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Three and three sixteenths.

..But some folk don't like it that wide.

Dear Skyfire:

Let me ask you an important question, if you were really over Thomas's disagreement with you, what would be the point in making a new thread about it?

War is a bad thing, Skyfire. Ã, In World War II, lots of folk died.

Oh, dear. I'm bitter about the second World War. Ã, Oh, boo-frigging-hoo, I might as well just cry myself to death, because I'm weak and I can't get over it. Ã, I must look so Emo, I want to cry.

Oh, wait.. no. Ã, The day is saved, I was just using that as an example as to why war could be considered bad, just in case people might have misinterpreted the bulk of my original statement. Ã, You never know, the internet is full of arrogant dumb asses who get off on jumping all over other people's words because it makes them feel more manly than they actually are in real life, and I just wanted to clear that up before you tried to bother critising this post with some nonchantly pathetic comment about it's banality.

If you want to critise it, go ahead. It'll make you more attractive to the opposite sex. Ã, They love the way you can sound like a complete idiot, without realising it. Ã, You obviously have a large penis. Ã, Everyone wants it in their ass. Ã, Stupidity is a charm, that never fails to impress.

You're wonderful. Ã, Welcome to the club. Ã, We're one of a kind, you and I. Ã, Only, I'm more of the kind than you. Ã, Arguing proves you to be the lesser man. Ã, Replying is pointless. Ã, I've already won, and you'll just be proving you're a low-IQ'ed, possibly incestuously inclined, senseless, beligerent f*cktard, who has nothing better to do than try to annoy people on the internet. Ã, Though, for you it's bullying, since you get some perverse pleasure from being a complete moron.

Welcome to our lives, welcome to sarcasm, welcome to reality, make yourself comfortable, sit down, shut up and suffocate up your own ass.

Hugs and Kisses, etc.

*

Dear others:

Please disregard this entire post. Ã, I'm trying to prove a point.

Skyfire, I'll choose to ignore that comment.

I won't..

Skyfire, try actually reading stuff before jumping at the opportunity to post a derogatory reply.  It doesn't make you look strong or wise.

OFF TOPIC..

I hate it when people say that Christians think they're better than everybody else. It's rude and narrowsighted.

Renal Shutdown most probably
Who are you talking about?

Now what does this have to do with anything?

As a joke is lame (and offending)
As an idea is stupid (the idea not you).
As a comment it's rubbish..

Sorry, Nik, I had to take the opportunity as it arose..

NOW, BACK ON TOPIC..

EDIT:

Ack, Sorry.  Double post.  I got a little ahead of myself, there.

As a joke is lame (and offending)
As an idea is stupid (the idea not you).
As a comment it's rubbish
and as an argument it will fall in a sec: What makes you think that he's not already enjoying his life with God and all that inside?

You obviously haven't bothered reading what I said, and just got all judgemental before you had to.

If you'd bothered to read the statement, Nikolas, you'd have noticed I was saying he'd have pretty much the same life with or without God. Ã, I'm not saying oppose God, or follow Him. Ã, Just try to avoid him for a week, and see if life changes so drastically that you realise that you need him with you. Ã, He enjoys life with God, but how does that mean people without God DON'T enjoy life as much?


Off Topic..

IMO <GOD?> does serve a purpose and, although it shoudn't be overused simple as a shield, there are times that indeed it is the only excuse out there. I love my wife because she's the most beautiful creature in the world! Is it true? Nope! But if I add the word, in my opinion, suddently everything falls into place.

You don't really need to add "IMO" for your wife. Ã, We all assume that she's beautiful to you, why else would you be with her? Ã, If you don't feel that's true, then you probably not be with her.


Back on Topic..

So mainly Christians think that they're better than everybody else (especially in religious matters) and think/believe/wish that all other religions (with their members) renounce or go to hell. That reminds me of, all the other religion, actually...

Why do you choose (oxthodox greek) Christianity and not another religion? Ã, What makes it better or more divine than the others? Ã, Therein lies my point.

They receive the consequences for their actions, same as everybody else. Whether they know their actions are wrong and whether it's just to punish them for those actions would be a decision for God to make. I think it would be foolhardy and arrogant to say, "This is what he'd decide..." so I won't.

Islam covers for people who die before they hear about Islam, like the rain forest tribes, and they automatically go to heaven. Ã, Where is the get out clause for that in Christianity? Ã, Original Sin?

Mash Potato:

Precisely my point. Ã, It's a belief system or an organised belief system. Ã, No one is right. Ã, It's like saying everyone's favorite color should be blue, and everyone who disagrees is wrong. Ã, It's a personal choice.

That said, if some group think red is a better color, they don't have a right to come and tell any of us what we should prefer. Ã, The whole point is that it is personal, and should be discovered for yourself, and not be indoctrinated into you by friends, family or people who are willing to take advantage when you are in an unstable mindset.

(My friend, half Christian, half Muslim, mostly atheist suddenly started following fundamentalist Islamic beliefs, because he was going thru a rough time family-wise at home and people at his Uni provided vague answers as to why. Ã, He doesn't speak to us now, since, we're agents of Shaitan, and our only goal in life is to corrupt him. Ã, He's apparently forbidden to talk to us. Ã, It's sad, purely for the fact that he was one of my closest friends, and one of the most level headed people I've ever met).

Quote from: Erenan on Today at 07:57:44pm
I hate it when people say that Christians think they're better than everybody else. It's rude and narrowsighted.

Who are you talking about?

Show me a learned Christian who doesn't think he or she is right, and I'll show you a thousand that only know what they've been told and don't want to learn anything else.

(I'll start off with:
KKK = Christianity + Bigotry * Ignorance).

But anyway, please do not be out-of-topic! Ã,  How many times do i have to tell you, this is not a topic for to judge Christianity. It is a topic for to compare Christianity and Spiritualism/White Magic, is that ok? Is that ok? IS THAT OK? Please, don't judge Christianity if you are not a follower of Spiritualism. And vice-versa. If you believe or not to Christianity, as far as you don't believe either in Ã, Spiritualism, your opinion shouldn't be posted here.

Ok, it's a few pages back, but i'm still catching up here..

Off-Topic? Ã, So you only want people who agree with you, or people you can argue with sufficiently to respond? Ã, I'm afraid people who are neither Christians nor Wiccans have a say in this, and to say otherwise is to start a thread like "N*ggers, do we need them? (Only Honky's may respond)". Ã, Surprisingly, it's not just you vs. a sect in the real world.

As for the off-topic stuff you mentioned, it's not like someone asked what is your favorite food? Ã, They were still in the realms of religious debate, and therefore, a completely legitmate post. Ã, I'm not going to say you're going to hell because of the color of your shirt, don't disrespect other people's opinions in the same way.

Right, now that we're semi-caught up..

"In my opinion.." and "It's is my opinion that..". Ã, Yea. Nice turn of phrase. Ã, Basically, it's a way of covering your ass in case of flak from other people. Ã, "In my opinion, all Christians are paedophiles". Ã, Not necessarily true, but I can use it as a defence if I'm questioned. Ã, Hopefully saying it's just an opinion will mean I can skip large parts of a conversation, like you seem to have.

Personally i feel sad with the idea that magic exists, and i don't think it's so bad to ask for you to tell me why you don't feel bad and how do you use magic to your life, to what exactly you believe, why, how did it came e.t.c.

Personally, I feel sad that Christianity exists. Ã, Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Wiccan, though I have looked into it in the past. Ã, Much like most other belief systems. Ã, All Wicca provides is a community for people who have rejected the mainstream religions, in favor of a smaller more firendly and forgiving community.

Christianity is just bigger, with more members, who disapprove of the lower groups. Ã, It's like the Jocks and the Geeks in a high school. Ã, There's the jocks, with all their friends, lording it over the more close knit community of the geeks. Ã, If a jock does something embarrassing, then he's shunned. Ã, If a geek does something embarrassing, then no one cares. Ã, The geeks already know that friendship and community counts more than popularity. Ã, If a Christian does something wrong, who stands up for him?



"He", the Father, etc.. Ã, What version of the Bible are you reading? Ã, My guess is the King James Version, which has been altered. Ã, If you're going to read the Bible, at least do it with some conviction and not just read what's been laid out in front of you. Ã, One of the masin things in Islam is research. Ã, You're supposed to investigate things. Ã, Unless you're a Jehovah's Witness, where such a thing is banned, what reason do you have for not doing any investigation?



I have an obscure request, that you probly won't accept, but here goes anyway..

Denounced the Lord. Ã, For just a week. Ã, Tell him before hand, that this is just a test of your faith. Ã, He's God, he'll completely understand*. Ã, Go about your life, as normal, speak to people as you normally would, and most of all, ENJOY LIFE. Ã, No matter how banal, just enjoy it. Ã, Spend time with friends and family. Ã, Just don't think about God at all. Ã, If you do think about him, think to yourself "He's on vacation this week, he's not looking".

I really doubt you'll go out and kill someone, or get cancer, or burn crosses or anything. Ã, Chances are, it won't make the slightest impact on your day to day life.



On a side note.. The people who haven't heard about Christianity (rain forest people, who are covered by Islam).. Ã, What happens to them? Ã, From what I remember from the Bible, they don't get a mention..

Also, what actual faith are you, SilverWizard_OTF?



EDIT:
I see my Fear/Greed section got completely omitted.  Do you have to ask your priest about that one?

Right, this is a subject that always touches a nerve with me, and to be honest, after the first page, I couldn't be bothered reading anymore, so here goes..

Christianity is the same as White Magic/Wicca.

It provides a sense of community and hope for the people that need it.  Neither have any real proof one way or another.  If you truely believe that Christianity's the right path, and that makes you feel better, then fine, go with it.  Same applies to the Witches.  Since Christianity is just a belief, what right do you have to tell someone of another faith that they're wrong?

Islam is more believable than Christianity.  Though, the Christians refuse to accept that.  They believe what they've been told.  More than likely, you believe in Jesus and whatnot, because 1. You were brought up that way.  Or, 2. You had a time in your life where you needed some kind of guidance, because you couldn't figure things out for yourself.

If God truely does love everyone, then surely he'd let people decide for themselves.  Man creates religions so that people have something to believe in, and take all the hardship out of finding out for themselves.  In return, they usually just want some kind of donation or something.  (Not counting fundamentalists, who are just too angry to read between the lines).



If White Magic is just there, because of the Dark Lord, where does the Dark Lord come from?  God is everything and everywhere.  Ergo, God is the Dark Lord.  We are all part of God, but when we die in sin, we go to hell.  Ergo, when we go to hell, part of God dies.  God isn't infalliable.  God is slowly dying, one sinner at a time.

From that, I can see that either:
1. God doesn't exist.  ..Or..
2. God is trying to save his own ass.  Which in turn, stops him being a God, since he's no longer mortal, therefore GOTO 1.



If you're going to judge someone else's belief system, don't judge it from a different belief system.  Judge it with an open mind, where nothing is concrete and everything is possible.



On a side note, religion is based on fear and greed.  Which one are you?  Fear of hell or greed for an afterlife?

So, er..
Will you be calling the group FAGS?
I'm sure some folk already have the monopoly on that.

Note:

I'm a dude.  I loved Harvest Moon on the SNES.  My favorite movie is a romantic comedy.  My favorite color is pink.

I also like breasts and Chuck Norris.

That said, if this does take off, then I wish y'all luck.

Coding: Scotch (he owes me).
Music: M0ds (he owes me).
Story: Creed (he owes me).
Art: The_Ivy (I want to get laid).
Tea: Annie (she owes me).
Whipping Boys: Most people who took this thread seriously (again, I want to get laid).

Explain HTMI.  Then explain this "Music" thing.

As for the mind set, I do most of my "work" when I'm at my parents' house.  Mostly, it's because it's a crappy town where I know no one.  Coupled with the fact that there's a crap PC there, that can manage PSP and IRC and little else.  With no distractions, there's not much to do other than pixelling and getting on the spot critique from the #ags crew.

"The more things change, the more they stay the same..."
(However I'm not smart enough to know who coined this phrase, heh)

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/alphonse_karr.html

EDIT:

Most likely, you know it from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116225/quotes

1 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM $89.95Ã, 

Chortle.

Find everything you want here.

Ã,  Ã,  Ã, I have no clue what you are talking about...... lol!!!

Thewalrus

Goo, goo, ga, joob!!!!!

"Everybody smokes pot, everybody smoke pot!!!"

Er..  You what?


More importantly, does Yuffie know anything yet?  She probably knows what he had for breakfast, so I doubt he could get away with something this big without her knowing all about it.

I've had this debate with friends of mine.  We had the Thundercats covered at one point, as well as a bunch of other cartoons.  When I'm more sober, I'll explain in more detail our choices.

Pay for my flights, booze and well.. booze and I'm there.
I'm happy sleeping in trashcans, ditches, storm drains, anywhere.Ã,  I just need to get there.

Hell, I'll drink anti-freeze if you can just get me there.

If it was me doing it, I'd resample it up in any format, and then repaint the thing from scratch using the resized one as a template.  It's a lot more work, but it'll mean that it fits with the rest of your art more.

I'll break out my tablet tomorrow, and have a shot at a skirt/corset walkcycle.

Assuming it comes out in a vaguely decent way, it won't be the same size, or color or whatnot..  but hopefully it'll be an idea on what to edit on a sprite that size.

Gazzo, if you're going to enlarge a photo, use multiples of the original dimensions.Ã,  Otherwise the larger image will look blurred.

500x375 (Your post).


640x480 (Standard 2x zoom).

At first, I thought it looked rather blurred.Ã,  Then when I looked at the character and objects, it seemed to fit.Ã,  I don't know how to explain it, but the back wall seems just blurred enough to convey a sense of distance.Ã,  The side walls, carpet and ceiling look off, tho.Ã,  Maybe blending the sharpness might help.

The only major problem i can see is the window. it looks like it's just stuck on over the top of the rest of the image.Ã,  It also looks like it's:

1. Too small, most of my windows got higher up the wall.
2. Wonky.Ã,  With the walls the way they are, I think it should be a little wider at the top..Ã,  Or possibly at a more jaunty angle to emphasise the cartooniness of it all.
3. Detail outside, but I'm guessing that will come later.Ã,  The lighting lines look rather rigid and uniform, though.Ã,  Maybe line each pane seperately.

EDIT:

Character..

He looks quirky, in a way that pleases me.Ã,  The only issue I have is his stiff looking legs.Ã,  I'm not going to be able to suggest much in this area, however, since I have the same problem with thin legs.Ã,  I would suggest an extra skin tone, though, to give the legs a sense of depth, shading beneath the knee for example.

EDIT AGAIN:

The character's left hand has a black line where his knuckles are.  You be better off using the above mentioned extra skin tone to mark it out.  Especially since the character doesn't have a full body outline.  The same goes for armpit area and so on.  The black lines in those areas are far too dark, whereas a simple darker shade of the base color would look much more smooth, blended and keeping with the rest of the character.