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There isn't enough hubris in this guild. Do you think we should change the petition policies?

You should have put a period after the M in djm, because you were abbreviating, you peon!

Just tryin' to raise the hubris quotient.

What does "slant" mean in political terms?

Hmm, maybe I'll learn 2 things today.

Edit: I'm sure that was a stupid question, but Language Arts rarely teaches me a word I don't know. Much less a useful phrase.

Guess everything can be found there then. Sorry, Oh-mi-kaze. :/

I'm surprised dj midieval hasn't seen this yet. But, now with an understanding of the whole conversation, yes, this guild needs more hubris. But if we made the petition policies too 'grammar-enforced', I'd imagine people would stop joining altogether, due to the toughness of the new petition policies. But when you think about it, it'd also make us tougher Grammar Nazis. There's advantages and disadvantages.

Though, what kind of changes did you have in mind?

No s**t, dude, but this guild was founded on pride. I mean, everyone knows our cocks are bigger than the competitions', but we want our demeanor to reflect that.

Oh, and to make better petition policies...

...all petitions (suggestibly) will be judged on three criteria:

1. The ability to comprehend and use sarcasm/sardonicism in caustic, yet not too reproachful ways -- Sarcasm is acceptable, but sardonicism/cynicism is preferred.

2. A penchant for wit -- Sure, you're grammar-fu is strong, but can it defeat my metaphorical-fist-full-of-your-a**? Or how do you deflect my syllogistic-reductio-ad-absurdum to your argument? If this leaves you scratching your head, I hear the " Official Yu-Gi-Oh Yaoi Guild" is accepting likeminded idiotic twats.

3. The ability to express elitism in ways that make any "baby cry." We're not exclusive. We know we're better than all of you. If you want to be an equal amongst gods, you have to prove that you can demand it from us.

If any of this is deemed unpalatable by the petitioners, they can wank off.

Assuming he likes it.

The GGNG likes Dino.

Addendum:

But seriously, folks, something needs to be done about these boring-a** petitions. I ******** read a sentence and it's "Yawnfest ********!" Sure, I can understand that Gaia has an assload of idiots here, but I don't see why petitioners of an elitist guild can't be more creative than:


Great, now I have to check his priors to see if he has the "more-literate-than-thou" attitude we really want in this guild, without compromising unflinching loyalty to fellow members. I don't think I'm the only one who wants all that established within the petition.

Or would you like another example?


Boring. Boring, boring, boring. Where's the ire, the bile, the outrage at these whiny pissant netspeaker douchebags that aren't fit to groom chimpanzees? It's such cookie-cutter, blase mediocrity that really pisses me right the ******** off about the quality of the petitioners.

You're probably saying to yourselves: "Hey, these guys proved themselves at least moderately proficient in English grammar and syntax. Shouldn't we cut 'em some slack?"

The problem lies in figuring out who's going to be an asset or a liability to a guild. I can't figure that out with just these posts, especially if they're written in such an ambiguous manner. There are lines to read between, and I want to be able to read them.

Ask yourselves: did you get into this guild by writing like this? If so, count yourself among the lucky ones. As for myself, I expect better candidates.

What the...

Our fearless leader's name is spelled: "dj medieval." stressed

I can forgive the first one, because it's an honest mistake. I can let the sentence fragment slide, because this isn't exactly an English paper. However, two words that are improperly spelled makes the baby Cthulu MAD. scream

I can't find my join request, but I do know that it had a bit more vehemence and anger in it. As 'Kaze knows by now, I tend to get a bit impassioned about English, and will cheerfully shatter the bones of any tree-swinging ape who tries to abuse it, and use the powder to bake my bread. My (original) join request had that flair in it.

What the...

Our fearless leader's name is spelled: "dj medieval." stressed

I can forgive the first one, because it's an honest mistake. I can let the sentence fragment slide, because this isn't exactly an English paper. However, two words that are improperly spelled makes the baby Cthulu MAD. scream

I can't find my join request, but I do know that it had a bit more vehemence and anger in it. As 'Kaze knows by now, I tend to get a bit impassioned about English, and will cheerfully shatter the bones of any tree-swinging ape who tries to abuse it, and use the powder to bake my bread. My (original) join request had that flair in it.

She also spelled 'candidate' wrong.