AGS Editor Valentine's Edition

alkis21 · Tue 13/02/2007 23:24:58

That was a nice touch.

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, try running AGS today.

Darth Mandarb · Tue 13/02/2007 23:46:27

I would like to officially put my petition in to have the holiday checking in the Editor removed.

EVERY holiday this comes up. Like clock-work!

jetxl · Tue 13/02/2007 23:57:48

Yes, lets cleanse the world of funny pictures.
Twins wearing the same outfit is funny to, so lets kill them as well.

Darth Mandarb · Wed 14/02/2007 00:03:02

Quote from: jet on Tue 13/02/2007 23:57:48
Yes, lets cleanse the world of funny pictures.
Twins wearing the same outfit is funny to, so lets kill them as well.

Somebody took a stingy pill this morning...

Klytos · Wed 14/02/2007 00:17:24

A little amusement in my day. I little bit of mouth vomit too.

Dan_N · Wed 14/02/2007 07:13:27

Ouch, CJ.

SSH · Wed 14/02/2007 09:49:01

Perhaps people who have been forum members for less than a year shoudl be automatically banned from posting on the 14th Feb and the 25th December.... any other days?

Ashen · Wed 14/02/2007 12:23:58

April 1st?

As soon as I saw that this morning I thought "I wonder who'll post about it this year?" I was thinking TheVintageDemon, but I guess Alkis had the timezone advantage.

Quote from: Darth Mandarb
I would like to officially put my petition in to have the holiday checking in the Editor removed.

I'd sign.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Wed 14/02/2007 12:36:58

Well, I wouldn't be so quick to sign - it IS fun.

But, I'd certainly do away with the St. Valentine's pic... I keep looking over my shoulder while it's loading, hoping like hell no-one will come into the room at that precise moment.

Stupot · Wed 14/02/2007 14:06:42

Hahaha, I wish I'd run the editor before seeing this thread... so what if it's old news to some of you... gives us newbies a laugh. and it's not exactly every day is it?

Babar · Wed 14/02/2007 14:10:14

Quote from: Ashen on Wed 14/02/2007 12:23:58
April 1st?
As soon as I saw that this morning I thought "I wonder who'll post about it this year?" I was thinking TheVintageDemon, but I guess Alkis had the timezone advantage.

QuoteDate Registered: 29 Jan 2003, 01:14

What's noob got to do, got to do with it? Older members can be the same.

Ashen · Wed 14/02/2007 14:43:13

Why quote me? I never mentioned noobism, specifically because I knew Alkis had been around for way longer than a year. I'm just a crotchety git that would also like to see the 'hilarious' annual April Fool's threads stopped as well. (Although, older members are as bad there, too.)

I thought TVD, because he's been a pretty active poster of late and it seemed like something he might do. Alkis' post is time stamped Yesterday (13th) 23:24 - but obviously it was already the 14th in his timezone.

Quote from: Rui "Trovatore" Pires on Wed 14/02/2007 12:36:58
Well, I wouldn't be so quick to sign - it IS fun.

Quote from: Stupot on Wed 14/02/2007 14:06:42
so what if it's old news to some of you... gives us newbies a laugh.

They were funny enough the first time. It's just that a Valentine's Day or Christmas hasn't IIRR passed since I've been here without someone posting about them.
I also find them a bit annoying popping up everytime I load the editor on those days. Perhaps doing away with them entirely is a bit much for newbies and people with more patience than me, but like I said; crotchety git. How about an option to show them or not? The confirmation box so you can actually start the editor on X-Mas day was a nice addition, this would just take it further.

AGA · Wed 14/02/2007 16:06:55

Personally I think the Chris-and-Mills picture should be changed to one of the many more-recent Chris-and-other-male-AGSer-in-compromising-position pictures. Get with the times!

mätzyboy · Wed 14/02/2007 16:13:38

not trying to pick a fight, but I found it a bit ironic...

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Tue 13/02/2007 23:46:27
I would like to officially put my petition in to have the holiday checking in the Editor removed.

EVERY holiday this comes up.Ã,Â Like clock-work!

Somebody took a stingy pill this morning...

Stupot · Wed 14/02/2007 16:17:58

Quote from: Ashen on Wed 14/02/2007 14:43:13
It's just that a Valentine's Day or Christmas hasn't IIRR passed since I've been here without someone posting about them.

Yeh I can see how it might get boring after a few years, but you could always... you know... just ignore those threads. They (and this one, aswell), will be off the first page in a few days time. Ã,Â I know I haven't helped matter by posting this reply, but, oh well. Faeces transpires.

Darth Mandarb · Wed 14/02/2007 16:54:23

Quote from: mÃ¤tzyboy on Wed 14/02/2007 16:13:38
not trying to pick a fight, but I found it a bit ironic...

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Tue 13/02/2007 23:46:27
I would like to officially put my petition in to have the holiday checking in the Editor removed.

EVERY holiday this comes up.Ã,Â Like clock-work!

Somebody took a stingy pill this morning...Ã,Â

Nah ... I took a "sarcastic humor" pill.

Perhaps I should have used 30 smiley faces as well?

thewalrus · Wed 14/02/2007 16:59:14

Perhaps those that don't want to see it should take the day off from using the editor on the days that it is goin' to iritate them..... (just a thought) $:-\$

esper · Wed 14/02/2007 17:07:24

I've been around for a few years, but I've never tried to start AGS on Valentine's or April Fool's... Christmas, yes... But the picture flashed so quickly I had to open the thing a few times to get the gist, and it still looks like two male AGSers' homoerotic tribute to the scene in LOTR:FOTR where Frodo is lying on the floor of the Prancing Pony reaching up for the falling ring... wherein the One Ring is in actuality made of fried onions and Sam is lying next to him licking his face.

Da_Elf · Wed 14/02/2007 20:23:54

Quote from: Rui "Trovatore" Pires on Wed 14/02/2007 12:36:58
Well, I wouldn't be so quick to sign - it IS fun.

But, I'd certainly do away with the St. Valentine's pic... I keep looking over my shoulder while it's loading, hoping like hell no-one will come into the room at that precise moment.

how long does ags take to load on your system. i barely missed the image it loaded so fast

esper · Wed 14/02/2007 20:31:09

Ha! You got me, Ashen. That's the best April Fool's joke ever... You made me trick my computer into thinking it was April 1st, only to have nothing happen when I loaded AGS. You essentially tricked me into causing April Fools day to occur and then play an April Fool's joke on myself! That's fairly awesome!

Radiant · Wed 14/02/2007 21:34:12

That was fun

Disco · Wed 14/02/2007 21:39:00

Quote from: thewalrus on Wed 14/02/2007 16:59:14
Perhaps those that don't want to see it should take the day off from using the editor on the days that it is goin' to iritate them..... (just a thought) $:-\$

I don't think you quite get the point

. It isn't the splash screen that bothers, it just that every holiday where one is shown, someone starts a thread entitled "OMG have you opened the AGS Editor today!?", as if out of a community of thousands they were the only one to do so.

Wait, that's actually not as far-fetched as it sounds :

Ashen · Wed 14/02/2007 21:52:20

Quote
Ha! You got me, Ashen. That's the best April Fool's joke ever...

While I'll still take the awesome, I didn't mean that the editor did something on April 1st - just that there's another regularly occuring thread that I'd like to see stop. As I said though, banning less-than-a-year members from posting wouldn't much effect that, since it's usually Chris and the oldbies that're responsible for starting them and keeping them running.
It's not so much the joke itself I'm against, as the fact it takes too long to die as people from around the world log in and fall for it at different times (like the 'AGS to go commercial' thread that was still fooling people years later). Sure, just not reading the threads is the sensible answer, but these are the internets - Who cares about sensible?

I'd still like a way to switch them off, mind.

LimpingFish · Wed 14/02/2007 21:53:32

Disparagers should aim their vitriol at the proper parties.

The holiday messages are innocent jokey fun.

The messages take, at most, a mouse click to banish. Plus they only appear on a handful of days per year (Cinema 4D greeted me with a christmas tree for two whole weeks of late December/early January. But do I mind and/or care?).

The "OMFG-did you see?-haha-aren't I great for noticing it?" threads are the real villains here. Can't you people just be satisfied with a wry smile, and the knowledge that everybody else is seeing the message as well? No, you must take it upon yourselves to notify the world of your astounding find!

Please stop wasting valuble bandwidth, and making me waste bandwidth in replying to you. (Yes I do see the irony, moderators.)

Now excuse me, I have to start a thread about why having the explosive runs is better than a hobnail-booted kick to the genitals.

EDIT: Just to point out, I am actually against the persecution of "n00bs" based solely on the date of their registration. It's a horrible form of elitism that, thankfully, doesn't play much of a roll in these forums. But the eagerness to create these kind of threads needs to be curtailed. Yes, you'll get the attention you crave, but you risk the stigma of being labelled, well...an idiot. It's just not worth it.

Domino · Thu 15/02/2007 01:54:10

How cute.

Now I am craving onion rings. Yummy.

SmootH · Thu 15/02/2007 03:40:13

Oh, AGS Board, I Wuv U

Happy Valentine's day!

esper · Thu 15/02/2007 04:43:06

Quote from: Domino on Thu 15/02/2007 01:54:10
How cute.

Now I am craving onion rings. Yummy.

Oh, so that's what that was... I'm glad it passes by in a tenth of a second, then.

SSH · Thu 15/02/2007 07:55:01

Shame CJ didn't make a "Please enter registratuin code" box when starting the editor on April 1st...

Akatosh · Thu 15/02/2007 18:02:12

How about adding a message like "Yes, we KNOW about what happened when you started AGS this morning, and we DO NOT want to hear about it AGAIN!" to the top pane on all these days?

Haddas · Thu 15/02/2007 19:08:42

So is it okay if i post this picture here?

e. fixed

esper · Thu 15/02/2007 20:45:13

apparently not