Oh come on people, you can do better than that

What about the "stomping on ants" thing - no responses?

I'd like to see the Destructive = Constructive hypothesis expanded further. Get with it for goodness sake!

Dr-J

The legends were ants once. I think standard just needs to suck it up, strategize, and fight off the legends. No use whining about it.

i think standard needs to stop looking for sympathy...

I think people need to make an effort. Let me ask, how many of the countless people who have lost their fleets have PM'd their attacker and asked them what they did wrong and how they can improve? I know that I, for one, always offer advice and tips if I get asked. So what if we're at war? So what if one of us lost a fleet? Ask me and I'll teach you. I'm pretty sure everyone else feels the same way. It happens in Xtreme all the time. The "big guys" give the "little guys" tips on how to get better.

Dr-J wrote:What about the "stomping on ants" thing - no responses?

Have you ever actually tried to stomp on ants? They're tricky little buggers. First off, they're tough. They can take a beating. Secondly, they're quick. For their size, anyway. And lastly, they adapt. They go into grass where you can't see them, or into the cracks in the pavement. It's damn hard to stomp on an ant when you can't reach it.

In summary, if the ant just sits there and takes it, it's gonna die. If it moves and makes an effort, it might still get hurt. But it has a helluva lot better chance of surviving for longer.


EDIT: Well, I screwed up my intentions and accidentally deleted the other topic that you made. My sincerest apologies, as it's really not what I meant to do at all.

Ants though are collective critters, aren't they?

Are we confusing the complicated landscape enforcing complicated action for intelligence?

P.S. Don't worry about that other post. The moderator showed clear bias in any case, so I wasn't going to get any useful responses I don' think.

Dr-J wrote:Are we confusing the complicated landscape enforcing complicated action for intelligence?

No. I was making a metaphor.

Dr-J wrote:The moderator showed clear bias in any case, so I wasn't going to get any useful responses I don' think.

I personally think that the fact that you have not received a warning for this clear Mod baiting yet anyways shows extreme leniency from the moderation team, do not push your luck with them.

The moderation "team" uses phrases such as "I know these people, I don't know you from a bar of soap" and another selectively edits postings.

This is bias, but who cares anyway - right?

@Karrothmelu

The metaphor would only be close to valid if our operational intuitions (I won't say knowledge) with respect to ants were aligned somehow with the social behaviour of people.

Glad we have one moderator with some common sense.

Merged posts. ~KM

Dr-J wrote: "I know these people, I don't know you from a bar of soap"

I believe it was Witchy who said that, and she is not a mod.

Dr-J wrote:another selectively edits postings.

Posts are only edited if they violate the forums rules. I didn't see your original post, so I don't know what the edited parts were, but the posting of PM's or full CR's are not permitted on the forums.

Dr-J wrote:@Karrothmelu

The metaphor would only be close to valid if our operational intuitions (I won't say knowledge) with respect to ants were aligned somehow with the social behaviour of people.

Glad we have one moderator with some common sense.

I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to say, here, but I was just saying that there are ways to avoid getting "stomped" by the bigger people.

Dr-J wrote:The moderation "team" uses phrases such as "I know these people, I don't know you from a bar of soap" and another selectively edits postings. This is bias, but who cares anyway - right?

First off.... I am not a moderator. Second if you are going to quote someone at least get it right.... It was, I know these people, I don't know you from a hill of beans. Third, if I am just addressing a couple of things you said, why in hello should I clutter up the forums with a whole reprint of everything you said?