Well as you all know thursdays suck ... and well its my longest day on top of this ...
but as of this thursday after my last annoying class I had to help out one of my classmates with a flat tire that took me quite a period of time, after which I had to celebrate my mothers b-day at the house. Drove him to get fix a flat then put it in didnt look like it did a thing, left a puddle on the ground. So he had to limp the thing an hr home. I went to screaming children at the house for da mom , but lots of cake and sugar goodies ... ok cant think ill just end this post here ... ttfn
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Links
WoW my links are beginning to look cooler than the default text of google adds ^-^ , now I even have annoying sound interaction adds popping up =]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Times on this blog do not work
My time of this post is 6:21 am
plz look at the bottom to see the time-stamp and what I mean.
just fixxed the time stamp, disregard this post,6:26
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Ark Continued
Greetings [my name],
Thank you for your response. The previous email you received was a standard template and possibly not appropriate for this situation. We are currently looking in to this area so any confusion does not occur again.
The name you requested of 'Usage' does not violation any of the current rules about ARK names and is defiantly not offensive. Because of these facts, you are entitled to use the name as the rules currently stand. From experience though, the name may be reviewed as strange by players for an ARK and therefore asking if you would consider changing it.
Please indicate if you would like to use this name or provide another name.
Regards
[ark's name]
Assistant Director
ARK Academy
my response
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Be It as it may, Usage may be deemed as strange by some, But I believe it exemplifies and signifies the
roles and responsibilities that I will be taking on as an Ark.
also the policy under which Arks can choose their name is already severely limited.
I am not allowed to use any of my other aliases that I have already used, not just pertaining to AO but pertaining to using the name any time for any purpose.
The Ark Name must be completely unique and not even sound like a previous name, or contain any parts of said name.
This stifles the already small list of names to pick from, I spent hours thinking up a new alias to no avail.
I have used all aliases I have gone by in AO, or at least the alias is in the name.
So in a severe act of desperation I looked through theological texts looking for names, all of which were already taken on at least one of the realms.
Then for a time I tried spelling all the names differently. I severely doubt you want an Ark that if you misspell their name it has users with all other forms of the spelling.
example: origin,origen,orijinn,orijin,origenes
which is also too close to one of my play characters which is orijinn
lordstrix I cannot use which meant lord and strix are also out.
of course I think most of these were already taken anyway.
Then It was 4 in the morning and I looked at my CPU Usage and it clicked.
Usage it fits an Ark nicely
I am Thankful how you handled the matter, and I did consider changing it, There just is no viable alternative that I can call my character.
Usage is exactly what you were looking for, Unique names, there is not even anyone close to having Usage as a name.
If I were allowed to use Strix Then That would be a viable alternative, but considering I use that for ALL my aliases all over the net, that is the exact opposite of what you would want me to have as my Ark name.
Thank you again for your time, and your understanding on the matter, I hope players will not find my help to be unwanted
because of my name that may or may not seem strange to them,
and I respect your opinion and experience on the matter,
But I will have to Keep the name Usage for the Time Being
All other names just are not unique enough, too close to a prior alias, or simply violate the naming policy in some way.
again I thank you for your understanding of this matter,
the timely responses
and review of the prior emails,
[RL_Name], LordStrix -> soon to be Usage - the smiling greeter of Newbies alike.
Good NIght / Morning.
/waves ^,.,^
Thank you for your response. The previous email you received was a standard template and possibly not appropriate for this situation. We are currently looking in to this area so any confusion does not occur again.
The name you requested of 'Usage' does not violation any of the current rules about ARK names and is defiantly not offensive. Because of these facts, you are entitled to use the name as the rules currently stand. From experience though, the name may be reviewed as strange by players for an ARK and therefore asking if you would consider changing it.
Please indicate if you would like to use this name or provide another name.
Regards
[ark's name]
Assistant Director
ARK Academy
my response
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Be It as it may, Usage may be deemed as strange by some, But I believe it exemplifies and signifies the
roles and responsibilities that I will be taking on as an Ark.
also the policy under which Arks can choose their name is already severely limited.
I am not allowed to use any of my other aliases that I have already used, not just pertaining to AO but pertaining to using the name any time for any purpose.
The Ark Name must be completely unique and not even sound like a previous name, or contain any parts of said name.
This stifles the already small list of names to pick from, I spent hours thinking up a new alias to no avail.
I have used all aliases I have gone by in AO, or at least the alias is in the name.
So in a severe act of desperation I looked through theological texts looking for names, all of which were already taken on at least one of the realms.
Then for a time I tried spelling all the names differently. I severely doubt you want an Ark that if you misspell their name it has users with all other forms of the spelling.
example: origin,origen,orijinn,orijin,origenes
which is also too close to one of my play characters which is orijinn
lordstrix I cannot use which meant lord and strix are also out.
of course I think most of these were already taken anyway.
Then It was 4 in the morning and I looked at my CPU Usage and it clicked.
Usage it fits an Ark nicely
I am Thankful how you handled the matter, and I did consider changing it, There just is no viable alternative that I can call my character.
Usage is exactly what you were looking for, Unique names, there is not even anyone close to having Usage as a name.
If I were allowed to use Strix Then That would be a viable alternative, but considering I use that for ALL my aliases all over the net, that is the exact opposite of what you would want me to have as my Ark name.
Thank you again for your time, and your understanding on the matter, I hope players will not find my help to be unwanted
because of my name that may or may not seem strange to them,
and I respect your opinion and experience on the matter,
But I will have to Keep the name Usage for the Time Being
All other names just are not unique enough, too close to a prior alias, or simply violate the naming policy in some way.
again I thank you for your understanding of this matter,
the timely responses
and review of the prior emails,
[RL_Name], LordStrix -> soon to be Usage - the smiling greeter of Newbies alike.
Good NIght / Morning.
/waves ^,.,^
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Ark usage
let me just post an email I got from an Ark ----
Greetings,
It has come to our attention that your chosen ARK name of Usage would be considered inappropriate for use in the Advisors of Rubi-Ka. This is based on the ARK Naming policy as stated in the email you received earlier as follows:
It must be no more than 12 characters long and not shorter than 4 characters. Do not put ARK, any numbers, or more than two words in the name, or use profanity. In addition to the previous rules, please make sure that your chosen ARK nickname is not close to or even resembles any of the names of your play characters or any of the nicknames you have used previously. Do not choose a name that a player would be uncomfortable with helping them. Examples would be: Virus, Hacker, Exterminator, Jerk, CruelArk, Exploiter, DontAskMe, etc. As a final note you will not be able to create any name that contains characters that are not within the English alphabet so using any symbols in the name will not only not be acceptable but would not be possible when naming the character.
At this time we would like you to take the following steps to correct this issue so that there are no complications with your inductions process that might cause delays for you in joining ARK:
1. If you have already created your name placeholder characters with this name, please delete them now and choose a new ARK name. Remember the name must be available on both dimensions in order for you to be able to use it and also on dim3 if you plan to work on the German speaking server. Please also refer to your original invitation email as the ARK naming guidelines are laid out there for your reference.
2. Once you have recreated the 2 placeholder characters (following the same steps as the first time) and you have passed the first test, you will will receive information from the Inductions Team on how to join the IRC channel. When you are able to access the channel, please register the name you chose using /msg nickserv register yourpasswordhere youremailaddresshere making sure you are logged in with the ARK name. You can check you are by typing /nick yourarkname here. Please remember the password you choose.
3. Having completed the above steps please email us at ark-induction@ark.anarchy-online.com with your original chosen ARK name and your NEW ARK name so that we may update our records to indicate that the change was made.
4. If you already have created a moodle account, please note that you will still use your original ark name as your Moodle login name in the future.
If you have any questions about this email please feel free to email us at ark-induction@ark.anarchy-online.com and we will do our best to respond to your concerns.
Regards,
[the Ark's Name was here]
Inductions Advisor
Academy Department
Advisors of Rubi-Ka
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and my reply
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I would like to know how usage violates the naming policy or how it would be deemed inappropriate, it is most likely one of the most appropriate names for an Ark employee
Usage
A style guide or style manual is a set of standards for design and writing of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication
the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French"
The choice among grammatical, syntactic, or semantic options when the idea that one or the other option is correct or preferred to the other. Usage changes and language changes over time.
An acceptable use policy (AUP; also sometimes acceptable usage policy or Fair Use Policy) is a set of rules applied by the owner/manager of a network, website or large computer system that restrict the ways in which the network site or system may be used.
CPU Usage
How does a name defining the use of something not appropriate for an Ark that enforces using policies and procedures developed by Funcom ?
The word Use is used 13 times in just the Ark policy.
29 times in the EULA ... 30 if you count the title of the agreement.
Is the usage of the word use in the ula considered inappropriate ?
I see no reason for My name being usage to violate any of the rules and regulations pertaining to the naming policy of Ark employees
I would think this name should further show my support of the rules and regulations and my agreement with them.
I would ask you to reconsider the name in this light, and if you still see that the word usage is inappropriate I will indeed change my name.
Though I would implore you to remove all forms of the word use from your website in the instance that it could be considered offensive in anyway.
Further more Anarchy may seem inappropriate for a T rated game, and invoke images of hate and disunity.
I see no reason one use of a word should bring the whole word into taboo.
Thank you for your time and effort in keeping the world of AO appropriate and comfortable for all people, as it is physically possible.
[My name was here] - Name Undefined
Lets see what they reply shall we ?
Greetings,
It has come to our attention that your chosen ARK name of Usage would be considered inappropriate for use in the Advisors of Rubi-Ka. This is based on the ARK Naming policy as stated in the email you received earlier as follows:
It must be no more than 12 characters long and not shorter than 4 characters. Do not put ARK, any numbers, or more than two words in the name, or use profanity. In addition to the previous rules, please make sure that your chosen ARK nickname is not close to or even resembles any of the names of your play characters or any of the nicknames you have used previously. Do not choose a name that a player would be uncomfortable with helping them. Examples would be: Virus, Hacker, Exterminator, Jerk, CruelArk, Exploiter, DontAskMe, etc. As a final note you will not be able to create any name that contains characters that are not within the English alphabet so using any symbols in the name will not only not be acceptable but would not be possible when naming the character.
At this time we would like you to take the following steps to correct this issue so that there are no complications with your inductions process that might cause delays for you in joining ARK:
1. If you have already created your name placeholder characters with this name, please delete them now and choose a new ARK name. Remember the name must be available on both dimensions in order for you to be able to use it and also on dim3 if you plan to work on the German speaking server. Please also refer to your original invitation email as the ARK naming guidelines are laid out there for your reference.
2. Once you have recreated the 2 placeholder characters (following the same steps as the first time) and you have passed the first test, you will will receive information from the Inductions Team on how to join the IRC channel. When you are able to access the channel, please register the name you chose using /msg nickserv register yourpasswordhere youremailaddresshere making sure you are logged in with the ARK name. You can check you are by typing /nick yourarkname here. Please remember the password you choose.
3. Having completed the above steps please email us at ark-induction@ark.anarchy-online.com with your original chosen ARK name and your NEW ARK name so that we may update our records to indicate that the change was made.
4. If you already have created a moodle account, please note that you will still use your original ark name as your Moodle login name in the future.
If you have any questions about this email please feel free to email us at ark-induction@ark.anarchy-online.com and we will do our best to respond to your concerns.
Regards,
[the Ark's Name was here]
Inductions Advisor
Academy Department
Advisors of Rubi-Ka
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and my reply
__________________________________________________________
I would like to know how usage violates the naming policy or how it would be deemed inappropriate, it is most likely one of the most appropriate names for an Ark employee
Usage
A style guide or style manual is a set of standards for design and writing of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication
the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French"
The choice among grammatical, syntactic, or semantic options when the idea that one or the other option is correct or preferred to the other. Usage changes and language changes over time.
An acceptable use policy (AUP; also sometimes acceptable usage policy or Fair Use Policy) is a set of rules applied by the owner/manager of a network, website or large computer system that restrict the ways in which the network site or system may be used.
CPU Usage
How does a name defining the use of something not appropriate for an Ark that enforces using policies and procedures developed by Funcom ?
The word Use is used 13 times in just the Ark policy.
29 times in the EULA ... 30 if you count the title of the agreement.
Is the usage of the word use in the ula considered inappropriate ?
I see no reason for My name being usage to violate any of the rules and regulations pertaining to the naming policy of Ark employees
I would think this name should further show my support of the rules and regulations and my agreement with them.
I would ask you to reconsider the name in this light, and if you still see that the word usage is inappropriate I will indeed change my name.
Though I would implore you to remove all forms of the word use from your website in the instance that it could be considered offensive in anyway.
Further more Anarchy may seem inappropriate for a T rated game, and invoke images of hate and disunity.
I see no reason one use of a word should bring the whole word into taboo.
Thank you for your time and effort in keeping the world of AO appropriate and comfortable for all people, as it is physically possible.
[My name was here] - Name Undefined
Lets see what they reply shall we ?
Ark interview
Hello my faithful followers, I have been accepted to join the ranks of the Ark in AO, by the way no one is to ever read this... forget now... stop reading, its not official, I lied... shhhhhhhhhhhh ... leave now!
ok well on to the discussion I applied to Ark for the reason to get some hands on customer service and volunteer work in the game industry. I eventually would like to become a QA tester for a game design company, I like breaking games, It is what I do best. Im that Guy all the developers dread, the one that they say, who would ever think to do that ? Tis me /waves I find holds in finished games on the market that should have never gotten past development/testers. I enjoy testing the physics and strains that you can place on the engine before it breaks. I hopefully will become a bug hunter with Ark so I can get some real-world experience in testing a game for a company, such as, Funcom. It looks like I will enjoy this job with Ark, It is still not finalized but I am just waiting on being allowed to go to their adviser/greeter classes before I can be a full-fledged Ark. Right now Im at the Congratz! Stage.
So whatever devoting 10 hrs a week to Ark isnt that bad, I mean... its not like im doing much else anyway lol. Making you pick a name never used before by you was a hard one ... I always stumble on new names, I like sticking to the ones I have... but w/e.
The source makes room for the newest Ark, Usage.
ok well on to the discussion I applied to Ark for the reason to get some hands on customer service and volunteer work in the game industry. I eventually would like to become a QA tester for a game design company, I like breaking games, It is what I do best. Im that Guy all the developers dread, the one that they say, who would ever think to do that ? Tis me /waves I find holds in finished games on the market that should have never gotten past development/testers. I enjoy testing the physics and strains that you can place on the engine before it breaks. I hopefully will become a bug hunter with Ark so I can get some real-world experience in testing a game for a company, such as, Funcom. It looks like I will enjoy this job with Ark, It is still not finalized but I am just waiting on being allowed to go to their adviser/greeter classes before I can be a full-fledged Ark. Right now Im at the Congratz! Stage.
So whatever devoting 10 hrs a week to Ark isnt that bad, I mean... its not like im doing much else anyway lol. Making you pick a name never used before by you was a hard one ... I always stumble on new names, I like sticking to the ones I have... but w/e.
The source makes room for the newest Ark, Usage.
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