TWG XVI Postgame

[JurseyRider734]

Well seriously, it's called responsibility. If you don't have it, get it. If you're incapable of getting it, don't sign up for TWG. When I wasn't able to be online because I had other things I had to do or had to be at, I talked on the phone to people that I was playing with in TWG. Well, the allied ones, at least.

[evilbutterfly]

You guys aren't being very forgiving at all. Jurs, most people don't talk to people on the phone that they've met on internet forums. On AIM, yes, but on the phone? Not an extremely common thing. Also, if you can't get on the computer but are able to call someone, how can you trust them to post for you unless you are both wolves? If you're human and they're not, they could easily, after you give them your password, post on your account that you are a wolf or something and get you killed.

Seriously guys, all I'm saying is that people should have a chance to explain, and if their explaination really shows a good reason why they couldn't get on, they should be pardoned. There ARE situations where computers stop being available that CAN suddenly come up without you knowing beforehand, when you signed up. Especially since most of the users here are still kids whose parents have control of them in the end, a lot of things are out of people's hands.

[HansSky]

^Agreed.

[JurseyRider734]

You guys aren't being very forgiving at all. Jurs, most people don't talk to people on the phone that they've met on internet forums. On AIM, yes, but on the phone? Not an extremely common thing.

I'm talking about the people that already had my phone number. You know, so that you can at least be filled in on what's happening/when the deadlines are and so on. That's just what I did. I mean, it's one thing if a person is playing a bunch and then can't anymore because they got grounded or something. But let's jog your memory. Remember Gamepro a few games ago? He didn't play...at all. Whatsoever. Another thing is when the game is being played and someone is in it who isn't active, but you see on AIM all the time. I'm kind of reminding myself of blah, here. Yes, he had his finals, but he knew he did. He shouldn't have signed up unless he knew he would be able to actively participate throughout the game and put in some kind of dedication to the game. All i'm saying is, don't sign up if you're going to act like that.

[evilbutterfly]

Well I know that, but Chardish was all like "oh well I always have a computer blah blah blah" and I thought it was really insensitive of him that he didn't even recognize that some things are out of our control.

[User6773]

I don't always have a computer, but I can always get to a computer. Friends, other people in the house, public libraries.

[dAnceguy117]

I'm with Chardish on this one. Odds are, you have a friend. You should be able to get to their house, look things over, and make a vote before the day ends. TWG days are pretty long anyway. If something happens so that you don't have a working computer too late in the TWG day to get to someone else's computer, you should've already made your vote.

I guess there are some very extreme circumstances when you can't get to a computer at all. Those are so extreme that they're hardly worth mentioning, though. It would have to be something like you get grounded from the computer, you have no friends within walking / bike riding distance, your car breaks down, and your mom is so obsessed with good manners that she won't let you call someone and ask them to pick you up. Oh, and the public library is too far away to ride your bike to or something.

Yeah, I don't think we have to worry about that.

EDIT: oh right I meant carS. How about all of your family cars are struck by a meteor.

[Demon_Of_The_Comet]

hey now, as far as i know im the only guy in Georgia that plays JTWG/TWG. My DSL goes out from time to time and it usually takes like 5 hours to get it back up. Either that or i have to call Bellsouth cuz i forgot to pay the bill -_-
No one is within any distance of me and the closest Library is in Atlanta. im not saying "hey give me a break im the only guy around here!" im just mentioning theres no one around me that i can call, and no computers nearby -_-

[HansSky]

My library is 30 minutes away in a car.

And how much of an asshole would you look like asking your friend to use their computer?

"Hey, can I use your PC?"
"Sure, why?"
"I need to make a vote for a game on an internet forum."
"...That's it, that's why you called me?"
"...Yeah."

I still think this is being taken too seriously.

[Kilgamayan]

I still think this is being taken too seriously.

Look where we are and what we're discussing.

[evilbutterfly]

I still think you guys are missing my point. I'm not saying we should let everybody off the hook, I'm saying we should give them a chance to explain themselves. If we KNOW they were able to get on a computer (like, we see them post elsewhere, or talk to them on AIM) and they STILL don't vote, well of course that's stupid of them. However, sometimes we don't know, and there will be times when somebody can't get a computer to post on. It's rare, but we should still give people a chance to explain why they didn't vote, if they have an extreme case.

[Tps222]

I wanna play again, when's the next game going to start.

[talisman]

I'm assuming it will start as soon as this jtwg ends... if we're going to implement the pool system.

[dAnceguy117]

Don't expect another TWG for at least a week... probably more.

I agree with you about the break though. A month sounds good.

>:l

[evilbutterfly]

I hope it starts when the jTWG ends and we at least try the pooling system once. If it fails and we still don't have a game going after a week of pooling, we'll just take the first however many that sign up, start a game, and leave the rest as signups for jTWG. We should at least try to pool the signups.