Jeric

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User hasn’t been here in a while. That word is 100% offensive. Huh, I what does this button do? Says press if slur is used 

*presses

Just to be clear, the current policy on this situation, and the only policy on this situation, and one of our longest standing changes is that duplicate topics are 100% acceptable. More to that they are encouraged. 
 

This was a change made in 2015, that was eight years ago. The only time we would act on duplicate topics is if one was literally just made, or if it’s a common topic that has a Mega-Thread. 
 

If there is a large 16 page topic buried in the site, you are not expected, as a user, to search for it. Most of the staff should want new content posted. Back then we used to tell users to “Just use the search” and that was an absurd response because the search is often unreliable. In fact Mods have the ability to use a tool to split off a overgrown topic because a large topic isn’t always a good thing. Most users won’t sit there are read a six years of history and then reply. Trying to direct people into these old topics sacrifices organic discussion, convenience, and fun for organization. 
 

Actually, that’s even a self defeating principle in some topics. In the FiM discussion there is a Best Pony topic that is pinned. It’s huge and the poll insufficient for an ongoing show with new characters always being introduced. 
 

We even have a Shipping mega thread, which is very curious because shipping is itself capable of being so many nuanced topics that while sharing the same proto idea of character romance, it almost stifles creativity by existing. 
 

@Star heart 777 post away! Be fruitful and multiply these honse threads. 
 

On 2023-03-15 at 10:37 AM, SIgmaBETA said:

1: Phone wasnt invented til 1870s. So you had no way outside letters to contact your side

True, but the means for fast communication existed in the form of the telegraph. Lincoln was known to stand by the telegraph station for close to real-time reports at some key battles. At least the North did. Lee and others often relied on Calvary. 
 

On 2023-03-15 at 10:37 AM, SIgmaBETA said:

2: Rifles were of really poor quality so you had to reload and hope it landed a shot on the other guy

Not the Model 1861. The 1855 that used tape was known as unreliable, but Springfields 1861 model was insanely sophisticated for its time. The rifled shot increased accuracy and range easily allowing a deadly kill. They were so accurate and deadly that they ultimately made formations a bloodbath. They didn’t just pass through you, they obliterated everything around any bony surface they met. 
 

On 2023-03-15 at 10:37 AM, SIgmaBETA said:

Mainly looked up the movie "Glory" from 1989 which i heard is a good civil war movie. But tell me what you think?

Good movie, but plays fast and loose with history for dramatic effect. Especially the battle scenes. Too clean. Way too clean. One day they will make a Civil War film that accurately depicts the horrors of the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, Pickett’s Charge, and Cold Harbor. Read the letters from soldiers to non-family where they can be honest and not give false hope. 
 

2 hours ago, SharpWit said:

Marching in big lines doesn't matter so much when so few of the shots land, but I'd argue that most of those formations were obsolete by the time of the Civil War, and should've been dropped completely when repeating firearms first became common. That still leaves about half a century of foolery.

This was the case at the beginning of the war, and during Grant’s campaign against the Army of N. VA. In many cases battles were lost and won based more on careful positioning of Brigades on well scouted topography. Most of the bloodshed in the early war was due to hubris. And some engagements were won more easily with less bloodshed by almost elementary textbook maneuvers like Chamberlain’s modifications of the diversion to recover casualties on Little Round Top. Fixed bayonet, sloped right wheel charge is basic. 
 

For Grant, the bloodshed wasn’t due to poor tactics and tactics that were outpaced by artillery and munitions evolutions, but due to his strategy at just throwing bodies at the enemy in numbers that never seemed to end and following Lee relentlessly. He knew he had more soldiers in the wings than Lee, so it was a matter of time. To Lee, the old formations fit within his strategic plan because the accuracy of the rifles at 500 yards was deadly the opposing lines and charges. He could replace casualties (dead and injured) but Lee couldn’t… especially with Sherman keeping other Armies busy. 
 

Basically, there was more to the battles than lining up divisions and sending them forward by companies within regiments.

Now, the one great advancement in battlefield tactics was from the USC’s effective use of Calvary forces, and even some more timely use of Artillery. Some of the battles would have looked similar to Normandy in WW2. 

 
A Very Bloody Affair indeed. 

A more descriptive title would probably be better for these. I have to see what the configuration is to find an appropriate name for them. 

I was attempting to chase down the profile template issue before I leave. I’ll turn everything back. 

@Star heart 777

When I first joined this forum back in 2014, what drew me in at first was the thoughtful posts by the community, whether it was an in-depth character analysis, insightful theorycrafting, or well intentioned critiques of plot point. The site can absolutely benefit from more of that. While others may have posted about those items, unless it is a mega thread, you can make a fresh topic about it. These new posts usually have a different angle because the entirety of FiM has aired and been written. New content is also great for SEO. 

@SIgmaBETA I moved this over to media discussion. I do enjoy topics that are not just “what do you think about X property?” And this scratches that itch. 
 

I will say that the recent Beasts movies do a better job in drawing a comparison to scapegoating and fascism, whereas the pureblood totalitarian regime that Voldemort wants has some other curious connections. The fact that Tom Riddle himself was a halfblood is one of the better Hitler parallels.  

I’m going to allow this before I move it to media. There are some interesting parallels in the Harry Potter source material that would allow for a deep historical dive. The only request I have is to try keep this focused on the Potter universe. 

BABSCON 2023 GETS POWERFUL WITH CHARLOTTE FULLERTON!

Published on Mar 16, 2023

On 2023-03-11 at 4:36 AM, Brony Number 42 said:

That's awesome. I will probably want a simple autograph on whatever small print they have. I like the ones with the con name and date. I wish they would have presigned cards so people can just get them any time instead of waiting in line for 2 hours. 

Luckily I don’t have to wait in line long as a sponsor. So this isn’t much of a big headache for me 

The only team that matters is 13.  
 

Just to clarify, all individuals who submit a complete bracket will receive this Achievement 

The person with the most accurate bracket will get the Golden Horseshoe March Madness parallel badge as well. 

Love the books, the films, the Universal attraction, and the recent game. Since this is specifically tagged as a book, I still enjoy visiting them for the additional scenes and narrative that they couldn’t or didn’t fit into the films. Though not entirely novel in its approach (pun intended), I quite enjoyed how small mysteries or asides would become larger plot points in a later entry. Hagrid not being able to cast magic legally, Harry being a parslemouth, Scabbers, and the look that Dumbledote gives Harry at the end in Goblet of Fire. 
 

All hinted at something unsaid and were paid off excellently in later stories. By the fifth boom readers were trained to look for these and could start to find clues and theorycraft expertly. 

I was aware of this topic when it was posted, but I didn’t jump in because I didn’t feel the need to take the OP down a peg. I used to run a fairly large Star Wars RP forum, and have written Masters level Theses on both the accidental and intentional genius of this fantasy epic. 
 

Also, Star Wars shares more in common with Le Morte d’Authur than Stranger in a Strange Land.*
 

*How do you say “Star Wars is not Science Fiction” without saying “Star Wars is not Science Fiction”

Not the next FiM for many reasons, but it’s a quality children’s show that is rather clever in how it analyzes how children unpack the world they experience through play. 

By the end of Season 2 the writers had no idea what or if anything would exist after Season 3 and if they would ever get a chance to use Cheeselegs again. No master plan at the time of her introduction. The IDW depictions and constant fandom requests to see a return helped her stay in the forefront, and when an opportunity to return to her organically they did.
 

I don’t know what Jim and Nicole have said regarding when they decided to make the run to the Legion of Doom arc, but knowing how fluid some of the decisions on the show were, I have a feeling that the seed existed in Season Six but not any real story idea yet. 
 

Her rejecting love and friendship fits a theme though. Starlight went out of her way to connect with former antagonists and this one failure allows a thematic juxtaposition with Trixie. Also, earlier fandom stories wrote her has a ‘cursed’ individual or sorts having to feed for her children. While mostly implied, to have Thorax be the leader, she had to be as evil as possible. The easiest way to write that without confusion would be to double down on her malevolence and push the new Bug King. 

Some of you can’t get to a convention and miss out of many of the festivities, including guests of honor autographs. This year, as this will be my fifth Pony Convention, I’m willing to stand in line to pick up an autograph for you. They usually cost $10 each and come with a postcard with art done by a fandom artist. I can also make a few passes though vendor hall if you would prefer to have a signature done on a print of the character. I’ll post more details on how this will work, but the TL:DR or it is … you confirm that you want an auto and the day of the signing you send the funds via PayPal or Venmo (I prefer PayPal but not everyone has that). I get the auto and send you a pic. When I get home I’ll have it shipped out to you (you will have to cover postage too but for media mail it is usually cheap). Alternatively, you could conceivably send me something you want signed specifically, but it has to be planned out in advance as I need to have the item before I leave … and it has to be small enough to pack.
 

I am not making any profit on this just to be clear. I just wanted to offer the community an opportunity to get something signed because travel and lodging isn’t cheap. 
 

Again most autographs are $10 but some have been $15. I’ll post more when I know more. 

And while this has been cleared this isn’t an official Poniverse or MLPF event. It’s just me trying to do a solid. 

I love this topic. I have a love affair with shoes. I have more shoes than my wives have had at any given time. 
 

I wear several brands but my go to brand is Dr. Martens (I’m not going to bore you all with all the styles I buy). I have worn them since the mid 90’s. Comfortable, rugged, and stylish.
 

Converse come next and generally fit with most of my casual wear. I wear a few different styles and colors. I do have a pair of Nike running shoes as well as a pair of Brooks Ghost. 

I’m already aware of the most successful shoe company, both in online and store sales, second hand purchases, as well as collectable market, and customs. Hint, it’s the second largest apparel company in the world. 

Just a little update. We tried switching on the Awards system last week so I could check the database and it being turned on crashed the entire site. The process of slowly restoring the old awards into the new awards is going to be a longer process than I anticipated. 

The first entry is in. There are still several weeks to go.

I’ve noticed a few people have requested to join the clubs for various teams. I definitely appreciate your enthusiasm! The Clubs are not open yet because they aren’t finished, but I still wanted to give you all a little preview of where a lot of the World Cup will be held. The community still needs to build the teams too, which means that a specific Club to like today may not be what you will ultimately choose ***hint hint***
 

I won’t reject someone’s request though. 

This thread appears to be discussing MLP:FiM in some way, shape or form. Thus, it has been sentenced to Show Discussion.

I’ve seen an increase in users reporting that posts are off-topic. I want to clarify something regarding OT posts. 
 

https://mlpforums.com/guidelines/

That is the current Global Guidelines link. While it mentions pointless posts, it does not forbid off topic posts. It used to say that off-topic posts were subject to moderation. It was removed because one or two off-topic posts are not particularly harmful to the community and we didn’t want to seem too heavy handed.
 

Obviously Debate Pit requires on topic posting, and for clarity reasons I also tend to try and keep Feedback and Site Questions focused as well. Besides that enforcement of a “Stay on Topic” rule was effectively a killjoy. As long as the topic doesn’t veer completely off course and become hijacked, a simple aside and response are completely fine and won’t be moderated. If a topic becomes something new, staff should be splitting it off into its own new topic anyway. 

All I know is since I use Atlassian products at work, Vivaldi has been a no go for a while. One of them is allergic to the other! Much RAM very break!!!
 

Note to all is that I’m going to mark this as answered because it’s been reported quite a few times that the Invision Community’s implementation of CKEditor does not like Vivaldi which is exactly what’s happening here. 
 

@Props ValRoa for your edification since you aren’t a developer, the software for the forum basically licenses a editor made by another company and modified it for use with Invision. Whatever they did makes it buggy on the more enthusiast focused browsers like Vivaldi, which I agree is a shame. To be a little fair to them, in my company we never run testing on Vivaldi either. We build for internal stakeholders (clients) and none of them can use that browser on company hardware anyway. 

Just going to drop this here …. You all probably know what I’m going to be doing at the con.