[Discuss] dead character

[Anthony Cerqueira]

On 7/7/06, Vinnie <vinnietje at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 2006/7/7, Marc J. <polyticks04 at gmail.com>:
> >
> > On 7/7/06, Vinnie wrote:
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> > > What's in a name? They are inactive, they miss half the turns. If you
> want a word that sounds 'nicer' than inactive, let me know, but they are
> inactive since they miss half the turns.
> >
> >
> >
> > I miss about half the turns.
> >
> > I control a Duke who is virtually tearing Riombara apart, has protected a
> major religion in southern Beluaterra, and has a very odd chair fixation.
> >
> > I also control an ex-Oligarchian who lives amoungst former Fontanese
> nobles and has started a one-man campain to smear the Elven Horde, (as he
> calls it) as un-natural and worthy of death. He's also xenophobic.
> >
> > I control, as well, the loyal Leohampton Marshal who has a history of
> being a pain in Raziel2's side, and is currently involved in forming a group
> of elite Cavalry units.
> >
> > But, because I spend my time at work, (retail, if I use the Internet, I
> could be fired for "wasting the companies time"; and that's even if I get
> the time to sit down in front of a computer) playing other Internet games
> that I have a paid membership with, and actually participating on this
> D-List, (which I'll be the first to admit, isn't all that much) I'm
> inactive.
> >
> > Inactives, accourding to me, are people who don't log in at all, (besides
> the first or second time) and you don't need to worry about because they
> will autopause and you'll get whatever gold they have on hand added to your
> tax.
> >
> > Everyone else is active... some just more then others.
> >
>
> Exactly. Another cookie :)
>
> I think your view is pretty similar to mine, and, frankly, to the person who
> got his character deleted. You just call it "less active", while he refers
> to it as "chronic inactive". I can see you being a little nicer, but what it
> really comes down to is that everyone realises that those "less actives" are
> NOT a problem. Whatever you call them.

Actually there is a difference:

Chronic inactive implies they're doing something _wrong_

Less active implies that they're playing _right_ just less then other
people with more free time.