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« Reply #195 on: December 15, 2003, 03:30:24 PM »
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Why wouldn't you observe common courtesy in an online game? Each and every plane/gv you see is manned by a *real* person. Each of our fellow human beings deserves respect (until they prove otherwise). There is really no valid reason why we all can't play nice. What Zosma's post really boils down to is playing nice. The majority of us are adults, so we know how to play nice. Some just choose not to.


Hmmm....

Gee let me go find someone to dump my ammo into....nicely:rolleyes:

Pardon me sir, I'm about to shred your sorrya&& nikki but if you somehow manage to survive my initial onslaught simply proceed to ditch your damaged rice rocket....being the good guy I am I'd never think to harm a damaged adversary.   ......     NOT:lol

If you dont bail...you wont get shot in your chute.
If you don't lose the fight...you wont get reamed in your semiwrecked plane.

If you want nice...go play with the other preschoolers:rofl

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« Reply #196 on: December 15, 2003, 04:02:05 PM »
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You seem to be afraid of the very thought of kill-stealing.  Why not give it a try, just for a little while?


I don't see where you come up with this.

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« Reply #197 on: December 15, 2003, 04:26:46 PM »
See, the problem with your example is that the people in the USA may very well decide that it is not, in fact, the "right" thing to do.  And since the USA is a far far larger country than your small island, their position on what is "right" in that matter would carry somewhat more weight than yours.  

Now if your religion called for the extermination of all sandcrabs on your island, I don't believe the USA would care much.

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« Reply #198 on: December 15, 2003, 04:39:07 PM »
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I don't see where you come up with this.


Don't be afraid of the dark.  Steal some kills. ;)

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« Reply #199 on: December 15, 2003, 04:42:46 PM »
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And since the USA is a far far larger country than your small island, their position on what is "right" in that matter would carry somewhat more weight than yours.


Why?  This is the rule on my island, not in the USA.  How does the USA's opinion bear on this?

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« Reply #200 on: December 15, 2003, 05:26:23 PM »
Because, to kill everyone in the USA, you would either have to come to the USA to kill everyone, or invite everyone one at a time to your small island.

But in all honesty, perhaps I didn't make my point very well.  

What I was trying to say is that different cultures exist. What may be considered acceptable to a cannibal in New Guinea may very well be considered quite UNacceptable to someone from New England.  Similarly, what may considered acceptable in the culture of online gaming may be considered unacceptable to the culture of the public at large.  

Since in either case, the two cultures rarely come into conflict with eachother, there is no issue.  In a situation where two cultures come into conflict with one another, might makes right.  A good example of this is the USA vs. "Islamic" terrorists.  While their culture considers the USA to be the single greatest evil on the earth, our culture considers them to be cowards who bomb innocent civilians.  Who is right?  Well, in this instance, the USA is, because we are the biggest, toughest country on the earth and nobody is gonna disagree with us.

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« Reply #201 on: December 15, 2003, 05:37:30 PM »
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Hey, I just noticed this!  This is a good start.  I wonder, do you steal kills on a regular basis?  Eveyone gather round, mold has a question!  How many of you steal kills to piss other people off?  Don't be shy, this is a strictly confidential survey. :D



I admit to kill stealing, shoot chuting and sheep rustling.  

If you take more than 2 minutes to shoot down that plane and I'm around, you bet your bellybutton I'm going to swoop down and snatch the kill from you.  If you bail out of a plane and you're floating to the ground, you bet your bellybutton you're going to got a 20mm and .50 cal enema.  If you have sheep, you bet your bellybutton I'm going to steal them.

But I will not shoot at a plane that is obviously dead, not because of any type of honor thing, it's just not fun to shoot at a dead plane.


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« Reply #202 on: December 15, 2003, 05:46:29 PM »
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But I will not shoot at a plane that is obviously dead, not because of any type of honor thing, it's just not fun to shoot at a dead plane.
 


How `bout planes driving on the runway? Those are the bestest.

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« Reply #203 on: December 15, 2003, 08:40:46 PM »
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What I was trying to say is that different cultures exist. What may be considered acceptable to a cannibal in New Guinea may very well be considered quite UNacceptable to someone from New England.  Similarly, what may considered acceptable in the culture of online gaming may be considered unacceptable to the culture of the public at large.


OK, that's cool.  I guess maybe we agree to disagree on this--doesn't really make sense to me that there are no absolutes, but WTH right? :)

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« Reply #204 on: December 15, 2003, 08:47:04 PM »
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But I will not shoot at a plane that is obviously dead, not because of any type of honor thing, it's just not fun to shoot at a dead plane.


LOL. :D  Cause it's not fun.  Amazing.  But that's fine, I won't try to convince you of anything.  We're all happy. :)

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« Reply #205 on: December 15, 2003, 08:56:31 PM »
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Because, to kill everyone in the USA, you would either have to come to the USA to kill everyone, or invite everyone one at a time to your small island.

But in all honesty, perhaps I didn't make my point very well.  

What I was trying to say is that different cultures exist. What may be considered acceptable to a cannibal in New Guinea may very well be considered quite UNacceptable to someone from New England.  Similarly, what may considered acceptable in the culture of online gaming may be considered unacceptable to the culture of the public at large.  

Since in either case, the two cultures rarely come into conflict with eachother, there is no issue.  In a situation where two cultures come into conflict with one another, might makes right.  A good example of this is the USA vs. "Islamic" terrorists.  While their culture considers the USA to be the single greatest evil on the earth, our culture considers them to be cowards who bomb innocent civilians.  Who is right?  Well, in this instance, the USA is, because we are the biggest, toughest country on the earth and nobody is gonna disagree with us.


Thank you for illustrating the dialectic so clearly comrade!

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« Reply #206 on: December 15, 2003, 09:00:33 PM »
I don't think Mussolini could have said it better! Wtg!
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« Reply #207 on: December 15, 2003, 09:24:13 PM »
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I don't think Mussolini could have said it better! Wtg!


LOL :D

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« Reply #208 on: December 16, 2003, 12:20:25 AM »
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How `bout planes driving on the runway? Those are the bestest.




Those and guys in chutes are given a special dose of lovin'


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« Reply #209 on: December 16, 2003, 01:07:55 AM »
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LOL. :D  Cause it's not fun.  Amazing.  But that's fine, I won't try to convince you of anything.  We're all happy. :)



Are you saying that you think shooting down an obviously dead plane is fun?  


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