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The Grand Hallway => The Outer Fortress => Topic started by: Alondro on January 08, 2007, 11:05:38 PM

Title: Native American Cats
Post by: Alondro on January 08, 2007, 11:05:38 PM
Heh, I thought this was kinda cute...

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/358175

Kinda reminds me of furries... I wonder...  :3
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 08, 2007, 11:09:41 PM
Oh boy!
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Zedd on January 08, 2007, 11:22:02 PM
Well that was awkword..
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Zina on January 09, 2007, 12:47:47 AM
Oh man, this takes me back.
To when I was a Native American cat. And my girlfriend cheated on me, and then I drank my problems away.
Those were the days.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: thegayhare on January 09, 2007, 12:49:14 AM
Quote from: Zina on January 09, 2007, 12:47:47 AM
Oh man, this takes me back.
To when I was a Native American cat. And my girlfriend cheated on me, and then I drank my problems away.
Those were the days.

Zina You had a girlfreind?

It was Amber wasn't it, don't try to hide it
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Zina on January 09, 2007, 12:53:36 AM
It's too painful to talk about. :<
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 09, 2007, 12:54:18 AM
STEREOTYPE!
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Zina on January 09, 2007, 12:56:01 AM
Don't make me scalp you. :E
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: thegayhare on January 09, 2007, 01:00:52 AM
Quote from: Zina on January 09, 2007, 12:56:01 AM
Don't make me scalp you. :E

Lemme do it for you Zina

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45/boybnny2/DTP_1562.png)

Us native americain animals have to stick together

Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 09, 2007, 01:08:13 AM
Dude, my grandma was totally native america, like 1/28ths! We're practically brothers and sister!
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Kasarn on January 09, 2007, 01:15:25 AM
Being half-Malaysian doesn't get me anything. Can I join the Native American club? :eager
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Reese Tora on January 09, 2007, 02:13:42 AM
Out of curiosity, does anyone know if this is hosted somewhere besides newgrounds? I prefer to keep my computer spyware free. :P
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Aridas on January 09, 2007, 02:16:05 AM
>_>
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Zina on January 09, 2007, 02:35:00 AM
Quote from: Netami on January 09, 2007, 01:08:13 AM
Dude, my grandma was totally native america, like 1/28ths! We're practically brothers and sister!
Oh wow, I always wanted to meet someone that was native America. Can you teach me a rain dance?

Quote from: Kasarn on January 09, 2007, 01:15:25 AM
Being half-Malaysian doesn't get me anything. Can I join the Native American club? :eager

No, indian princesses only.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Kasarn on January 09, 2007, 02:54:32 AM
But I... I... I didn't want to be a part of your snooty club anyway...
:crying
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Zedd on January 09, 2007, 03:46:24 AM
Im kinda half crow or chipawa...I cant really rember...
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 09, 2007, 07:26:47 AM
Yeah it's pretty cool to be native america. I'm practically montana over here.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: RJ on January 09, 2007, 09:43:06 AM
I'm... something or rather... Dutch, Chinese, French...
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: thegayhare on January 09, 2007, 09:52:57 AM
I'm part MicMac (which honestly suprises people who have seen me) and I'm planning on using that to further my education.  I just need and official document saying I'm related to the tribe and the govenment will pay for collage
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Saist on January 09, 2007, 12:24:05 PM
Quote from: Reese Tora on January 09, 2007, 02:13:42 AM
Out of curiosity, does anyone know if this is hosted somewhere besides newgrounds? I prefer to keep my computer spyware free. :P

just don't use Windows to view it with and you'll be fine.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Zina on January 09, 2007, 01:32:03 PM
Quote from: thegayhare on January 09, 2007, 09:52:57 AM
I'm part MicMac (which honestly suprises people who have seen me) and I'm planning on using that to further my education.  I just need and official document saying I'm related to the tribe and the govenment will pay for collage

You mean you have to be enrolled, and they'll give you a little money, but not nearly enough? Cuz that's how it works. Unless you go to certain colleges, where the education is sub-par.
Unless, of course, my parents have been hiding my money all this time...
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Tapewolf on January 09, 2007, 01:35:47 PM
Quote from: je.saist on January 09, 2007, 12:24:05 PM
just don't use Windows to view it with and you'll be fine.

I didn't and it's either a very, very surreal piece of animation or it doesn't work with the version of Flash I'm using  >:3

For example, the human is just a floating head and the cats have bodies and eyes but no head.  Is it supposed to look like that?
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: thegayhare on January 09, 2007, 02:03:55 PM
Quote from: Zina on January 09, 2007, 01:32:03 PM
Quote from: thegayhare on January 09, 2007, 09:52:57 AM
I'm part MicMac (which honestly suprises people who have seen me) and I'm planning on using that to further my education.  I just need and official document saying I'm related to the tribe and the govenment will pay for collage

You mean you have to be enrolled, and they'll give you a little money, but not nearly enough? Cuz that's how it works. Unless you go to certain colleges, where the education is sub-par.
Unless, of course, my parents have been hiding my money all this time...

It probably varries from state to state hon just like VA coverage
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Brunhidden on January 09, 2007, 02:08:53 PM
im bavarian, and all i get are pretzels, beer, leiderhosen, the license to use the name Wotan instead of Odin, and a monocle.

damned leiderhosen, they could make freaking brad pitt look like a dork

QuoteILL GET YOU AND YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO!
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Zina on January 09, 2007, 02:10:01 PM
Most tribes require you to be enrolled before they recognize you as a member of their tribe. It might be something that varies from tribe to tribe, because I really don't want to think that being born in Colorado screwed me out of free college.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Tiger_T on January 09, 2007, 04:45:51 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 09, 2007, 01:35:47 PM
Quote from: je.saist on January 09, 2007, 12:24:05 PM
just don't use Windows to view it with and you'll be fine.

I didn't and it's either a very, very surreal piece of animation or it doesn't work with the version of Flash I'm using  >:3

For example, the human is just a floating head and the cats have bodies and eyes but no head.  Is it supposed to look like that?
No.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Tapewolf on January 09, 2007, 05:09:01 PM
Quote from: Tiger_T on January 09, 2007, 04:45:51 PM
Quote from: Tapewolf on January 09, 2007, 01:35:47 PM
the human is just a floating head and the cats have bodies and eyes but no head.  Is it supposed to look like that?
No.

Thought not.

(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/scraps/ac5_500.jpg)

(The white border wasn't a good sign either)
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Damaris on January 09, 2007, 05:11:54 PM
To: The Person Who Reported a Post in This Thread
From: Teh Admins

Please, find a life.  That's not what the report button is for.  Do it again and I'm banning you for a day.

Thank you, and have a nice day.

ps. No, I am not talking about who or which post, so the rest of you can pretend this doesn't exist.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 09, 2007, 05:16:39 PM
I have to wonder why you didn't take this to a PM if you didn't intend others to really read it.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 09, 2007, 05:51:31 PM
Other people -are- intended to read it, and pay attention.

"The report button is not to be abused. Please don't do it."


Simple. Clear. Concise.

Nuff said.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 09, 2007, 05:53:07 PM
Your explanation was simple, hers was threat-laden and negative. There are better ways to present rules, surely.

And no, it wasn't me who used the report button so it's not like I am just pissed at her calling me out.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 09, 2007, 06:02:56 PM
It's not a threat, Netami, it's a warning.

Yes, there may well be better ways of presenting the rules. We've attempted to use them. When people persist in ignoring those ways, there comes a time when one has to do something less subtle to gain their attention.

Consider this a less than subtle reminder, and let it go, hmm? Perhaps Damaris has had a bad day, or something. We're only human.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 09, 2007, 06:05:29 PM
How nice, well, I just hope that admins take bad days and other factors into consideration when looking at situations involving forumites being, seemingly, needlessly rough.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 09, 2007, 06:10:25 PM
I would hope so.

I know I certainly try to.

Shall we go back to the topic at hand?


Hmm. Every time I see this topic, I think of "Nine Out Of Ten Cats" ....
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Shadrok on January 09, 2007, 06:46:03 PM
When I watched the part about the cheating cat I was expecting the gray cat to get hit by an arrow rather then punched.

As for ancestry I'm Irish, Cherokee, English
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Darkmoon on January 09, 2007, 11:40:50 PM
Quote from: Netami on January 09, 2007, 06:05:29 PM
How nice, well, I just hope that admins take bad days and other factors into consideration when looking at situations involving forumites being, seemingly, needlessly rough.

Netami, how many times have we said admin decisions are by majority rule? If Damaris was intending to do anything, you can sure as shit bet that the other admins (in the majority) would be behind the decision.

That said, shut the fuck up and be a good boy.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Azlan on January 09, 2007, 11:43:06 PM
I have an authentic rain dance merit badge...
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Darkmoon on January 09, 2007, 11:43:31 PM
You should record yourself doing one and post it on YouTube!
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 09, 2007, 11:44:20 PM
Oh please, it's meaningless posts like this which prompted my comment in the first place; strive for equality in your administrating, don't tell people to stick to PMs but then lash out publically when you can just send the person a personal message. In this case, Llearch already spoke to me about this and you don't need to give me some public warning like I'm going to give a care.

I mean, hey, you go ahead and respond with some doom and gloom if it makes you feel better.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Slavkei on January 10, 2007, 06:37:41 AM
Quote from: Netami on January 09, 2007, 11:44:20 PM
Oh please, it's meaningless posts like this which prompted my comment in the first place; strive for equality in your administrating, don't tell people to stick to PMs but then lash out publically when you can just send the person a personal message. In this case, Llearch already spoke to me about this and you don't need to give me some public warning like I'm going to give a care.

I mean, hey, you go ahead and respond with some doom and gloom if it makes you feel better.

Y'know, sometimes, when someone does something wrong, it's a good idea to publicly admonish them, not just to deal with them personally, but as a clear reminder and warning to anyone else who might be stupid enough to pull a dumbass stunt of a similar nature. It's reinforcement, it is it is.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Darkmoon on January 10, 2007, 07:14:41 AM
Quote from: Netami on January 09, 2007, 11:44:20 PM
Oh please, it's meaningless posts like this which prompted my comment in the first place; strive for equality in your administrating, don't tell people to stick to PMs but then lash out publically when you can just send the person a personal message. In this case, Llearch already spoke to me about this and you don't need to give me some public warning like I'm going to give a care.

I mean, hey, you go ahead and respond with some doom and gloom if it makes you feel better.

Netami, what in the world makes you think I care?

And for the record, I have no issue with the usual assortment of meaningless posts, so long as they'er funny.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Netami on January 10, 2007, 06:22:37 PM
Quote from: Slavkei on January 10, 2007, 06:37:41 AM
Y'know, sometimes, when someone does something wrong, it's a good idea to publicly admonish them, not just to deal with them personally, but as a clear reminder and warning to anyone else who might be stupid enough to pull a dumbass stunt of a similar nature. It's reinforcement, it is it is.

That's a pretty valid point, but it's not positive reinforcement we're seeing here. Saying that "whoever" did "whatever" in relation to abusing the report tool, well, it's not intuitive. Do we not have clear rules set for the proper time and use of the report function?

Vagueness is an issue here. The rules relate to the function twice: "As always, no flaming/trolling. Report all complaints and/or concerns to the administrators." and "Things to report: harassments from other members through PMs or otherwise, threads that have gotten out of hand which the admins have not seen yet, or any other rule breaking offenses."

Now, we don't know whether Damaris was upset because someone got mad and hit the report function over something trivial (relative to the person, btw), such as percieved native american bashing, or whether they simply mashed the report button and called someone a d-bag.

The problem with this is that, without letting us know, we can't be sure whether you recieved a complaint regarding the extent of the thread getting out of hand, in which you'd be dismissing over someone whining over nothing (in which case you should let us know what is appropriate for whining over. Is a percieved insult enough, or do we have to apply your standards? What are your standards for being insulted?) or whether you were berating some person who hit the report post function as a means of... I don't even know. Just being a dick, maybe. And I can't see that happening often enough to really warrant a public blurb on a single post that is expected, or at least hoped, to be read by the majority of the forum.

So yeah.. not a very effective method of getting the rules out nor acting distinguished.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Darkmoon on January 10, 2007, 06:35:29 PM
I think her commenting in a thread that you shouldn't use the report tool like that is effective. We aren't going to make a rule for every little stupid thing people can do.

If we were, we'd have to follow you all around the forum, tracking everything you did, Netami. I'd rather not read that much of what you write. My eye was twitching just coming into this thread.

Bored now.

:drama
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 10, 2007, 07:13:19 PM
Netami:

Someone mashed the report button and called someone a d-bag, effectively. I don't see that on the list of things to report, do you?

You know (I hope) that's just silly. I know that's just silly. The person involved knows it's silly. I'd hope they knew when they were typing it, but had a momentary brain fart. Harping on about it isn't going to help anyone.

Commenting "I think this might be out of order, would you care to have a look and do something about it, if so?" is a suitable comment.

"Isn't this person a muppet?", while amusing, isn't really a suitable comment for use when reporting on a post.


Are we all clear, now? Yes?

Good.

(Oh, and we do get complaints about trivial things. If the person in question is upset enough about them to be willing to talk, we're willing to listen - we might not act on it, but we -do- listen.)
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: bill on January 10, 2007, 08:41:00 PM
Look, the way the report button was used should have been covered by a common sense rule. It was definitely not a "I don't care about this, so I think it's useless" sort of thing. It was more of a "Yay, I can hit the report button!!11" thing. Though a rigorous rules system is all fine and good, we still have a right to expect a bit of common sense among the members.
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 10, 2007, 09:26:35 PM
It was.

"Things to report: harassments from other members through PMs or otherwise, threads that have gotten out of hand which the admins have not seen yet, or any other rule breaking offenses."


I presume there's space there for common sense....
Title: Re: Native American Cats
Post by: Darkmoon on January 10, 2007, 10:05:15 PM
"Isn't this person a muppet..."

Classic.