NationStates Jolt Archive

Some long time ago(three months or so) i ranted in the moderation forum about the issues being unbanlanced, poorly written, U.S. pig-doggery. And what answer did i get?"stop blaming the mods, they're doing a good job, and anyway, they're hardly any new issues in yet, wait "until more have been sifted, yada-yada". One mod even said tha once more new issues were in to renew the game's blood, some of the worst ones would be removed. Then they locked the thread. What is the state of things, 3 months down the line?The bad issues are still there, except since now they're more numerous you get 'em all the time.Some of them are worse than anything i had seen before, such as the one that crashes your CR and PF if you tax the churches-what kind of a religious nut wrote that? and what kind of a crazy fundametalist of a mod let it through?is it not enough for you to show yourselves to be conservative liberal pig-dogs(and MGH, before you even start a rant of your own about my "inconsistencies", READ THE BLOODY OED!), that you have to be religious fanatics to boot?qnd of course, there isn't a single good issue that's been let through-i know of dozens that have been proposed(and call it megalomania if you want, but i count my own New Five Year Plan issue among them, and that was proposed ages ago-around the time of my initial rant), and a sum total of none that have been accepted. As for my initial question of how low the mods and their issues can sink, i think the answer is obviously the sewers at the very least.

P.S: http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85404&highlight=
here's the original rant, i was rather angry at the time, as you may see;)

Don't have time to read all 12 or so volumes of the OED, besides, there hasn't been a new edition lately. However,


1 : PRESERVATIVE
2 a : of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism b capitalized : of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism : as (1) : of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions (2) : PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE
3 a : tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions : TRADITIONAL b : marked by moderation or caution <a conservative estimate> c : marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners <a conservative suit>
4 : of or relating to Conservative Judaism

And...


1 a : of, relating to, or based on the liberal arts <liberal education> b archaic : of or befitting a man of free birth
2 a : marked by generosity : OPENHANDED <a liberal giver> b : given or provided in a generous and openhanded way <a liberal meal> c : AMPLE, FULL
3 obsolete : lacking moral restraint : LICENTIOUS
4 : not literal or strict : LOOSE <a liberal translation>
5 : BROAD-MINDED; especially : not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms
6 a : of, favoring, or based upon the principles of liberalism b capitalized : of or constituting a political party advocating or associated with the principles of political liberalism; especially : of or constituting a political party in the United Kingdom associated with ideals of individual especially economic freedom, greater individual participation in government, and constitutional, political, and administrative reforms designed to secure these objectives

At any rate, need I remind you of what happened the last time you ranted and raved like this? And if this game is so odious, why don't you just go away?

def 6 of liberal is actually the original definition from whence comes the word, and is perfectly compatible with conservativism in the West. And as to why i don't go away, a minority of people are actually worth talking to around here, but the issues piss me off even when i try to ignore them. Nice to see you skirt the issue, anyway.

I dismiss half the issues I get in this nation, and all my others are in Holiday Mode so I don't do any for them anyway. Why not do the same? If so many of the issues you are getting are so crap, why not dismiss them? It will not affect your nation in any way. That's what I do.

Tactical Grace
Forum Moderator

def 6 of liberal is actually the original definition from whence comes the word, and is perfectly compatible with conservativism in the West. And as to why i don't go away, a minority of people are actually worth talking to around here, but the issues piss me off even when i try to ignore them. Nice to see you skirt the issue, anyway.

Too bad you can't set your nations to 0 issues.

Oh, wait, you can.

Wow, you should demand your money back if you're not happy with the game!

Oh, wait...

Do you poeple have nothing better to do than tease Cirdanistan :roll:

Do you poeple have nothing better to do than tease Cirdanistan :roll:

Remind me again who started this nonsense...

I dismiss half the issues I get in this nation, and all my others are in Holiday Mode so I don't do any for them anyway. Why not do the same? If so many of the issues you are getting are so crap, why not dismiss them? It will not affect your nation in any way. That's what I do.

Tactical Grace
Forum Moderator
sound advice, i just think it would be interesting if there was a worthwhile issue from time to time. Oh, and i'm not sure if i want some of the people who approve issues running around moderating froums i use.

Do you poeple have nothing better to do than tease Cirdanistan :roll:
Hehe.

I routinely dismiss nos. 31 - 96 with some exceptions. #49 (Diving for @@CURRENCY@@s) is what I use to affect political freedoms. #78 is fun to get and refusing to fund the poets #56 (Give Us Money) can significantly lower taxes. While it can get tiresome to dismiss so much I've noticed that some don't come back after they're dismissed a couple of times. If you're lucky you might be able to work it so you only get your favorite issues. :mrgreen:

I dismiss several issues, but not many of the newer ones(am contemplating on what I should do with the Weapons In Space issue, though).

sound advice, i just think it would be interesting if there was a worthwhile issue from time to time.

Thank you for providing us with your unquantified opinion. Care to define 'worthwhile' in a manner that doesn't only relate to you? I think the issue allowing you to make firearms ownership compulsory is worthwhile, because it relates to the way I RP my nation. I think the various AI rights issues are worthwhile, because they refer to how I RP my nation. I think the issues allow nationalisation of industry are worthwhile, because they relate to how I RP my nation.

So why is your opinion on what's 'worthwhile' better than mine?

Oh, and i'm not sure if i want some of the people who approve issues running around moderating froums i use.

Wow, you should demand your money back if you're not happy with the game!

Oh, wait...