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As promised, here are the numbers for this week, on time!
Lockouts
30 days
Language - 5
60 days
Scripting - 6
Warnings
Scripting - 2
Language - 7
PvP - 1
As I said last week, the numbers are a little weird because of timing issues. Have a holly jolly Christmas (unless your Jewish or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist or Wiccan or whatever since your religious holidays are different, which is really kind of funny given the history of Christmas which isn't a religious holiday, or wasn't until it got co-opted in the mid-1800's, for more on that, you can check out http://www.history.com/minisites/christmas/)
--Sanguious
Interesting link. There was a "Christmas" tree temporarily removed from a courthouse in Toronto because someone felt offended by it. I bet that person had absolutely no clue where that symbol came from in the first place. She probably felt that a certain religion was being forced upon her, when the symbol was around long before that religion even existed.
On a lighter note ... A friend of mine, who is a Sikh, put up a tree with the Khanda symbol at the top. I think that's much more fun than getting bent out of shape about things you don't really understand.
>Have a holly jolly Christmas (unless your Jewish or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist or Wiccan or whatever since your religious holidays are different, which is really kind of funny given the history of Christmas which isn't a religious holiday, or wasn't until it got co-opted in the mid-1800's, for more on that, you can check out http://www.history.com/minisites/christmas/)
~ Mehathi Malk'Irhhnth
On a lighter note ... A friend of mine, who is a Sikh, put up a tree with the Khanda symbol at the top. I think that's much more fun than getting bent out of shape about things you don't really understand.
>Have a holly jolly Christmas (unless your Jewish or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist or Wiccan or whatever since your religious holidays are different, which is really kind of funny given the history of Christmas which isn't a religious holiday, or wasn't until it got co-opted in the mid-1800's, for more on that, you can check out http://www.history.com/minisites/christmas/)
~ Mehathi Malk'Irhhnth
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>Interesting link. There was a "Christmas" tree temporarily removed from a courthouse in Toronto because someone felt offended by it. I bet that person had absolutely no clue where that symbol came from in the first place. She probably felt that a certain religion was being forced upon her, when the symbol was around long before that religion even existed.
She probably had the same level of clue about the origin of the symbol as the people who put it up, however. The whole christmas thing has become a politico-religious football anyway, especially among certain segments of the US media. And regardless of the origins of the holiday and the tree symbol, the argument is really about contemporary meaning, and thus one's capacity to be offended by it or not, and the legitimacy of that offense, must be viewed in context of the current, local community. But essentially I agree. There are those on both sides of the debate who are imbuing it with more weight than it should have.
She probably had the same level of clue about the origin of the symbol as the people who put it up, however. The whole christmas thing has become a politico-religious football anyway, especially among certain segments of the US media. And regardless of the origins of the holiday and the tree symbol, the argument is really about contemporary meaning, and thus one's capacity to be offended by it or not, and the legitimacy of that offense, must be viewed in context of the current, local community. But essentially I agree. There are those on both sides of the debate who are imbuing it with more weight than it should have.
"There are those on both sides of the debate who are imbuing it with more weight than it should have."
Ironically, it is often those who feel alienated by the "system" who use the traditional mechanism of the system for "venting" in order to vent their alientation. Hence, litigation about political and moral issues: taxpayer funded in part, but essentially a platform to complain. Alternatively, grade school tattle-tails grow up and sue too (over someone "breaking the rules" with Christmas tree displays).
Personally, I would rather imbue the tree with two or three stellar sigils and get a forging skill bonus.
Ironically, it is often those who feel alienated by the "system" who use the traditional mechanism of the system for "venting" in order to vent their alientation. Hence, litigation about political and moral issues: taxpayer funded in part, but essentially a platform to complain. Alternatively, grade school tattle-tails grow up and sue too (over someone "breaking the rules" with Christmas tree displays).
Personally, I would rather imbue the tree with two or three stellar sigils and get a forging skill bonus.
it becomes an issue when you see the city paying dollar after dollar to light up the things, and then increase taxes that come out of your paycheck and it isn't even your religion or the city you live in, its where you work. With no possiblity of filing for refunds, unlike state and federal taxes.
And if You <joe taxpayer> are late with your payment to the electric co. they're quick to cut your power.
"Word on the street is, ya been lookin' out for the best interests of the Guild."
And if You <joe taxpayer> are late with your payment to the electric co. they're quick to cut your power.
"Word on the street is, ya been lookin' out for the best interests of the Guild."
