The deal with the thread pruning

[The Man]

Amongst the "short answer-the-preceding-question-and-pose-your-own-question" threads from GSS, I would request that the Anagrams thread and the Senseless Questions Game from be saved, as, in my opinion, they are often hilarious. The General FF Carry-On Puzzles can go though; they're way too long.

Should we prohibit the starting up of such threads as "The General FF Carry-On Puzzles," "Describe the Person Who Posted Before You," and "What Are You Listening to Right Now?" in the future? I think it would prevent thread prunings from being quite so necessary in the future.

Peace
The Man

[Loony BoB]

Originally posted by The Man
Amongst the "short answer-the-preceding-question-and-pose-your-own-question" threads from GSS, I would request that the Anagrams thread and the Senseless Questions Game from be saved, as, in my opinion, they are often hilarious. The General FF Carry-On Puzzles can go though; they're way too long.

In my opinion: No. No, no, no. Just because they're funny doesn't mean they should be archived... it's if they're sentimental, or classic. Those ones will be more than easily forgotten and dismissed, imho.

Should we prohibit the starting up of such threads as "The General FF Carry-On Puzzles," "Describe the Person Who Posted Before You," and "What Are You Listening to Right Now?" in the future? I think it would prevent thread prunings from being quite so necessary in the future.

Hrmm... I'm tending to agree with the first two. The last one is fine, imho. There's only one, and that's the way it's always been. So it's never been a problem thread. But yeah, the second one... I once started one of those, and made nice long descriptions about people... but no matter how much of an example I would try to give, people would reply with such things as 'Funny.' or 'Weird.' So those posts ruin those threads, and thus, I agree with The Man.

[The Man]

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Some sample questions and answers from the Senseless Questions Game
Q: Why do last bosses when beaten explode in a multitude of fireworks and bright lights which last seemingly an age? -OWA
A: So you know that it actually was the last boss and a random evil bug eyed alien from outer space isn't going to appear suddenly and turn out to be the real last boss instead. -mog42

Q: If store owners have enough money to pay 1.4 million gil for any mastered all materia you happen to have, why do they continue to sell titan bangles and grenades in the slums when they could retire to a tropical island? -mog42
A: Selling bangles of *any* kind is VERY rewarding work on a moral level, thank you very much. Should we all do things just because we can? -Spuuky

Q: how does cid's (from FF7) cigertte never go out? -Maester Auron
A: It's a Flame Cigarette, sort of like a Flame Shield, or a Flame Sword. It can't go out. Most cigarettes here in our world are just Poison Cigarettes, obviously, and so they damage your lungs instead of staying lit. -Spuuky

Q: Who supports weapon/armor salesmen when the "heroes" aren't in town? And why doesn't anyone just sell things like food, in most of the FF games? -Spuuky
A: The villains. And it doesn’t matter; the characters can go for months without eating. -The Man

Q: Why does Cefca look like an angel in the last battle? -The Man
A: Because Kefka *is* an angel, and the point of the story is to prove that even the evil minions of the dark lord, like Terra and company, see themselves as being on the good side of things. -Spuuky

Q: Who is Steve? -The Man
A: Adlai Stevenson. But seriously, who *isn't* Steve? Is there a good way to answer this question? Steve is Kishi incarnate in FFIV. His powers are unmatched - He's impossibly hard to acquire, of course. You need one of every item on the game, and then Cecil, Rydia, Kain, Edge, and Rosa merge into Steve. He can use every spell, including the elusive spell trout creck - which costs 250 MP and does a hell of a lot of damage. In terms of personality... Well, what can you really say about him? -Spuuky

OOC:

To this, we might add that one has to use the Hentai book whilst standing in the Programmer's Room; otherwise, Steve will not show up. Also, you cannot possess more than one of any single item in the game for Steve to show up, and you'll need to have one of each item you can possibly collect. *nods* Otherwise, Steve is completely unattainable to mere mortals. And... just look at his sprites. -The Man

Q: why doesn't the charecters change their clothes???
(a few exceptions in FFVII) -The Black Mage
A: The heroes have other things, like saving the world, that they need to accomplish. Given such an urgent mission, who really can afford the time they'd need to change their clothes under normal circumstances? Granted, when it becomes necessary to change one's clothes either (1) to gain extra skills needed for saving the world (as is prerequisite for learning Jobs in FFV) or (2) to disguise oneself as an identical clone to every other merchant or enemy henchmen for one's own deceitful, but ultimately good purposes (as in FFVI), then the amount of time necessary to change one's clothes can be justified. Otherwise, the outfits the heroes wear are not only easier to leave on, but they're also integral parts of their personalities. Given that, what character in an RPG really would want to change his or her clothes, anyway? -The Man

Q: If the diving helmet that Gau gives the party is really big enough to fit three or even four people, then how is it that the party could possibly be attacked while using it, and how could they possibly fight back using normal means? Wouldn't it be a submarine if it could fit four people? -The Man
A: Don't be silly. The diving helmet isn't a submarine, because they don't ride inside it. It's a helmet - designed for a three headed monkey, mind you, but a helmet nonetheless. The combat part is simple - the bodies detach from their heads to annihilate the feeble opposition they meet. It happens all the time. The fact that you see their heads during combat is a programming error, and nothing more. -Spuuky

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I think this should be saved. The Anagrams thread is similarly fun; it begins to get really good around here.

Peace
The Man

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Originally posted by Loony BoB
In my opinion: No. No, no, no. Just because they're funny doesn't mean they should be archived... it's if they're sentimental, or classic. Those ones will be more than easily forgotten and dismissed, imho.

I disagree. Threads are usually considered classic because they're funny.

[Killy]

After deleting all these threads, you could also delete the members who dont have any posts left...

[The Man]

I've got a question: Since the pruning has been delayed, can we reopen the thread nominations thread? I've got some more stuff that I'd like saved, and I lack the power to nominate it now.

Also, how old exactly is the thread limit going to be? I went through threads to choose which ones to save on the assumption that the oldest thread pruned would be three months old, but I've heard whispers of a two-month limit. I'd like to have this clairified.

Peace
The Man

[crono_logical]

Originally announced by Kishi
So if you haven't yet saved your favorite threads, get on the freaking ball already, 'cause you're working on borrowed time now. *hugs*

I'll have to say no, The Man, since you're capable of IM/PMing us anyway

*suddenly has an image of being IMed reams of pages of threads*

[The Man]

I still would like some clarification on the age limit of threads that will be saved. Just so... y'know.

Peace
Darth Manly

[Citizen Bleys]

We'll be trimming anything that hasn't been posted in for over 60 days.