 PM
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Awesome! Thanks for doing this.
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Old 02-21-2008, 02:41 PM
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Looks nice. I like what you've done with the place. If you could figure out a way to serve drinks in here, it'd be friggin' perfect.
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Old 02-21-2008, 03:33 PM
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I have no idea what you just said but if this is what the game forum is all about, I'm kinda glad you got your own forum. No offense, but seriously. Is there some weird game-forum speak?
No it's just excitement-induced turrets.




(or I was trying to be funny)
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Old 02-21-2008, 07:37 PM
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You grow turrets when you get excited? OK, but what does that have to do with throwing random words around?
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Old 02-22-2008, 02:03 AM
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Perhaps now would be a good time for a policy regarding format wars, before they start crapping over every thread five posts in.

Just sayin'.
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Old 02-22-2008, 03:02 PM
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That's one of the things I was thinking of regarding the threadshitting rule. It's basically being a jerk - we don't need a special rule for console wars.
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Old 02-22-2008, 04:12 PM
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That's one of the things I was thinking of regarding the threadshitting rule. It's basically being a jerk - we don't need a special rule for console wars.
Pfft...sound like something an X-Box user would say...
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Old 02-22-2008, 07:12 PM
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Old 02-24-2008, 03:11 PM
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I like this place. The only suggestion I can think of is something like a walkthrough subforum for game walkthroughs and "let's play" type threads with [img] tags on (just that forum, to make walkthroughs 40 times easier). And if RP gets too popular here a shard forum like "the Storyteller's Hall" may be appropriate, though i don't see enough yet to warrant that one.
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Old 02-24-2008, 04:54 PM
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That's one of the things I was thinking of regarding the threadshitting rule. It's basically being a jerk - we don't need a special rule for console wars.
Especially because deep down inside we all know that Nintendo has already won.

They were there at (near) the beginning, and they'll be there at the bitter end.


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Old 02-24-2008, 08:03 PM
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So, any truth to the rumours that the real impetus behind this forum is to prevent an active(and I use that term lightly) Mafia game from ever slipping to page 3 again?
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Old 02-24-2008, 09:10 PM
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I'm just waiting for someone to start a game of Six Degrees.


Hint, hint.
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