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Yeah, they say that, but they're lying through their teeth... From what I understand, it works in a brutally practical manner. I don't know the terminology for the system, but it works something akin to "You get merits for coaching and users recommending you, or assisting other players, whereas you get demerits for doing things that get you kicked out of servers, gagged, banned and so on. Users that have lots of demerits will get features taken away and will have to pay money for them to get them back. Like the ability to use text-chat, voice-chat, sprays, crafting, etc." Something along those lines.

Problem, officer?

Whichever you think will both win the competition, and curry the favor of the populace.

Most of the maps are custom, and at greatest would have elements copy-pasted from Valve maps. This appears most prominently in the episode On a Rail. The map area at 1:50 is taken from d1_town_05 in Half Life 2. 2:15 is taken from d1_canals_05. 2:31 is taken from d1_trainstation_01 and/or 06. 3:10 is taken from d1_canals_01.

Lost Coast was made to demonstrate some new technologies Valve had developed for the engine (namely a new Model system, and High-Dynamic Range Lighting) as well as test out Developer commentary.

Did you know that masked backwards into Nature Trail to Hell by Weird Al has the words "The Devil Eats Cheese Whiz"?

It got Yanni instead of Arvo Part, but hit Sam Bell right on the nose. It got John Lasseter instead of Brad Bird. It got Ratchet from Ratchet & Clank instead of Missile Mouse. Perfectly accurate with Alan Shepard, although it could have just as easily mistook him for Virgil Grissom.

Now that we've got our names The Accursed Nation Party - J.C. The Bold Blue Party - Blue Sons of Norton party - Doom Shepard Neo-Rhino Party - alphabetagamma We need to get the numbers and hit the ground running. Enter the three challenges that the Party Leaders must face (or have their subordinates face, for them). Each challenge is worth points. These points don't actually do anything directly in the final election, they simply state which party is better at what. The three challenges are the Photoshop Challenge, the Review Challenge and the Debate Challenge (in that order). So today marks the first day in the first challenge, the Photoshop challenge. The objective is to prove your Party's ability in artistic expression, stylistic knowledge, technical knowledge and persuasive ability. The limits are that the poster must be 400x600 or larger(portrait or landscape) and in the format JPG, PNG, GIF or BMP, and must be submitted before the Monday after next (July 11th), so you have two weeks to make the poster- make it a good one. The judging will be based upon four criteria: a. Originality (How original the poster is in content) b. Ingenuity (Cleverness, wit or humor in the poster) c. Compellingness (Strength and influence of the message it has towards the party it supports (or against the parties it does not) d. Composition (Placement, organization, flow and/or motion of the visual elements of the poster) Obviously this is also your parties opportunity to make some kind of badass signature or something in order to get the word out on your awesome party. Get the whole forum interested in why your party should be elected. __________ And so by a panel of judges, we have a winner. Our panel of external judges consist of a Vanja Lukac, Stefan Klippenstien, "Dean" and two others who wished to remain anonymous. Awarded with zero points, The Neo-Rhino Party - Alphabetagamma, submitted by Alphabetagamma http://www.photoshop.com/products Alternatively accepted submission __________ Awarded with one point, The Accursed Nation Party - J.C., submitted by J.C. __________ Awarded with three points, Sons of Norton Party - Doom Shepard, submitted by BTGBullseye __________ Awarded with five points, The Bold Blue Party - Blue, submitted by Blue

A pessimist says the glass is half empty. An optimist says the glass is half full. An engineer says the glass is twice as large as it needs to be.

Nope.avi Alinster Hall Organist practicing doesn't fit.

Four words: "Rated M for Money"

Oh child. It's going to be a hack and slash adventurmania!

Be it known that members of the Bold Blue Party will not stab you.

The Rules state that your subordinates are allowed to make them for you.

Me too. But can we bump it back four hours to 2pm Pacific time? I want to be able to accommodate a friend.

Unless there are no other nominations leading to party creations, Monday will conclude this year's Nominations; no other candidates will be accepted after the 27th. Additionally, that same Monday will begin the first challenge, the Photoshop competition.

"Big Iron" by Marty Robbins. To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip for the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip It was early in the morning when he rode into the town He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around He's an outlaw loose and running came the whisper from each lip And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip big iron on his hip In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead He was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty four And the notches on his pistol numbered one an nineteen more One and nineteen more Now the stranger started talking made it plain to folks around Was an Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in town He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red After Texas Red Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead Twenty men had tried to take him twenty men had made a slip Twenty one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip The morning passed so quickly it was time for them to meet It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street Folks were watching from the windows every-body held their breath They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death About to meet his death There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today Texas Red had not cleared leather fore a bullet fairly ripped And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground Oh he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip

Good idea: using a barbeque to make ribs.

Did you know that one of the fundamental precepts of Philosophy is the understanding that an object is what that object is? What TVtropes calls "Shaped like itself" and "Captain Obvious" is part of Classical thinking! Thanks, Aristotle!

WHAT.

Proton torpedos. Seeing as they're a technology that already exist. They're called torpedos. Pipe organ or harpsicord?