[Minecraft]

2010-12-04 11:49:24

#1251

FloppY_: +1,010|6503|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Finray wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
Hasn't it allways been [Minecraft]?
Nope

First it was "Minecraft"

then it was "Minecraft - Official Thread" or "Discussion Thread" or something

never had square brackets before.

It's been [Minecraft] on my bf2s for a looooong time

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2010-12-04 11:58:11

#1252

bennisboy: Member; +829|6863|Poundland

same

2010-12-05 09:46:13

#1253

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6005|Catherine Black

I would never put square brackets around it, or request to have square brackets around it.

This is unnewbies doing.

2010-12-05 13:27:10

#1254

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

It's chuy's ancient rule and, to be honest, it does help me spot titles more easily. CBA figuring out why it makes people butthurt.

And yeah, it changed, but long ago. I think I took off 'official discussion' when somebody complained about that.

2010-12-05 18:14:35

#1255

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6005|Catherine Black

I don't see how "[Minecraft]" is any less confusing than "Minecraft"

but whatever.

2010-12-05 18:51:14

#1256

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

Alone, it honestly isn't. But in a page full of crap, brackets can draw the eye. Especially so when people opt for the ubiquitous 'official thread' or some such title qualifier. I understand why the policy is there and for the most part, people use it properly without interference.

If it means so much, just go ahead and call it Minecraft sans brackets. It's not the end of the world.

2010-12-05 19:36:38

#1257

^DD^GRiPS: American Hillbilly; +12|7016|Long Beach, CA

I prefer the brackets.

Ptfo

2010-12-05 19:38:32

#1258

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,741|6954|Oxferd Ohire

i dont recall complaining about it being called official discussion..just didnt get why official discussion needed to be there

2010-12-05 20:31:24

#1259

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6687

"brackets draw the eye"... what are you now, a reading psychologist? utter bullshit

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2010-12-05 21:35:18

#1260

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5701|Bolingbrook, Illinois

why are you guys arguing about brackets?

go outside

2010-12-05 21:54:11

#1261

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6754|Long Island, New York

UNN13 is like the Joe Girardi of BF2s. He overmods.

2010-12-05 22:43:05

#1262

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

Uzique wrote:
"brackets draw the eye"... what are you now, a reading psychologist? utter bullshit

Oh, go read some classical literature.

Poseidon wrote:
UNN13 is like the Joe Girardi of BF2s. He overmods.

There's really no escaping from complaints. Either you're not 'doing your job' or you overmod. There is no happy medium, with some.

e: I wouldn't mind getting Joe's pay on the side, though.

2010-12-05 23:10:24

#1263

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

On topic, if Notch is going to keep giving me more coal than I could possibly mine out of a single massive tunnel network in a year, I won't mind if torches gutter out. I just went through two double-boxes of steel picks and haven't even made a dent in the resource.

2010-12-05 23:17:07

#1264

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6687

i love the fact you use the knowledge that i read "classical literature" as some form of weird insult...

whilst you spend your days fucking adding square-brackets to thread titles, being anally retentive and feeling self important

and then, just because that isn't hilarious enough, giving some pseudo-scientific explanation for your title-formatting neurosis... rofl

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2010-12-05 23:23:49

#1265

Buckles: Cheeky Keen; +329|6773|Kent, UK

Why all the hate with the [brackets]? For one it's in the rules:

Please preface each topic with the game title, eg: [counterstrike]

and it means conformity on the board and it makes it easier to search for a specific topic, by including the [brackets] in the search field.

What's more annoying than a change in thread title is the half a page of OT whining about the change.
/rant

I'll go back to lurking now

2010-12-05 23:29:07

#1266

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

Uzique wrote:
i love the fact you use the knowledge that i read "classical literature" as some form of weird insult...

whilst you spend your days fucking adding square-brackets to thread titles, being anally retentive and feeling self important

and then, just because that isn't hilarious enough, giving some pseudo-scientific explanation for your title-formatting neurosis... rofl

I'm sorry, but with your prickly and often abusive stance, you really have no place calling anyone anally retentive and self-important. Anything else you wish to deconstruct with your piercing wit?

e: Feel free to direct it to my inbox where it may bring light to the dusty recesses of my ramshackle mind.

2010-12-05 23:35:30

#1267

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6687

it's clear that the intention of the rules is to clearly distinguish one thread from another by game...

when there is only one minecraft thread, why do you need brackets?

the purpose of the square-bracket rule is clearly to clear up ambiguities... ambiguities that don't exist here.

e.g. appropriate use: [CS:S] What's your Favourite Weapon? ... [Black Ops] Balance Discussion

when the thread is just called 'Minecraft', and is a general discussion, the further formatting is just anal and a bit pointless

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2010-12-05 23:37:57

#1268

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6871

The square brackets make it appear more squarey, which fits with the cubic theme of Digbuild.

2010-12-05 23:44:57

#1269

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

I'm definitely making a backup of this savegame. These tunnels are so long that I can't even see the lava in the distance that I know perfectly well is there, and have more than once fallen into some giant hole while running around placing torches. Always a rush dirt-hopping away from skeletons and creepers. Trick is to keep water buckets with you to flush mobs away while you put up the lights.

If anyone wants to try their luck making sense of any of these tunnels, be my guest. I can hardly find a steel pocket without clearing out an entire tunnel of it, and the walls (west mines) are practically made of coal.

http://www.2shared.com/file/rY8fo1qt/World2.html

(extract to 'AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\saves' ; back up existing folder

2010-12-06 04:31:21

#1270

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6005|Catherine Black

Buckles wrote:
Why all the hate with the [brackets]? For one it's in the rules:
Please preface each topic with the game title, eg: [counterstrike]
and it means conformity on the board and it makes it easier to search for a specific topic, by including the [brackets] in the search field.

What's more annoying than a change in thread title is the half a page of OT whining about the change.
/rant

I'll go back to lurking now

That would hold true if the topic name was "[Minecraft] - Something"

But instead it's just "Minecraft" therefore, not a preface.

2010-12-06 04:55:42

#1271

FloppY_: +1,010|6503|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

[Minecraft] - Bracket discussion

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-12-06 16:00:00

#1272

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

Finray wrote:
That would hold true if the topic name was "[Minecraft] - Something"

But instead it's just "Minecraft" therefore, not a preface.

But not all threads titles here use or need a game title. Therefore, keeping brackets on the game titles regardless of extraneous information preserves the topic naming hierarchy.

FloppY_ wrote:
[Minecraft] - Bracket discussion

Don't give me any ideas.

=====
Minecraft beyond this point, please:

2010-12-08 15:38:33

#1273

manevs: Member; +1|5106

Is anyone using any special mining techniques to find diamond? I saw a "new" system on Reddit, but I can't find it again.

2010-12-08 16:37:46

#1274

FloppY_: +1,010|6503|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

manevs wrote:
Is anyone using any special mining techniques to find diamond? I saw a "new" system on Reddit, but I can't find it again.

This is the only "non-hax" way to do it

https://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3324/1286753449493.png

Start digging tunnels

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-12-08 19:04:31

#1275

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5701|Bolingbrook, Illinois

I wrote a program that calculated the closest source to me lol

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