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Over the past few months an e-group of mostly British NS players has formed into a "Cult of TInk", which means that I got some tough questions.

1. What is the Cult of TInk?

2. What is its purpose?

3. Why was it formed?

4. Why TInk?

5. What, if any, are the benefits of the Cult?

6. What are the Cult's beliefs?

i think the answer to all of your questions is "boobs"

Over the past few months an e-group of mostly British NS players has formed into a "Cult of TInk", which means that I got some tough questions.

1. What is the Cult of TInk?

2. What is its purpose?

3. Why was it formed?

4. Why TInk?

5. What, if any, are the benefits of the Cult?

6. What are the Cult's beliefs?
7. How do we join?
8. What Dues/Fees do we need to pay... if any?
9. When can we bask in the glory that is Tink?

From my understanding it looks like a coalition of tinkers.... :D

Lafier']7. How do we join?
8. What Dues/Fees do we need to pay... if any?
9. When can we bask in the glory that is Tink?
my first response still stands.

From my understanding it looks like a coalition of tinkers.... :D
lol, more than likely

I may just have to start an anti-tink force just to offend all of you

Well, the Cult of Tink is now a NS Political Party, which you can attempt to join. :)

The Cult of Tink is basically a cult that worships HRH Queen of General FairyTInkArisen. Benefits include a diety you can actually see that exists who is quite a nice and caring individual as well. Attractive too, apparently - although I haven't seen any pictures.

i think the answer to all of your questions is "boobs"

Unfortunately tht doesn't hold up in court :D

Unfortunately tht doesn't hold up in court :D
A bra does

Unfortunately tht doesn't hold up in court :D
maybe not in scotland, but here, in america (god's land. sorry bud.) no jury in it's right mind would convict you.

The Cult of Tink is basically a cult that worships HRH Queen of General FairyTInkArisen. Benefits include a diety you can actually see that exists who is quite a nice and caring individual as well. Attractive too, apparently - although I haven't seen any pictures.
1. Why and how is General FairyTInkArisen some kind of Queen?

2. I can "see" TInk the same way I "see" Christ. In the form of pictures.

3. How do you know she's nice and caring to her flock?

Still an atheist.

maybe not in scotland, but here, in america (god's land. sorry bud.) no jury in it's right mind would convict you.

The trick is finding a jury in it's righ mind.... :D [/JOKE]

God, this is disgusting.

1. Why and how is General FairyTInkArisen some kind of Queen?

2. I can "see" TInk the same way I "see" Christ. In the form of pictures.

3. How do you know she's nice and caring to her flock?

Still an atheist.

1. Because its part of the Political Parties' founding points.

2. TInk actually exists as a person - living in Blackpool, I believe.

3. Past reading of her posts.

It's not so much a religion as a Cult. :) There is a difference; Cults do not neccesarily believe in the supernatural or a religious "truth", but that there are many paths to some form of enlightenment.

if i answered any of those questions i'm afraid i'd have to kill you.

God, this is disgusting.

Care to elaborate? :)

I'll attempt to answer your questions even though I'm strictly speaking not a member...
1. What is the Cult of TInk? The Cult of Tink is a cult formed by fanatic worshippers of FairyTInkArisen (familiarly known as Tink), supposedly the Queen of General.

2. What is its purpose? See above.

3. Why was it formed? See above.

4. Why TInk? Tink is one of the most popular NSers around and one of the most noticeable posters. She has left her mark on nearly everyone in this forum in some way or another.

5. What, if any, are the benefits of the Cult? You get to have a sentence in your signature that says "Member of the Cult of TInk". :D

6. What are the Cult's beliefs? See the thread. It has mainly socially liberal views but politically authoritarian ones, since there are no elections and the supposed queen tends to be more than usually corrupt, taking influences from her friends and appointing them chief officers.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

I'll attempt to answer your questions even though I'm strictly speaking not a member...
1. What is the Cult of TInk? The Cult of Tink is a cult formed by fanatic worshippers of FairyTInkArisen (familiarly known as Tink), supposedly the Queen of General.

2. What is its purpose? See above.

3. Why was it formed? See above.

4. Why TInk? Tink is one of the most popular NSers around and one of the most noticeable posters. She has left her mark on nearly everyone in this forum in some way or another.

5. What, if any, are the benefits of the Cult? You get to have a sentence in your signature that says "Member of the Cult of TInk". :D

6. What are the Cult's beliefs? See the thread. It has mainly socially liberal views but politically authoritarian ones, since there are no elections and the supposed queen tends to be more than usually corrupt, taking influences from her friends and appointing them chief officers.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

That's a better description. :)

1. Because its part of the Political Parties' founding points.

2. TInk actually exists as a person - living in Blackpool, I believe.

3. Past reading of her posts.

It's not so much a religion as a Cult. :) There is a difference; Cults do not neccesarily believe in the supernatural or a religious "truth", but that there are many paths to some form of enlightenment.You don't know this for sure, however. I too am a skeptic. We don't know if Tink really exists or if "she" is actually a power-hungry lunatic seeking to usurp my supreme and unquestioned leadership. Remember, no NSer has ever met Tink personally (to my knowledge).

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Well, the Cult of Tink is now a NS Political Party, which you can attempt to join. :)

The Cult of Tink is basically a cult that worships HRH Queen of General FairyTInkArisen. Benefits include a diety you can actually see that exists who is quite a nice and caring individual as well. Attractive too, apparently - although I haven't seen any pictures.

You've explained it fairly well.

Everyone else, you can find and join the Cult of TInk Party (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=418619) here. It's a serious political party which will be standing in the NS General election on June 2nd, and which both puts forth a number of policies dear to our exalted leader's heart, and affirms our worship of her as Queen of General. ;)

The Cult itself, which predated the Party, sprang up more or less spontaneously, and is a loose movement which brings together all those who worship HRH TInk. Membership of the Cult cannot be explained, it must be experienced. If in your heart you feel you are a Cultist, then you will join us. :D

1. Why and how is General FairyTInkArisen some kind of Queen?
she won one of the many (or won many of the) popularity contests that were all the rage a few months back (i forget).
either way she's a democratically elected Queen of General.

and i'm her #1 e-husband, and don't you forget it! she has many e-hubbies of course... there's a whole e-family...

...it gets confusing after a while. all i knows is i got unlimited fluffling rights! :D


edit:
Remember, no NSer has ever met Tink personally (to my knowledge).

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
that will change. shortly i'll be able to report in person of Tink's greatness! :) :)

I heard that there were...fluffles...involved. True?

I heard that there were...fluffles...involved. True?

TInk is not only the Queen of General, she is also the Queen of Fluffles.

God, this is disgusting.

It really is, isn't it?

that will change. shortly i'll be able to report in person of Tink's greatness! :) :)Let us know 1) if she exists and 2) why.

(I can already predict that the answer to #2 will be "42" ;))

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Care to elaborate? :)

Not only do I have nothing for contempt for just about everything I've ever seen her write, I despise the idea of 'cults' even in a "humorous" or non-serious capacity.

I heard that there were...fluffles...involved. True?Tink is very liberal with her fluffles, more so than with her politics. :D

Don't take too much pride in receiving a fluffle from Tink. She's given one to almost every NSer, including me, which just goes to show you. There is such a thing as being too liberal.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Let us know 1) if she exists and 2) why.

(I can already predict that the answer to #2 will be "42" ;))

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
no the answer will be "boobs" :p


or 42 boobs! :eek:

Not only do I have nothing for contempt for just about everything I've ever seen her write, I despise the idea of 'cults' even in a "humorous" or non-serious capacity./me waits for merciless attack upon Melkor from the cultists/

~Czardas

Not only do I have nothing for contempt for just about everything I've ever seen her write, I despise the idea of 'cults' even in a "humorous" or non-serious capacity.
awwww... someone needs a cookie:)

awwww... someone needs a cookie:)You're really determined to prove me wrong, aren't you? :mad:

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Not only do I have nothing for contempt for just about everything I've ever seen her write, I despise the idea of 'cults' even in a "humorous" or non-serious capacity.
Dude. Lighten up

And heres one now...

Greetings from what you would call 'A Cultist'. I'm not a cult-member, just a person who likes Tink and chats with her a lot - the whole Cult thing was a little odd to begin with, but to me its just a club really where we can get together and talk together, and discuss Tink.

/me waits for merciless attack upon Melkor from the cultists/

~Czardas

Hey, if they want blood they ain't getting it. To hell with the cultists!

Not only do I have nothing for contempt for just about everything I've ever seen her write, I despise the idea of 'cults' even in a "humorous" or non-serious capacity.

Snap moral judgments, coming from a libertarian? Tsk, tsk, tsk... H.L. Mencken would be so disappointed. ;)

You're really determined to prove me wrong, aren't you? :mad:

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
*gives all the mods cookies*

join me Cultists! free love and fluffles to all, especially those crazy non-believers! :fluffle: :fluffle:



hehe, yes ;)

Snap moral judgments, coming from a libertarian? Tsk, tsk, tsk... H.L. Mencken would be so disappointed. ;)

I'm an Objectivist first. Libertarianism is only a coincidence of my beliefs.

And heres one now...

Greetings from what you would call 'A Cultist'. I'm not a cult-member, just a person who likes Tink and chats with her a lot - the whole Cult thing was a little odd to begin with, but to me its just a club really where we can get together and talk together, and discuss Tink.

Where you can get together and discuss someone none of you have ever met, who may not actually exist? Worshipping someone who claims to be 17 year old Elly from the Peak District, and may actually be 47 year old Dave from Harlow.

Little bit sad, no?

Not only do I have nothing for contempt for just about everything I've ever seen her write, I despise the idea of 'cults' even in a "humorous" or non-serious capacity.

Well, you're entitled to your opinion. :) Feel free to continue to rant and stamp your foot, because it's unlikely to make any difference to those who are in the Cult.

Vote Cult of Tink in the NS General Election

Where you can get together and discuss someone none of you have ever met, who may not actually exist? Worshipping someone who claims to be 17 year old Elly from the Peak District, and may actually be 47 year old Dave from Harlow.

Little bit sad, no?

Well now ML, and I know im being hypocritical, but isnt Reject Royalty the same, only much more perverted than that - I'm a member in that as well, dont forget, and I can tell you that RR is just as bad, so don't start being a hypocrite...

Where you can get together and discuss someone none of you have ever met, who may not actually exist? Worshipping someone who claims to be 17 year old Elly from the Peak District, and may actually be 47 year old Dave from Harlow.
?

Well, personally I doubt that, and even if it was true - why the Hell would I care? :) I'm just another person on this forum that may or may not be who he says he is. Question of faith, I guess - not the end of the world if that is shattered.

Hmm - an Athiest talking about faith... :)

Well, you're entitled to your opinion. :) Feel free to continue to rant and stamp your foot, because it's unlikely to make any difference to those who are in the Cult.

Vote Cult of Tink in the NS General Election


Thanks, and I certainly will. I suppose I'm something of a horrible idealist in that I like to cling to the notion that people can be reasoned with ;)

Thanks, and I certainly will. I suppose I'm something of a horrible idealist in that I like to cling to the notion that people can be reasoned with ;)

Kinda goes against the whole idea of real life Politics, from my experience. ;)

Or maybe its just because I'm in the UK and our politics is basically a name-calling exercise - I dunno.

Thanks, and I certainly will. I suppose I'm something of a horrible idealist in that I like to cling to the notion that people can be reasoned with ;)
hahaha. So that's why you have "nothing but contempt for just about everything I've ever seen her write"? :rolleyes:

Thanks, and I certainly will. I suppose I'm something of a horrible idealist in that I like to cling to the notion that people can be reasoned with ;)

"No democratic delusion is more fatuous than that which holds that all men are capable of reason, and hence susceptible to conversion by evidence." - Mencken.

On the other hand, he also despised anyone who expressed "moral indignation", or who tried to spoil people's innocent and harmless fun. ;)

Greetings from what you would call 'A Cultist'. I'm not a cult-member, just a person who likes Tink and chats with her a lot - the whole Cult thing was a little odd to begin with, but to me its just a club really where we can get together and talk together, and discuss Tink.
This is so weird. Why discuss some random girl you don't even know? Oh wait, that's celebrity-worship. ;)

I'll attempt to answer your questions even though I'm strictly speaking not a member...
1. What is the Cult of TInk? The Cult of Tink is a cult formed by fanatic worshippers of FairyTInkArisen (familiarly known as Tink), supposedly the Queen of General.

2. What is its purpose? See above.

3. Why was it formed? See above.

4. Why TInk? Tink is one of the most popular NSers around and one of the most noticeable posters. She has left her mark on nearly everyone in this forum in some way or another.

5. What, if any, are the benefits of the Cult? You get to have a sentence in your signature that says "Member of the Cult of TInk". :D

6. What are the Cult's beliefs? See the thread. It has mainly socially liberal views but politically authoritarian ones, since there are no elections and the supposed queen tends to be more than usually corrupt, taking influences from her friends and appointing them chief officers.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
4. If I fille my sig with colours and smilies I would be noticeable too. And she's not as influential as you think.

5. My sig is too big as it is!

6. Your "social liberalism" is a joke by my standards. :D

This is so weird. Why discuss some random girl you don't even know? Oh wait, that's celebrity-worship. ;)


4. If I fille my sig with colours and smilies I would be noticeable too. And she's not as influential as you think.

5. My sig is too big as it is!

6. Your "social liberalism" is a joke by my standards. :D

Celebrity worship. So it is. :)

4. I'm fairly sure a number of people would argue the other side of that.

5. Reduce it then.

6. Social Liberalism comes in shades of political thought, like every other political theory. This thread doesn't seem so much to be a question thread as an attempt to attack the Cult wherever possible. :)

Hey, look; The Cult may be a little 'deviant' and 'odd' according to some people, but looking around General at some of the other 'clubs' like Reject Royalty etc, this seems rather tame. Just leave us alone, why don't you? We don't harm anyone.

Hey, look; The Cult may be a little 'deviant' and 'odd' according to some people, but looking around General at some of the other 'clubs' like Reject Royalty etc, this seems rather tame. Just leave us alone, why don't you? We don't harm anyone.

And we're actually organised as a political party rather than a seemingly random group of people.

"No democratic delusion is more fatuous than that which holds that all men are capable of reason, and hence susceptible to conversion by evidence." - Mencken.

Gross.

On the other hand, he also despised anyone who expressed "moral indignation", or who tried to spoil people's innocent and harmless fun. ;)

He sounds like a fool anyway. All men are capable of reason, at least on the onset of their lives. The real question in most instances is how cabable they are of doing this once they reach the age of majority. Everything we think and feel about the world around us is a result of the reason we've used to reach these conclusions. Whether this reason is built primarily on logic and reason or emotion, or blatant fallacies or what-have-you is another issue.

Gross.



He sounds like a fool anyway. All men are capable of reason, at least on the onset of their lives. The real question in most instances is how cabable they are of doing this once they reach the age of majority. Everything we think and feel about the world around us is a result of the reason we've used to reach these conclusions. Whether this reason is built primarily on logic and reason or emotion, or blatant fallacies or what-have-you is another issue.

You seem to be taking the whole Cult thing a little too seriously for a group of people on a General message board. :) We aren't intending to take over your house or anything, y'know?

You seem to be taking the whole Cult thing a little too seriously for a group of people on a General message board. :) We aren't intending to take over your house or anything, y'know?

Well, I'm not really adressing the Cult with the above statement, I'm expressing my contempt for some of Mencken's ideas.

Still, from where I sit it's a damning endictment of human intellect that so many people endorse implicitly everything she [or anyone else] says. If I were interested in 'taking it too seriously' I'd probably leave my chair.

But ya better not take over my damn house, I'm armed to the teeth in here!

Wait a sec Melkor, I just noticed a problem. Tink isnt our 'leader', and she doesnt issue edicts that we follow slavishly and unthinkingly. Shes a sort of figurehead really for the group; hardly an individual we folow mindlessly, and not a cult-leader, and we don't endorse everything she does - if she said/did something bad, we'd say something, not just bury our heads in the sand. Tink is just someone we all like.

Well, I'm not really adressing the Cult with the above statement, I'm expressing my contempt for some of Mencken's ideas.

Still, from where I sit it's a damning endictment of human intellect that so many people endorse implicitly everything she [or anyone else] says. If I were interested in 'taking it too seriously' I'd probably leave my chair.

But ya better not take over my damn house, I'm armed to the teeth in here!

I endorse implicity what Tink says because this is a Message Board. I'm a Liberal in real life, and question everything my government does. I wouldn't follow someone in real life Politics as slavishly as on this message board. As an aside, myself and Tink actually agree on several political points of view, but that's besides the point. :)

EDIT: Also, I'd just like to point out that a group that follows one leader is in fact a Sect, and not a Cult, which often does not have any form of heirarchy and is a loose coalition of people. :) A lot of people get the name wrong.

Yes, a distinction should probably be made between cults and sects. I was appealing primarily to the "cult" wording.

Well, I'm not really adressing the Cult with the above statement, I'm expressing my contempt for some of Mencken's ideas.


Oh, I don't agree with Mencken on everything, far from it. He was the complete opposite of a socialist, after all. But the points where I strongly diverge from him are probably those where you would most agree with him, and vice-versa.

And when he looks down on people who express what he calls "moral indignation" and try to spoil other people's harmless fun, I do agree with him (to a significant degree, not all the way).


All men are capable of reason, at least on the onset of their lives. The real question in most instances is how cabable they are of doing this once they reach the age of majority. Everything we think and feel about the world around us is a result of the reason we've used to reach these conclusions. Whether this reason is built primarily on logic and reason or emotion, or blatant fallacies or what-have-you is another issue.


I beg to differ. Reason in this instance should be dissociated from everything that most men use as the building blocks of all their beliefs and ways of seeing the world. I would argue that for most the prime material in that is emotion and, often, unthinking "morality".

But that's a whole other discussion, and this is not the place for it. ;)

i would jsut like to take a moment to point out that the alude to tink in my sig was a result of threats of violence and bodily harm, not any sort of kinky idolitry.

Dude. the cult was formed because we had nothing better to do and because tink rocks!. we wer also very bored and i my self was drunk...most likely...and also i didnt have much input at the time...so leave off the tink cult! or i kill you my self!

And we're actually organised as a political party rather than a seemingly random group of people.
To me there's something wrong with a political party founded on worshipping the leader as opposed to being a group of people wanting to make the world a better place by similar methods.

Not only do I have nothing for contempt for just about everything I've ever seen her write, I despise the idea of 'cults' even in a "humorous" or non-serious capacity.
Agreed. This cult is no more than creation of a meaningless clique, like ones in middle school, in my opinion.I just ignore it, and hope it'll fade.

Agreed. This cult is no more than creation of a meaningless clique, like ones in middle school, in my opinion.I just ignore it, and hope it'll fade.

Amen brother. If I ever get a 'cult' I'd probably spend most of my time denouncing it.

Out of curiousity, how many of Tink's "cultists" remember her original nation?

Out of curiousity, how many of Tink's "cultists" remember her original nation?
I DO!... wait a minute... there is a cult for Tinks...

I WANNA JOIN...

CAN I, PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE

Amen brother. If I ever get a 'cult' I'd probably spend most of my time denouncing it.
I'd do more productive things, like take over the world. Failing that, mock them horrendously. If I didn't, my fiance sure would mock them. lol

Out of curiousity, how many of Tink's "cultists" remember her original nation?

I'm not a cultist, but I remember. What happened to it?

I'm not a cultist, but I remember. What happened to it?

She got deleted for spamming, I do believe. I was more curious as to how many of her thralls know Tink's history?

She got deleted for spamming, I do believe. I was more curious as to how many of her thralls know Tink's history?

Ah. I thought it was something like that. I'm rather unsurprised, and I've a feeling not many do.

God, this is disgusting.
I agree. Wholeheartedly.

<Note: That doesn't mean I have something against TInk. I don't.>

I don't either. Even though I dont care for her politics, I don't hate people: I hate ideas. If I despise or distrust someone it's not due to any inherent trait they possess--but the ideas they've developed.

Well, the Cult of Tink is now a NS Political Party, which you can attempt to join. :)

The Cult of Tink is basically a cult that worships HRH Queen of General FairyTInkArisen. Benefits include a deity you can actually see that exists who is quite a nice and caring individual as well. Attractive too, apparently - although I haven't seen any pictures.

It's a bit of a 'personality cult' that's formed around Tink and her ever growing
saga as she tries to win her beloved Geek, manage her country and survive teenage life... and yes she's quite attractive and voluptuous to boot.

All hail Tink,
Cathenia