Vasuda Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Bringing the Shattered Star into 2009 Greetings, people of Digiterra. Today, I am pleased to announce the completion of a great many changes that have taken place recently within our community. First of all, I am pleased to announce that we recently completed the move of our forums onto phpBB3. With this update also comes a new skin. Much thanks go to Anubis, Fahd, and everyone else who helped out with this massive undertaking! Our forums can, as before, be found at http://www.shatteredstar.org/forums/! Due to the new ability to create subforums, we are now happy to host foreign embassies! Our existing embassies have been moved and reorganized. For everyone else, we welcome your alliance to come and create an embassy with us, here. As a brief sidenote, I would also like to announce that we have passed the 200,000 NS mark! Most importantly, however, are the changes to our statements of who we are as a community. Although not much has changed as to how we conduct ourselves, the old "About the Shattered Star Exiles" document contained many things that were very specific to the time of it's writing, in 2004. I am quite proud to bring to you the new and improved documents in their full text. Why eXiles?Because we choose to be apart from the herd. Because we refuse to exploit in games we play. Because we refuse to grief other players. Because we never forget it's just a game. Because we want to be a part of guild where friendship, fun and honor come before loot. We are exiles by choice, and proud of it. What Is This Arbiter Thing?The Arbiter is chosen by the entire Shattered Star community (the entire membership count is offered the poll, from all of the games we play) through a vote. The Arbiter is sort of the guardian of the community, ensuring things run in the intended way and the community works. This includes establishing a permanent home and domain registration (as well as working together with the technical administrators to keep the sites operational and useful), establishing appropriate discussion forums as required, and driving consensus throughout the community to avoid division and segregation of the overall community in order to facilitate people congregating and enjoying themselves. It's Only A Game - Musings By A MemberIt’s only a game. That gets said a lot. It gets used a lot to defend peoples actions when they do something that upsets someone. Sometimes it’s close cousin gets used: it’s only an internet forum. To a great extent, it’s very true. Nothing in a game should cause grief, games should be entertaining, enjoyable, relaxing, challenging. They shouldn’t be mean spirited and they shouldn’t make you angry. If it stops being fun, stop doing it. HOWEVER, we play games together for a reason. This is a safe haven for us. A place to shield ourselves from the jerks, the dicks, the people who get enjoyment from disappointing others, the folks who feed off of anger and pain. You know who they are, each game type has them, and each forum seems to attract its share. We’re all here because we believe we’re NOT those people. We’re here because we believe we’re better than that, and we believe we have surrounded ourselves with likeminded folks. Sometimes, however, we make mistakes. Sometimes people aren’t likeminded, and that causes tension. This is our haven though, our sanctuary, our home, in a philosophical way. I don’t know about you, but when people come into my home and start yelling, upsetting my guests and my friends, I get a little angry. This, this place, is not “just a forum” and the games we play may just be games, but we play them together to avoid the trolls and the fools. So, while it may “just” be a game in any one instance, the way we have chosen to play that game means we take our relationships seriously. We take THIS seriously. It’s our haven, our sanctuary, our home. Words of advice, though, try not to take individual games, game mechanics, or game happenings too seriously, remember we are all here for the same reasons (or should be) and cut each other a lot of slack. Don’t let any ONE game, any ONE act, any ONE mechanic, destroy the good will and friendship we have (or are trying to) build here. If it stops being fun, stop doing it, even if for only a short while. If anyone actually has a problem, for goodness sake, tell someone, don’t let it fester and then leave in some kind of fury after months of buildup. We may not be able to fix it, but at least we will try. Give us a chance, it’s a good bet you are here because we do share that vision of playing games to have fun, and if your fun is being ruined by someone or something, I’d rather try to fix that than lose a comrade. The internet is full of jerks, the good people are few and far enough between. Again, we may not be able to fix it, but you can be sure we’ll make some kind of attempt. It is “only a game.” Anyway, that may not make any sense, and it may seem contradictory, maybe it is, this is all a very fragile balancing act. Remember that people take it seriously beyond the simple game mechanics, and remember that we are all here to have fun. I am very happy with the great many changes that have been made recently, and I feel that this marks the beginning of a great new era for the SSX. Again, please feel free to visit us on our forums, or on IRC at #SSX-CN on Coldfront. Thank you, and good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Congratulations to SSX, a noble alliance that I have a lot of respect for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolia Farvazov Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Congrats on the 200 000 NS mark =) K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uralica Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 SSX = pure I've liked you guys ever since you formed. Congrats on 200K. Send someone over TOOL's way if you want and we'll set up a consulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randleman Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 May you continue to grow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owned-You Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Congrats my friend's, no doubt this is only the start of much more success. o7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanus Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Congrats to our good friends in SSX. Although a lack of Kahn from our public channel has been most disturbing. Thought you might have died and gone back to that fabled place in the sky known as 'real life'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasuda Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Congrats to our good friends in SSX. Although a lack of Kahn from our public channel has been most disturbing. Thought you might have died and gone back to that fabled place in the sky known as 'real life'. Have no fear, I never really left. I spent some time off of IRC because I had no router and wasn't able to stick around and idle all day. But, trust me; I am always watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoroshia Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 A noble message from good friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwthegreat Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 o/ SSX Im glad to see you growing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pd73bassman Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Congrats to our good friends in SSX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veneke Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Good to see our friends in SSX doing well. o/ SSX o/ Kahn (life's been boring without you. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seher Wachter Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Your support and hat tipping is most honoring. We look forward to a new season of growth among such admirable allies and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruvian Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 o/ SSX Congratulations and you know we're here for you if you need us Keep doing what you're doing... it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongrel Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Congrats on the new forums, always good to see you Kahn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fokker Aeroplanbau Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hey, come on over to STA. We'll love to chat it up on our forums, of course, I would at any rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzptm Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hey, you guys really ARE made of win! A big salute from your buddies in Nueva Vida! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raasaa Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 onward to 500k NS.....soon enuf as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schattenmann Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'm really glad an alliance like this is around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randalla Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I've been a quiet admirer since your DoE, as well Oh, and we miss Kahn, too! Good to see you guys out and about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Well done SSX, congratulations on your milestone, and here's to the next one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavo Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Congratulations guys! I'm glad to see all of you growing and enjoying the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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