The Gamer's Quarter

Sync Swim · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 19

Why not some sort of compromise such as hardbuttons, selectgametype or selectdifficulty?
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LegatoB · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 34 Location: Electric Avenue

Toups, you should come to the IRC sometime to discuss things with people. The angry mob demands discussion of plans for Whatever The Site/Forums Will Be Eventually Called.

benreed · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject:

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject:

BalbanesBeoulve · . Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 84

chompers po pable · . Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 142

becausevideogames is good. it is also a bit long (LPN).

hardtype is solid, and short.

onecoin is weak, although the reference is funny. still no good.

selectbutton, an almost useless button?

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject:

oligophagy · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 28

guys we should name it wordbox.com because it is about words on a rectilinear grid

Swimmy · . Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA

Toups if you want to vote and get the least offensive response, you ought to use a Borda count. It can't be done with the forum poll but there are few enough people that self-tabulation wouldn't be too hard.
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BalbanesBeoulve · . Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 84

I can't help but feel I'll be disappointed with Herr Toups's choice.

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:23 pm Post subject:

Ethoscapade · . Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276

hardtype or selectbutton.

chompers po pable · . Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 142

yes, although we wouldn't be able to hate for your decision if it wasn't yours, you know? you want us to love you, toups. all you need is love. our love.

Mr Mustache · . Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 167 Location: Queens

Please not hardtype or selectbutton (sorry Ethoscapade).
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dmauro · . Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 303 Location: Brooklyn

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject:

baron patsy · . Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 58

kthorjensen · . Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 12 Location: NYC

Hardtype is where it's at. Becausevideogames is unworkable and sounds like an excuse for wetting your pants. Onecoin sounds like Hollywood makeup master Kevyn Aucoin and he's gay. Selectbutton is useless. Just name it after me an get on with your day.
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kthorjensen · . Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 12 Location: NYC

oh my god this forum has a word filter that changes g to the izzay into "awesome," i can feel my soul dying.
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baron patsy · . Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 58

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

crispus attucks jr · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 23

RedLightning · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 17

Lurking n00b chiming in here.

-becausevideogames
Generic. Long. Holds no real identity on its own. Because videogames what? And hell, did your grade school teachers not teach you not to end sentences with "because"? And di your middle school teachers not teach you about sentence fragments and how to avoid them? BVG as an abbreviation sounds stupid. Does not really describe the community on its own to any degree. Most decidedly un-edgy. Just plain sounds stupid as a whole.

-selectbutton
A button that most console manufacturers have realized is absolutely useless and have omitted due to its redundancy. Just great. Do you not realize that the PS2 and PS3 are the only current-gen consoles that still sport Select buttons on their controllers? Even Nintendo, the goddamned inventors (?) of the button realized that it was totally useless and dumped it! Do you want the forums to be identified with Sony fanboys now?! Do you?! Think carefully now.

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject:

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Swimmy · . Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA

chompers po pable · . Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 142

RedLightning · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 17

Oh. Well. I guess that explains a few things.

I still think the mere fact that it needed to be explained at all makes it too much of an in-joke to use for a set of public forums where new user signups are still being encouraged. "One coin" at least stands reasonably well enough on its own without requiring such an explanation, conjuring imagery of videogames without having to refer directly to them.

BalbanesBeoulve · . Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 84

Can someone explain one coin to me? Coins make me think of Mario, but beyond that I have no clue.

Psiga · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:48 pm Post subject:

Hm. S'either gonna be onecoin or hardtype. I'm betting hardtype!

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject:

edit: wait, IRC tells me an IC'er bought it.
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Swimmy · . Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA

Another in-joke. When we were playing the MMOGC game (see Rud's banner), the Japanese people who played gave an engrish translation of insert credit: "one coin." When you told them you were from one coin rather than 4chan they would be nice to you.
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RedLightning · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 17

BalbanesBeoulve · . Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 84

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject:

Guys.

What do you think about

bossparade.com
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ajutla · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject:

name is lame
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SJ · . Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 61 Location: swamp

hardtype Yes
onecoin No
becausevideogames Yes
selectbutton No

bossparade is ok, but is not as good as hardtype and yet has the same flaws

showka · . Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 70

Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject:

Psiga · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject:

JamesE · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject:

bossparade is completely awesome and I am withdrawing my support from hardtype as a result
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Psiga · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject:

Curses. Right, we're supposed to be negative instead of say what we like.

bossparade is hippie shit novelty faire. saveandcontinue is slightly long and a little bit esoteric, if perhaps apt to our current situation.

Mr Mustache · . Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 167 Location: Queens

Save and continue is pretty nice. Bossparade works, because of the word parade...would it be possible to put another word in front of it?

grumblegrumble.com

Actually, bossparade works nicely if you think of it as a really good parade.
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JamesE · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject:

boss parade is awesome because it makes me think of all the bosses from alien soldier doing a conga line with party hats
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Ging · . Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 12

We should use something representative of the spirit of the community.

So why not something like "Orange Skies"? (If it were mercifully not taken already, I didn't actually check)

I say Orange Skies because I believe we are best suited as dreamers, and it reminds me of that one awesome stage in Gunstar Heroes.

Edit: This forum... My sig totally does not work here.

Psiga · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject:

bossparade = clownboat

crispus attucks jr · . Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 23

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Mister Toups · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject:

oh god

uh

what's up ging.
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ajutla · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject:

i think bossrush.com would be an improvement on bossparade.com, but i don't much like either because of the word "boss" (and in bossparade's case also because of the word "parade").
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Jeff Garneau · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 49

toups just get nana to set up a page with every single suggestion and we'll check all the ones we like then sign our names at the bottom of the form.

no problem.