"Best Of Site" Showcase

[kurly]

This site reqularly provides its community with creative positings and brilliant exchanges that have a value that can be appreciated quite apart from the contexts that spawned their writing.

Some of this stuff is priceless - remember Sal's A Few Good Men spoof? The best should be retrieved from their lost threads and displayed for the "wow" value - and for the inspiration of what better/faster/funner formun participation can bring.

Lets gather our favorite posts, quotes, retorts, rants, sigs and demonstartions of substantial stupidity for a Best of Site Showcase and revel in the genius that is us.

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1) If context is needed, make a brief statement providing only what is needed to "get it" and separate this statement from the featured item with dashed line, e.g. :

In an effor to clear the air, member LaballaLub provided this insight...

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... astounding insight ...

2) One Item per member. (per week?)

3) Only Items from HalfLife2.net

4) Credit the author.

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I was driven to start this thread by the brilliant analytical toasting dealt out by one of our moderators to a deserving spam-brat. My current Item-of-merit:

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Pi Mu Rho
Halflife2.net Staff
Super Moderator

Originally Posted by Rellik Restam
Do they pay you to moderate? I really hope your a volunteer becuase your not even slightly professional.. First of Im not a troll I didnt post the topic I simply saw that one of you closed a thread for immature reasons.. Do you think Gabe would really be offended? Do you think he even cares about this site? He posts most of his news in other forums. Not this one. Second the fact that your obviously so senstive and emotionally damaged that you feel like its your obligation to close a silly thread then ban a member is simply sad. I hope you know Im not the only person who thinks this. For your sake I hope you re-evaluate your life... Btw you may want to look at Chris_D for lessons on how a real moderator acts and handles himself... Really that was just sad....

Much as I would love to care about your opinion, I'm finding it particularly difficult.

I think maybe you should actually read my post again. I didn't refer to you as a troll. I didn't claim that you created the thread. I didn't close the thread. I didn't ban the poster.

Wow, all your "points" are just falling down like the house of cards they are. Nice try at the amateur psychology, though.

So now we've got past your ad-hominem attack, what actually was your point? Maybe you ought to "re-evaluate your life" if you're so sensitive and emotionally damaged that these things upset you so much.

 

[kurly]

Rule 2 be damned

I realize that my first example was chosen more for its emotional statisfaction than its art, insight or wit. So here is Sal's masterpiece.

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SaL
Gabe cross examined about status of HL2
A Few Good Men at VALVe dramitization

Gabe: You want answers?
10 yr old Half-Life 2 fan: I think I'm entitled to them.
Gabe: You want answers?
10 yr old Half-Life 2 fan: I want the truth!
Gabe: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has bugs. And those bugs have to be squished. Who's gonna do it? You? You?
I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom.You weep for Half-Life 2 and you curse VALVe.You have that luxury.
You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Half-Life 2's delay's, while tragic, probably saved the game. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, makes the game meet your expectations...
You don't want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don't talk about at Lan parties, you want me squishing these bugs. You need me squishing these bugs.
We use words like no sleep,all nighter,hey Cliffe put another pot of coffee on ...we use these words as the backbone to a life spent creating something. You use 'em as a punchline in your next forum post.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a snot-nosed gamer who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very game I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it!
I'd rather you just said thank you and we'll get you some updated information as it's available.Otherwise, I suggest you encase yourself in a cryonic sleep chamber that will wake you up when the HL2 preload starts Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!
10 yr old Half-Life 2 fan: Did you order the delay of Half-Life 2?
Gabe: (quietly) I did the job you expect me to do.
10 yr old Half-Life 2 fan: Did you order the delay of Half-Life 2?
Gabe: You're ***damn right I did!!