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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: raider73 on December 16, 2007, 06:01:03 PM
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See Rules #8, #9
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little hard to interpret that wall of squeaks...
reckon you could spell that out properly and seperate the lines? then i can make a start on trying to understand the rest...
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This is war, spies,sabotage, pilige and torture. you'll never stop it. you just find out about quicker these days.
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But why can't hitech stop this by seeing proof and then deleting their account or suspending it.
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About as bad as zoozoo getting in ch 200 and announcing where all our NOE missions are heading to
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See Rule #5
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So, one lone Spitty banged you guys up pretty good and spoiled your mission?
Wow.
RTR
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By the way...why would you broadcast mission orders on open country channel??
Used to be a time when someone made a mission the details and rdo channels were kept pvt. If you wanted the info you had to join the mission.
Shades accounts? eh, who cares it's thier $15.
RTR
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It's not cheating, you openly aired the mission, channels and all. If someone wants to spend an extra 15, 30, 45 etc dollars so they can intercept missions then that's their choice. Hitech's view of the matter I'm not sure of but that's mine. Be a little less conspicuous next time.
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:lol I am the real taser!
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I didn't announce it on channel i said come to vox 150 for info. I'm not a idiot I know there are shade's I just wish there was justice it ruins the game.
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Originally posted by hubsonfire
:lol I am the real taser!
Don't tase me bro!
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Originally posted by raider73
I didn't announce it on channel i said come to vox 150 for info. I'm not a idiot I know there are shade's I just wish there was justice it ruins the game.
You've had a couple "shades" yourself. Why the change of heart?
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I was having fun digging up some old threads, and forgot to add something.
Kilz, you didn't get banned for having two accounts- you got banned for vulching your second account to get on the front page, and mocking HiTech afterwards. :lol That was hilarious.
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Spelling
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Punctuation
Commas
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* Frankly, the committee’s decision baffled us.
* Though I gave him detailed advice for revising, his draft only became worse.
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Wrong: The people, who vandalized the school, were never caught.
Right: The people who vandalized the school were never caught.
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Apostrophes
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* Overambitious parents can be harmful to a child’s well-being.
* The accident was nobody’s fault.
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Periods
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Right: The ship was huge; its mast stood thirty feet high.
Right: The ship was huge, and its mast stood thirty feet high.
Right: The mast of the huge ship stood thirty feet high.
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Right: Our fiscal policy is not well defined. It confuses many people.
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Verbs
Active and Passive Verbs
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Passive: The ball was kicked by the boy.
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Passive: A decision was reached by the committee.
Active: The committee reached a decision.
Passive: Many arguments are offered against abortion.
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Appropriate passive: The medical records were destroyed in the fire.
Appropriate passive: The experiment was performed successfully.
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Shifting Verb Tense
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Wrong: After he joined the union, Sam appears at a rally and makes a speech.
Right: After he joined the union, Sam appeared at a rally and made a speech.
To proofread for verb tense errors, circle all verbs in your writing. Look at the verbs in sequence and check that you haven’t changed tense unintentionally.
Subject-Verb Agreement
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Wrong: A central part of my life goals have been to go to law school.
Right: A central part of my life goals has been to go to law school.
Wrong: The profits earned by the cosmetic industry is not high enough.
Right: The profits earned by the cosmetic industry are not high enough.
2. Be particularly careful that your subject and verb agree when your subject is made up of two or more parts joined by and or or; when your subject is a word like committee or jury, which can take either a singular or a plural verb depending on whether it is treated as a unit or as a group of individuals; or when your subject is a word like mathematics or measles, which looks plural but is singular in meaning.
Wrong: My brother and his friend commutes every day from Louisville.
Right: My brother and his friend commute every day from Louisville.
Wrong: The committee was taking all the responsibility themselves.
Right: The committee were taking all the responsibility themselves.
(Note that the use of the word themselves shows that committee is being treated as a group of individuals, not as a unit.)
Wrong: Measles have become less common in the United States.
Right: Measles has become less common in the United States.
To proofread for subject-verb agreement, circle the subject and verb in each sentence and be sure they agree.
Pronouns
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Wrong: Every one of the puppies thrived in their new home.
Right: Every one of the puppies thrived in its new home.
Wrong: Neither Jane nor Susan felt that they had been treated fairly.
Right: Neither Jane nor Susan felt that she had been treated fairly.
Wrong: The team frequently changed its positions to get varied experience.
Right: The team frequently changed their positions to get varied experience.
To proofread for agreement of pronouns and antecedents, circle each pronoun, identify its antecedent, and make sure that they agree in gender and number.
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Wrong: Each of the items in these designs coordinate with the others.
Right: Each of the items in these designs coordinates with the others.
Wrong: He is one of the employees who works overtime regularly.
Right: He is one of the employees who work overtime regularly.
(In this example, the antecedent of who is employees, and therefore the verb should be plural.)
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Wrong: Before Mary assaulted Mrs. Turpin, she was a judgmental woman.
Right: Before Mary assaulted Mrs. Turpin, the latter was a judgmental woman.
(In the first sentence, she could refer to either Mary or Mrs. Turpin.)
Wrong: They believe that an egg is as important as a human being, but it can’t be proved.
Right: They believe that an egg is as important as a human being, but such an assertion can’t be proved.
(In the first sentence, the antecedent of it is unclear.)
Other Grammatical Errors
Sentence Fragments
1. The sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence punctuated as a sentence. To make it a complete sentence, join it to the main clause or rewrite it.
Wrong: She is a good friend. A person whom I trust and admire.
Right: She is a good friend, a person whom I trust and admire.
Wrong: In the workshop, we learned the value of discipline. Also how to take good notes.
Right: In the workshop, we learned the value of discipline. We also learned how to take good notes.
Wrong: The old aluminum boat sitting on its trailer.
Right: The old aluminum boat was sitting on its trailer.
To proofread for sentence fragments, check all sentences for a subject, a verb, and at least one clause that does not begin with a subordinating word like as, although, if, when, that, since, or who.
Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers
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Wrong: They could see the eagles swooping and diving with binoculars.
Right: With binoculars, they could see the eagles swooping and diving.
Wrong: Nixon told reporters that he planned to get out of politics after he lost the 1962 gubernatorial race.
Right: After he lost the 1962 gubernatorial race, Nixon told reporters that he planned to get out of politics.
Wrong: A rabbit’s teeth are never used for defense even when cornered.
Right: Even when cornered, a rabbit never uses its teeth for defense.
Wrong: As a young boy, his grandmother told stories of her years as a country schoolteacher.
Right: As a young boy, he heard his grandmother tell stories of her years as a country schoolteacher.
To proofread for misplaced or dangling modifiers, circle all modifiers and draw a line to the word they describe; be sure they can’t mistakenly modify some other word.
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:rofl :rofl LMFAO Lute. Bravo!!!
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I am conveying a response from Mrs. South Carolina about this subject and here is what she had to say...
"I personally believe that some people out there like the tazor don't have brains.......and shades accounts such as the tazor and thee zoozooo such as, are stupid and we need to help these people such as tazor because some people such as, south african's don't have brains and we need to help these people so that we can build up our future."
TY
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:rofl
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Originally posted by raider73
I didn't announce it on channel i said come to vox 150 for info. I'm not a idiot I know there are shade's I just wish there was justice it ruins the game.
I believe there is. Thank you God and HiTech. :D
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Originally posted by Bucky73
I am conveying a response from Mrs. South Carolina about this subject and here is what she had to say...
"I personally believe that some people out there like the tazor don't have brains.......and shades accounts such as the tazor and thee zoozooo such as, are stupid and we need to help these people such as tazor because some people such as, south african's don't have brains and we need to help these people so that we can build up our future."
TY
LMAO :rofl
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See Rules #8, #9
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A shades account is simply a second account that allows one to fly anonymously if they so choose. It is not just for spying or scorepadding, even if that's all that you miserable, paranoid squeakers use them for.
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Originally posted by raider73
See Rules #8, #9
:huh I have no idea what you just attempted to say (do you?)
Is this a puzzle?
Let me have a crack at the other combinations:
1) nit, rook, bish?
2) rook, nit, bish?
3) bish, nit, rook?
How'd I do?
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look at it on the bright side, at least you didn't fly all the way to a base only to fight nothing but toolsheds or having a boring ole vulch. Then again, If a lone spitfire severly interupts you mission, well I don't know what else to say.
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I'm the shade in the OP
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Originally posted by pluck
look at it on the bright side, at least you didn't fly all the way to a base only to fight nothing but toolsheds or having a boring ole vulch. Then again, If a lone spitfire severly interupts you mission, well I don't know what else to say.
Save your drop tanks for the town?
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Originally posted by nirvana
Save your drop tanks for the town?
:rofl
somebody has to repost the vid!
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I never had 2 accounts only 1 account. 2 Accounts = 30 dollars and AH2 is not even worth 15$'s but i still pay
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Seriously, I feel sorry for whatever squad your in..?
:confused:
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I apologize for calling you a shades. HOWEVER, I lump shades and frequent name changers in the same group.
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Originally posted by raider73
Vanscrew too said it was shade account he comfirmed it.
Listing vc as a source of reference is as credible as wikipedia :D
Didnt your old name used to be WPsniper or am I thinking of someone else?
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Originally posted by stodd
Listing vc as a source of reference is as credible as wikipedia :D
Didnt your old name used to be WPsniper or am I thinking of someone else?
Yep, as were Flyboy56 and LtTony. You switch your name that often, yer "running from someone or something".
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Lute
My head hertz
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Originally posted by raider73
See Rules #8, #9
You are kidding right?
Who the heck cares?
As the saying goes it's thier 15 bucks, or 30 in this case.
I don't know who to feel sorrier for. The poor guy that takes this so seriously that he feels the need to "spy' or the poor guy who takes this so seriously he worries about spies.
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He's not kidding Guppy, I read this and just laughed :)
I sleep better at knight knowing the future of this great nation is in the capable hands of our youths, such as this :O
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lol
Taser is teh funny shadez....his goal is to mess with your head.
he isnt a bad pilot too, in the right kind of fight, like when he merges 100mph faster. has a pretty damn tight flat turn too.
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Originally posted by B@tfinkV
lol
Taser is teh funny shadez....his goal is to mess with your head.
he isnt a bad pilot too, in the right kind of fight, like when he merges 100mph faster. has a pretty damn tight flat turn too.
Hmm??????????????:noid
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Originally posted by raider73
I never had 2 accounts only 1 account. 2 Accounts = 30 dollars and AH2 is not even worth 15$'s but i still pay
No, your parents pay.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by raider73
See Rules #8, #9
You still haven't shown any proof this person spied on you and the last time I checked, it wasn't a TOS violation to have a 2nd account.
I think you're just mad because someone decided that they wanted to hear what a dolphin sounds like and decided to shoot you down so you could squeak on the forums.
ack-ack
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raider isnt a squeaker hes in our squad (time to find someone else to bully ackack eh?):huh
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you think akak is only able to 'bully' one person at a time?
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Originally posted by pervert
raider isnt a squeaker hes in our squad (time to find someone else to bully ackack eh?):huh
LMFAO thats some apples you dont want to bite into :aok
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Originally posted by hubsonfire
:lol I am the real taser!
Sorry but hubsonfire is my shade....
I will delete him now
Please forgive me everyone
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Originally posted by Donzo
:huh I have no idea what you just attempted to say (do you?)
Is this a puzzle?
Let me have a crack at the other combinations:
1) nit, rook, bish?
2) rook, nit, bish?
3) bish, nit, rook?
How'd I do?
You missed
4) bish, rook, nit
5) nit, bish rook
6) rook, bish, nit
:D
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Lute: I personally believe your two posts should be stickied. I suggest everyone be required to pass a quiz on the posts before being allowed to either post a message here or use the radio in-game. Well done, Sir!
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Originally posted by Creton
Hmm??????????????:noid
Taser=Dingbat=Wildduck=? :) (Not directed at you Creton, I know its not you hehe)
Changing name in the game is np, many plp have done so. Using 2 or multiple accounts to hunt plp down is not cool though.
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Iv had the name zoozoo for probably almost a year now after i used to be pwned93, stfu
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Originally posted by raider73
See Rule #5
Yeah and I hear he will be flying over the Dallas area on Christmas day, in his RV-8, throwing 100 dollar bills from the cockpit.
:rolleyes:
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Originally posted by SteffK
You missed
4) bish, rook, nit
5) nit, bish rook
6) rook, bish, nit
:D
also, you can go deeper. Because, as I hear, often 2 countries coordinate on the other country.
7) bishrook, nit
8) bishnit, rook
9) rooknit, bish
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(http://blog.esaba.com/projects/catphotos/catimages2/00641484.jpg)
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Is every thread you start going to be about cheaters shades & spies?
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Nope, sometimes its about spies, shades, and cheaters.
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Originally posted by pervert
raider isnt a squeaker hes in our squad (time to find someone else to bully ackack eh?):huh
He may not be a "squeaker" even tho he acts like one ... but he is a total TOOL.
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Originally posted by pervert
raider isnt a squeaker hes in our squad (time to find someone else to bully ackack eh?):huh
So your squad is a squad of sqeakers? Including you?
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Nope
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Some people take this game way too seriously.
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Yup
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See Rule #5
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Thanks Lute, I wasn't aware that my participle was dangling!
Cheat, spy, HO, ram, shade. They are equally powerless when I load my Panzer's smoke rounds with bong hits instead.
You take left flank, and you there, take the right flank.
I'm gonna walk round here in a circle.
:noid
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Originally posted by kilz
See Rule #5
FACT 1: You can only do one two week trial because HTC logs IP addresses and other data unique to a specific computer (also they uses cookies, but thats no big deal).
FACT 2: There are MANY people with shade accounts. It has been well documented on this forum.
FACT 3: If HTC didn't want users with two accounts they could stop it as easily as stopping a person from having a continous string of two week "trials".
FACT 4: Yes there was spying and espionage in WW2, (Here's the but monkey) BUT the countries had counterinteligence branches to counter it, we have no such thing in AH2. During WW2 spys were shot when exposed... What can we do about dual account spys? Complain lamely, or spend our subscription fees eleswhere... That's IT!
Granted there are instances where two individuals share a computer and both play AH2, But I would submit to the readers of this forum that these are few and far between. There are far more that use two accounts to malevolent ends.
Conclusion: It is up to HTC Tech Support Staff (Sorry Skuzzy) to expose and end the practice of dual account spying, as it ruins the experience of the game for many users (if you think this brand of spying is OK then you probably are a spy IMHO). I feel that it the worst sort of "gaming the game". What other recourse do we have? We cant hunt them down and execute them like the combatants did in WW2 can we?
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Originally posted by MajIssue
FACT 1: You can only do one two week trial because HTC logs IP addresses and other data unique to a specific computer (also they uses cookies, but thats no big deal).
FACT 2: There are MANY people with shade accounts. It has been well documented on this forum.
FACT 3: If HTC didn't want users with two accounts they could stop it as easily as stopping a person from having a continous string of two week "trials".
FACT 4: Yes there was spying and espionage in WW2, (Here's the but monkey) BUT the countries had counterinteligence branches to counter it, we have no such thing in AH2. During WW2 spys were shot when exposed... What can we do about dual account spys? Complain lamely, or spend our subscription fees eleswhere... That's IT!
Granted there are instances where two individuals share a computer and both play AH2, But I would submit to the readers of this forum that these are few and far between. There are far more that use two accounts to malevolent ends.
Conclusion: It is up to HTC Tech Support Staff (Sorry Skuzzy) to expose and end the practice of dual account spying, as it ruins the experience of the game for many users (if you think this brand of spying is OK then you probably are a spy IMHO). I feel that it the worst sort of "gaming the game". What other recourse do we have? We cant hunt them down and execute them like the combatants did in WW2 can we?
yeah, this is what iwas trying to say, just better worded.
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Originally posted by MajIssue
FACT 1: You can only do one two week trial because HTC logs IP addresses and other data unique to a specific computer (also they uses cookies, but thats no big deal).
FACT 2: There are MANY people with shade accounts. It has been well documented on this forum.
FACT 3: If HTC didn't want users with two accounts they could stop it as easily as stopping a person from having a continous string of two week "trials".
FACT 4: Yes there was spying and espionage in WW2, (Here's the but monkey) BUT the countries had counterinteligence branches to counter it, we have no such thing in AH2. During WW2 spys were shot when exposed... What can we do about dual account spys? Complain lamely, or spend our subscription fees eleswhere... That's IT!
Granted there are instances where two individuals share a computer and both play AH2, But I would submit to the readers of this forum that these are few and far between. There are far more that use two accounts to malevolent ends.
Conclusion: It is up to HTC Tech Support Staff (Sorry Skuzzy) to expose and end the practice of dual account spying, as it ruins the experience of the game for many users (if you think this brand of spying is OK then you probably are a spy IMHO). I feel that it the worst sort of "gaming the game". What other recourse do we have? We cant hunt them down and execute them like the combatants did in WW2 can we?
But how do you determine which person that has multiple accounts isn't using them in a legitimate way? I believe that Toons has like 4 accounts and plays them at the same time. The name might not be correct but I've seen him with 4 sets of buffs flying in formation and there is nothing wrong with that. Some folks can multi-task better than others and it is their money. Yes I agree that those that use a shades to cause mischief are lame and nothing more than loosers but you do have to put up with the abusers and not punish those who are using multiple accounts for legit purposes. Just my opinion.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
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How do you make that determination? Easy, you can't, unless the players are blatant about it. In that case, you rely on the players involved to reveal any shenanigans, so you still haven't made that call.
I would wager that there are far more people who communicate with other players in order to rat out missions or headhunt players, than there are folks maintaining two accounts to do the same thing. I know quite a few who maintain numerous accounts, and none of those folks bother with squeaker missions. I'm not saying there aren't any such players, but I seriously doubt it's as widespread as Raider would have us believe.
Raider seems to have a general paranoia regarding new accounts, and I suspect that he's simply unwilling to admit that his lack of success is due to his own mistakes, and a single incident in which he's killed by a name he doesn't recognize, or told by another that someone sold his mission out, is all it takes to trigger one of these breakdowns.
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Originally posted by Nwbie
Lute :cry
:cry
:cry
My head hertz :cry
I ain't a reading that wall of text.
"oh Lute, send all that to Gian.
he might learn something from it."
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I hope HTC never limits people to only 1 account. Shadez are the essence of this game. Most entertainment you can have for $45/month (one for each country...)
:D :noid
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Originally posted by raider73
today i encountered a guy making shade accounts.
How many did he make? Just a few or was he churning them out?
How long did it take to make each one?
Where did he put them when they were done?
Curious minds want to know.
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Originally posted by raider73
today i encountered a guy making shade accounts.
in-game name "fostergrant" ?
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Originally posted by xbrit
in-game name "fostergrant" ?
xbrit is a shade account
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Originally posted by Bucky73
I am conveying a response from Mrs. South Carolina about this subject and here is what she had to say...
"I personally believe that some people out there like the tazor don't have brains.......and shades accounts such as the tazor and thee zoozooo such as, are stupid and we need to help these people such as tazor because some people such as, south african's don't have brains and we need to help these people so that we can build up our future."
TY
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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Originally posted by bongaroo
not that i care too terribly much I did just have a thought about an earlier comment.
whenever someone complains about spies, someone almost always says "well its war and spies come with war"
thats just st00pid.....
Yes it is true. It is just a game. When ever I see someone post, saying "spies in war," I generally view it as a rib to those who will tell you the game is made to be played as a strat game. They generally squawk at you when you are not doing what they want you to, and often complain about spies. It's more tongue-in-cheek from people who don't view this game as a real war. Then again, maybe people actually think this way, and I'm not taking it the right way.
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HTC would be stupid to ban shade accounts. they are never going to do anything that limits the ammount of money they get.
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See Rules #8, #9
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Originally posted by raider73
See Rules #8, #9
If you don't care, why did you create this thread to begin with?
ack-ack
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Originally posted by Grits
Nope, sometimes its about spies, shades, and cheaters.
How 'bout.... campers, rammers and HOers. Ohh my. ;)
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Originally posted by WMLute
Verbs
Active and Passive Verbs
1. Verbs can be in either active or passive voice. In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb; in passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. Readers typically find active voice sentences more vigorous and clearer; for these reasons, writers usually prefer active voice.
Passive: The ball was kicked by the boy.
Active: The boy kicked the ball.
Passive: A decision was reached by the committee.
Active: The committee reached a decision.
Passive: Many arguments are offered against abortion.
Active: Religious leaders offer many arguments against abortion.
Notice that in the passive voice examples, the doer of the action is either at the end of the sentence in a prepositional phrase or, in the third example, is missing entirely from the sentence. In each active voice example, however, the doer of the action is in the subject position at the beginning of the sentence.
2. On some occasions, however, you might have a good reason for choosing a passive construction; for example, you might choose the passive if you want to emphasize the receiver of the action or minimize the importance of the actor.
Appropriate passive: The medical records were destroyed in the fire.
Appropriate passive: The experiment was performed successfully.
Passive voice verbs always include a form of the verb to be, such as am, are, was, is being, and so on. To check for active versus passive voice, look for sentences that contain a form of this verb, and see whether in these sentences the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb.
Shifting Verb Tense
1. If you shift verb tense (for example, from past to present tense) in a sentence or passage without a good reason, you may confuse your reader.
Wrong: After he joined the union, Sam appears at a rally and makes a speech.
Right: After he joined the union, Sam appeared at a rally and made a speech.
To proofread for verb tense errors, circle all verbs in your writing. Look at the verbs in sequence and check that you haven’t changed tense unintentionally.
Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Make sure that the subject and verb of each clause or sentence agree—that is, that a singular subject has a singular verb, and a plural subject a plural verb. When other words come between subject and verb, you may mistake the noun nearest to the verb—before or after—for the verb’s real subject.
Wrong: A central part of my life goals have been to go to law school.
Right: A central part of my life goals has been to go to law school.
Wrong: The profits earned by the cosmetic industry is not high enough.
Right: The profits earned by the cosmetic industry are not high enough.
2. Be particularly careful that your subject and verb agree when your subject is made up of two or more parts joined by and or or; when your subject is a word like committee or jury, which can take either a singular or a plural verb depending on whether it is treated as a unit or as a group of individuals; or when your subject is a word like mathematics or measles, which looks plural but is singular in meaning.
Wrong: My brother and his friend commutes every day from Louisville.
Right: My brother and his friend commute every day from Louisville.
Wrong: The committee was taking all the responsibility themselves.
Right: The committee were taking all the responsibility themselves.
(Note that the use of the word themselves shows that committee is being treated as a group of individuals, not as a unit.)
Wrong: Measles have become less common in the United States.
Right: Measles has become less common in the United States.
To proofread for subject-verb agreement, circle the subject and verb in each sentence and be sure they agree.
Pronouns
1. A pronoun (like I, it, you, him, her, this, themselves, someone, who, which) is used to replace another word—its antecedent—so the antecedent does not have to be repeated.Check each pronoun to make sure that it agrees with its antecedent in gender and number. Remember that words like each, either, neither, and one are singular; when they are used as antecedents, they take singular pronouns. Antecedents made up of two or more parts joined by or or nor take pronouns that agree with the nearest antecedent. Collective-noun antecedents (audience, team) can be singular or plural depending on whether they refer to a single unit or a group of individuals.
Wrong: Every one of the puppies thrived in their new home.
Right: Every one of the puppies thrived in its new home.
Wrong: Neither Jane nor Susan felt that they had been treated fairly.
Right: Neither Jane nor Susan felt that she had been treated fairly.
Wrong: The team frequently changed its positions to get varied experience.
Right: The team frequently changed their positions to get varied experience.
To proofread for agreement of pronouns and antecedents, circle each pronoun, identify its antecedent, and make sure that they agree in gender and number.
2. As noted above, most indefinite pronouns (like each, either, neither, or one) are singular; therefore, they take singular verbs. A relative pronoun, like who, which, or that, takes a verb that agrees with the pronoun’s antecedent.
Wrong: Each of the items in these designs coordinate with the others.
Right: Each of the items in these designs coordinates with the others.
Wrong: He is one of the employees who works overtime regularly.
Right: He is one of the employees who work overtime regularly.
(In this example, the antecedent of who is employees, and therefore the verb should be plural.)
3. A vague pronoun reference occurs when readers cannot be sure of a pronoun’s antecedent. If a pronoun could refer to more than one antecedent, or if the antecedent is implied but not explicitly stated, revise the sentence to make the antecedent clear.
Wrong: Before Mary assaulted Mrs. Turpin, she was a judgmental woman.
Right: Before Mary assaulted Mrs. Turpin, the latter was a judgmental woman.
(In the first sentence, she could refer to either Mary or Mrs. Turpin.)
Wrong: They believe that an egg is as important as a human being, but it can’t be proved.
Right: They believe that an egg is as important as a human being, but such an assertion can’t be proved.
(In the first sentence, the antecedent of it is unclear.)
Other Grammatical Errors
Sentence Fragments
1. The sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence punctuated as a sentence. To make it a complete sentence, join it to the main clause or rewrite it.
Wrong: She is a good friend. A person whom I trust and admire.
Right: She is a good friend, a person whom I trust and admire.
Wrong: In the workshop, we learned the value of discipline. Also how to take good notes.
Right: In the workshop, we learned the value of discipline. We also learned how to take good notes.
Wrong: The old aluminum boat sitting on its trailer.
Right: The old aluminum boat was sitting on its trailer.
To proofread for sentence fragments, check all sentences for a subject, a verb, and at least one clause that does not begin with a subordinating word like as, although, if, when, that, since, or who.
Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers
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Wrong: They could see the eagles swooping and diving with binoculars.
Right: With binoculars, they could see the eagles swooping and diving.
Wrong: Nixon told reporters that he planned to get out of politics after he lost the 1962 gubernatorial race.
Right: After he lost the 1962 gubernatorial race, Nixon told reporters that he planned to get out of politics.
Wrong: A rabbit’s teeth are never used for defense even when cornered.
Right: Even when cornered, a rabbit never uses its teeth for defense.
Wrong: As a young boy, his grandmother told stories of her years as a country schoolteacher.
Right: As a young boy, he heard his grandmother tell stories of her years as a country schoolteacher.
To proofread for misplaced or dangling modifiers, circle all modifiers and draw a line to the word they describe; be sure they can’t mistakenly modify some other word.
Dont you think you should give credit where credit is due?
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/proofing_grammar.shtml
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Raider....
In Texas we have a saying...
"When your in a hole , quit digging"
Seems everytime you post you dig a hole , and then , continue digging.
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Yeah, I'm actually starting to feel a little pity for the poor little guy;)
I mean, he's 14 with alot of growing to do. Maybe we oughta let him grow a bit instead of slapping him around (although you have to admit it's like he's asking to get brow beaten sometimes:D )
Cheer up Raider, pretty soon you'll outgrow the need to lock horns with the old bulls and get something positive.
RTR
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Originally posted by RTR
Yeah, I'm actually starting to feel a little pity for the poor little guy;)
I mean, he's 14 with alot of growing to do. Maybe we oughta let him grow a bit instead of slapping him around (although you have to admit it's like he's asking to get brow beaten sometimes:D )
Cheer up Raider, pretty soon you'll outgrow the need to lock horns with the old bulls and get something positive.
RTR
Slapping him around might do him some good.
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The beatings will continue until squeaking discontinues.
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Originally posted by Tattered
Dont you think you should give credit where credit is due?
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/proofing_grammar.shtml
theres a good boy, git him.
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Hey i didn't start it just older guys started talking because i started talking about Shade accounts. And trust me intil i was 12 and police came i used to get slapped around ALOT by my mom. More like beaten.
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Originally posted by raider73
See Rules #8, #9
Hey now dont be puting me in this.I said And i quote"It seems fishy that they both came on today with no rank and 1 of them was in the tower where the mission was and the other shot us down"
And aslong as the person with the shades is not killing it,and their is no proof to conferm it HTC cant really do nothing about it.
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Originally posted by raider73
Hey i didn't start it
um....may i politely incline my intention to wet myself laughing at this?
and if you were the victim of child abuse then you should not talk about it on this forum let alone use it for leverage in your foolish arguements. if you are lying and you are not the victim of child abuse then i expect the first time someone really abuses you there will be a flood of broken down tears as you cry for you mommy that never made you a man.
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See Rule #2
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You do need to work on your grammar. :D
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See Rule #7
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just because i dont know you doesnt always mean i dont care. but saying that, you're right, i dont.
just leave this thread, jump on your bike now and forget you wasted this time, and maybe after a while of not acting like this you may even be able to change your conception about the worth of virtual friendships.
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See Rule #4
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See Rule #7
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See Rules #8, #9
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See Rule #2
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It's hub, not hud.
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Originally posted by zoozoo
Iv had the name zoozoo for probably almost a year now after i used to be pwned93, stfu
You and Raider must go to the same school......
Enter a player game ID and select the Tour to see the player's scores.
Enter Game ID: zoozoo Select Tour: 89 2007-06-01 to 2007-06-30
ERROR: Player zoozoo did not fly in Tour 89
No sign of "zoozoo" prior to Tour 89. "pwned93" played from tour 86 to 88 (3/07 to 6/07). Collectively, less than a year in game.
Don't help Raider dig his holes.
:aok
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See Rule #2
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See Rule #2
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Originally posted by Tattered
Dont you think you should give credit where credit is due?
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/proofing_grammar.shtml
OH yeah, like ANYBODY thinks I sat here and typed all that out.
(Sigh)
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Originally posted by raider73
See Rule #7
Being aware of a problem and doing something about that problem are two different things. Just sayin'.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by WMLute
OH yeah, like ANYBODY thinks I sat here and typed all that out.
(Sigh)
I thought you did and boy, was I crushed when I learned you didn't. Now I know how a little boy feels when he finds out his hero is just a normal man.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by RedTop
Raider....
In Texas we have a saying...
"When your in a hole , quit digging"
Seems everytime you post you dig a hole , and then , continue digging.
Are we redubbing raider "post hole digger?" This is how real callsigns are given birth, yaknow. ;)
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Originally posted by WMLute
OH yeah, like ANYBODY thinks I sat here and typed all that out.
(Sigh)
you mean you didn't???:confused: :confused:
I still didn't read that wall of text. :p
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Originally posted by hubsonfire
It's hub, not hud.
oh hush hud :p
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Originally posted by raider73
HudsonFire what that hell do you know about me? Nothing so don't call me a liar
at all you don't know me. Damn glad you don't.
Better watch it, Hud. I think he knows Ninjitsu, or worse, Football, and will soon be stalking you in every dark alley you frequent (and we know you frequent a few). :eek:
:rofl Haven't been this entertained since the Serenity Incident.
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Wow, this kid is spouting some pretty serious allegations about his Mom.
I kinda doubt it's true but non the less it sure doesn't belong here.
This thread needs a lock and someone needs a png.
I'm out.
RTR
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Originally posted by Arlo
Are we redubbing raider "post hole digger?" This is how real callsigns are given birth, yaknow. ;)
Good point. Given the naming conventions for AH, I suggest "pOsthoal".
Thank you and good night!
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HTC doesn't have a problem with multiple accounts. He does have a problem with people using multiple accounts to pad their score.
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Originally posted by raider73
I have short term memory loss from what she did and addition to football.
Oh dear, allow me to just laugh my bellybutton off at this one.
:rofl
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It would be nice if the mission didnt show the take off base.
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Originally posted by raider73
I know that. IM AWARE OF THAT!!!!!!!! get off my damn prettythang
You know what they say, If you cant handle the heat........
:D :D :D :D
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wow...
:rofl
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Originally posted by RedTop
See Rule #2
Bravo RedTop exactly my thoughts as well.
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See Rules #8, #9
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Shade accounts are a part of life in AH.
My wife and I used to fly simultaneously until our Daughter came along, at no time could we be mistaken for shades though.:lol
Spying and other gamey stuff has always gone on, once it was dealt with by the players in game, these days it's by and large ignored. It's just not worth the stress.
Just because a new player is flying above NOE and thereby alerting of a possible incoming mission, does not necessarily make them a spy or a shade. IMO a real spy would join the mission, keep NOE and simply relay information directly to a team mate via PM. To do otherwise would unduly bring attention and be counter productive.
Why not take the time to educate the new guy to the finer points of flying below the radar? they may go on to become a valuable part of all your future missions or even your squad.
Raider probably does not need to be jumping to some of his conclusions, I'd say way too much knee and a little bit too much jerk there son.;) On the other side, here in the general forum, he need not be given such a hard time. If it were the O'Club, where sharks frequent the waters, He'd probably deserve most of it.
Raider: This is a general forum, be very careful how you conduct yourself here lest Skuzzy give you a PNG for Christmas. Some of the issues and comments I see in this thread from you are unwarranted.
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Originally posted by pervert
raider isnt a squeaker hes in our squad (time to find someone else to bully ackack eh?):huh
Why? You want to be my huckleberry? ^___^
ack-ack
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Originally posted by raider73
See Rules #8, #9
May I sugest that squads creat there own code system.